Ruby Ring

*Ruby Ring*
Ruby Ring
	Promotional poster
Also known as	Ruby's Ring
Genre	Melodrama ; Romance ; Family
Written by	Hwang Soon-young
Directed by	Jeon San
Starring	Lee So-yeon ; Im Jung-eun ; Kim Suk-hoon ; Park Gwang-hyun
Composer	Lee Chang-hee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	93
Production
Executive producer	Lee Jae-sang KBS
Producer	Park Ki-ho
Cinematography	Kwon Hyeok-gyun
Editor	Han Man-woong
Running time	35 minutes from Mondays to Fridays at 19:45 (KST)
Production company	Jidam Inc. (formerly Yein E&M)
Original release
Network	Korean Broadcasting System
Release	19 August 2013 –; 3 January 2014

Ruby Ring (Korean: 루비 반지; RR: 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.^[1]^[2] 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^[3]
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

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013	KBS Drama Awards^[4]	Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama	Kim Suk-hoon	Won
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama	Park Gwang-hyun	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama	Lee So-yeon	Won
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama	Im Jung-eun	Nominated

International broadcast

Country	Network	Airing dates
South Korea	KBS2	August 19, 2013 - January 3, 2014 (KBS 2TV日日連續劇/한국방송공사 2TV 일일연속극)
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)
Singapore	Hub VV Drama	April 24, 2015 - June 29, 2015 (Monday to Friday from 17:45 - 19:00)
Thailand	Channel 9 MCOT HD	August 12, 2016 - October 7, 2016, airing only 17 episodes (no airing episode) (Thursday and Friday from 09.30-10.30) second broadcasting every July 5, 2017 - August 3, 2017 (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 08.00-10.00) and repeats the third January 28, 2018 - April 6, 2018 (Every Monday to Friday from 23.05-23.50) (Thursday 22 February, 23 February, no broadcast due to broadcast live DARE TO DREAM LPGA THAILAND 2018 golf)

References

^ Lee, Jun-hyeun. "Lee So Yeon & Lim Jung Eun at press conference of Ruby Ring". StarN News. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
^ "Actress Lee So-yeon smiles during a press event for her new TV drama in Seoul on Tuesday". The Chosun Ilbo. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
^ Jung, Joon-young (December 18, 2013). "[포토]하주희, 보기만해도 따스한 퍼베스트~". Asia Economics News (in Korean). Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

External links

[1] Lee, Jun-hyeun. "Lee So Yeon & Lim Jung Eun at press conference of Ruby Ring". StarN News. Retrieved 2013-08-21.

[2] "Actress Lee So-yeon smiles during a press event for her new TV drama in Seoul on Tuesday". The Chosun Ilbo. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-20.

[3] Jung, Joon-young (December 18, 2013). "[포토]하주희, 보기만해도 따스한 퍼베스트~". Asia Economics News (in Korean). Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[4] Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

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