| The Merchant | |
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 Official DVD release poster. | |
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| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Based on | The Merchant of Joseon by Choi In-ho |
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| Directed by | Lee Byung-hoon |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Gum Nanse |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | MBC |
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| Network | MBC |
| Release | October 15, 2001 – April 2, 2002 |
The Merchant[1] (Korean: 상도; Hanja: 商道; RR: Sangdo) is a South Korean historical television drama, based on The Merchant of Joseon, a novel written by Choi In-ho (2000). It tells the story of Im Sang-ok (1779–1855), a legendary merchant who lived in the Joseon Dynasty.[2][3]
The series is directed by Lee Byung-hoon and stars Lee Jae-ryong, Kim Hyun-joo, Jeong Bo-seok and Lee Soon-jae. It originally aired in 50 episodes from October 15, 2001, to April 2, 2002, Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:55 p.m. (KST) on MBC.[4]
Cast
Main cast
- Lee Jae-ryong as Im Sang-ok
- Maeng Se-chang as young Im Sang-ok
- Kim Hyun-joo as Park Da-nyung
- Jeong Bo-seok as Jung Chi-soo
- Lee Soon-jae as Park Joo-myung
Recurring cast
- Park In-hwan as Hong Deuk-joo
- Hong Eun-hee as Mi-geum
- Han Hee as Jang Mi-ryung
- Kim Yoo-mi as Yoon Chae-yeon
- Song Jae-ho as Lim Bong-huk
- Na Moon-hee as Dama Han
- Lee Hee-do as Heo Sam-bo
- Jung Ho-keun as Jang Suk-joo
- Jung Ki-sung as Kim Sat-kat
- Lee Joo-hyun as Jang Myung-gook
- Kim Se-joon as Bok Tae
- Kim Yong-gun as Mo Ga-bi
- Lee Kye-in as Bae Soon-tak
- Park Jung-woo as Kim Dae-hwan
- Park Young-ji as Park Jong-kyung
- Jung Myung-hwan as Kim Doo-kwan
- Seo Bum-shik as Lim Jin-han
- Park Chan-hwan as Hong Dae-soo / Hong Kyung-rae
- Na Sung-kyoon as Kim Tae-chul
- Im Hyun-sik as Yang Soo-dong.
- Shin Gook as Hong Tae-joo
- Choi Ran as Woo Yeo-ran
- Maeng Sang-hoon as Steward Hwang
- Jun Soo-yeon as Lim Sang-hee
- Lee Ah-hyun as Cho Rae
- Jung Sun-il as Sunjo
- Lee Sook as Joo Mo
References
- ↑ [거상 임상옥의 일대기] 상도 The Merchant 상인들의 통역을 해주며 청국말을 늘리는 상옥. YouTube (in Korean). 옛드 : MBC 레전드 드라마. July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ↑ サンド(商道). Innolife (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ 상도. Enha (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Sangdo (Drama - 2001)". Hancinema. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
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