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[dearja]

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Search Query: WWW (Series Review)

Search Query: WWW popped onto my radar when it was announced last year because it was a Noona Romance -my favorite kind of K-drama. Sadly, I didn’t get to watch it then because I was busy with my job at a Korean hagwon, applying for jobs in Japan and preparing to move, and then later actually moving. I was able to watch it recently, though, and I really wanted to put my thoughts about it down, because I have many. Future reviews of dramas will probably follow a 2 episode per post format; basically following the weekly airing styles. This one, however, will be a basic overview of the series and my thoughts on the ups and downs of it. I’m ready and willing to have discussions, because I have A LOT of thoughts on this drama and I’m always interested to see how other people interpreted things.

So let’s get it started!

Synopsis:

Bae Ta Mi is a 38-year-old director at one of Korea’s two biggest web portal sites, UNICON. Due to UNICON’s corrupt Korean infrastructure, Ta Mi ends up fired from her position and beginning at new job at UNICON’s main competitor, BARRO, with only one goal: to destroy UNICON. Along the way she ends up meeting Park Mo Gun (often written in subtitles as “Morgan”), the 28-year-old CEO of the gaming music production company Millim Sound and begins a complicated relationship with him.

What I Liked:

Female Representation: 

I didn’t want my synopsis to be too long, so I purposely said nothing about our other characters, but let me make this clear: I was LIVING for the relationships between our three female leads. Bae Ta Mi, Song Ga Gyeong, and Cha Hyeon are all women who, by society’s standards, are unlikable. Ta Mi appears cold to people who don’t know her and she’s not afraid to speak her mind, and she’s extremely confident in her own abilities. Ga Gyeong is clever and cunning, as well as ambitious, and she’ll do anything to achieve her goals. Hyeon is physically strong and opinionated, and she is definitely not afraid to make those opinions known. And these descriptions can’t even begin to really depict what the characters are like onscreen. 

All three of them are completely different from the women we see in the typical K-drama. These women don’t need a man to save them, and they definitely won’t let a man distract them from what they want. They also refuse to bow down under pressure. Add to this that all of them are in positions of power in their companies (Ga Gyeong is second only to the CEO, and Ta Mi and Hyeon are both directors) and are the ones calling the shots, and you’ve got some incredibly powerful females. Even our female baddies (Ga Gyeong’s mother-in-law and UNICON’s CEO) are women. The women in this show are powerful, diversely written (some side characters are very uncertain, or man-obsessed, or smart) and the impact this makes can’t be denied. As a 30-year-old woman, I was rooting for all three women and was so happy to see characters that I could really relate to.

Complicated Female Relationships: 

Often in dramas I see the relationship between females falling into two categories: endlessly supportive and close besties, or bitter enemies. I absolutely love that this drama went beyond that. It was a clear depiction that friendship can be a maze, and one wrong turn can get you stuck. For example, a flashback and Ta Mi’s own words tell us that her and Ga Gyeong used to be very close and friendly, until Ga Gyeong got married and promoted at work. By the time we really meet them, they’re at each other’s throats. We know, as viewers, that it’s because of complicated reasons (Ga Gyeong is under A LOT of pressure from her mother-in-law and parents to do things Ta Mi doesn’t agree with), but the characters don’t know that, and that’s the point -in real life, you don’t know anything unless the other person tells you. Similarly, Hyeon hates Ta Mi because she thinks she’s sneaky, and basically the root of all of UNICON’s evil. It’s not until she begins to work closely with Ta Mi that she can really see what she’s like, and that she’s more complex than Hyeon originally thought. 

Conversely, Hyeon adores Ga Gyeong and still thinks of her as the kind, helpful and honest girl she used to be in high school because that’s what Ga Gyeong shows her. Hyeon rarely sees the side that Ta Mi saw for so long, and it puts a small kink in the relationship when Hyeon realizes Ga Gyeong might not be as good as Hyeon thinks she is. Our trio fight, bicker, and threaten each other even as they protect and save one another at the same time. They aren’t all BFFs by the drama’s end, despite the awesome final scene -but they understand each other more, and I really appreciate that the writers kept that complexity until the end.

