Protagonistas femininas fortes no mundo corporativo
Finalmente uma série coreana com protagonistas femininas, fortes, independentes e bem sucedidas!Por mais que eu goste muito das séries coreanas, a diferença cultural no quesito inclusão feminina e respeito as mulheres é uma coisa que costuma me deixar incomodada e muitas vezes irritadas, principalmente com séries que abordam o mercado de trabalho e casamento. No entanto, nesse drama as protagonistas são apresentadas sob uma nova perspectivas, são mulheres fortes, independentes e com voz ativa.
A trama corporativa mantém o espectador curioso, a rivalidade entre os portais e as estratégias para ganhar mais visibilidade são interessantes e com muitas reviravoltas. Além disso, a série conta com um pouco de romance e 3 casais. Eu confesso que o casal principal me cansou um pouco, mas apesar disso a série é boa.
Se você gosta de ver séries com intrigas corporativas, traições, romance e personagens femininas fortes, Search pode ser uma boa para sair da mesmice.
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MULHERES FODAS
O casal principal enrola demais e o secundário nem se fala, todo o drama que envolve os romances poderiam ser resolvidos em 5 minutos de conversa, mas no geral é um Kdrama com personagens bem desenvolvidos, com motivações bem definidas e cenas muito divertidas de assistir, o final é surpreendente, superou minhas expectativas e a reviravolta é muito boa, descreve muito bem as cenas no ambiente corporativo e as amizades que tem são bem exploradas, quebra alguns clichês de Kdrama e tem personagens femininas completamente maravilhosas e decididas. RecomendoEsta resenha foi útil para você?
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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O poder das mulheres
A Song Ga Kyung é uma personagem extremamente interessante de se assistir, muita coisa acontecendo na vida dela, e que você não sabe que rumo vai tomar, eu gostei muito, muito, muito.Bae Ta Mi como uma mulher adulta e de negócios simplesmente incrível, mas sempre que ia pra história do romance travava muito na minha garganta por que certas atitudes e decisões foram difíceis de engolir, e achei que ela e o Park Morgan no final terminou como começou sabe, eu não senti uma conclusão ou desenvolvimento de fato.
Scarlett é engraçada, justa, brava, é um sopro refrescante na trama diversas vezes, e é muito engraçado de ver ela sendo fofa e apaixonada kkkkk. Apesar dela com o Seol Ji Hwan serem super fofos, eu também ficava tipo "porque vcs mulheres são super adultas fodas e inteligentes no trabalho mas aqui vocês não conseguem ligar A com B AAAAAA". Eu fiquei tão agoniada pra eles ficarem juntos logo pq tava na cara que eles se gostavam e não tinha um motivo forte pra não se declararam. Tipo, você não pode se apaixonar pela fã ou se apaixonar pelo seu ídolo e a relação crescer? Foi complicado isso também pra mim.
Eu achei algumas coisas principalmente em relação aos romances extremamente arrastado. Particularmente não gosto quando os doramas colocam nos últimos episódios um dos protagonistas pra sumir depois de se separarem no penúltimo e volta nos minutos finais, é frustrante pra mim, confesso.
Mas, o modo como esse dorama coloca mulheres de diferentes tipos, mocinhas, vilãs, jovens, idosas, ricas, pobres, chefes, empregadas, é tão massa, o modo como mostra a independência, mas também a dependência em alguns casos, o poder, a capacidade delas, as rivalidades, mas também as amizades é muito bom de se assistir. E a última cena é gratificante de ver.
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Os dois primeiros episódios foram tão bons e interessantes que parecia uma produção Hollywoodiana. O drama me manteve entretida até os eps. 10-11, depois disso o ritmo cai drasticamente... o que foi realmente uma pena, poderia ter mantido o ritmo.
