Assorted Gems

*Assorted Gems*
Assorted Gems
Also known as	Jewel Bibimbap; The Jewel Family;
Genre	Romance; Family; Drama;
Written by	Im Sung-han
Directed by	Baek Ho-min
Starring	Go Na-eun; Lee Tae-gon; So Yi-hyun; Lee Hyun-jin; Lee Il-min;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	85
Production
Producer	Kim Jeong-ho
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Release	5 September 2009 –; 13 June 2010

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

Lee Tae-gon as Seo Young-guk
Lee 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 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

^ Han, Sang-hee (1 September 2009). "Network to Bring New Sitcom, Dramas". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ "Synopsis: The Jewel Family (episodes 1-10)". MBC Global Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ 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.
^ Kim, Hee-sung (18 March 2010). "New faces to widen the scope of Hallyu dramas". Korea.net. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". The Asia Business Daily. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2013.