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[[File:God of Trade - Innkeeper 2015.jpg|250px|thumb|God of Trade - Innkeeper 2015]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 장사의 신 - 객주 2015 (商事의 神 - 客主 2015) / Jangsaui Sin - Gaekju 2015
*'''Also known as:''' The Merchant: Gaekju 2015
*'''Genre:''' Historical, melodrama
*'''Episodes:''' 41
*'''Broadcast network:''' KBS2
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2015-Sep-23 to 2016-Feb-18
*'''Air time:''' [[KBS2 Wednesday & Thursday Night 2155#KBS2 Wednesday & Thursday (9:55 PM)|Wednesday & Thursday 22:00]]
*'''Original Soundtrack:''' [[God of Trade - Innkeeper 2015 OST]]

==Synopsis==
This is an underdog success story about a poor man (Jang Hyuk) who inherits an inn and eventually becomes a powerful businessman who doesn’t cave to threats, and fights against the shady alliances between government and big business. He never loses sight of his humble beginnings as a peddler even after achieving great success, and eventually shapes the way that industry and business are done in his time.
--[http://www.dramabeans.com/2015/07/kim-min-jung-to-join-jang-hyuk-in-the-innkeeper/ Dramabeans]

Based on the ten-volume original novel “Gaekju” by Kim Joo Young which was published from 1979-June to 1983-Feb through daily newspaper “The Seoul Shinmun”.
A drama that tells the story of tradesmen in the late years of the Joseon era. Cheon Bong Sam (Jang Hyuk), the descendant of a merchant family, starts off in the market as a barker and makes his way up to become a wealthy merchant. 
--[http://http://www.koreandrama.org/gaekju-2015/ KoreanDrama]

==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
;Main Cast
*[[Jang Hyuk]] as Chun Bong Sam
**[[Jo Hyun Do]] as young Bong Sam
*[[Yoo Oh Sung]] as Gil So Gae
**[[Park Gun Tae]] as young So Gae
*[[Kim Min Jung]] as Gae Ttong / Mae Wol
*[[Han Chae Ah]] as Jo So Sa

;Chun Family Merchant Group
*[[Park Eun Hye]] as Chun So Rye
**[[Seo Ji Hee]] as young So Rye
*[[Im Hyung Joon]] as Oh Deuk Gae
*[[Im Dae Ho]] as a peddler
*[[Song Young Jae]] as Mung Gae
*[[Park Hyo Joon]] as Ahm Mang Chi

;Songpa Stables
*[[Jung Tae Woo]] as Sun Dol
*[[Ryu Dam]] as Gom Bae
*[[Kim Myung Soo]] as Jo Sung Joon
*[[Park Sang Myun]] as Song Man Chi
*[[Yang Jung Ah]] as Bang Geum
*[[Lee Dal Hyung]] as Choi Dol
*[[Bang Hyung Joo]] (방형주) as Wang Bal

;Yuguijeon Merchant Group
*[[Moon Ga Young]] as Wol Yi
*[[Lee Duk Hwa]] as Shin Suk Joo
*[[Lee Won Bal]] (이원발) as Yang Bum
*[[Kim Il Woo]] as Maeng Goo Bum
*[[Kim Kyu Chul]] as Kim Bo Hyun
*[[Kim Hak Chul]] as Kim Hak Joon
*[[Kim Jong Kook (1963)|Kim Jong Kook]] as Park Seo Gi
*[[Im Ho]] as Min Gyum Ho

;Others
*[[Park Yoo Seung]] (박유승) as Merchant Jang
*[[Jo In Pyo]] as Jo Hang Gyoo (Jo So Sa's brother)
*[[Kim Jin Tae]] as Jo Soon Deuk (Jo So Sa's father)
*[[Choi Ji Na]] as [[wikipedia:Empress Myeongseong|Queen Min]]
*[[Huh Jung Bum]] as student
*[[Kim Yong Woon]] as King's bodyguard
*[[Jun Hun Tae]]
*[[Kim Seung Wook]]
*[[Kim Ha Kyoon]]
*[[Kim Duk Hyun]]
*[[Yoo Byung Sun]] (유병선)
*[[Jung Byung Ho]] (정병호)
*[[Yoo Jong Geun]] (유종근)
*[[Kim Young Ki]]
*[[Jun Jin Gi]]
*[[Seol Ji Yoon]]
*[[Oh Shi Eun]] (오시은)
*[[Kim Hong Soo]] (김홍수)
*[[Lee Jin Mok]] (이진목)
*[[Choi Hyun Tae]] (최현태)
*[[Bae Sung Jin]] (배성진)
*[[Han Tae Il]] (한태일)
*[[Gi Yun Ho]]
*[[Go Kyu Pil]] as a peddler
*[[Kim Gi Nam]] (김기남)
*[[Han Choon Il]] (한춘일)
*[[Ji Sung Geun]] (지성근)
*[[Go In Bum]]
*[[Seo Young Tak]] (서영탁)
*[[Kim Kwan Gi]] (김관기)
*[[Song Bo Eun]] 
*[[Baek Yoon Heum]]
*[[Jung Dong Kyu]]
*[[Lee Ji Hyun (1984)|Lee Ji Hyun]]
*[[Lee Ki Yeol]]
*[[Kim Ki Doo]]
*[[In Sung Ho]] (인성호)
*[[Ahn Jae Mo]] as Min Young Ik
*[[Jo Duk Hyun]]
*[[Woo Hyun]]
*[[Park Hyo Joon]]
*[[Song Young Jae]]
*[[Jung Mi Ae]]

;Cameos
*[[Kim Seung Soo]] as Chun Oh Soo (Chun Bong Sam's father)
*[[Lee Won Jong]] as Gil Sang Moon (Gil So Gae's father)
*[[Choi Joo Bong]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Chief Producer:''' [[Kang Byung Taek]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kim Min Kyung (producer)|Kim Min Kyung]] (김민경), [[Park Woo Ram]], [[Ahn Chang Hyun]] (안창현), [[Han Hye Yun (producer)|Han Hye Yun]] (한혜연)
*'''Director:''' [[Kim Jong Sun]], [[Kim Dong Hwi]]
*'''Screenwriters:''' [[Jung Sung Hee]] and [[Lee Han Ho]]
*'''Original writing:''' ''The Innkeeper'' by [[wikipedia:Kim Joo-young|Kim Joo Young]]

==Recognitions==
;2015 KBS Drama Awards:
*Excellence Award, Mid-length Drama - Actor ([[Jang Hyuk]])
*Excellence Award, Mid-length Drama - Actress ([[Kim Min Jung]])
*Excellence Award - Supporting Actor ([[Kim Kyu Chul]])
*Best Couple ([[Jang Hyuk]] & [[Han Chae Ah]])

==Episode Ratings==
''See [[God of Trade - Innkeeper 2015/Episode Ratings]]''

==Notes==
*The Merchant Gaekju 2015 has been confirmed on December 16th, 2015 to add 5 episodes to have a total of 41 episodes.

==External Links==
*[http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/gaekjoo/ Official site]
*[[wikipedia:The Merchant: Gaekju 2015|English Wikipedia]]
*[[wikipedia:ko:장사의 신 - 객주 2015|Korean Wikipedia]]

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