# Search: WWW (2019)

> Ambitious career women at rival IT portal sites in Seoul chase success while romance complicates their climb.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/75847

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 16
- Episode runtime: 75 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, romance, comedy
- Created by: Kwon Do-eun, Kwon Yeong-il, Jung Jee-hyun
- Network: tvN
- Cast: Im Soo-jung, Lee Da-hee, Jeon Hye-jin, Jang Ki-yong, Lee Jae-wook, Ji Seung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Woo Ji-hyun
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10253244/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: brisk, sincere, witty, tense, warm

## What critics say

Reviewers broadly appreciate the series' portrait of ambitious career women in Korea's internet portal industry and its blend of workplace drama and romance, though it is considered a light, conventional take on its subject.

## Synopsis

Search: WWW (2019) is a South Korean tvN workplace drama series created by Kwon Do-eun, Kwon Yeong-il and Jung Jee-hyun. Its ensemble centers on Bae Ta-mi and Cha Hyun, ambitious women working at the top of rival internet portal sites in Seoul's IT industry, alongside colleagues who share their pressures. Each character wants a promotion, a win over a competitor, or a place at the top, and obstacles come from office politics, ruthless rankings, and the pressure of keeping pace in a fast-changing digital market. Episodes follow the day-to-day battles of product launches, traffic wars and boardroom clashes, while romance arrives along the way and complicates every professional choice. Presented as a single season of self-contained episodes, the show plays as a limited run. Its tone blends brisk comedy with sincere emotional warmth and a bruising edge of corporate competition. Fans of workplace dramas with ambitious professionals and romantic tangles will find resonance in its mix of grind, ambition and love, all set in a contemporary Korean tech office.

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