God of Trade - Innkeeper 2015

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: Melodrama
• Episodes: 41
• Broadcast network: KBS2
• Broadcast period: 2015-Sep-23 to 2016-Feb-18
• Air time: 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. --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. --KoreanDrama

Cast

Main Cast

• Jang Hyuk as Chun Bong Sam
  • Jo Hyun Do (조현도) 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 as Park Seo Gi
• Im Ho as Min Gyum Ho

Others

• Jun Hun Tae
• Kim Seung Wook
• Kim Ha Kyoon
• Kim Duk Hyun
• Yoo Byung Sun (유병선)
• Jung Byung Ho (정병호)
• Yoo Jong Geun (유종근)
• Park Yoo Seung (박유승) as Merchant Jang
• 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 (기연호)
• Go Kyu Pil as a peddler
• Kim Gi Nam (김기남)
• Han Choon Il (한춘일)
• Ji Sung Geun (지성근)
• Go In Bum
• Jo In Pyo as Jo Hang Gyoo (Jo So Sa's brother)
• Kim Jin Tae as Jo Soon Deuk (Jo So Sa's father)
• Seo Young Tak (서영탁)
• Kim Kwan Gi (김관기)
• Song Bo Eun (송보은)
• Baek Yoon Heum (백윤흠)
• Jung Dong Kyu
• Lee Ji Hyun
• Lee Ki Yeol
• Kim Ki Doo (김기두)
• Choi Ji Na as Queen Min
• In Sung Ho (인성호)
• Ahn Jae Mo as Min Young Ik
• Jo Duk Hyun
• Woo Hyun
• Park Hyo Joon
• Song Young Jae

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 (김민경), Park Woo Ram (박우람), Ahn Chang Hyun (안창현), Han Hye Yun (한혜연)
• Director: Kim Jong Sun, Kim Dong Hwi (김동휘)
• Screenwriters: Jung Sung Hee and Lee Han Ho
• Original writing: The Innkeeper by 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

• Official site
• Daum movie site
• Korean Wikipedia

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