Busque: WWW (2019)

This is literally one of the best shows that anyone can ever grace their lives with.

THIS SHOW CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE. It made me believe in myself, it made me believe that no matter what stage of life I'm going through, I will never have everything figured out, and that's okay. In fact, that's LIFE because life is complicated, messy, unpredictable, harsh, rewarding, and beautiful.

Starting with my favourite character, Bae Ta Mi. She was the one that I have resonated with THE MOST in all my Kdrama history of female leads. She was devoted to her job, devoted to her sunbae (and the second main lead of the show), and had her life mostly figured out.
All until the day when she finds herself unemployed. Her life changes drastically there on, and through a new job and a new relationship, she has to constantly reinvent herself, and watching her clumsily and messily and gracefully handle life taught me that being strong is not about having all the answers, it's about working hard to be true to yourself and follow your heart and staying true to your goals and dreams and being honest and being stubborn.
She doesn't want to get married and have kids, but her partner does, and despite their strong feelings for each other, they struggle to find a balance between living in the moment, or being worried about the future. Her boyfriend was so spot on with the way he always challenged and also accommodated her, loved her, and wanted to be with her without any reservations. He was so damn sweet, honest and simply perfect for this role which is Jang Ki Young's best role without a doubt.
This relationship of him with her and her thought process was something I could STRONGLY relate too, because I feel the same as she does and I can picture myself to be in her shoes, where I find myself constantly having to explain why I don't want to get married, but someone who does never has to explain anything. She survives her life smartly, and despite being extremely emotional, she is brave and adamant in achieving her goals and she learns through her mistakes. She acknowledges that even though she thought she'd have her life figured out by 38, the fact that she doesn't surprises her, but she takes it in stride and marches on.
I could go on and on but I simply loved her and her sense of fashion was my FAVOURITE.

Secondly, the sunbae of the trio, who was ruthless and manipulative, but somehow found her way through til the end through a horribly abusive mother in law. Thirdly, the maknae of the group, who was bright and fierce in her anger and her love, and was super DUPER cute with Lee Jae Wook.

I also LOVED BRIAN HE IS LITERALLY THE BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD.
I also loved all the other characters in the show, there was hardly anyone I disliked tbh.

TLDR: Loved it, EASY 100/10.

Leia Mais

Excellent

What a pleasure to see smart beautiful adult women who are so well dressed and successful in their careers. Tired of seeing cutie pie actresses wearing tiny skirts and behaving like 12-year olds. This is really a great story with great relationship between the 3 women.
And the steamy kisses are really hot. Please - directors - read the reviews and make dramas like these intead of creating your own version of plastic stories.
Please stop making dramas more than 12-16 episodes and have a solid story. Not just playing video games and living in fantasy worlds.

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I'm a sucker for endings like this! the moment the car came along my heart skipped a beat thinking about what's to come~

this is like a revolutionary drama~ a full on wonderful women's world drama! I loved all of them, I'm gonna miss it though I'd LOVE a 2nd season~
+ I loved all of the female cast! every single one
+ the drama was full of interesting diverse women
+ I loved the male casts too~
+ I just loved the whole "world"
+ scarlet and jihwan are my couple of the year~

what I didn't like:
- I'll be honest, I was over tammy's character and her relationship troubles.. she started off as a confident independent woman, but throughout she became a little selfish and self observed that I was worried if the show continued she'd just push everyone away with her arrogance.
- morgan was too perfect that even Chang Ki Yong seemed to have a hard time "connecting" to his character.. he did everything else well, the cute stuff and the flirting, but other times he was too, detached?
I'll blame these two points on the fact that all writers have a problem with showcasing a steady healthy relationship because they think it'd be "uninteresting"..


my rewatch values are either a 1 or 10, but I think now that I know the ending I'd love to rewatch it~

Leia Mais

Best Kdrama of 2019

Story:
The main story line is so interesting as we dive deep into the internal workings of a search engine company. The main story line never gets boring and the side story lines and romances also give a nice break to keep the story going. The side stories of each of the main female leads are interesting and quite unique for the standard side stories in k-dramas. Even though the characters are on the older side they still send the message of youth being the time for growth and experimenting. They also touch on the ideas that life can be stressful, depressing and lonely. With the inclusion of the supporting characters' side stories they want the view to know that everyone is having a hard time and struggling in life so don't be so down on yourself, find comfort in the knowledge that others find life to be just as hard.

Acting/Cast:
The cast is amazing, the characters are all so diverse in personalities and each couple has amazing chemistry. Lee Jaewook and Ye Soojung had the strongest impact in their characters for me and stood out. Also the writing of the three female leads is amazing . The change in their relationship with each other throughout the show and their character development really allows the show to develop and proceed in the most intriguing way

Music:
I still listen to every song from this soundtrack, each song has a different message and is so beautiful. My favorite OST is Reaching Hand by Jang Beom June, his voice is amazing and the lyrics tell the listener that when you are feeling down its okay to cry. Its okay to cry until you run out of tears because tomorrow is a new day and after your done crying you'll feel better. The song encourages people accept their feels instead of ignoring them or trying to force yourself to be happy. This song is just one example of the amazing soundtrack for this series. They play this song during the sad and depressing scenes of the show which caters to the emotions of the scene but also acts as a source of comfort .