Modern Issues: 

I really, really love some of the issues the drama talks about. The debate about deleting keywords from the ranking (celebrity vs. civilian, rumor vs. private life) was interesting to watch because I honestly never thought about that before. Western portals don’t use keywords the way the show does, but doesn’t Google still use a dropdown menu of the most searched words? Doesn’t Twitter show the top trending hashtags? Being placed on there could seriously negatively affect a person’s life, and I love that the show tried to create a discussion over whether it was ethical to delete keywords, and how the decision can affect those involved (i.e., actor Ha Min Kyu wanting to die because people are criticizing his former host bar job and Ta Mi almost crumbling under the weight of knowing she pushed for the decision that caused his attempt).

As a woman who is hesitant on marriage, I was also loudly cheering when Ta Mi called Mo Gun out on his assumption that her wanting to live together but not marry was weird. She tells him that society considers his view (getting married) normal, and that he will never have to explain why he wants to get married because no one questions it since it’s expected, while she is always going to have to explain why she doesn’t want to get married because society considers her the odd one. This is especially relevant to Korea, where women are still expected to get married and have kids in their twenties, and any woman who doesn’t want to get married is considered strange.

The drama also talks about the issue of familial obligations through Ga Gyeong and her husband, Jin Woo. Her parents basically expected her to marry well and obey her husband’s family to help their own company out, while Jin Woo’s mother expects him to help her keep Ga Gyeong on a leash and connected to her. Ga Gyeong and Jin Woo both hate their parents, and by the end of the drama both of them are refusing to do what they’re told -which, again, goes against a piece of Korean culture that is still strong to this day. Children are expected to take care of their parents in their old age and to respect them and their decisions. Ga Gyeong and Jin Woo together basically make the point that there is a limit to what children should be expected to do for their parents. Yes, it’s told through the chaebol lens, but the lesson is still important to working class families also.

The drama also has one big issue that’s discussed, beginning to end, through the interactions and relationships of our characters: communication. In today’s world, communication is becoming more and more difficult, even as more forms of communication are being created. And lack of communication causes problems. If Ga Gyeong had been open with Ta Mi about the reasons she was making certain decisions, Ta Mi never would have thought so ill of her. If Jin Woo had been more open about his own feelings and wants with Ga Gyeong, he might have been able to show her how much he cared before she left. Hell, they might even have been able to do something before divorce became a necessity. But there are scenes within the show that also stress how important communication is, most notably when Alex is head-hunted by UNICON. Ta Mi reservedly tells him she’ll support him no matter what, even though she knows they can’t afford to lose him, and it’s not until Brian (BARRO’s CEO) says she needs to tell Alex this, that she does -and realizes he didn’t want to leave, but he felt like he wasn’t needed anymore. 

Ta Mi and Mo Gun’s argument about marriage is also an example. They never sat down and really TALKED about it. He just kept saying “It’s okay, I can wait” and Ta Mi never REALLY pushed him to discuss and think about the topic as hard as she needed to. It became a recurring issue in their relationship and was pretty much the main reason they had so many problems. It’s an issue that doesn’t have an easy ending, but if both parties FULLY understand it, then it’s easier to be in the relationship.  Another example is Hyeon’s early judgement of Ta Mi. Hyeon never really talked to her. They would argue and debate during meetings at times, but they never really discussed their personal beliefs about their work and why they thought that way. If they had communicated more openly before, Hyeon probably wouldn’t have been as harsh to Ta Mi in the beginning. There are tons of examples throughout the example of why people need to communicate, and I’m thrilled a drama attempted to create a discussion about it.

Men Supporting Women: 

In this drama, the women are in charge. Sure, Jin Woo’s family is the one Ga Gyeong is stuck doing the bidding of, and Brian is BARRO’s CEO and the Korean president and all those higher in power in government are male -but it’s the women who are the ones with the real power. It’s Ga Gyeong’s mother-in-law who basically rules KU Group with an iron fist. Ta Mi and Hyeon are the ones who put BARRO on the track to beating UNICON. Ga Gyeong is the one who fights back against the dirty dealings in UNICON. And in the wake of these women are the men supporting them. Jin Woo gently offers shelter and aid as Ga Gyeong fights his mother, and even speaks up against his mom when she tries to have him bring Ga Gyeong back into the fold; Brian gives advice but otherwise lets Ta Mi and Hyeon do what they think is best for the company; Mo Gun acts as Ta Mi’s shield and comfort when things go wrong, but he cheers for her all the way. 