Notável como o drama se esforçou em mostrar um ponto até então pouco explorado em Dramas Asiáticos: mulheres que estão em uma alta posição na carreira como profissionais respeitáveis no mercado de trabalho. Teria sido ótimo se tivesse parado por aí... infelizmente a forçação de barra feminista não conseguiu deixar a história legal até o fim. Não fiquei satisfeita com o desenvolvimento da vida pessoal da protagonista, sinceramente foi de nada para lugar nenhum... queria que mesclassem o sucesso de sua carreira com o da sua vida pessoal também.
No final, não sinto que valeu a pena assistir, não faria diferença alguma se eu não tivesse assistido a este K-drama, a protagonista (Bae Ta Mi) não cedeu em nada, quem teve que ceder foi o coitado do Park Morgan e todos sabemos que um relacionamento onde um dos envolvidos não cede nem um pouco é um relacionamento fadado ao fracasso.
Termino dizendo que SIM É POSSÍVEL para uma mulher ter sucesso na vida pessoal e na profissional ao mesmo tempo, aqui no Ocidente temos vários exemplos disso.
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1It has the perfect blend of everything.
Extreme Women Empowerment. Spicy kisses and chemical romances. Badass Women. Charming Men. Excellent acting. Crisp story-telling. Adrenalin rushing fastpaced moments, complimented with slow and emotion-filled scenes. Brilliant OST. Epic Sismance. Bomb fashion sense. Stunning direction. An ending that tied all loose ends...
I mean really, at this point I'm wondering if there's anything this show didn't have?
It maintained quality from start to finish and had me hooked till the very end. There were some mildly annoying things about the main couple and the poorly timed product placement but they could be considered fairly negligible.
I already wrote a detailed article on this drama, so I'll keep this review short and sweet. Bottom line is that this show is excellent and you need to watch it right now!
BYE
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Two smaller points I want to point out here because it does not really fit elsewhere. First, the camerawork creates some beautiful shots using the environment and open spaces (Who remembers Angel Ta Mi?). But, sometimes it butchers the emotional delivery of some scenes as it zooms and rotates into the actors’ faces. Second, the rich, experimental story immerses the viewer, and the PPL (product placement) becomes especially jarring as it breaks that deep immersion. Still, I will remember this drama for its highs, not lows, and easily recommend this to all drama viewers as a great example of a modern Korean drama.
Story:
The story is surprisingly refreshing given that the average age of its main characters skews older than the usual mini (16 ep kdrama). No young chaebol inheriting his director position from his grandfather, the women in Search: WWW clearly worked hard and sacrificed much to reach their positions. Given the main female leads’ maturity and high social position, it is a challenge to add believable conflicts, especially given its genre. Search: WWW overcomes this struggle and shows that everyone can grow, no matter how mature, and that there will always be a bigger fish, no matter how high you rise. So, its fallback to some typical kdrama conflicts is understandable and not a blemish.
I wish the same could be same about the main romance in the drama. I want to make a distinction between the content of the romance and the pacing of the romance. The pacing, like the overall story, is refreshing, and relationships grow and stumble at unique points. It weaves itself with the office plot to deliver entertainment in every episode, especially the secondary romances/relationships. However, the content of the main romance is a bit shallow upon closer examination. It attempts to highlight the age and ideological differences between the two leads, but they act like they are designed by the same aged person(s). Specifically, the male lead acts like how someone in their 30s/40s imagines someone in their 20s.
Ultimately, the main drivers of a slice-of-life drama is its characters and not its plot points nor romance. And I can go on and on about the depths and strengths of the entire crew of characters, even the slightly obnoxious Morgan. To keep this review a reasonable length, I will just say that the characters are 10/10, and I somehow found myself rooting for each one of them, protagonists and antagonists alike.
Acting:
Starting with the actresses, the leads are a minimum 9/10. I hate (read “love”) to nitpick but Jeon Hye Jin could have shown slightly more range, given the nuance of her character, beyond the serious/contemplative facet. Also, Lee Da Hee is one of my favorite actresses, but she is almost getting typecast into the rash archetype. The main female lead, Im Soo Jung, is faultless, but don’t get me wrong, all three are amazing in their own ways and carry the show together.
