The Merchant: Gaekju 2015

Name: The Merchant: Gaekju 2015
Released: 2015-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jang Hyuk, Yu Oh-seong, Kim Min-jung

TV Show · Drama · History

Chun Bong Sam, a poor peddler turned successful merchant, overcomes corruption and strives to shape modern business practices as he rises from humble beginnings during the Chosun Dynasty's end.

2015 · 58m

Starring Jang Hyuk, Yu Oh-seong, Kim Min-jung

Director Kim Jongseon

EPISODE 1

The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 Episode 1

Cheon Oh Soo and Gil Sang Moon travel to trade with Qing; three young people join them on the journey; Cheonga Guild's future depends on this trip; Kim Hak Jun plans to sabotage Cheonga's group at the city gate.
EPISODE 2

The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 Episode 2

Opium is found in the dried cucumbers Haeng Soo carries; Gil Haeng Soo is caught and imprisoned; Kim Hak Jun secretly offers him a deal where he must turn in Cheonga Merchant Guild's lead merchant for sneaking opium into the sea cucumbers.
EPISODE 3

The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 Episode 3

Opium is discovered in lead merchant Cheon's baggage during an inspection at the Uiju Gate; a fight sparks between the Cheonga Merchant Guild's people and the Uiju gate guards and a gate guard dies.
EPISODE 4

The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 Episode 4

Cheon So Rye realizes Kim Hak Jun is behind her father's death and Cheonga Merchant Guild's demise; she heads to Ganggyeong to get revenge on him; Bong Sam is nearly dead in Uiju when Jo Seong Jun and his men find and save him.
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Bong Sam reencounters Jo Seong Jun at Dongmongcheong; Sang Jun becomes the lead merchant of Songpa Horse Stable; Bong Sam is put to the test when he is given 20 coins and told to make a profit with them.
EPISODE 6

The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 Episode 6

Seong Jun offers Bong Sam a spot at the Songpa Horse Stable if he sells three cows; Gil So Gae is kicked out of the Shinga Great Merchant Guild; Cheon So Rye becomes Kim Hak Jun's slave concubine.