The Great Merchant
This drama is based on a real life figure Kim Man-deuk who was living in Jeju Island. She goes through a lot of changes in her life; at first she becomes a Gisaeng but turned herself into a merchant, and then becomes one of the biggest philanthropists in Joseon Dynasty. Man-deuk gets adopted by Granny at a young age. With great efforts, she becomes a Gisaeng who has outstanding talents in various areas. However, she gives up everything and runs away with her lover Jeong Hong-soo. She gets caught and sends to the transitory wards for epidemics for one year. When she came out from the wards, she starts to take care of the Gisaengs who are suffering from illness. Man-deuk goes into a business and restores the business ethics in Jeju. Meanwhile, Moon-sun, who used to be a friend of Man-deuk, feels a sense of inferiority and competes with Man-deuk’s business.
Director(s)
Kim Seong-yoon
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ParkMin
There was an attempt to create something but we got this. There was absolutely no need to have the first 5 episodes about her childhood then followed by another 6 episodes adulthood update. Her journey to become a merchant doesn't start until episode 12, almost halfway through!! Once again, the advertised theme doesn't get the intended focus it deserves, instead it gets bloated by redundant elements that take away rather than adding to the drama, case in point the love triangle. Why not delve deeper into the world of traders/merchants and explore all the intricacies surrounding it, it would make a much more stimulating experience. Anyway, the male cast performance wasn't good.
The Great Merchant FAQs
Kim Seong-yoon is the director of The Great Merchant.
The cast of The Great Merchant includes Goh Doo-shim as Granny, Kim Kap-soo as Kang Kye-man, Oh Yeon-seo as Lee Eun, Lee Mi-yeon as Kim Man-deok/Yi Hong, Kim Kyu-chul as Steward Oh, Shim Eun-kyung as Yi Hong (young), Han Jae-suk as Jung Hong-soo, Do Ji-han as Hong-soo (young), Park Sol-mi as Oh Moon-seon, Jo Byung-Gi as Lee Bang, Ha Seok-jin as Kang Yoo-ji, Yoo Yeon-mi as Kkot-nim, and more.
Episodes run about 50 mins. The total runtime is about 25h 0 mins.
The Great Merchant was released in 2010.
The Great Merchant is listed under Drama on Fanbiz.
The Great Merchant has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 3.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "There was an attempt to create something but we got this. There was absolutely no need to have the first 5 episodes about her childhood then followed by another 6 episodes adult..."
The Great Merchant has 1 season and 30 episodes on Fanbiz. Available seasons include Season 1.