Out of their male counterparts, Lee Jae Wook is the most memorable, and I look forward to his potential growth (he’s 21 when shooting this drama!). I am also impressed with Ji Seung Hyun, who I underrated because his profile shows that he’s mostly been on support/guest roles. As you can tell, expectations do color my judgement, and my expectation for Jang Ki Yong did not get met, but he does have some redeeming moments near the end.
Music:
Search: WWW has one of the best OSTs I’ve listened to in recent kdramas. “Well-rounded”, “In sync”, and “Complementary” all perfectly describe the musical core of Search: WWW. It is impossible to not like at least one of the songs in the OST and very likely that you’ll love them all. I usually write very short reviews of the music, but I need to take the time to rave about the musical cast.
First, shout out to the fierce women of Mamamoo, extra for Moonbyul with her writing credits. Could not have picked a better kpop act to mirror the strong female characters of the drama. Second, Jang Beom-Jun bringing that husky Busker Busker voice that was extremely popular in the early 2010s. Sam Kim was also popular around the same time, but I am not as big of a fan. Kudos to Sam Kim, Elaine , and O3ohn, even though I do not know much about them. Third, huge props to Lee Da Hee for fearlessly busting out her singing chops. Fourth, OST veteran, Kim Na-Young, who has been killing the music charts with her latest single, “To be Honest”. She delivers another great performance for Search:WWW.
Take it how you will, but the music is the strongest aspect of this drama. I didn’t even skip the parental advisory, so I could sing along with “show you a bad girl”. The OST flawlessly supports the drama and keeps true the show’s topics and themes, and all the songs are still worthy of a listen without knowing anything about the drama.
Rewatch Value:
As high as the relisten value is for the OST, the rewatch falls a bit short, which I usually judge on story or cast. The story’s female-centricity is refreshing but no longer unique in kdramas. I find the women of “Because This is My First Life” more relatable and the women of “Sky Castle” to be more entertaining. In terms of cast, I’m a bigger fan of the previous works by the main cast, such as “Chicago Typewriter” and “Beauty Inside” (“Misty” is high on my “to watch” list). Jang Ki Young is equally mediocre in his past works (“Kill It” is low on my “to watch” list). Ji Seung Hyun mostly does support/guest roles. However, I do look forward to Lee Jae Wook’s next drama, “July Found by Chance”. So, it’ll be difficult to find time to rewatch Search: WWW.
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They tried to make a new kind of drama, where women have power, where they cand dress how they want, put makeup, accessories and date whoever they want in whatever manner they desire. I really liked that. It had a F*ing strong start.
The first few episodes are my favs and I would rewatch those but not the full drama. Ok so onto what bothers me:
The love story: Starts in a refreshing way for a kdrama, I mean, it s not the usual korean drama couple. But as you go into the story, her not wanting to get married, him wanting to, the endless and pointless drama between them bored me very much. The ending was as boring as their couple story. I must say that his acting and way of being (the resting bitch face and voice and everything) was more suited for Kill It (where I really liked him) or the other drama with the serial killer (come and hug me- I think). Not here.
What kept me going? SCARLETT. GODDAM Scarlett was everything, I swear. She ended up being the only one I cared about, her style, personality, everything.
***IMPORTANT: if this was a drama focused on Cha Hyun(scarlett) I would have given it a 10 (so you can watch it based on this little detail)
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I truly think the heart and soul of this drama belongs to Scarlett. Her character exudes "main role" as she racks up screen time. I only kept watching the drama because of her story; also because of the web portal plot. Everything else, mainly the romance, was filler that wasn't needed.
I would rate it 8+, but because of the romance, it sits at a 6. I don't find it re-watchable since half, or more than half, of the story is the main romance.
