Jewel Bibimbap
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Title: 보석비빔밥 / Jewel Bibimbap
Chinese title : 寶石拌飯
Also known as: Assorted Gems / Bosuk Bibimbap / The Jewel Family
Previously known as: 손짓 / Sonjit / Hand Signal / Hand Gesture
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Sept-05 to 2010-Feb-21
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45
Synopsis
The four siblings in the Gung family were named after precious jewels: eldest daughter Bi Chwi (Jade), eldest son San Ho (Coral), second daughter Ryu Bi (Ruby), and the youngest son, Ho Bak (Amber). Like an assortment of beautiful gems, their colours may clash and their sharp edges chip away at each other. Using an analogy of a bowl of rice with assorted ingredients to illustrate the workings of a family, the key to a great dish is using the right balance of ingredients in order to create a good mixture. Assorted Gems tells the story of the different lives of the family members and how they learn from their clashes to find the perfect balance.
Cast
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)
Han Jin Hee as Gung Sang Sik (father)
Han Hye Sook as Pi Hye Ja (mother)
Kim Young Ok as Kyul Myung Ja (Sang Sik’s mother)
Jung Hye Sun as Baek Jo (Hye Ja’s mother)
Seo Family
Lee Tae Gon as Seo Yeong Guk
Choi Ah Jin as Seo Kkeut Soon (sister)
Park Geun Hyung as Seo Ro Ma (father)
Hong Yoo Jin as Lee Tae Ri (mother)
Other people
Michael Blunck as Kyle Huntington
Jung Yoo Mi as Lee Kang Ji
Seo Woo Rim as Sa Jang
Yoon Jong Hwa as Yoo Byung Hoon (Ryu Bi’s ex)
Choi Jae Ho as Jo Bang Kyu
Hwang Hyo Eun as Ma Ye Soon (Seo family maid)
Kwon Min as Hwang Woo Bin
Han Ji Hoo as Tae Seong
Hong Suk Chun as Hong Sa Hyun (bald PD)
Oh Mi Hee as Kyle’s korean stepmother
Shin Shin Ae as Hye Ja’s friend
Seol Woon Do as Seol Hwang Do
Kim Kwang Gyu as bald doctor (cameo)
Production Credits
Director: Baek Ho Min
Screenwriter: Im Sung Han
Producer: Kim Jung Ho
Awards
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Female Excellence Award (Go Na Eun)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Kim Young Ok)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Jung Hye Sun)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-05 | 1 | 7.5 | 7.9 (18th) |
| 2009-09-06 | 2 | 5.7 | (<9.9) |
| 2009-09-12 | 3 | 8.2 | 8.5 (20th) |
| 2009-09-13 | 4 | 10.0 (15th) | 10.5 (15th) |
| 2009-09-19 | 5 | 9.0 (16th) | 9.5 (16th) |
| 2009-09-20 | 6 | 10.8 (13th) | 11.1 (11th) |
| 2009-09-26 | 7 | 13.9 (7th) | 14.5 (6th) |
| 2009-09-27 | 8 | 14.3 (7th) | 14.7 (7th) |
| 2009-10-03 | 9 | 12.5 (5th) | 12.8 (5th) |
| 2009-10-04 | 10 | 15.8 (7th) | 16.0 (6th) |
| 2009-10-10 | 11 | 13.6 (8th) | 13.9 (8th) |
| 2009-10-11 | 12 | 13.7 (6th) | 14.2 (6th) |
| 2009-10-17 | 13 | 13.1 (7th) | 14.0 (6th) |
| 2009-10-18 | 14 | 14.3 (7th) | 15.4 (5th) |
| 2009-10-24 | 15 | 10.6 (12th) | 11.2 (11th) |
| 2009-10-25 | 16 | 15.9 (7th) | 16.7 (6th) |
| 2009-10-31 | 17 | 14.5 (5th) | 15.6 (5th) |
| 2009-11-01 | 18 | 15.0 (7th) | 15.3 (7th) |
| 2009-11-07 | 19 | 15.9 (5th) | 16.7 (5th) |
| 2009-11-08 | 20 | 15.9 (7th) | 16.9 (6th) |
| 2009-11-14 | 21 | 16.6 (5th) | 17.3 (5th) |
| 2009-11-15 | 22 | 16.2 (7th) | 17.1 (7th) |
| 2009-11-21 | 23 | 16.6 (5th) | 17.3 (5th) |
| 2009-11-22 | 24 | 15.8 (7th) | 16.3 (7th) |
| 2009-11-28 | 25 | 17.0 (6th) | 18.2 (5th) |
| 2009-11-29 | 26 | 17.4 (6th) | 18.5 (5th) |
| 2009-12-05 | 27 | 14.3 (9th) | 15.9 (7th) |
| 2009-12-06 | 28 | 20.2 (4th) | 21.4 (4th) |
| 2009-12-12 | 29 | 17.5 (4th) | 17.6 (5th) |
| 2009-12-13 | 30 | 20.1 (4th) | 21.1 (4th) |
| 2009-12-19 | 31 | 19.4 (3rd) | 19.8 (4th) |
| 2009-12-20 | 32 | 20.2 (4th) | 20.8 (4th) |
