The Merchant (Korean: 상도; Hanja: 商道; RR: Sangdo) is a South Korean historical television drama, based on The Merchant of Joseon, a novel 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 is directed by Lee Byung-hoon and 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.
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Genre | Historical |
Based on | The Merchant of Joseon by Choe Inho |
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Directed by | Lee Byung-hoon |
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Theme music composer | Gum Nanse |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 50 |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | MBC |
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Network | MBC |
Release | October 15, 2001 April 2, 2002 | –
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