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I never thought a drama centered around competing search engines would appeal to me in the least but what do you know, it did. I mean all the other elements really helped, like Bae Ta Mi and Park Morgan's intense relationship, Cha Hyeun's stellar personality, and some serious drama between Song Ga Kyun and her evil family.
Speaking of Bae Ta Mi and Park Morgan's relationship, man TaMi was and extremely complicated woman, brilliant, tough, and cute, but poor Morgan, she made it very difficult for him though you knew she cared about him a lot, even enough to let him go at times, it was a bit tough to watch sometimes.
Cha Hyeun was hilarious, I knew I would love her from the moment she beat the guys ass in the elevator for grabbing her but, and the cute relationship she get's into later in the show is too fun.
Speaking of fun relationships Bae Ta Mi and Cha Hyeun's relationship was the best, at first rivals turned out to be great friends and super fun to watch as well.
The interesting story between rival companies and outside influences trying to control them set up tension throughout the series and provided an excellent storyline that kept you guessing.
I loved Bae Ta Mi's team at Barro, they really seemed like a family. It even made me jealous, I was like what a cool place to work.
I would definitely recommend this, a definite 10!
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the issues regarding real-time keyword search was good too but it was unresolved until the end of the show so i wasn't really tuning in on that.
tbh for me what really spiked up the drama was scarlett & jihwan !! so glad they added these two to the plot or i would've dropped it half way. jaewook's first appearance was arnd ep7 and i start to continue watching the drama again. ngl i had high expectations from the reviews i've heard but it was somehow underwhelming. #JiHwanSaviour tho
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I'm glad my search lead me to "WWW"... Strong Woman Lead x3
I'm so glad I decided to finally watch this. I was struggling to find something to fit my current drama mood, but when I saw so many not-so-great reviews and the tags "business" and "political" I guessed that I wouldn't like this drama. Turns out this drama exceeded my expectations. It's fun, it's thought-provoking, it's easy to binge, and it's empowering. The title "Search: WWW" made me think this would be about a fake "Google" so I thought I would get easily bored but it's really as if the Ws represent 3 strong women. They are bosses but imperfect and messy and hilarious and frustrating and intelligent and it was refreshing to see women being the center of this drama in all ways and not because they were fighting over a man, or overcoming a melodramatic trauma. I thought in the first episode that this would be a corporate catfight drama but these characters are much deeper and less predictable than that, which was this drama's main appeal for me.The true lead in this story is Im Soo Jung as Bae Ta Mi (Tammy), who I loved first in "A Tale of Two Sisters" and later in "Chicago Typewriter" (2 favorites on mine). Tammy is clever and ambitious and often brutally honest and I think Soo Jung does so well being strong and vulnerable and bad@ss and a hot mess. I loved her character, even when her choices annoyed me, because to me her thinking was so relatable. Then there is Jeon Hye Jin as Song Ga Kyung, who I liked the least of the leads, but her character is complex and isn't really set up to be liked. Rounding out the leads is Lee Da Hee as Cha Hyun (Scarlett), who is definitely a favorite character for many people, myself included. Scarlett is super tough and easily violent but the ultimate empathetic caregiver and I loved all of her crazy moments. Usually, I start reviews for Romance themed dramas with the main couple but in this drama, the relationship between these ladies deserves the first mention. Not quite BFFs or Frienemies, I love that their relationships were nuanced which made them feel less superficial. Their chemistry with each other was so strong at some points that I wondered if the story would lead to a romance between at least 2 of the characters but this is more about real bonding, how relationships between people can change or evolve, and how we can be different with/to/for different people, which is again super relatable.
