Assorted Gems
{{short description|South Korean television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Assorted Gems TV series poster.jpeg
| alt_name = {{ubl|Jewel Bibimbap |The Jewel Family}}
| genre = {{ubl|Romance|Family|Drama}}
| director = Baek Ho-min
| writer = Im Sung-han
| starring = {{ubl|Go Na-eun|Lee Tae-gon|So Yi-hyun|Lee Hyun-jin|Lee Il-min}}
| composer =
| producer = Kim Jeong-ho
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 85
| location =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| network = Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
| first_aired = {{start date|2009|9|5|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2010|6|13|df=y}}
}}
Assorted Gems ({{korean|보석비빔밥||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.{{cite web|last=Han|first=Sang-hee|title=Network to Bring New Sitcom, Dramas|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/09/201_51066.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=15 June 2013|date=1 September 2009|archive-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812223521/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/09/201_51066.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|title=Synopsis: The Jewel Family (episodes 1-10)|url=http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/09/1749219_31156.html|website=MBC Global Media|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201339/http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/09/1749219_31156.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
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{{cite web|last=Sung |first=So-young |title=More expats show up on TV, in music |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2917529 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616020251/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2917529 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=9 March 2010|access-date=15 June 2013}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-sung|title=New faces to widen the scope of Hallyu dramas|url=http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=80524|work=Korea.net|access-date=15 June 2013|date=18 March 2010|archive-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420125004/http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=80524|url-status=live}}
- 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{{cite web|last=Park|first=So-yeon|title=Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2009123109141101469|website=Asiae|access-date=15 June 2013|date=31 December 2009|archive-date=9 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709153754/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2009123109141101469|url-status=live}}
- 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
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External links
- [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/jewel/ Assorted Gems official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223344/http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/09/1749219_56083.html The Jewel Family] at MBC Global Media
- {{hancinema drama|Assorted_Gems|Assorted Gems}}
- {{IMDb title|2035741|Assorted Gems}}
{{Im Sung-han}}
Category:MBC TV television dramas
Category:2009 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2010 South Korean television series endings