Korean Drama

Tuesday 28 September 2010

The Great Merchant – Kim Man Deok

Title: 거상 김만덕 / Geosang Kim Man Deok / The Great Merchant

Chinese Title : 巨商金万德

Also known as: Merchant Kim Man Deok / Colossus Kim Man Deok

Genre: Historical

Episodes: 30

Broadcast network: KBS1

Broadcast period: 2010-Mar-06 to 2010-June-13

Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:40

Synopsis

This drama depicts the life of Kim Man Deok, a woman born on Jeju Island who transcended her lowly status as a gisaeng as well as the restraints of her birthplace, considered at the time to be a remote place of exile, to become a successful female merchant in the Joseon Era. She later became a famous model of virtue and nobility when she donated all her assets to aid the residents of Jeju during a famine, saving countless lives.

Cast

Lee Mi Yeon as Kim Man Deok

- Shim Eun Kyung as Hong (young Man Deok)

Han Jae Suk as Jung Hong Soo

- Do Ji Han as young Hong Soo

Park Sol Mi as Moon Seon

- Joo Da Young as Mak Soon (young Moon Seon)

Ha Suk Jin as Kang Yoo Ji

Go Doo Shim as Hal Mae

Kim Gab Soo as Kang Kye Man

Kim Chul Ki as Dong Ah

Song Yong Tae as Go Seok Joo

Jun Ye Seo as Baek So Rye

Jo Jae Wan as Deok Pal

Lee Mi Ji as Deok Pal’s mother

Oh Yeon Seo as Lee Eun

Lee Byung Wook as Kim Pan Sul

Kim Myung Kook as Choi Nam Gu

Kim Gyu Chul as Steward Oh

Lee Dal Hyung as Kim Dong Joo

Jung Soo Young as Kim Seo Joo

Jo Byung Gi (조병기) as Lee Bang

Jung Jong Joon as Mu Maeng Dal

Kim Sun Kyung as Myo Hyang

Shim Eun Jin as Yo Hwa

Jo Yang Ja as Mother Chok Sae

Park Soon Chun as Yeong Cheon Daek

Jung Joo Hee (정주희) as Holjjugi

Choi Jae Sung as Kim Eung Ryul

Kim Byung Gi as Jung Do Woong

Choo So Young as Eun Hong

Lee Duk Hee as Jung Hong Soo’s mother

Kang Min Suk (강민석) as Chil Bok

Maeng Ho Rim as Chae Je Gong

Yoo Yeon Mi as young Kkot Nim

Kim Sung Hoon as Wal Pae

Im Hyuk