''The Merchant'' () is a South Korean historical television drama, based on ''The Merchant of Joseon'', a novel written by

Choi In-ho Choe Inho (, 17 October 1945 – 25 September 2013) was a South Korean writer."최인호 " ...

Im Sang-ok Im Sang-ok (Korean: 임상옥, 林尙沃) (1779–1855) was a trader in the middle of Joseon Dynasty. His Bon-gwan is Jeonju, Ja is Gyeongyak (경약, 景若), Ho is (가포, 稼圃). He was born in Uiju, Pyeonganbukdo. Early life Im Sang-ok wa ...

(1779–1855), a legendary merchant who lived in the

Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

. The series is directed by

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and stars

Lee Jae-ryong Lee Jae-ryong (born September 24, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in television series, notably the merchant-centered period epic '' Sangdo'' (2001), the medical drama ''General Hospital'' (1994 and 2008), and Noh H ...

Kim Hyun-joo Kim Hyun-joo ( ko, 김현주; born 24 April 1977) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in television dramas ''Glass Slippers'' (2002), ''Toji, the Land'' (2004), '' Twinkle Twinkle'' (2011), ''What Happens to My Fa ...

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and

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. 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.

Cast

Main cast

as Im Sang-ok ** Maeng Se-chang as young Im Sang-ok *

as Park Da-nyung *

as Jung Chi-soo *

as Park Joo-myung

Recurring cast

* Park In-hwan as Hong Deuk-joo *

Hong Eun-hee Hong Eun-hee (born February 17, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Variety/radio show Web shows Music video Theater Awards and nominations References External links * Hong Eun-hee at Namoo Actors N ...

as Mi-geum * Han Hee as Jang Mi-ryung * Kim Yoo-mi as Yoon Chae-yeon *

Song Jae-ho Song Jae-ho (born Song Jae-eon; 10 March 1937 – 7 November 2020) was a South Korean actor. Career He made his acting debut in 1959, and became best known for his work in 1970s and 1980s Korean cinema, notably ''Yeong-ja's Heydays'' (1975). S ...

as Lim Bong-huk *

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as Dama Han * Lee Hee-do as Heo Sam-bo *

Jung Ho-keun Jung Ho-keun (born September 28, 1964) is a South Korean actor and shaman, who mostly was a supporting actor in television dramas. In 2008, Jung played the leading role in a stage musical production of ''Hi Franceska'', adapted from ''Hello Fran ...

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 Kim Yong-gun (; born May 8, 1946) is a South Korean actor. His sons Ha Jung-woo Kim Sung-hoon (born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest gr ...

as Mo Ga-bi *

Lee Kye-in Lee Kye-in (born May 16, 1952) is a South Korean actor. Among his notable television series are ''Chief Inspector'' (1972-1989), ''Country Diaries'' (1980-2002), '' Emperor Wang Gun'' (2000-2002), and ''Jumong Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: ...

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 Im Hyun-sik (born December 31, 1945) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading role in the family drama ''Three Families Under One Roof'' (1986-1993), and supporting roles in the period epics '' Hur Jun'' (1999) and ''Dae Jang G ...

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

Maeng Sang-hoon Maeng Sang-hoon (born October 29, 1960) is a South Korean actor from the Sinchang Maeng clan Sinchang Maeng clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Asan, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2000, th ...

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 In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than ...

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 the Joseon dynasty 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