I love seeing how much the good men in this show support the women in their lives, and how they show that support. One of the greatest scenes is when Ta Mi and Hyeon make to block the acting CEO of BARRO (Kevin) from walking into the building to sign a harmful regulation. Brian walks in to take his position back and help stop it, but after that the entire scene focuses on Ga Gyeong walking to take her place as UNICON’s new CEO and Ta Mi and Hyeon strutting through the building in pride at standing up for what they knew was right. Brian quickly becomes a background piece as the screen is filled with our three heroines. If more men in reality were like the supporting men in this drama, I know women would be better off.

Music: 

This OST is BOMB. I loved every piece of music I heard, from the instrumentals to the voiced ones. Mamamoo’s “Wow” is a power pop song that makes me stand straight every time I hear it, and Elaine’s “Search” always gave me a thrill because I knew amazing things would happen when I heard it. The music can really make or break a drama (I’ve watched some dramas that made me roll my eyes HARD at the song choices), and this one chose its pieces well. The songs fit the scenes and I will most definitely buy the OST in the near future.

What I Didn’t Like:

Ta Mi & Mo Gun’s Relationship: 

I’m going to say it: by the drama’s end, the lead romance was easily my least favorite part of the show. Don’t get me wrong, it started off okay and I loved it at first. Their first meeting, how quickly they connected, the small jokes they had -it was adorable, and I honestly squealed a little bit. And then they broke up. Then they got together. Then they broke up again. Then together again. When a couple has a dramatic breakup three or four times in 16 episodes, there is a SERIOUS problem that needs to be addressed, not to mention that final breakup loses its edge because a viewer is left going “I’ve already seen that before.” I understood why Ta Mi kept pushing him away, but I really, really disliked the fact that she was so wishy-washy about it. One push away before a big finale breakup and reunion, fine. But two or three? No, that’s when you know the relationship shouldn’t be happening in the first place. 

I also disliked the relationship because of how Ta Mi acted/looked with him after the first few episodes. She always looked tired and withdrawn around him. A relationship isn’t supposed to make you feel or act that way. I don’t think it’s the actress’s fault (I put full blame on the director here), but as characters in a show I should see that the relationship does energize her -but even some of their more active scenes (like the piggyback vacuuming scene) shows her as lethargic and almost uninterested. 

But, again, it was the constant breakups that annoyed me the most. As I mentioned above, one of their biggest issues was about marriage: Mo Gun wanting it, Ta Mi not wanting it. In real life, this is an issue that’s a deal breaker with two people. A GOOD writing of this problem is done one of two ways: either the couple agreeing to date and see what happens because they care about each other after talking about it, or the couple staying apart because they can’t deal with the uncertainty. Either way, the couple communicates their wants for the future, discuss possibilities, and then sticks to whatever decision they make. And like I said, one breakup over this is fine. But these two continued to break up over this over and over again and it drove me insane. I got SO tired of their relationship by the second breakup I was tempted to start skipping through their scenes together. That’s a pretty good indicator that the romance needs work.

Lack of Flow: 

In any kind of writing, whether it be for a novel or a screenplay, there has to be a good flow. Each scene should glide effortlessly into the next one, and storylines should work together as a cohesive unit, not push the viewer out of the story. Honestly, I feel like this drama would have been pretty damn perfect if the romances for Hyeon and Ta Mi had been tossed out, and we had only focused on the women and their work the entire time. I feel this way not because I hate romance (I love it to death and Hyeon and Ji Hwan were adorable together) but because every time the show went from our heroines fighting in the business world to them giggling with their beaus, I felt like I was watching a different drama. The tone of the drama, and the women themselves, changed dramatically anytime the story shifted to focus on the romance.

