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The Merchant (TV Series)
''The Merchant'' () is a South Korean Sageuk, 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, Joseon Dynasty. 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. (Time in South Korea, KST) on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, MBC. 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 (actor), Park In-hwan as Hong Deuk-joo * Hong Eun-hee as Mi-geum * Han Hee as Jang Mi-ryung * Kim Yoo-mi (actress), 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-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sageuk
(Hangul: 사극, Hanja: 史劇; ) in Korean language, Korean denotes historical dramas, including traditional drama plays, Cinema of Korea, films or Korean drama, television series. In English language literature usually refers to historical films and television series (of South Korea). In North Korea, South Korean historical dramas are generally called 고전 영화 (Hanja: 古典 映畫, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Gojeon Yeonghwa'') or classic film. The first known historical film, ''The Story of Chun-hyang'' filmed in 1923, was directed by a Japanese filmmaker. The first Korean sound film was also . The heyday of Korean cinema began in the 1950s and lasted until the 1980s, with many films released, like Lee Gyu-hwan's Chunhyangga, Chunhyang adaptation in 1955. In the 1960s, historical melodramas were significant, as well as martial arts films. In the 1970s, due to the popularity of television, cinema started to decline, and in the 1980s it encountered a crisis, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
