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Overview

Many great men come from humble beginnings. During the end of the tumultuous Chosun Dynasty, Chun Bong Sam is a poor peddler who inherits a run-down inn. Through hard work and perseverance against a corrupt bureaucracy, Bong Sam achieves great success and becomes a powerful merchant. Can he help shape the way that industry and business should be done in the emerging modern era? It is based on the novel “Gaekju” by Kim Joo Young.

Series Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Jang Hyuk

    Chun Bong-sam

  2. Cast 1

    Han Chae-a

    Jo So-sa

  3. Cast 1

    Kim Min-jung

    Mae-wol

  4. Cast 1

    Yu Oh-seong

    Gil So-gae

  5. Cast 1

    Lee Duck-hwa

    Shin Seok-ju

  6. Cast 1

    Park Eun-hye

    Chun So-rye

  7. Cast 1

    Kim Kyu-chul

    Kim Bo-hyun

  8. Cast 1

    Jeong Tae-woo

    Sun-dol

  9. Cast 1

    Mun Ka-young

    Wol-yi

Last Season

Poster

Season 1

2015 | 41 episodes

season 1 of The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 premiered on Sep 23, 2015.

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It started off on a decent note but hit a major roadblock somewhere shortly after, a big nosedive out of nowhere! Disrespectful atrocious writing, to say the least. You may witness one of the worst written plot devices and tension management here. I was willing to give it a chance in the beginning despite the setback, but my interest plummeted faster than a rock when the male lead got entangled with that deplorable love interest plot. In fact, this applied to all of the four female leads. The momentum sputtered and stalled like a car running on fumes and the leads were stuck in first gear the ...

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Status Ended

Network Network

TypeScripted

Original LanguageKorean 

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