There is a major romance plot in this drama as well which brings us to Jang Ki Yong as
Park Morgan. He is so good at being charming and his flirt game is at 100! From the moment they met, I was hooked on their story. Yes, there is a big noticeable age gap between Morgan and Tammy, which becomes their main obstacle, but unlike people who felt annoyed by this conflict I thought it was refreshing to see a genuine issue with being together instead of a crazy materialistic parent or incurable disease or an inconvenient ex (at least not as the main issue). I really loved how he loved Tammy (he made me swoon with just how he would look at her), and I liked his character's story (which explained many of his feelings), and yes it was hard to watch so much conflict but I understood their overall dilemma way too well. I actually started this while watching "Born Again", without realizing he was in both. I like him much more in this drama (less over the top melodrama) and I look forward to his future roles.
Then we have Lee Jae Wook as Sul Ji Hwan. Like Scarlett, he is another standout role and I love how well the drama within a drama aspect was done. For being so young he really holds his own in this drama full of strong older women. I don't want to say too much about his character to avoid spoilers but I was shocked by how much I loved his character.
As for the rest of the cast, I appreciate it when there are too many wonderful characters to name, which makes a work ensemble-based drama even better. More than for the company I found myself rooting for the Barro team full of quirky characters and of course for one of my personal favorite characters in this entire drama Kwon Hae Hyo as "Brian" the boss that dreams are made of! On the flip side, my other personal favorite was Ye Soo Jung who was so deliciously ruthless that I was kinda rooting for her over the leads in some scenes. This drama doesn't have weak characters, although I do wish some had more screen time, which brings me to the story.
Even though I gave the story less than a 10 I have to say I think the writing and directing in this drama is so good. Even the product placement was masterclass level (still obvious but well played lol). My only issue is that I wish some minor characters had more screen time with less focus on things like board meetings or arguments on loop. A major question the drama presents is, "how far are you willing to go into a relationship that is likely to fail?", and I think that made the story more complex. Still, certain arguments became irritatingly repetitive, and I wish that could have been balanced out with more romantic chemistry-charged moments (like one scene in this that is one of the best drama kiss scenes ever), or more from Ji Seung Hyun's character who has the least screen time as a lead, but the pace is still good and kept me engaged the whole time. I wasn't even bored with the business or political aspect because so much of it was about the dynamic between different characters that I actually cared about and many of the dilemmas they faced brought up interesting points about how we use the web and how to determine what is "right". My favorite quote from the show: "3 things that don't exist... free things, the right answer, and secrets". Also visually, with montages, and sunsets, and lighting they really knew how to tell this story well.
Would I watch this again? For sure. I may be tempted to skip scenes, but I am also curious how knowing the whole story might change how I feel while watching. Just rewatching the intro sequence felt different once I knew all of the characters. I think many of the themes, like living in the now, may resonate differently depending on my mood too. The creators really took care in certain details, and there are quite a few scenes I could definitely watch again and again.
I also really liked this soundtrack a lot, even though I didn't necessarily love any song in particular. I give soundtracks high ratings if the music matches the show well, gets me in the mood to watch, and makes me feel nostalgic when the show is over. This soundtrack does all 3. Music is also a part of the plot in a few ways. I even stopped to really read lyrics a few times, although the "Search" song is basically catchy gibberish. The OST is so well incorporated that my favorite song on it is an instrumental "Heart Shape on Ankle" (cute title) which is clearly a bootleg SWV melody but it's used so well. Then there's one song that breaks into A' Cappella right at the perfect moment, which made the feels even deeper. Also, shout out to Brian's songs which I am disappointed are not on the soundtrack. Again, I know this is about strong women but Brian is the exception MVP.
Overall this drama had the exact mix of what I wanted (laughs, tears, butterflies) and kept me excited to binge until the end. Some traditional romance fans may be disappointed by this drama but all the great flirt scenes between the characters were enough for me. Even with some familiar but lovable drama tropes in play, this felt different and even innovative for just centering around strong women (even a minor foreign CEO part was played by a Black Woman). By the end, it was clear that this drama is a mood if you want a show how women are strong on their own (with or without a partner), and how strong isn't perfect or one obvious path. I honestly knew from the opening sequence I would love this drama and I'm glad my "what to watch" search lead me to this.
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