Assorted Gems

South Korean television series

  • Jewel Bibimbap
  • The Jewel Family
Genre
  • Romance
  • Family
  • Drama
Written byIm Sung-hanDirected byBaek Ho-minStarring
  • Go Na-eun
  • Lee Tae-gon
  • So Yi-hyun
  • Lee Hyun-jin
  • Lee Il-min
Country of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanNo. of episodes85ProductionProducerKim Jeong-hoRunning time60 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationRelease5 September 2009 (2009-09-05) –
13 June 2010 (2010-06-13)

Assorted Gems (Korean: 보석비빔밥; RR: Boseok Bibimbap; lit. Jewel Bibimbap) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Go Na-eun, Lee Tae-gon, So Yi-hyun, Lee Hyun-jin, and Lee Il-min. It aired on MBC from 5 September 2009 to 21 February 2010.[1]

Synopsis

The family drama Assorted Gems revolves around four siblings of the Gung family. All are named after precious jewels: eldest daughter, Bi-chwi (Jade), eldest son San-ho (Coral), second daughter Ryu-bi (Ruby), and younger son Ho-bak (Amber).

Bi-chwi and Ruby are two pretty but shallow women who wish to marry rich men to live comfortable lives. San-ho's goal is to pass the bar exam and gain wealth and status as a prosecutor, and Ho-bak is always getting into fistfights.

Their various personalities and differences lead to conflicts within the family and in their love lives.[2]

Cast and characters

Gung family

  • Go Na-eun as Gung Bi-chwi (Jade)
  • So Yi-hyun as Gung Ryu-bi (Ruby)
  • Lee Hyun-jin as Gung San-ho (Coral)
  • Lee Il-min as Gung Ho-bak (Amber)
  • Recipon Leo as Gung Tae-ja (Prince, youngest son of Sang-shik and Hye-ja)
  • Han Jin-hee as Gung Sang-shik, father
  • Han Hye-sook as Pi Hye-ja, mother
  • Kim Young-ok as Kyul Myung-ja, Sang-shik's mother
  • Jung Hye-sun as Baek Jo, Hye-ja's mother

Seo family

Supporting cast

  • Michael Blunck as Kyle Huntington[3][4]
  • Jeong Yu-mi as Lee Kang-ji
  • Seo Woo-rim as Boss ("Sajang")
  • Yoon Jong-hwa as Yoo Byung-hoon, doctor and Ryu-bi's boyfriend
  • Won Jong-rye as Byung-hoon's mother
  • Jung Yi-yeon as Myung Sun-mi, nurse
  • Choi Jae-ho as Ji Bang-kyu, hotel door attendant
  • Hwang Hyo-eun as Ma Ye-soon, Seo family maid
  • Kwon Min as Hwang Woo-bin, actor
  • Seo Dong-soo as Director Kim
  • Hong Seok-cheon as Director Hong
  • Noh Haeng-ha as Hye-jeong
  • Han Ji-hoo as Tae-sung
  • Oh Mi-hee as Kyle's Korean stepmother
  • Seol Woon-do as Seol Hwang-do
  • Shin Shin-ae as Hye-ja's friend
  • Choi Hyo-eun as Jae-eun
  • Kim Kwang-kyu as plastic surgeon

Awards

2009 MBC Drama Awards[5]

  • Excellence Award, Actress: Go Na-eun
  • Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama: Kim Young-ok
  • Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama: Jung Hye-sun

References

  1. ^ Han, Sang-hee (1 September 2009). "Network to Bring New Sitcom, Dramas". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Synopsis: The Jewel Family (episodes 1-10)". MBC Global Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ^ Sung, So-young (9 March 2010). "More expats show up on TV, in music". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Kim, Hee-sung (18 March 2010). "New faces to widen the scope of Hallyu dramas". Korea.net. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

External links

  • Assorted Gems official MBC website (in Korean)
  • The Jewel Family at MBC Global Media
  • Assorted Gems at HanCinema
  • Assorted Gems at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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Screenplays by Im Sung-han (Phoebe)