Ruby Ring
{{Infobox television
| image = Ruby_Ring_(루비_반지)_-_Promotional_poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| alt_name = Ruby's Ring
| genre = Melodrama
Revenge
Romance
Family
| director = Jeon San
| writer = Hwang Soon-young
| starring = Lee So-yeon
Im Jung-eun
Kim Suk-hoon
Park Gwang-hyun
| music = Lee Chang-hee (music director)
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| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 93
| company = Jidam Inc. (formerly Yein E&M)
| producer = Park Ki-ho
| executive_producer = Lee Jae-sang KBS
| cinematography = Kwon Hyeok-gyun
| editor = Han Man-woong
| location =
| camera =
| runtime = 35 minutes from Mondays to Fridays at 19:45 (KST)
| network = KBS2
| first_aired = {{start date|2013|08|19|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2014|01|03|df=y}}
| related =
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Ruby Ring ({{ko-hhrm|루비 반지||Rubi Banji}}) is a 2013 South Korean television daily drama series starring Lee So-yeon, Im Jung-eun, Kim Suk-hoon and Park Gwang-hyun.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Jun-hyeun|title=Lee So Yeon & Lim Jung Eun at press conference of Ruby Ring|url=http://en.starnnews.com/news/index.html?no=222478|work=StarN News|access-date=2013-08-21|archive-date=2013-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211175502/http://en.starnnews.com/news/index.html?no=222478|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|title=Actress Lee So-yeon smiles during a press event for her new TV drama in Seoul on Tuesday.|url=http://english.chosun.com/svc/view.html?contid=2013081400388&catid=C|work=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=2013-08-20|date=14 August 2013|archive-date=2013-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825022413/http://english.chosun.com/svc/view.html?contid=2013081400388&catid=C|url-status=dead}} It airs on KBS2 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:45 for 93 episodes beginning August 19, 2013.
Plot
Ruby and Runa are twins, although one, unbeknownst to both, was adopted, and are one the opposite of the other: Ruby is responsible, obedient and kind, while Runa is manipulative, selfish and greedy. When Ruby announces her engagement to Bae Kyung-min, the jealousy Runa harbors for her sister sharpens: it has always been her dream to marry a rich man, but instead she remained pregnant with her boyfriend Na In-soo. Soon after, the two sisters have a car accident which disfigures them. Since Ruby's engagement ring and clothes are found on Runa, doctors reconstruct their faces swapping them. Runa has now the opportunity to live as Ruby, who, when she wakes up from a coma and discovers what her sister is doing and that In-soo, while knowing the truth, is not going to do anything, plans revenge.
Cast
=Main characters=
- Lee So-yeon as the real Jung Ruby/Jung Runa
- Im Jung-eun as the real Jung Runa/Jung Ruby
- Kim Suk-hoon as Bae Kyung-min, Ruby's husband
- Park Gwang-hyun as Na In-soo, Runa's fiancé
=Supporting characters=
- Jung Ae-ri as Yoo Gil-ja, Ruby and Runa's mother
- Byun Jung-soo as Jung Cho-rim, Gil-ja's sister-in-law
- Jung Dong-hwan as Bae Chang-geun, Kyung-min's father
- Kim Seo-ra as Park Kyung-sook, Kyung-min's mother
- Kim Ga-yeon as Bae Se-ra, Kyung-min's sister
- Kim Young-ok as Jo Il-soon, Kyung-min's grandmother
- Ha Joo-hee as Seo Jin-hee, an office worker{{cite news |last=Jung |first=Joon-young |title=[포토]하주희, 보기만해도 따스한 퍼베스트~ |url=http://view.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2013121819102678191 |work=Asia Economics News |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |language=ko}}
- Lee Hyo-young as Hwang Seok-ho, an office worker
- Kim Gyeo-wool as Song Hye-ryun, an office worker
- Lee Hyun-woo as Noh Dong-pal, restaurant worker and Cho-rim's boyfriend
- Park Jin-joo as Go So-young, restaurant worker
- Han Kyung-sun as Jang Geum-hee, Kyung-min's housekeeper
- Bae Jung-ah as Lee Eun-ji, Ruby and Runa's friend
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=4| 2013
