Search: WWW
Promotional poster
Hangul
검색어를 입력하세요 WWW
Literal meaningType in Search Word: WWW
Revised RomanizationGeomsaeg-eoreul Imnyeokaseyo WWW
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byKwon Do-eun
Directed byJung Ji-hyun
Kwon Young-il
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducerYoon Ha-rim
Running time70 minutes
Production companyHwa&Dam Pictures
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJune 5 (2019-06-05) –
July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25)

Search: WWW[1][2] (Korean: 검색어를 입력하세요 WWW) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Im Soo-jung, Lee Da-hee, Jeon Hye-jin, Jang Ki-yong, Lee Jae-wook, and Ji Seung-hyun. It aired on tvN from June 5 to July 25, 2019.[3][4]

Synopsis

The story of three women in their late thirties — Bae Ta-mi, Cha Hyeon and Song Ga-kyeong — who work in the top two competitive web portal companies: Unicon and Barro.

Cast

Main

She is a director of search department of Unicon, the top web portal company. She is smart, talented, intellectual, goal-oriented, determined and a person of high morals. Later, she joins Barro after being fired by Unicon. She is a workaholic and has no time for dating, nor does she intend to get married. She falls for Park Mo-gun after running across him several times.[5][6]
She is the social director of Barro (Unicon's rival company). She seems tough from outside, but has a very warm and kind heart. She is a former Jujitsu player and is very good at Jujitsu. Her only goal is to become super rich so that she can pay for medical expenses after beating anyone she feels like. She falls for Seol Ji-hwan.
The director of Unicon. She was once in good terms with Ta Mi. She is also a senior in school to Cha Hyeon. Initially she was from a conglomerate family. Her family used to own a battery business. She married Oh Jin-woo for business reasons and it is solely a contractual marriage. But her family went bankrupt, leading her to become a puppet of her mother-in-law. She dated Han Min-gyu for a while.
He is the CEO of Millim Sound company. He is born to a Korean parents but was abandoned in his childhood and later he was adopted by an Australian couple. Mo-gun meets Bae Ta Mi at an arcade and they have a one night stand. He has a collaboration with Unicon's video games department. Mo-gun meets Ta-mi again at Unicon and eventually falls for her.
An aspiring actor who is quite neglected and remains unacknowledged by the film industry. He becomes acquainted with Cha Hyeon after an unfortunate accident. He plays the roles of villains in dramas but, in real life, he is kind, introverted and warm-hearted. He falls for Cha Hyeon.
Youngest son of KU group's chairwoman Jang He eun. He is despised by his mother a lot. He is a movie director and producer by profession. Jin-woo is also the husband of Unicon's director Song Ga-kyeong. He has affairs with numerous women behind his wife's back. But deep inside, he truly cares for Ga-kyeong, though his marriage with Ga-kyeong appears to be contractual solely for business purposes.

Supporting

People at Barro

He is the CEO of Barro. He is always protective of company's employees.
The Director of Gaming Department in Barro - A total womaniser. He dated Bae Ta Mi when they were in their early twenties. He is dating Cha Hyeon and Yoon Dong Joo simultaneously.
He used to work at Unicon but, he left and followed Bae Ta Mi to Barro. He works for Barro Service Care team.
She is a capable and talented woman. She used to work at Unicon's cafe. She followed Bae Ta Mi as well. She works for Service care team as well.
She is the senior manager of Development Team. She is more fluent in programming than in any language. She is also a member of Service Care team led by Bae Ta Mi
He is the senior manager of Marketing Team of Barro. Chae Hyun's assistant and member of Service Care team.

Others

  • Yoo Seo-jin as Na In-kyeong.
CEO of Unicon. She is a corrupted and power seeking woman.
  • Tak Woo-suk as Kim Seon-woo.
He is an employee of Park Mo-gun. He works at Millim Sound.
A pianist and a friend of Ta Mi. She returned to Korea after living in Germany for 10 years. Later, it turns out that she was the first love of Park Morgan. They meet again at a school reunion. And later, decided to have a business collaboration between them.
  • Lee Ji-ha as Park Morgan's biological mother.
She abandoned Park Morgan at a very young age and remarries to have a family.
An online blogger. She is the young girlfriend of Matthew's (Pyo Joon Soo). She is in her twenties.
Song Ga kyung's mother in law and Oh Jin Woo's mother. She is the chairwoman of KU Group. She is quite corrupted and works as a slave to the President.
He is a model and an actor who is sponsored by Director Song Ga-Kyung. He dated director Song Ga-kyung for a while.

Special appearances

  • Son Jong-hak as Seo Myeong-ho (Ep. 1)
Presidential Candidate.
A corrupted politician; Assemblyman.
He worked at Barro for 6 months and is getting married.
The child who was being kidnapped.

