The Merchant (TV series)

*The Merchant*
The Merchant
	Official DVD release poster
Also known as	Sangdo; The Merchant of Joseon;
Genre	Historical
Based on	The Merchant of Joseon; by Choe Inho
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
Original release
Network	MBC
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 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.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

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^ [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.