| rowspan=4| {{center|KBS Drama Awards{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Cory|url=http://www.tenasia.com/kim-hye-soo-reclaims-glory-good-doctor-secret-love-win-big-at-the-2013-kbs-drama-awards/|title=Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards|work=TenAsia|access-date=23 January 2014|date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328130154/http://www.tenasia.com/kim-hye-soo-reclaims-glory-good-doctor-secret-love-win-big-at-the-2013-kbs-drama-awards/|archivedate=28 March 2014}}}} | rowspan=2| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | {{won}} | ||||
| Park Gwang-hyun
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| rowspan=2| Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama
| {{won}} | ||||
| Im Jung-eun
| {{nom}} |
International broadcast
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! Country ! Network ! Airing dates |
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea
| KBS2 | August 19, 2013 - January 3, 2014 (KBS 2TV日日連續劇/한국방송공사 2TV 일일연속극) |
| {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Taiwan
| GTV (八大戲劇台) | October 29, 2014 - December 18, 2014 (Monday to Friday 20:00 - 22:00, December 11 from 20:00 - 21:00) |
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
| April 24, 2015 - June 29, 2015 (Monday to Friday from 17:45 - 19:00) |
| {{THA}}
| August 12, 2016 - October 7, 2016, airing only 17 episodes (no airing episode) (Thursday and Friday from 09.30 to 10.30) |
Adaptations
A Ukrainian adaptation titled {{Interlanguage link multi|Obruchka z rubinom|uk|Обручка з рубіном}} has been produced by Front Cinema Production and aired on Ukraina between 2 January and 25 May 2018. The Ukrainian version has also been broadcast in 2022 by Polish channel TV4.{{cite web|url=https://www.tv4.pl/news/2022-06-15/ukrainski-serial-pierscionek-z-rubinem-latem-w-czworce/|title=Ukraiński serial "Pierścionek z rubinem" latem w Czwórce|work=tv4.pl|date=15 June 2022|access-date=23 September 2022|language=Polish|archive-date=23 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923164017/https://www.tv4.pl/news/2022-06-15/ukrainski-serial-pierscionek-z-rubinem-latem-w-czworce/|url-status=live}}
An Indonesian adaptation of the series called Bawang Putih Berkulit Merah. It began airing on ANTV from 14 January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://m.akurat.co/id-957139-read-serial-terbaru-antv-bawang-putih-berkulit-merah|title=Serial Terbaru ANTV, Bawang Putih Berkulit Merah|work=akurat.co|access-date=14 January 2020|language=Indonesian}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url= https://www.antvklik.com/hiburan/sinetron-perdana-antv-bawang-putih-berkulit-merah-banyak-bertabur-bintang |title= Sinetron Perdana ANTV 'Bawang Putih Berkulit Merah' Banyak Bertabur Bintang Ternama |work= antvklik.com |date= 15 January 2020 |access-date= 15 January 2020 |language= Indonesian |archive-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211010025744/https://www.antvklik.com/hiburan/sinetron-perdana-antv-bawang-putih-berkulit-merah-banyak-bertabur-bintang |url-status= live }}{{Cite web|url=https://goquestmedia.com/news/koreas-ruby-ring-remade-in-indonesia.html|title=Korea's Ruby Ring Remade in Indonesia|access-date=2024-01-06|archive-date=2023-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130044847/https://goquestmedia.com/news/koreas-ruby-ring-remade-in-indonesia.html|url-status=live}}
Nation TV
Nairobi Kenya
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130814040127/http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/ruby/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{KBS World TV program|791}}
- {{hancinema drama|Ruby__s_Ring|Ruby Ring}}
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Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
Category:2013 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2014 South Korean television series endings
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:South Korean romance television series