''Ruby Ring'' () is a 2013

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series starring Lee So-yeon,

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. It airs on

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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 *

as the real Jung Runa/Jung Ruby *

as Bae Kyung-min, Ruby's husband *

as Na In-soo, Runa's fiancé

Supporting characters

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as Yoo Gil-ja, Ruby and Runa's mother *

Byun Jung-soo Byun Jung-soo (born April 15, 1974) is a South Korean model and actress. As a model in the 1990s, Byun walked the runways in Seoul, Paris and New York, notably for the brand Kenzo. She began acting in 2002, and starred in television dramas such ...

as Jung Cho-rim, Gil-ja's sister-in-law *

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as Bae Chang-geun, Kyung-min's father *Kim Seo-ra as Park Kyung-sook, Kyung-min's mother *

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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 *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 *

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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

International broadcast

Adaptations A Ukrainian adaptation titled ' 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

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. An Indonesian adaptation of the series called ''Bawang Putih Berkulit Merah''. It began airing on ANTV from 14 January 2020.

References

External links

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