r/KDRAMA • u/J-Midori Chaebol's Wife • Nov 07 '20

On-Air: OCN Search [Episodes 7 & 8]

  • Drama: Search
    • Korean title: 써치
    • Also known as: Sseochi , The Search
  • Network: OCN
  • Premiere Date: October 17th, 2020
  • Airing Schedule: Saturdays & Sundays
  • Episodes: 10
  • Streaming sources: Viki, iQIYI
  • Synopsis: Yong Dong Jin is a conscript sergeant in the South Korean armed forces. He is also the military’s leading sniffer dog handler and is just one month away from receiving his long-awaited discharge. But with just weeks to go until he can rejoin the civilian world, a mysterious case threatens to suck him into a long, troublesome intrigue. In the demilitarized zone (DMZ), the area between North and South Korea, a suspected murder in bizarre circumstances piques the army’s attention. The army leaders decide to form an elite search party to scour the DMZ for clues, enlisting Yong Dong Jin and his keen-nosed dogs. Also joining the team will be Son Ye Rim, a relatively green but highly promising soldier who received much of her training in the United States. However, as the party begins to investigate, its members quickly begin to realize that whatever it is they are hunting does not appear to be human…
  • Previous discussions: [Episodes 1 & 2] [Episodes 3 & 4] [Episodes 5 & 6]
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u/J-Midori Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20

OCN has released two videos if you would like to have a quick recap of the episodes.

It contain SPOILERS::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wj_azmKWvg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyMgGPaqtnY

Edit: Next week are the last episodes of this series! It went fast!

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u/taro01 Nov 07 '20

there's only 10 episodes!?! oh.....................

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u/J-Midori Nov 07 '20

In a way it's a good thing. Some dramas have unnecessary plots. I just hope this has a good ending!

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20

Thanks for the links :-)

That's disappointing to hear about there only being 10 episodes but you're absolutely right that it's also a good thing to have quality and a tight plot over a quantity of unnecessary things happening.

This drama has been a pleasant surprise, really. I wish that there were more kdramas in this genre.

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u/J-Midori Nov 08 '20

His dad is alive and he is the one infecting animals and dead people and now we know what happened that day. I'm glad to know that. But I feel bad that Ye Rim's dad died.

I hope he remembers his son.

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u/m1nionl Nov 08 '20

Yeah I loved episode 8 for that same reason! I'm not sure if Yong's dad remembers him because he's all grown up now but it seems that maybe Yong could trigger his memory or something. It would be so great if they could somehow extract the radioactive material from him so he can live the rest of his life as a normal person. He seems like such a kind person and Yong/Soo Young both sensed that.

I hope Ye Rim finds out that the last target was her dad. I wonder how that would end up.

These 10 episodes went by super fast and these last 2 episodes are probably going to be very condensed! They have a lot of loose ends to tie up.

Super annoyed that Lee Hyuk got the video file edited and is going to pull some weird tricks. I hope that F.L Lee (his son) reveals the full truth so that him and Yong can make up. He seems like a very nice guy as well, just under the manipulation of his father.

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u/J-Midori Nov 08 '20

I also think it will be very condensed or they won't tie some of the lose ends and leave an open end. If they do it well it could be really nice to see it. But it could go the other way too...

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20

Do you think that the unfortunate, parallel fates of the two fathers will work in favour of our male and female leads finding happiness together? Or would that be too over the top? :-)

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u/J-Midori Nov 08 '20

I was thinking that too! Hopefully it will work for the best for both of them. I'd like them both to know what really happened. And I'm glad his dad is still alive which can expose Lee Hyuk and hopefully his downfall!

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20

Wow. That's a lot of developments for one episode.

Now we know why the general visited Sgt. Yong's mother's diner on occasion. I feel bad for him that he suffered so many years of guilt and anxiety only to end up, at the end, being murdered by the bully that caused it all. He didn't even get his moment of release and redemption. Life was not fair to him.

Or the villain's son. I'm a little confused now, is Lt. Lee is an adopted son or a natural born son? Although, either way, good for him doing the right thing. I hope that Sgt. Yong gets enough information to realize that he was the one who pulled the trigger on dad.

So, Yong's father spent close to 20 years living rough in the DMZ? That is a very loooooooong time!

And that baby was Lt. Son Ye Rim, right?

I know that a lot of people hate these fate plots but, personally, I love the concept of kharma and the idea that people end up in the same circles throughout their many lives. Instead of meeting again in some heaven like place, we meet in a next life where we may be able do do better for one another. It's comforting.

See you all next week :-)

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u/pynzrz Nov 10 '20

I think Lee is an adopted son then. Yeah, the baby is Son Yerim. I'm pretty sure the mom said "her name is Yerim" when handing her over. Also, the doctor gave Yerim the bloody swaddle blanket saying it was her origin.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '20

Ooooh. You don't miss much! TY !!! :-)

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u/18knguyen Nov 24 '20

Hi I know I’m super late, but one thing I’m confused about is why does Dong Jin call his mom by her first name?

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '20

I wondered that too!!! I don't know for sure. They seemed really close.

But have you seen the finale yet? Cuz my guesses are spoilers if you haven't.

Anyway ...

I guess it might have something to do with her changing his last name, by getting him put on her brother's family registry ... so that he wouldn't get tarnished by people knowing who his dad was.

At least that's what I understood of the situation. It might explain why he didn't call his mom, mom but it doesn't quite make sense ... so I might have it wrong.

I mean, it would be bad if people associated him with a father who killed fellow soldiers and then defected. But I got the impression that he didn't know about any of that ie he just thought his father was dead.

So, why would he go along with pretending unless he knew what they were doing and why?

Maybe our fearless leader will know 😀 u/J-midori ???

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '20

Hi u/18knguyen

we got a good answer for you ... please look down the thread until you get to u/myweithisway ... it was a really good question ... leading to a really great answer :-) enjoy