| 2009-12-26 | 33 | 19.8 (4th) | 20.3 (4th) |
| 2009-12-27 | 34 | 23.0 (3rd) | 23.8 (3rd) |
| 2010-01-02 | 35 | 21.4 (3rd) | 22.4 (3rd) |
| 2010-01-03 | 36 | 23.3 (4th) | 24.5 (3rd) |
| 2010-01-09 | 37 | 23.2 (3rd) | 24.9 (2nd) |
| 2010-01-10 | 38 | 23.7 (4th) | 24.5 (3rd) |
| 2010-01-16 | 39 | 22.2 (2nd) | 23.1 (3rd) |
| 2010-01-17 | 40 | 21.9 (4th) | 22.3 (3rd) |
| 2010-01-23 | 41 | 22.8 (3rd) | 23.3 (3rd) |
| 2010-01-24 | 42 | 23.5 (4th) | 23.4 (4th) |
| 2010-01-30 | 43 | 23.9 (4th) | 23.9 (4th) |
| 2010-01-31 | 44 | 23.7 (4th) | 24.3 (4th) |
| 2010-02-06 | 45 | 22.3 (4th) | 22.4 (4th) |
| 2010-02-07 | 46 | 23.9 (4th) | 24.5 (4th) |
| 2010-02-13 | 47 | 18.7 (4th) | 18.5 (4th) |
| 2010-02-14 | 48 | 18.5 (4th) | 18.6 (2nd) |
| 2010-02-20 | 49 | 23.5 (4th) | 24.2 (4th) |
| 2010-02-21 | 50 | 25.8 (4th) | 26.1 (4th) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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September 17th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I love Lee Tae Gon, he is the best koreanactor..love his acting..very talented and natural..
September 17th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
I also like this drama, very nice drama bec Lee Tae Gon. he will always the best korean actor in my heart… always love him…
September 26th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
a dreadfully GREAT drama… i love it
October 2nd, 2010 at 3:17 am
love this dramaaaaaa !<3
October 4th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
NICE DRAMA!!!! I love Lee Tae Gon…
October 5th, 2010 at 11:54 am
love this drama!
October 8th, 2010 at 8:12 am
I also like this drama, very nice drama bec Lee Tae Gon. he will always the best korean actor in my heart… always love him…
January 21st, 2011 at 8:04 am
I loved watching The Jewel Familiy, excellent casting, my best regards to Choi Ah Jin, congratulations to this Girl.
February 14th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
I love the story quite a lot in general.
But i only finish 39ep.
I dislike the problem between bi chew,hobak,young guk and kkeut soon.
I find it really stupid and i pretty much skip through the whole of ep39.
May 11th, 2011 at 7:07 am
HEY I REALLY LIKE THIS DRAMA, VERY ENTERTAININ, BOTH GRANMAS
WUZ OFF THE HOOK!!! THE PARENTS WUZ TOO MUCH, THEY WERE LIKE
KIDS, WATS UP WITH THAT!!! THE STORYLINE ON ALL THE FOUR KIDS,
WUZ GREAT, THEY WERE SO ALL SO NATURAL, AND I LIKE THE WHITE
DUDE THAT CAN GET DOWN BY SPEAKIN KOREAN!!! HEYYYY, MORE
PROPS TO YOU!!! THIS DRAMA IS GREAT, VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER
July 17th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
I really love this korean drama. It makes me laugh and cry. I really like all the cast they really look like a family.
September 9th, 2011 at 7:02 am
After hearing all the positive comments about this drama, the only question I can ask is “Are we drinking the same stuff?”
Jewel Bibimbap may have started out fine, but the ending was terrible. Kyle and Ruby should’ve ended up together, and so should Kkeut Soon and Ho Bak. Tae Ri also dies needlessly on the way to Kkeut Soon and Ho Bak’s wedding, wrecking what started out as a light-hearted and promising comedy and turning it into a stupid and boring tragedy. In short, watching Jewel Bibimbap ended up being a total waste of time and effort.
September 22nd, 2011 at 1:30 am
I totally agree with you Jd. it was totally awful
March 8th, 2012 at 3:20 am
I enjoyed this Korean family drama superb acting.
April 16th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
wow.. thank God I havent finished watching this one, I also hope that Kyle will end up with Ryu Bi, what a mess..