The Merchant (TV series)

The Merchant is a South Korean historical television drama, 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 Joseon dynasty. The series, directed by Lee Byung-hoon, stars Lee Jae-ryong, Kim Hyun-joo, Jeong Bo-seok and Lee Soon-jae. It originally aired from October 15, 2001, to April 2, 2002, Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) on MBC.

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