Busque: WWW (2019)

Women Rule!

From the moment the opening credits started with the OST playing I knew I would love this drama, but I didn't know how much. I love the message of women supporting each other and in particular how each were in positions of influence. This is a great modern story. I love all three main female characters who each brought a different perspective and approach to the workforce. This was the definition of WERK!

The love story takes a back seat for me, but all of those plot lines were realistic, meaningful, and didn't wrap up in a neatly tied bow -- and that's a good thing! By far the sweetest story was Cha Hyun and Seol Ji Hwan. I couldn't get enough of the drama within the drama too!

Other highlights:
-The OST - which I downloaded very quickly.
-The fashion of all three characters - whether it be hair or workforce clothes.
-The cinematography - so gorgeous to watch!

I hope more people watch this and appreciate what it offers!

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Sometimes random suggestions are gems

So, i started this drama after a suggestion on instagram, they told me it had a great story and the romance was not the center of it, and i already loved the idea.
Overall i loved it, although i wish we had more content about some characters like jin-u or his mom, or park morgan that was used only as romance but could have had some potential besides romance..
I feel like they exaggerated with the breakups and get back together of the main couple, eevrry two three episode they'd break-up, and even tho i understood their reasons, i feel like they could have saved us from at least 2 break-ups lol
as always the only thing i wish we had was a "what happened after" like what happened to chairwoman? Did morgan and Bar Ta-Mi got married? What did Ga Gkyung did after she brought down her ex in-law.. also it leaves out such a potential beginning for a second season But it was a great drama to watch.. the music didn't stick to me besides the OST, that i never skipped.
I loved the choice of casting, they all did a great job and made me really anxious through the whole drama
I wish i could forget everything about this drama and rewatch it in one sitting😭

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I'm just gonna call this drama "search: wow wow wow" that's how much I loved this drama
It's been quite some time that I watched a drama this good.
• First of all the power of women in the story was fantastic and the story was strong and well written.
I loved that every character had their own story from romance to life and struggles.
Also in my oppinon, the choice of cast was absolutely spot on.
• "Search: www" had many sweet and fluffy moments and also had many bitter and sad moments witch was completely balanced to make a drama perfect.
• Music was another strong point of this drama all the soundtracks were Beautiful and well fitted with scenes.
I'm thinking to write something that didn't like but I can't I loved every bit of this drama
So as you can say in my opinion "search: www" is a choice that won't disappoint.

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must-watched 2019 drama

i binge-watched this movie 2 weeks ago, wondering myself why it wasnt high-rating in korean.
love how they combine technology, public relation and politics to make a such good movie.
sometimes, you even find the competition between 2 search companies more interesting than the love story of m/f lead. but i do suppose that their viewpoints and so on in love are so realistic, no unpractical and sugar-coated.

the fashion is so damn coooooool. you can also clearly see the filming technique had nothing to discuss about. angles and colors of any shoot are perfect!!!!

to conclude: a must-watched drama

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Until last year, I lived in Silicon Valley, where I had friends working at Google, Yahoo, and virtually every other tech giant. This drama totally sucked me in by finally being about a group of people I could relate to. The work conflicts they faced were very real to me. The fact that women were shown as the ones in power was a huge plus. I never like the music in dramas, but even the music here was excellent.
The acting was outstanding, and in spite of focusing on the female leads, there was plenty of male eye candy to keep one happy. Overall, this was the most engaging drama I've seen in a long time. Bravo!

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Se juntas já causam, imagina juntas.

Search WWW é um dorama sobre 3 grandes mulheres trabalhando em plataformas de pesquisa online e que no século da internet, constroem suas carreiras de sucesso enquanto enfrentam os conflitos do trabalho e de seus relacionamentos. O kdrama é protagonizado por Bae Ta Mi, Song Ga Kyung e Cha Hyun, e apesar de ser categorizado como romance, a história é muito mais que apenas o casal principal.