In addition, I also felt that the romance was shoe-horned in. I told a friend of mine, “I’m convinced the writers wanted to make the women lesbians and kept forgetting the men even existed.” I still stand by that, because I swooned more during some of the women’s scenes together (Hyeon moving Ga Gyeong out of harm’s way, Hyeon drunk and sharing Ta Mi’s bed, Ta Mi giving Ah Ra her expensive purse) than I did during any of the scenes with Hyeon/Ji Hwan and Ta Mi/Mo Gun. The romantic scenes with them (especially with Hyeon and Ji Hwan) often felt like the writers went, “Oh, yeah, we have to do something with those men” and then wrote them in. This drama isn’t the worst case of incohesive writing I’ve seen (“Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” takes that prize with its identity crisis), but it was bad enough that I had to reorient my brain when we went from business to romance.

Final Episode: 

Hear me out: I loved everything about the first part of the episode with the reading of the ethics guidelines, Ga Gyeong destroying KU Group, and the final scene with the car. My issue is definitely not with that. My issue is that over half of the episode is dedicated, yet again, to Mo Gun and Tami’s rocky relationship. I had to sit through almost forty minutes of a woman moping over the man she pushed away and their inevitable reunion. I wanted more of an emphasis on the OTHER side of the story. Where was Ga Gyeong those three months she was gone? What made In Kyung decide to actually help her? How was UNICON faring after Ga Gyeong stepped down? How did the politicians really deal with the revelation Ga Gyeong put out there? 

I really wanted to see how our heroines’ actions up to that point affected their lives and the lives of those around them, as well as their relationships to each other. I wanted them to get their payoff for all their work and the fights they went through. Instead, I got a pretty rushed finish to that one and then sat through half an episode of Ta Mi running from her feelings. I feel cheated, almost, and that’s not a feeling I want to leave a drama with. Even though that final scene in the car was GLORIOUS, I wish the drama had done more for this women in the finale than just keep their romantic relationships alive. Or, if they were determined to have romance, focus on Ga Gyeong and Jin Woo, the ONLY couple I cared about in the entire show.

Overall:

Despite my heavy criticisms at the end there, I really did enjoy this drama. I cried, laughed, and cheered with these women. By the end, I felt I had made three new friends and found some awesome role models for myself. Ta Mi, Hyeon, and Ga Gyeong alone are enough to give this drama a high rating, but I’m giving it a 7/10 because despite its faults I did enjoy the ride and for once a drama made me care about the shady business side of its story -that’s extremely difficult to do.

So if you love strongly written female characters who are more like someone you’d find in real life than a make-believe fair princess and who will readily take their lives and their fates in their own hands, you definitely need to check this drama out. I adored it and will watch it again whenever I need a reminder that women are badass and shouldn’t hide it.

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Lee Jae Wook

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I forgot about this then found it in my drafts! 

Just some of my favorite gifs I made from random Scarlett scenes (these are probably from eps 4-7). 

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my favorite search: www couples in order

1) Cha hyun x Ji hwan (lee da hee and lee jae wook)

2) Ga kyung x Jin woo  (Jeon Hye Jin and Ji Seung Hyun)

3) Ta mi x Mo geon (Im Soo Jung and Jang Ki Yong)

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WOW MV by MAMAMOO for Search:WWW OST

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Arcade Date >> Morgan & Tammy 🎮 . . . . . .

[veronicapark]

cha hyeon ✧ search: www (ep12)

[dearja]

Review “Search : WWW”

kiri ke kanan : Cha Hyeon - Bae Ta-mi - Song Ga-Gyeong

Baru kemarin gue menyelesaikan drama korea dan surprisingly gue jatuh cinta sih sama drakor yang satu ini. Sejujurnya gue sendiri akhir-akhir ini lagi sering nonton karena baru langganan netflix :D, tapi urusan drama tuh gue picky banget. Soalnya gue harus mengorbankan 16x1,5 jam gue yang bisa dialokasikan ke banyak hal, terutama nyelesaiin novel gue. Jadi, kalo gak menarik-menarik amat, ya gue skip aja lahhh.

