| Ruby Ring | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster
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| Also known as | Ruby's Ring |
| Genre | Melodrama Revenge Romance Family |
| Written by | Hwang Soon-young |
| Directed by | Jeon San |
| Starring | Lee So-yeon Im Jung-eun Kim Suk-hoon Park Gwang-hyun |
| Music by | Lee Chang-hee (music director) |
| 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 | KBS2 |
| Release | 19 August 2013 (2013-08-19) – 3 January 2014 (2014-01-03) |
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.
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.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Kim Suk-hoon | Won | |
| Park Gwang-hyun | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Lee So-yeon | Won | ||
| Im Jung-eun | Nominated |
| Country | Network | Airing dates |
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 South Korea
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KBS2 | August 19, 2013 - January 3, 2014 (KBS 2TV日日連續劇/한국방송공사 2TV 일일연속극) |
 Taiwan
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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
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Hub VV Drama | April 24, 2015 - June 29, 2015 (Monday to Friday from 17:45 - 19:00) |
 Thailand
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Channel 9 MCOT HD | August 12, 2016 - October 7, 2016, airing only 17 episodes (no airing episode) (Thursday and Friday from 09.30 to 10.30) second broadcasting every July 5, 2017 - August 3, 2017 (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 08.00 to 10.00) and repeats the third January 28, 2018 - April 6, 2018 (Every Monday to Friday from 23.05 to 23.50) (Thursday 22 February, 23 February, no broadcast due to broadcast live DARE TO DREAM LPGA THAILAND 2018 golf) |
Adaptations
A Ukrainian adaptation titled Obruchka z rubinom [uk] has been produced by Front Cinema Production and aired on Ukraina between 2 January and 25 May 2018. The Ukrainian version has also been broadcast in 2022 by Polish channel TV4.[5]
An Indonesian adaptation of the series called Bawang Putih Berkulit Merah. It began airing on ANTV from 14 January 2020.[6][7][8]