Logo nos primeiros episódios, já é abordado sobre o poder que os mecanismos de pesquisa possuem e como isso impacta diretamente na vida das pessoas, em especial figuras públicas. Mais do que apenas uma fonte de informação, a internet se torna uma ferramenta muito poderosa, tão cobiçada a ponto de ser um ambiente de interesses políticos.

Em um cenário sensível como esse, é de se esperar personagens que se mantêm neutros para evitar consequências graves, certo? ERRADO! Para o bem ou para mal, temos protagonistas que atuam ativamente na trama, e isso se dá por um ponto muito interessante da história: personagens com ‘’ personalidades fortes’’, a ponto de ser até um pouco difícil gostar delas no começo. Enquanto Tammy é capaz de tudo para alcançar o 1º lugar, Scarlett é cabeça quente e a Song Ga Kyung parece compactuar com coisas que nós normalmente iríamos repudiar. Entretanto, isso só faz com que seja muito mais interessante acompanhar a jornada e o crescimento de cada uma delas. Com sinceridade, não dava nada pelo Ga Kyung mas ela me surpreendeu na reta final.

Assim, a história encontra espaço para falar sobre a relação entre trabalho e vida amorosa, expectativas que a sociedade tem sobre mulheres e o casamento, além de dar indícios de uma personagem bi ( não vou me ater sobre isso, mas que é HeadCanon é). Search WWW também é se preocupa em propiciar cenas de empoderamaento feminino, com personagens epicamente fodas. Aliás, se tem coisa melhor que ver a Scarlett toda estilosa metendo a porrada em uma assediador por favor me avisem.

Opa, quer dizer que essa é uma história sem defeitos, aclamada e perfeita? Bom, não é bem assim...

Meu único problema foi o desenvolvimento do casal principal. Em meio a tudo que estava acontecendo, o relacionamento dos dois era praticamente irrelevante para mim. Parte, porque achei que não tinham muita química. Cenas envolvendo a Ta Mi e a Cha Hyun tinham muito mais tensão, e olha que elas nem se gostavam! Assim, alguns episódios ficaram meio arrastados já que estavam focando muito na Ta Mi e no Park Morgan. E mesmo que a história se utilizou disso para abordar alguns aspectos da personalidade dos personagens, acho que acabaram dedicando tempo demais nisso a ponto de que certas partes ficaram bem chatinhas.

Além disso, o desfecho do relacionamento deles também não foi muito satisfatório, e para não dar mais spoilers, achei bem previsível. A questão é: eles eram mais interessantes quando estavam sozinhos, e o vai e vem no decorrer dos episódios sequer gerou uma resolução no conflito que envolvia o casal. Em suma, faltou tempero.

Mas nem tudo está perdido! Porque os nossos secundários apareceram para reacender a esperança no amor. Eu fiquei a-p-a-i-x-o-n-a-d-a pela relação entre a Cha Hyun e o Ji Hwan, a forma bonitinha como eles foram de completos desconhecidos a amigos e depois namoradinhos me enche de alegria. Eu sou meio suspeita a falar isso por gostar demais dos atores - Lee Da Hee e Lee Jae Wook -, mas com sinceridade, tenho certeza que não foi só por isso que o casal me cativou já que os dois personagens eram uns amores quando estavam juntinhos. Ai Gabi, só quem viveu sabe.

No fim, o dorama tem muito mais acertos que erros e super indico para qualquer um a procura de uma boa história sobre mulheres fortes, além de ter um final bem impactante, acredito que vocês não vão se decepcionar.

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Messy plot with bad romance

This show is everywhere. It’s so messy. It’s has a bit of corporate slice of life, artsy film, rom-com, social commentary, philosophical discussion about internet ethics, government corruption, feminist agenda, corporate greed, terribly spoken English, arranged marriage, terrible parents, and random English names. I know I’ve left some out but you get the point.

Wow. That’s quite a list.

None of it is really offensive except the main couple’s romance and random English names.

