200 Pounds Beauty
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200 Pounds Beauty movie poster
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 는 괴로워 |
| Revised Romanization | Minyeoneun Goerowo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minyŏ-nŭn kwerowŏ |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-hwa |
| Produced by | Park Mu-seung Won Dong-yeon Bang Chu-sung |
| Written by | Kim Yong-hwa |
| Based on |
Kanna-san, Daiseikou Desu! by Yumiko Suzuki |
| Starring |
Kim Ah-joong Joo Jin-mo |
| Music by | Lee Jae-hak |
| Cinematography | Park Hyun-cheol |
| Edited by |
Park Gok-ji Jeong Jin-hee |
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Production
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REALise
KM Culture |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
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Release date
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$4 million |
| Box office | US$42 million |
200 Pounds Beauty (Hangul: 미녀는 괴로워; RR: Minyeoneun Goerowo; lit. "It's hard to be a beautiful woman") is a 2006 South Korean romantic comedy musical film written and directed by Kim Yong-hwa. It is based on the Japanese manga Kanna's Big Success! (カンナさん大成功です! Kanna-san Daiseikou Desu!?) by Yumiko Suzuki about an overweight ghost singer who undergoes intensive plastic surgery to become a pop sensation.
The film was a critical and commercial success. It was the third best-selling domestic film of 2009 with 6,619,498 admissions nationwide, grossing US$42,013,016.200 Pounds Beauty also received several awards and nominations, including Best Actress for Kim Ah-joong at the 2007 Grand Bell Awards.
Hanna Kang is an overweight phone sex part-timer and a ghost singer for Ammy, a famous pop singer who actually lip syncs. Instead of being famous for her own amazing vocal talent, Han-na sings backstage during Ammy's performance and Ammy takes all the credit, while Han-na records all of Ammy's songs. Other than that, Hanna has a huge crush for Sang-jun who's a director and his arrogant father owns the entertainment company. One day, Ammy purposely insults Hanna's weight in front of Sang-jun during his birthday party, knowing well that Han-na likes him. While crying in the bathroom, Hanna overhears Sang-jun telling Ammy that even though they are just using Hanna for her voice, they must be kind to her so she will not walk out on them. Heartbroken, Hanna attempts suicide with a gas leak but is interrupted by a phone call from one of her phone sex regulars who happens to be a top plastic surgeon. She asks him to perform a head-to-toe plastic surgery operation on her, for which she'll pay him back later on, but he denies her request. She then tries to blackmail him with recorded tapes and destroys them in front of him to convince him about the depth of her insecurity and pain in being fat. The surgeon refuses to operate further on Hanna, but Hanna threatens to inform his wife about his secret fascination. Then, Hanna makes a moving speech that she does not want to undergo surgery merely to be beautiful, but for the sake of love and as a vote of confidence so that she can live a happy life, and the surgeon is deeply moved in the end. Hanna puts herself in seclusion for a year as she recovers from the changes from the surgery and weight loss.
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