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* '''Drama:''' The Great Merchant (English title) / Wealthy Merchant Kim Man Deok (literal title) <br />
* '''Revised romanization:''' Geosang Kim Man Deok<br />
* '''Hangul:''' 거상 김만덕 <br />
* '''Director:''' [[Kang Byung-Taek (director)|Kang Byung-Taek]], [[Kim Sung-Yoon (director)|Kim Sung-Yoon]]<br />
* '''Writer:''' [[Kim Jin-Suk]]<br />
* '''Producer:''' [[Park Ki-Ho]]<br />
* '''Network:''' [[KBS]]<br />
* '''Episodes:''' 30<br />
* '''Release Date:''' March 6 - June 13, 2010<br />
* '''Runtime:''' Sat, Sun 21:40<br />
* '''Language:''' Korean<br />
* '''Country:''' South Korea<br />
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==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==<br />
Man Deok-Kim ([[Lee Mi-Yeon]]) was born into the noble class, but became an orphan at the age of 12. She was than adopted by a prostitute on Jeju Island and worked as a prostitute. At the age of 22, Deok-Kim appealed to government authorities and freed herself from prostitution and also reclaimed her noble status. Deok-Kim would then go on to become a wealthy merchant by importing & exporting goods between Jeju Island and the Korean mainland. By the age of 50, Deok-Kim would become one of the richest persons living on Jeju Island. A severe famine would then strike the island taking the lives of one-third of the population. This famine would move Deok-Kim so much that she would sell her entire assets to help feed the starving people of her island.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
# "The Great Merchant" is based on the life of Kim Man Deok (1739-1812) - a wealthy merchant who sold her entire assets after a severe famine on Jeju Islands and donated 90% of the proceeds to help the starving people of Jeju Island. A memorial was created for Kim Man Deok on Jeju Island in 1978 and Jeju Island also presents a yearly Man-deok Award to two outstanding ladies that those those in need.<br />
# "Wealthy Merchant Kim Man Deok" will take over the time slot previously occupied by the [[KBS]] drama "[[The Reputable Family]]" (Myeong-ga).<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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| [[File:Great Merchant-Park Sol-Mi.jpg|link=Park Sol-Mi|90px]] <br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Han Jae-Seok.jpg|link=Han Jae-Suk|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Ha Seok-Jin.jpg|link=Ha Seok-Jin|90px]]<br />
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| [[Lee Mi-Yeon]]<br />
| [[Park Sol-Mi]]<br />
| [[Han Jae-Suk]] <br />
| [[Ha Seok-Jin]] <br />
| [[Ko Du-Shim]] <br />
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| Kim Man-Deuk<br />
| Oh Moon-Sun<br />
| Jeong Hong-Su<br />
| Gang Yu-Ji<br />
| Granny<br />
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| [[File:Great Merchant-Lee Mi-Ji.jpg|link=Lee Mi-Ji (1960)|90ox]]<br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Lee Byeong-Wook.jpg|link=ee Byung-Wook|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Kim Kap-Su.jpg|link=Kim Kap-Su|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Kim Myeong-Kuk.jpg|link=Kim Myeong-Kuk|90px]]<br />
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| [[Kim Cheol-Ki]] <br />
| [[Lee Mi-Ji (1960)|Lee Mi-Ji]]<br />
| [[Lee Byung-Wook]] <br />
| [[Kim Kap-Soo]] <br />
| [[Kim Myeong-Kuk]] <br />
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| Dong-A<br />
| Duk-Pal's mother<br />
| Kim Pan-Sool<br />
| Gang Gae-Man<br />
| Choi Nam-Gu<br />
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| [[File:Great Merchant-Lee Dal-Hyeong.jpg|link=Lee Doll-Hyung|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Kim Seon-Kyeong.jpg|link=Kim Sun-Kyung|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Shim Eun-Jin.jpg|link=Shim Eun-Jin|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Jo Yang-Ja.jpg|link=Jo Yang-Ja|90px]]<br />
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| [[Kim Kyu-Cheol]] <br />
| [[Lee Doll-Hyung]] <br />
| [[Kim Sun-Kyung (1968)|Kim Sun-Kyung]] <br />
| [[Shim Eun-Jin]] <br />
| [[Jo Yang-Ja]] <br />
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| Oh Jip-Sa<br />
| Kim Dong-Joo<br />
| Myohyang<br />
| Yo Hwa<br />
| Chok-Sae's mother<br />
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| [[File:Great Merchant-Chu So-Yeong.jpg|link=Choo So-Young|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Great Merchant-Lee Deok-Hee.jpg|link=Lee Deok-Hee|90px]]<br />
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| [[Park Sun-Cheon]] <br />
| [[Choi Jae-Sung]] <br />
| [[Kim Byeong-Ki]] <br />
| [[Choo So-Young]] <br />
| [[Lee Duk-Hee]] <br />
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| Young Cheon-Daek<br />
| Kim Eung-Ryeol<br />
| Jung Do-Woong<br />
| Eun-Hong<br />
| Hong-Soo's mother<br />
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'''Additional Cast Members:'''<br />
* [[Shim Eun-Kyung]] - Hong (young Kim Mandeuk)<br />
* [[Joo A-Reum (1995)|Joo A-Reum]] - Moonsun (young)<br />
* [[Song Yong-Tae]] - Ko Suk-Joo<br />
* [[Jeon Ik-Ryung]] - Baek Jo-Rye<br />
* [[Jo Jae-Wan]] - Duk-Pal<br />
* [[Oh Yeon-Seo]] - Lee-Eun<br />
* [[Jung Soo-Young (1982)|Jung Soo-Young]] - Kim Seo-Joo<br />
* [[Jo Byung-Gi]] - Lee-Bang<br />
* [[Shin So-I]] - Chung-Yi<br />
* [[Maeng Ho-Rim]] - Chae Je-Gong<br />
* [[Do Ji-Han]] - Jeong Hong-Su (young)<br />
* [[Yoo Yeon-Mi]] - Kkot-Nim (young)<br />
* [[Jeong Jong-Jun]] <br />
* [[Jeong Ju-Hee]]<br />
* [[Choi Young-Shin]]<br />
* [[Ryoo Sung-Hoon (1975)|Ryoo Sung-Hoon]]<br />
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