Search WWW adalah drama keluaran 2019 yang bercerita tentang tiga orang wanita yang bekerja di perusahaan “search engine”, ibaratnya Google tapi versi Korea. Drama ini unik banget karena berani menceritakan perempuan dalam perspektif lain. Tiga tokoh utama perempuan disini adalah tipe orang yang ambisius, kompetitif dan juga berani dalam segala keadaan. Konflik cerita yang berkutat pada kompetisi Unicon dan Barro untuk menjadi search engine terbaik di Korea, membuat drama ini punya jalan cerita yang seru.

Berikut ini adalah alasan lainnya kenapa gue suka sama drama ini (p.s. : gue berusaha banget buat gak spoiler. tapi kalau lo emg pengen mecoba peruntungan buat nonton ini, mungkin lo jangan lanjut baca ini lagi sih) :D

Ta mi - Ga Gyeong - Cha Hyeon

Jadi begini, Ga Gyeong ini senior Cha Hyeon waktu SMA dan dia juga seniornya Ta mi waktu di awal mereka menciptakan Unicon. Nah ini si Ga Gyeong jadinya kayak connecting dots gitu diantara mereka berdua, apalagi posisinya Barro dan Unicon itu tuh top search engine company di Korea yang ranknya selalu balap-balapan. Si Ta mi ini juga sering jadi representatifnya Unicon kalau lagi ada meeting rutin antar perusahaan teknologi lainnya, dimana disini juga bakalan ada Cha Hyeon; jadinya ketemu deh tuh sederetan konflik diantara mereka bertiga.

Disini gue suka banget sih sama Ta-mi yang super ambisius dalam membuat perusahaannya berada pada ranking teratas dan mengalahkan kompetitornya. Yang kerennya, Ta mi itu tau skill dan kompetisi yang dia punya. Makanya ketika dia jadi leader, dia selalu punya keputusan-keputusan strategis yang menguntungkan perusahaannya. Terus, kalau kata recruiter sekarang sih bisa dibilang 

“Ta-mi is having a sharped-eye for those who really able on handling jobs”. 

Ta mi ini tau partner kerjanya yang mana nih yang punya growth mindset buat berkembang lebih jauh. Dia gak cuma liat partner kerja yang punya background bagus, tapi yang emang juga keliatan punya potensi bagus terlepas dari backgroundnya. Lo tau lah ya kalo mau kerja lo kan harus punya growth mindset despite of having strong academic and experience background haha. Udah gitu dia ke team-nya juga insightful banget, gue suka sih bagian dia ngomong :

“Gue udah kasih segala ilmunya ke lo semua, tolong dipraktekkin, jangan disia-sia-in apa yang pernah gue kasih”. 

Wahhh gokil... Dia juga sayang sama seniornya btw, dia selalu jadiin Ga Gyeong (bosnya) panutan dalam bekerja, dia selalu value apa yang pernah Ga Gyeong ajarin ke dia. Wahh.. respect sih

Jujur dari Ta-mi ini, gue belajar banyak sih. Kayak ilmu ilmu marketing, gimana lo bisa survive di industri teknologi, dan belajar leadership juga tentunya. 

Ga Gyeong. Gue awalnya gak suka sih sama Ga Gyeong disini, karena dia sempet crash kan sama Ta mi, jadinya berantem terus. Tapi, gue suka sama sikap dan gestur Ga Gyeong, yang kelihatan smart dan elegan banget (namanya juga udah jadi direktur). Perkembangan karakternya juga semakin bagus dari episode ke episode lainnya. Ga Gyeong yang seorang chaebol ini, membuat gue jadi semakin mengerti kenapa anak orang kaya tuh hampir semuanya pinter (loh?) dan bisa belajar lobbying sih terutama sama pemerintah atau stakeholder yang lain.

On the other hand, gue tuh sempet bingung sama kisah percintaan Ga Gyeong dan suaminya. Kok gak ada romantis-romantisnya, hello lu berdua kan suami istri ya? Tapi ternyata suaminya tuh ya sayang sama Ga Gyeong, emang dia-nya ukaks (kaku) aja. Mungkin hubungannya kaku karena mereka berdua keluarga chaebol.