Overall:
Everyone needs to watch this show , it will change the way you look at kdrama series

Leia Mais

Yo, my dude ML got dumped 8 times, will it really last in a relation if that is the case?

Life is too short for stressful drama. Why spend all that time watching and be stressed? Don’t our lives already provide enough of that?

Summary of the series:
- somewhat Light hearted rom/biz drama; series’ romance flow was slow due the ML/FL, they broke up dumped the bro so many times, but he looks for more punishment. They would he not gotten back together is his mother didn’t passed away, so lame; if you break up in a relationship 8 times, I predict that it would not work in the long run as you will be dumped again! The 2nd FL/M couple does have a cute love relationship.
- as stated above the relation of the ML/FL is super drag, shame that the dude can’t move on
- best part of the move is the business competition and how to gain market share
- a bit of stress watching it, had to fast forward some due to the many mis-opportunities and my dude getting dump and dump and dump and dump; you look up and he is dumped again.. lol
- story really is about 3 things 1) ML getting dumped 2) business competition b/t the FLs 3) the 3rd FL finally do the right thing and stick it back to mother inlaw who owns you
- 2nd FL looks the best and has the healthiest personality
- no mystery, no deep story, just sit back and let it drag at times
- some struggles, calamity or miscommunications to cause more drama, stress/ more dumping to extend the series
- at mid-way I stop rooting for the romance b/t ML/FL, instead rooting for them to stay broken up; or date the pianist
- if you are a friend, wont you speak up and not set you pianist friend be heart broken? Where is the female camaraderie; FL is despicable at times but smart
- the supporting cast made the show more fun


somewhat fun with the business aspects with some stress series: watch only if you have time and have watched others

If you are looking for forced brutal love story with gratuitous stress/drama, frequent relation breakups, then this is for you.

Leia Mais

Strong leads, social and political issues but suffers from pacing

I generally recommend this drama, it has good leads, an interesting story and some funny bits (Seol Ji Hwan's soap on tv was so funny!! as well as Scarlett's reactions to it).

The story and the social issues mentioned in the drama might be more interesting to you if you have a bit of background info about certain things in Korea. I liked the gender swap roles and commentary, as well as the fact they tackled the thing of korean women changing their views on marriage in more recent times. Even in the western countries it's still frown upon not wanting to marry out of convictions and morals. As the FL said, she didn't believe in the institution of marriage, and I applaud this drama for tackling this. I don't know exactly how it's in Korea in terms of civil partnerships but I can imagine is not great, it's not even perfect in the western countries eventhough generally accepted. I would have liked more social commentary on the aspect of other women not wanting to marry because of the societal pressure of quitting their careers, as well as the family pressures (although I guess it can be seen a bit through Song Ga Kyung's character but I would have liked for it to be more clear). But overall I'm very happy this drama tackled the marriage thing, I've never seen any other drama do it.
Corruption and politics on the internet was also interesting. As usual, I would have liked more in-depth commentary but I'm still satisfied.
The sismance in this show is strong and I loved it, it was so cute and so much fun. Scarlett was great as a character and sometimes I wished she was the main one, but at the same time I think I got enough of her to not be annoyed she wasn't the main FL. Some of her fashionable outfits were so cute! and me saying that is a lot because I'm not usually into the trendy styles they wear in dramas. Her romantic story with Seol Ji Hwan was fun as well.
Talking about Seol Ji Hwan, I loved that he had a flip phone!!!
I'm usually not a lot into the OST of kdramas either, but I have to say this is one of the few ones where not only it was tolerable but there were certain songs I liked, especially the game one that Park Morgan makes and it's used at different points throughout the series.

Now, for the things that didn't make it a 10 for me.
Main thing is the pace, it dragged at times and it was a bit boring, mostly I think they spent too much time in certain scenes. That actually brings me to the second problem it had since I think that the scenes that dragged the most were the ones with the main couple. I totally get why the story is there as I mentioned before (and very glad it's there) BUT they dragged it way too much and the ending for the couple is not satisfactory to me. Their romance should have lasted half the show max, and they shouldn't be together by the end, the excuses given to continue together are unrealistic, no one is going to commit to a serious relationship "for now" well knowing it will inevitably end because they want different things. Their back and forth became tiresome quite quickly despite the cute scenes here and there. It would have been a lot more satisfactory that in the end the FL had met someone that matched her views, I would have been happy even with a tease at a new relationship.
The product placement in this drama is very on the face, and it broke the immersion for me every single time.
The adopted trope was also annoying and way too overused at this point. I can't care anymore because usually it's copy paste from one drama to another, especially in more modern times. The adoptive parents are great but the kid still mostly favours the biological ones because being adopted in Korea is a curse. In this case it made less sense considering he had foreign adoptive parents and lived in Australia, I think naturally and more realistically he wouldn't have had those views as ingrained in his mind. Either way, the bio mother passing away was an uninteresting dramatic filler as well.