First, the romance. There’s no chemistry at all. And you constantly wonder what Morgan sees in Tae-mi. She doesn’t have much going for her except that she’s the main character of the show but Morgan, who is 10 yrs younger, keeps on pursuing her. Why? She keeps rejecting him but he’s persistent. Their time together is the worst part of the show. They spend most of their time together talking about how their relationship can’t happen. On and on and on. It’s slow and ridiculous. But Morgan comes back for more every time. And the romance scenes really messed up the pacing because when they ran out of corporate ideas, they would just interrupt the flow and insert slow and dull romance scenes.

I know Koreans are obsessed with English. But, wow…. Nobody, I mean, nobody wants to see these actors speaking in terribly memorized English. It’s so embarrassing for them. People outside Korea are watching these shows. Please stop. Stick to Korean. There’s no shame in speaking your own language. And the company Tae-mi works for uses random English names instead of titles??!? When the characters call each other in broken English, it is so jarring and disruptive. Sigh. It took me a minute to snap out of these name callings and get back into the show.

I think the three main characters themselves were acted and casted well. Tae-mi and Scarlet played off of each other well and their scenes were funny. I liked the way their relationship progressed from untrusting rivals to love-hate friendship. I wish they showed a bit more about why Director Song became what she is other than she’s married into an evil rich family under an evil mother in law. Especially, how ruthlessly she was treating Tae-mi. And how all three seemed like they were all friends at the end didn’t make sense considering how evil Song had been to Tae-mi. Maybe they made up off screen.

The supporting characters were great, especially, Tae-mi’s team members. I wish they spent more time on them instead of needless romance scenes. I didn’t care for the YouTube girl. She didn’t add much to the show.

I wish the show’s main subject matter of internet ethics was explored more. It was fascinating to me, especially, in the age of big techs with agendas controlling who sees what. But at the end of the day, it was only used as a backdrop and ended up being a black and white issue with the government being the bad guy. Let’s get more creative with bad guys, please.

Another show with an interesting premise that was hurt by trying to be all things to all people. I wish the writers would just stick to their guns and just tell a story they wanted to tell.

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Power to the woman + serious heartache

The idea behind this drama felt quite unique to me. I liked the imagery and the way it was filmed as to make the viewer feel as if they were present in the moment on screen. I liked to see the women in their job at work. All had their own unique love story, and I have to say I fell in love with Song Ga Gyon's character and style. Her love story was definitely the most mysterious one and one which left you longing for more. All actors gorgeous looking and beautifully dressed- kudos to the fashion style team.

I also think it is important to say that this is not a light-heart drama. If you have ever been in a long relationship, being loved and heartbroken, then this drama will hit you hard. It is quite heavy in this sense, with each episode the story evolves and you can truly empathize with the heartache feelings that the actors portray so well. I have found myself numerous time in their shoes, tears hit me hard, almost with each episode. Fortunately the drama ends on a positive and light note - one in which all female triumph both in their careers and in their personal lives.

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Trois beaux destins de femmes, chacune sur son chemin.

J’ai passé un excellent moment devant ce drama, pour deux raisons :
La première, c’est un drama de femmes, ce sont elles qui mènent la danse, prennent les décisions, font des choix de vie qu’elles imposent, qui réussissent à se débarrasser des carcans de la tradition, du poids de la famille… Et même le traditionnel chaebol, figure tyrannique au cœur dur, est aussi une femme, incarnée par Ye Soo Jung, plutôt vue en général dans le rôle de la gentille grand-mère !

