# Assorted Gems

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{{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](/source/Romance_film)|Family|[Drama](/source/Drama_film)}}
| director     = Baek Ho-min
| writer       = [Im Sung-han](/source/Im_Sung-han)
| starring     = {{ubl|[Go Na-eun](/source/Kang_Se-jung)|[Lee Tae-gon](/source/Lee_Tae-gon)|[So Yi-hyun](/source/So_Yi-hyun)|[Lee Hyun-jin](/source/Lee_Hyun-jin_(actor))|Lee Il-min}}
| composer     =
| producer     = Kim Jeong-ho
| country      = South Korea
| language     = Korean
| num_episodes = 85
| location     = 
| runtime      = 60 minutes
| network      = [Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation)
| first_aired  = {{start date|2009|9|5|df=y}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|2010|6|13|df=y}}
}}

'''''Assorted Gems''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^보석_비빔밥|rr=yes|lit='''''Jewel Bibimbap'''''}}) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring [Go Na-eun](/source/Kang_Se-jung), [Lee Tae-gon](/source/Lee_Tae-gon), [So Yi-hyun](/source/So_Yi-hyun), [Lee Hyun-jin](/source/Lee_Hyun-jin_(actor)), and Lee Il-min. It aired on [MBC](/source/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation) from 5 September 2009 to 21 February 2010.<ref>{{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](/source/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}}</ref>

==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](/source/Jade)), eldest son San-ho ([Coral](/source/Precious_coral)), second daughter Ryu-bi ([Ruby](/source/Ruby)), and younger son Ho-bak ([Amber](/source/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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Cast and characters==
'''Gung family'''
* [Go Na-eun](/source/Kang_Se-jung) as Gung Bi-chwi (Jade)
* [So Yi-hyun](/source/So_Yi-hyun) as Gung Ryu-bi (Ruby)
* [Lee Hyun-jin](/source/Lee_Hyun-jin_(actor)) 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](/source/Han_Jin-hee) as Gung Sang-shik, father
* [Han Hye-sook](/source/Han_Hye-sook) as Pi Hye-ja, mother
* [Kim Young-ok](/source/Kim_Young-ok_(actress)) as Kyul Myung-ja, Sang-shik's mother
* [Jung Hye-sun](/source/Jung_Hye-sun) as Baek Jo, Hye-ja's mother

'''Seo family'''
* [Lee Tae-gon](/source/Lee_Tae-gon) as Seo Young-guk
* [Lee Ah-jin](/source/Lee_Ah-jin) as Seo Kkeut-soon, sister
* [Park Geun-hyung](/source/Park_Geun-hyung) as Seo Ro-ma, father
* Hong Yoo-jin as Lee Tae-ri, mother

'''Supporting cast'''
* Michael Blunck as Kyle Huntington<ref>{{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](/source/Korea_JoongAng_Daily) |date=9 March 2010|access-date=15 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{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](/source/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}}</ref>
* [Jeong Yu-mi](/source/Jeong_Yu-mi_(actress%2C_born_1984)) 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](/source/Hong_Seok-cheon) as Director Hong
* [Noh Haeng-ha](/source/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](/source/Choi_Hyo-eun) as Jae-eun
* [Kim Kwang-kyu](/source/Kim_Kwang-kyu_(actor)) as plastic surgeon
* [Kim Da-som](/source/Kim_Da-som) as Ho Soon (eps. 13, 14)

==Awards==
'''[2009 MBC Drama Awards](/source/2009_MBC_Drama_Awards)'''<ref>{{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=[The Asia Business Daily](/source/The_Asia_Business_Daily)|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}}</ref>
* Excellence Award, Actress: [Go Na-eun](/source/Kang_Se-jung)
* Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama: [Kim Young-ok](/source/Kim_Young-ok_(actress))
* Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama: [Jung Hye-sun](/source/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
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:South Korean romance television series

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