Assorted Gems
Assorted Gems 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.
Synopsis
The family drama Assorted Gems revolves around four siblings of the Gung family. All are named after precious jewels: eldest daughter, Bi-chwi, eldest son San-ho, second daughter Ryu-bi, and younger son Ho-bak.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.
Cast and characters
Gung family- Go Na-eun as Gung Bi-chwi
- So Yi-hyun as Gung Ryu-bi
- Lee Hyun-jin as Gung San-ho
- Lee Il-min as Gung Ho-bak
- Recipon Leo as Gung Tae-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
- 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
- Michael Blunck as Kyle Huntington
- Jeong Yu-mi as Lee Kang-ji
- Seo Woo-rim as Boss
- 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
- Kim Da-som as Ho Soon
Awards
2009 MBC Drama Awards- 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