Production

The first script reading was held on February 22, 2019, with the attendance of the cast and crew.[7]

The series is the debut of Kwon Do-eun as head writer after working as an associate to Kim Eun-sook.[8]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Milky Way Between Us" (우리 사이 은하수를 만들어)Kako
  • Curtis F
  • Kako
O3ohn3:24
2."Milky Way Between Us" (Inst.) 
  • Curtis F
  • Kako
 3:24
Total length:6:48

Part 2

Released on June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Search"
  • Elaine
  • Ji Ye-joon
  • Jayins
  • Lim Ha-young
  • Ji Ye-joon
  • Jayins
Elaine2:23
2."Search" (Inst.) 
  • Lim Ha-young
  • Ji Ye-joon
  • Jayins
 2:12
Total length:4:35

Part 3

Released on June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Reaching Hand" (손 닿으면)Ha Melli
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Jung Soo-min
Jang Beom-jun4:07
2."Reaching Hand" (Inst.) 
  • Park Geun-chul
  • Jung Soo-min
 4:07
Total length:8:14

Part 4

Released on June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Scent" (향기)88KEYS88KEYSSam Kim4:00
2."Scent" (Inst.) 88KEYS 4:00
Total length:8:00

Part 5

Released on July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."WOW"
  • Taylor
  • Kim Min
Mamamoo3:20
2."WOW" (Inst.) 
  • Taylor
  • Kim Min
 3:20
Total length:6:40

Part 6

Released on July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You In The TV" (Tv에서 보는 그대 모습은)Kim Hyun-chulKim Hyun-chulLee Da-hee4:05
2."You In The TV" (Inst.) Kim Hyun-chul 4:05
Total length:8:10

Part 7

Released on July 18, 2019 (2019-07-18)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Get A Little Bit Lonely" (조금 더 외로워지겠지)Lee Mi-na1601Kim Na-young3:36
2."I Get A Little Bit Lonely" (Inst.) 1601 3:36
Total length:7:12

Viewership

Search: WWW : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
15857568237428088377698138157089208069688749691087830
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[10]
Nationwide Seoul
1 June 5, 2019 This Is the Internet 2.431% 3.004%
2 June 6, 2019 My Greed Has No Motivation 3.190% 4.006%
3 June 12, 2019 When Your Passion Is Fueled by Love 3.221% 3.741%
4 June 13, 2019 Top Actor Han Min Kyu 3.250% 4.157%
5 June 19, 2019 Keyword: Bae Ta Mi 3.109% 3.638%
6 June 20, 2019 The Lex Series Laptop 3.578% 4.416%
7 June 26, 2019 Leverage 3.363% 3.663%
8 June 27, 2019 Marriage 3.320% 3.832%
9 July 3, 2019 Striking Back 3.652% 3.860%
10 July 4, 2019 Happy Birthday? 3.165% 3.301%
11 July 10, 2019 Mixed Emotions for Ta Mi 4.003% 4.442%
12 July 11, 2019 My Homepage 3.488% 4.210%
13 July 17, 2019 A Common Cause 3.906% 4.727%
14 July 18, 2019 Main Page Reformation 3.567% 4.247%
15 July 24, 2019 The Long-Awaited Victory 4.089% 4.714%
16 July 25, 2019 Defending Justice 4.199% 4.825%
Average 3.471% 4.049%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2019 12th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated [11]
Best Original Soundtrack "WOW" (Mamamoo) Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Search: WWW [Title in the URL]". Tving (in Korean). tvN. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ Search: WWW [메이킹] 임수정x장기용x이다희x전혜진, 검색어를 입력하세요 WWW 찰떡호흡 빛난 대본리딩 현장 최초공개 ★ 190605 EP.0. YouTube (in Korean). tvN DRAMA. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kim, Young-jin (May 15, 2019). "검색어를 입력하세요 WWW' 임수정·이다희·전혜진, 포스터 공개…당당함 '눈길'". Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Drama breaks the tradition and puts women at the center: In 'Search: WWW,' the ladies take the lead, without making sacrifices". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ Yeo, Ye-rim (February 19, 2019). "Im Soo-jung gets role in tvN drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Im Soo-jung to Play Ambitious Career Woman in New TV Series". English Chosun. February 19, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. ↑ Yoon, Hyo-jeong (March 12, 2019). "[N컷] 임수정x장기용 짜릿로맨스 'WWW' 대본리딩 공개". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ Shin, Young-eun (May 31, 2019). ‘검블유’ 전혜진 “신선한 소재+사실적이고 공감되는 캐릭터에 매료됐다”. MK (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ "'2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등". Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
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