''The Merchant'' () is a South Korean

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, based on the novel ''The Merchant of Joseon'', written by Choe Inho. It tells the story of Im Sang-ok (1779–1855), a legendary merchant who lived during the

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. The series, directed by Lee Byung-hoon, stars

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, Kim Hyun-joo,

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and

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. It originally aired from October 15, 2001, to April 2, 2002, Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 ( KST) on MBC.

Cast

Main cast

as Im Sang-ok ** Maeng Se-chang as young Im Sang-ok * Kim Hyun-joo as Park Da-nyung *

as Jung Chi-soo *

as Park Joo-myung

Recurring cast

* Park In-hwan as Hong Deuk-joo *

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as Mi-geum * Han Hee as Jang Mi-ryung * Kim Yoo-mi as Yoon Chae-yeon * Song Jae-ho as Lim Bong-huk *

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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 *

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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 *

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as Yang Soo-dong. * Shin Gook as Hong Tae-joo * Choi Ran as Woo Yeo-ran *

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as Steward Hwang * Jun Soo-yeon as Lim Sang-hee *

Lee Ah-hyun Lee Ah-hyun (; born April 13, 1972) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the television drama ''Daughter of a Rich Family'', for which she won Best New Actress at the 1994 KBS Drama Awards The KBS Drama Awards () is an aw ...

as Cho Rae * Jung Sun-il as Sunjo * Lee Sook as Joo Mo

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Merchant (TV series), The 2001 South Korean television series debuts 2002 South Korean television series endings Television series set in Joseon MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean historical television series Television shows written by Choi Wan-kyu Television shows set in North Pyongan Province