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 (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.
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 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 Kim Da-som as Ho Soon (eps. 13, 14)
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
References
External links Assorted Gems official MBC website The Jewel Family at MBC Global Media