Oh Jin-u namanya, dia soft banget btw dan suportif sama karir yang Ga Gyeong miliki. Dia kayak “ya buat apa aja demi karir istri gue lancar, gue kasih deh” *wkwkw*

Cha-Hyeon. Dia ini yaa, yaampun cantik banget wey, kacau. Gue sampe takjub liat dia disini ya! Cantik banget. Rebahan ajaaa secantik ini woi!!!

Sama super ambisiusnya seperti yang lain dan pinter kayak yang lain juga. Cha Hyeon disini bisa dibilang paling fierce daripada yang lain. Dia lebih banyak cerewetnya gitu wkwk dan dia suka blak-blak-an sama orang yang emang ngeselin haha. Gue juga suka disini Cha Hyeon direpresentasikan sebagai perempuan yang suka sama drama korea yang punya jalan cerita ga masuk akal wkwk. Ini tuh kayak semacem bukti; kalau orang yang karirnya bagus ya gak gitu gitu amat sih, ya rebahan sampe siang juga, ya males masak juga, ya nonton drama korea yang gak penting juga. Alias ya, gak ada perempuan yang sampe superpower dan unreachable banget lah di dunia ini.

Dia juga direpresentasikan sebagai perempuan yang punya idol/star kesukaan. Gue sangat amat suka sama representasi ini. Cha Hyeon dengan segala upaya lucunya buat sang idol kesukaan, bener-bener ngeliatin kalau perempuan suka sama idol bisa sampe segitunya woi wkwkw.

Gue juga suka sama asmaranya Cha Hyeon dan Seol Ji Hwan. Cha Hyeon itu orangnya sering memberi, dia suka ngasih hadiah gitu buat cowoknya. Gue sih menganggap hal ini sebagai sesuatu yang wajar ya, kayak bahasa cinta orang orang tuh kan beda, kalau gue kan physical contact (tapi gue gak touchy yeee, tapi juga gak ada yang nanya sihh), mungkin kalau Cha Hyeon ya memberi hadiah. Seol Ji Hwan juga disini lembut banget, selalu nerima hadiah Hyeon dan gak terganggu sama itu, udah gitu baik banget kayak tulus banget hatinya. (tampangnya kayak yang baik banget gitu lohhh; yang kalau misal kita ketemu nih dan kita marahin dikit, kitanya yang bakal malu sendiri. Ini Hyeon jadi kalem loh kalo lagi sama dia wkwk).

Terusss, gue suka banget sama persahabatannya. Biar kata berantem terus tiap hari, ujung-ujungnya juga pada belain temennya masing masing. Biar perusahaannya saingan jungkir balik, juga tetep pada mau menyelamatkan satu sama lain <3

Bae Ta-mi dan Park Morgan

Yang bikin gue jatuh cinta sejujurnya mah sama relationship mereka ini. Sama seperti gue suka Junwan-Iksun, Bae Ta mi juga punya keraguan memulai relationship apalagi Morgan lebih muda daripada dia. (Cerita mereka ini agak menjawab pertanyaan gue soalnya wkwkw).

Banyak orang yang gak suka sama Ta mi karena overdramatic, tapi gue justru gak mikir gitu. Menurut gue ya, Morgan emang bener di posisi yang harus pelan-pelan buat deketin Ta mi dan punya relationship sama Tami, Tami-nya kan emang punya keraguan besar untuk membangun relationship. Dia juga udah gak muda lagi, pasti dia udah sempat gak kepikiran lah tau-tau merasakan cinta lagi (eaa, aduh maaf bahasanya sampis). Menurut gue wajaaarrr banget, di posisi ini, Tami jadi mudah overthinking dan berujung mereka jadi berantem, terus ntar putus-nyambung deh. Tapi gue juga suka sih sama Morgan, yang walaupun rada pushover tetap pengertian dan selalu ada di sisi Tami. Gue suka bahwa mereka selalu saling hadir saat masing-masing lagi berada di titik terendahnyaa. Morgan sebagai yang masih muda juga tetap bisa nurture Tami, sikapnya juga bisa mengayomi (maaf bahasa gue ew bgt tapi bingung jelasinnya). 