La seconde raison, c’est l’excellence de l’écriture pleine de finesse, d’humour et d’intelligence, surtout dans les relations amoureuses, des dialogues et du scénario, et la conception des personnages, réalistes, sans caricature, ni angélisme ou manichéisme. Les relations entre eux sont intelligentes, touchantes, amusantes, parfois grinçantes et même haineuses.
Les trois couple principaux sont très différents, celui de Tamy et Morgan se partage entre un amour puissant et un problème de choix de vie qui va les amener dès le début à remettre sans cesse en cause leur relation… Le fameux « je t’aime mais je te quitte » est ici parfaitement expliqué, compréhensible, justifié et n’est en aucun cas le ressort habituel prétendant à créer un faux suspens dans le dernier épisode… Vont-ils rester ensemble ??? la question se pose, la réponse qui n’en est pas une est donnée avec justesse et finesse… C’est le premier drama style « romance » que je voie où les deux passent la nuit ensemble dès le premier épisode (et pas seulement à discuter, vous pouvez me croire ! ) et où cela ne règle pas la situation, façon « bon, c’est réglé, on passe à autre chose ». Tamy remet sans cesse leur relation en question (âge, choix de vie,…) et cela donne des scènes aux dialogues savoureux et drôles, où la sensualité est bien présente, sans fausse pudeur bébête.
Le second couple est celui de Ka Kyung et Jin Woo, mariés parce que les familles l’ont décidé, et Ka Kyung veut se libérer de ce faux mariage. Elle devra s’opposer à sa belle-mère, la terrible chaebol et à ses propres parents, et c’est son mari qui va l’aider. C’est une très jolie relation que celle-ci, entre une femme que la vie a rendue dure, froide et apparemment insensible, et un homme qui semble être pareil, mais au fil du drama ces murs vont se fissurer, et cet amour qui refuse de dire son nom est particulièrement touchant .
Le troisième, c’est celui de Cha Yun qui va rencontrer par hasard un jeune acteur débutant, Seol Ji Whan, qu’elle va prendre d’abord sous son aile, puis l’amour fait son apparition… C’est le couple le plus proche du traditionnel couple romantique habituel, sauf que là aussi c’est la femme qui en est le personnage principal.
Ce drama à mes yeux est un grand pas en avant dans l’image que ce genre de spectacle donne de la vie coréenne. Par exemple, les employés et cadre de l’entreprise se donnent des noms anglo-saxons, afin de pouvoir se parler sans les fameux honorifiques et ignorer le sacro-saint mythe de l’âge !! Vous me direz qu’ils pourraient le faire sans changer de nom, mais les changements se font progressivement !
Et non seulement les femmes du drama se libèrent, ou sont déjà libres, mais les entreprises elles-mêmes, sous l’impulsion de leurs dirigeants, cadres et employé, s’opposent à la puissance politique et à celle d’un conglomérat …
L’interprétation est excellente, j’étais ravie de voir Lee Da Hee pour une fois rire, sourire, dans un rôle drôle et sympathique, mais mon Dieu que cette femme est maigre !!! C’est impressionnant ! Pareil pour le plaisir de voir Jang Ki Wook ne plus plier sous le poids d’un lourd passé, ou d’une vie de ténèbres, mais lui aussi, rire et sourire (très agréablement) et même parfois il écarte cette frange épouvantable qui lui descend jusqu’aux yeux !!! Et lui a gardé (pour l’instant) ses joues, n’a fait refaire ni sa mâchoire, ni son menton et a gardé le visage typique coréen !

Pour finir l’OST est vraiment bien, les chansons jolies et surtout on ne les comprends pas…

Le défaut, c’est celui de pratiquement tous les dramas coréens, c’est la longueur, et par moment on aimerait que la réalisation se presse un peu ! Un mot sur la réalisation, tiens ! Elle est très étudiée, très raffinée, sans tomber dans la mièvrerie et le maniérisme (juste au bord parfois !) avec des cadrages originaux, du travail sur l’image jouant avec le flou et le net, et la profondeur de champ…

En conclusion c’est un bon drama, distrayant, aux personnages attachants et à l’histoire originale sortant des sentiers battus !

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Not for me

Story:
Was boring for me. Sometimes it's serious, sometimes it's too much comedy. As a very emotionally intense person, I enjoyed the serious scenes.

Acting:
The actors did a good job on the serious, intense scenes.
The character, Scarlett, stood out the most to me because she is a person that shows great character and great morals. I am really impressed by her morals when it comes to friendship and being civilized at work when she has to work with Bae Ta Mi. Not a fan of her chaotic side, but her soft side & her logical side really got to me.

Music:
I am somewhat a fan of the OST.

Rewatch Value:
I am a person selfish with my time, so I rarely rewatch shows. If I were to recommend people to watch it though, I would highly not recommend others to watch it.

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