Assorted Gems
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| Written by | Im Sung-han |
| Directed by | Baek Ho-min |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
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| Producer(s) | Kim Jeong-ho |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 5, 2009 – February 21, 2010 |
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Assorted Gems (Hangul: 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 September 5, 2009 to February 21, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 50 episodes.[1]
Plot
A family is a lot like the rice dish bibimbap – different flavors and ingredients mixed together to strike a delicious balance. The family drama Assorted Gems revolves around four siblings of the Gung family. All were named after precious jewels: eldest daughter Bi-chwi ("Jade"), eldest son San-ho ("Coral"), second daughter Ryu-bi ("Ruby"), and the youngest 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 then there's Ho-bak, the youngest in the family, who's always getting into fistfights.
Like an assortment of beautiful gems, the four are each bright and attractive in their own way, but their colors sometimes clash and their sharp edges chip away at each other, leading to conflicts within the family and in their love lives, like when Bi-chwi meets and falls in love with Young-guk, the son of a respectable family very unlike her own.[2]
Cast
- 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)
- 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
- Lee Tae-gon as Seo Young-guk
- Choi Ah-jin as Seo Kkeut-soon, sister
- Park Geun-hyung as Seo Ro-ma, father
- Hong Yoo-jin as Lee Tae-ri, mother
- 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 doorman
- 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
- 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
- Kim Kwang-kyu as plastic surgeon
Awards
- 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
- ↑ Han, Sang-hee (September 1, 2009). "Network to Bring New Sitcom, Dramas". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Synopsis: The Jewel Family (episodes 1-10)". MBC Global Media. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ↑ Sung, So-young (March 9, 2010). "More expats show up on TV, in music". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ↑ Kim, Hee-sung (March 18, 2010). "New faces to widen the scope of Hallyu dramas". Korea.net. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ↑ Park, So-yeon (December 31, 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
External links
- Assorted Gems official MBC website (Korean)
- The Jewel Family at MBC Global Media
- Assorted Gems at HanCinema
- Assorted Gems at the Internet Movie Database