Gue suka sama perjalanan hubungan mereka ini. Yang realistis dengan masalah yang lagi dihadapi. Ini tuh jadi membuka mata semua orang sih kalo lu mengalami masalah yang sama seperti ini, ya emang akan begini jadinya. Terus ending relationshipnya cukup realistis ya (paham sih kalau PDnya akan portray akhirnya begitu, dan untung gak jadi yang lain). Ya tentu ada juga porsi tidak realistisnya seperti Morgan yang shining banget ya (bangsat memang ini drama, kenapa harus Jang Ki Yong).

Selain itu, mereka tuh passionate banget sama karirnya masing-masing. Yaampun senang banget lihatnyaa!

Outfit, Ost, dan Props lainnya

Sinematografinya keren banget. Ini milih color-palettenya jago deh!! Di awal aja udah disuguhin kayak gini coba.

Terus menurut gue adegan yang bagus banget tuh pas lagi ngomong disini. Tapi di foto ini kurang begitu jelas, kalau di film-nya enak banget deh diliat, eye pleasing gituu :))

Ini juga weh, ini tuh scene-nya diawal apa yang pas lagi mengenang-ngenang gitu yaaa? wkwk. Btw, kantornya Barro juga bagus banget! tapi gue gak berhasil nemu fotonya dan lagi gak mau ngulang dramanya sih buat spot mana yang bagus. Barro mah emang tipe tech-company yang super santai dan fun banget!! Bagus dan jadinya pengen kerja disana dehh...

Terus outfitnya juga kece banget sih. Tiap episode gue ngeliatin totebag-nya Cha Hyeon mulu jir, gue perhatiin sekali kali Dior sekali kali Moschino. Duhh parah, ini si Tami dan yang lain semua juga outfitnya keren keren bangettt, keliatan banget kalo diperhatiin biar aesthetic.

Mana apaan sih, mobilnya semua Maserati dong... HHH kacaaau kece abis. Btw, angle cameranya bagus banget dehh!! Beda banget sama biasanya, kesan dramatisnya jadi beda dan dapet banget sih. Kayaknya gue baru liat disini sih yang main anglenya kayak gitu (cmiiw). Salut banget sampe dipikirin angle cameranya yang biar beda sama drama lainnya!!

Btw, ada quote yang gue suka juga, yang bikin terngiang-ngiang....

My passion is limitless and I am what fuels my passion.

AAabagus banget. Tentunya drama ini akan masuk di list “drama yang akan diulang-ulang sampai gue mencapai waktunya (umurnya)”. Ini udah fix banget jadi drama favorit gue sih. Worth that 16 x 1.5 hours! Thank you, WWW.

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Jang Ki Young

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Mixtape for Hyeon x Ga-Kyeong from K-drama Search: WWW.

That bike scene was not platonic. 

Playmoss can sometimes be wonky. All songs are a click away at YT.  Go check out the mixtape at playmoss.

Comments welcome.

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𝑹 𝒆 𝒗 𝒊 𝒆 𝒘; 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑾𝑾𝑾

–Debo empezar la reseña diciendo que, como todo el mundo, he caigo en las redes de S e a r c h W W W. Una serie sin duda maravillosa. Desde la historia, hasta sus personajes, sin olvidar la increíble dirección, los colores, el guion y demás que conforma este drama. No puedo hacer de menos lo que el resto de personas opinan, es que, por supuesto ha sido una de las mejores series del 2019 y me da una pena no haberla empezado o conocer de ella cuando se encontraba en emisión, siento que la podría haber disfrutado todavía más esperando las semanas con la intriga que deja cada episodio.

–Las protagonistas son maravillosas. Son tres mujeres trabajadoras que quieren alcanzar el éxito a toda costa y para ello entran en conflicto y crean toda una serie de obstáculos para hacer sobresalir la empresa en la que se encuentran. IBarro y Unicon son las redes más usadas en Corea, Unicon en primer lugar por tener a Bae Ta Mi y a Song Ga Kyung. Sin embargo, Bae Ta Mi es despedida injustamente y tras una propuesta aceptar ir a Ibarro donde conoce a Cha Hyun, con quien al principio no se lleva muy bien.