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Empowering girl boss storyline

This drama has been sitting in my to-watch list for a few years now, ever since I've gotten into Kdramas really. This is an intense slice-of-line series that I would put on as soon as I finished work as a good de-stresser very fitting into the theme of corporate. I loved that the story highlighted the main flaws with corporate business within the country supporting the themes of work culture, nepotism, bribery, feminism, long working hours, excessive drinking etc. It's quite a handful but I was impressed with the controversial direction in plot that the directors had chosen to take in. Female empowerment was unreal and very inspiring to someone working in the same industry. In my humble opinion, the drama would've been perfect if it wasn't for the super toxic female and male lead relationship: I swear I stopped paying attention to it by the 7th time they'd broken up. In relationships, communication is key, and even though they were truthful and had communicated A LOT, that really didn't stop them through dragging their relationship through the mud. I forgive them because their chemistry was off the charts - well played. Quite an intense watch but addressing many problems within Korean society and making you feel empowered as a female in the end, so definitely put on your list to watch if you want to switch it up a bit.

Leia Mais

I loved the three female characters , each with a very strong personality! The plot is amazing and modern but there's one thing that bothered me : the love story between Bae Ta Mi and Park Morgan . At the beginning I really liked it but at a certain point I got sick of it and had to skip most of the scenes between them , their relationship got exageratly miserable at a certain point. On the other hand, the chemistry between Scarlett amd his beloved actor was amazing! I almost cried when he had to join the army!
Oh yeah, forgot to say that the last scene gave me sooooo much chills , I mean three bad ass women in a beautiful car with the amazing OST ( Search-Elaine) in the background = WOW

Leia Mais

GIRL POWER FTW!!!!!!

Okay. I'll start with the things that I liked about this drama.

One of the main reason why I watched this drama is because of Lee Dahee! and OMG! she did not disappoint.

I really liked how they portrayed a corporate world that is not over powered by men. I liked how they showed diversity by showing two different styles the businesses can use to approach their brand. I know this is just a drama but heck some of the ideas showed here can really be used for marketing IRL. Love those creative juices.

Also, main thing I really liked was the sisterhood of the three female leads. Their friendship/relationship may not be the smoothest one out there but hey they did make it work eventually. AND most importantly, they have respect for each other.

Now, let's go to the three main couples of the drama.

Cha Hyun x Seol Jiwan - OMG my fave couple here!!! This couple doesn't need any explanation. They were just plain adorable <3

Song Gagyeong x Oh Jinu - They are my second fave couple in this drama mainly because they did learn to love each other. They just weren't sure on how to show it. Also, Jinu my goodness I love how he pays attention to his wife no matter what. He is so attentive!!!! It's just so pitiful how they were stuck between the issues of their families. But I was hoping they would eventually get back together. For real this time.

Tami x Morgan - okay. I love love love Jang Kiyong. But this one is not really for me. I noticed myself eagerly waiting for the airtime of other couples whenever I see these two on the screen.

There was really something I didn't like with how Tami and Morgan were talking I guess??? They kept on talking in a monotonous voice that makes everything they say so scripted or unimpactful?? not sure, maybe it's just me.

Lastly, despite the story being good. The thing that really bothered me when I started watching was how some parts of the script were written. At some times, it was just too cringey. AND when partnered with a bad camera angle? it was just too much.

I seriously cringed at some parts. The cameraman or the director sure loved tight shots/ close ups. I know the actors are good looking but sometimes when they talk, I want to see their body language as well. Or Sometimes I just really wanted to see their outfits. But NOPE. You just had to make their face occupy like 80% of the screen.

Anyway, learned a lot. The drama was cute. Did not regret watching. PLUS I was surprised to see Lee Jae Wook. Loved him also :)

Leia Mais

Recommended for people interested in the media industry

I love it. It shines a new light on things I haven't seen and exposed me to perspectives I would have never thought of.

I was putting it off as I was worried that it would be another not-my-style but high rated drama. I loved that they explained some marketing/advertising concepts within the drama as well. The different uncompromising views that the characters take complement their choices to still listen to each other even when they disagree. I highly recommend it. I myself would be going back for another watch to pick up on the smaller nuances I might have missed.

Do make sure that you watch it when you're entirely free though, I couldn't turn my eyes away from the screen!

Leia Mais

in this series there the age difference but the way the it goes it won't affect at all the story I Mean who likes the noona romance will keep enjoying anyway. The start wasn't that great Honestly I got a bit bored from the first 3 hours after those three hoours the real story starts, hhmmm the romance isn't too cheese but really HOT to the point of making you sweat ha ha no no just kidding but the chemistry between the couple is damn good
I almost forgot to mention the second couple Ji Hwan and Scarlet at the beginning I didn't expected their story to have much time because ty are 2nd leads and I was hoping for them to have their own story there but again I wass wrong the screen time they had was perfect they were so cute that my heart melted
I can't pick a favorite coule because also the third couple was like go and back but their actions were justified because they love each other but doesn't show it
Over all it's really a beautiful drama may be someone can find it boring but this series targets more peoples from their 23' and over it has a background for mature people

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