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 (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

• 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

1. 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.
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.
4. 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.
5. Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". Asiae. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. 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