–Bae Ta Mi es un personaje bastante complejo. Creo que tuve una discusión interna conmigo misma por su culpa porque una parte de mí la admira demasiado y otras veces me daban ganas de lanzarla contra un pared. Es muy calculadora, quiere llegar a la meta a toda costa sin importar las consecuencias, manipula y aunque a veces cree saber lo que quiere para su vida, está lejos de la verdad. Me gusta que sea decida (en el trabajo) porque se nota su dedicación y éxito. Pero si hablamos del romance, lamentablemente le falta mucho con la indecisión que esta mujer tiene.

–Cha Hyun aunque pensaba que al principio no iba a ser mi personaje favorito eso cambió radicalmente y efectivamente me encantó, se encuentra en mi lista de personajes femeninos preferidos. Es que es única. Es divertida, soñadora, justa y luchadora. Le encanta defender a las personas, hacer el bien y nunca pasar por encima de las personas de manera desvergonzada. Es muy feminista, es capaz de defenderse. Y cuando se enoja es mi momento favorito porque da demasiada risa. Amo la evolución de su personaje, su manera de pensar, de analizar. La actriz ha sido perfecta para este papel porque no veía a nadie más hacerlo.

–Por último, Song Ga Kyung, es mi personaje menos favorito. Digamos que es con quien más confrontación hay porque si Bae Ta Mi quiere lograr las cosas a costa de todo tiene un límite pero Ga Kyung muy difícil da su brazo a torcer. Si bien entiendo su historia, la presión familiar propia y del esposo, no logré conectarme correctamente con ella, creo que se me hacían un poco pesada sus momentos. Al final fue que me agradó un poco más pero en general no me encontré del todo unida a ella.

–En cuanto al romance. Vemos 3 situaciones, cada una con cada respectivo personaje. Bae Ta Mi y Park Mo Gun se conocen de manera inusual y pasional. El problema es que se llevan una gran diferencia de edad y los dos tienen ideas de un futuro diferente. Bien, el romance es muy bonito, sí, los dialogos entre ellos debo decir que me encantaban, toda la metáfora de la pecera fue… fascinante. PERO, al principio me pareció él muy posesivo, demasiado extraño y no lograba conectarme con ese romance un poco forzado e idealizado. Si bien con el tiempo los vi más maduro, a él en realidad. En cuanto a Bae Ta Mi, es cierto que la entiendo pero no me gustaba que, debido a su forma de pensar, siempre lo dejaba en el aire, nunca le daba una respuesta clara y muchas veces se echaba para atrás. No me gustó que lo tuviese en un estira y jala, que fuese tan indecisa.

–Por otro lado, Cha Hyun y el actor ¡Maravilloso! fueron mi pareja favorita y estoy segura que entran entre mis favs de segundas parejas. Me gustaron mil veces más que la principal. El modo en que Cha Hyun comienza su admiración de fan por Sul Ji Hwan me encantó. Esas escenas donde nos podemos familiarizar porque cada vez que vemos un drama nos enloquecemos. Y luego, nuestro sueño sería que podamos conocer a nuestro crush de drama y tener un romance. Fue demasiado tierno, dulce y romántico. Me encantaba la conexión que surgió de los dos actores, le dieron un toque precioso al drama de comedia y amor. Ojalá pueda verlos en un futuro de nuevo.

–Y la tercera pareja es Song Ga Kyung y Oh Jin Woo. Mi pareja menos favorita. Hubo muchas cosas tóxicas entre ellos. Claro que una relación que no empezó bien dificilmente pueda avanzar como se deba, pero a pesar de todo el cierre que tuvieron estuvo acorde y no puedo estar más de acuerdo. Fueron personajes muy complejos y algo complicado de entender.

–La dirección y los colores nada que decir, fue increíble, es que por favor, el mismo director de Mr Sunshine ni más ni menos. Los planos, las secuencias, todo. Mi mayor admiración a ese director, espero verme de aquí en adelante todos sus trabajos porque tiene una madera de dirigir impresionante.