The Merchant (TV series)

*The Merchant*
The Merchant
	Official DVD release poster.
Also known as	Sangdo; The Merchant of Joseon;
Genre	Historical fiction
Based on	The Merchant of Joseon; by Choi In-ho
Written by	Choi Wan-kyu; Jeong Hyeong-soo;
Directed by	Lee Byung-hoon
Starring	Lee Jae-ryong; Kim Hyun-joo; Jeong Bo-seok; Lee Soon-jae;
Theme music composer	Gum Nanse
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	50
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	MBC
Release
Original network	MBC
Original release	October 15, 2001 –; April 2, 2002

The Merchant[1] (Korean: 상도; Hanja: 商道; RR: Sangdo) is a South Korean 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 Dynasty.[2][3]

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. (KST) on MBC.[4]

Cast

[거상 임상옥의 일대기] 상도 The Merchant 상인들의 통역을 해주며 청국말을 늘리는 상옥. YouTube (in Korean). 옛드 : MBC 레전드 드라마. July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
サンド(商道). Innolife (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2015.
상도. Enha (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
"Sangdo (Drama - 2001)". Hancinema. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

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