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Movie: 200 Pounds Beauty
Hangul: 미녀는 괴로워
Revised Romanization: Minyeo-neun Goerowo
Director: Kim Yong-Hwa
Writer: Kim Yong-Hwa, Noh Hye-Young, Kim Sun-Jung
Producer: Park Mu-Seung
Cinematographer: Park Hyeon-Cheol
Release Date: December 24, 2006
Runtime : 120 min.
Genre: Romantic-Comedy / Music / Plastic Surgery
Production Budget: US$4M
Studio: KM Culture, REALies
Distributor: Showbox
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean

Plot

Han-Na (Kim A-Joong) is a very large girl with a warm heart. She also possesses an unbelievable voice. Han-Na wants to become a pop-singer, but due to her extra-large appearance, can only work as a faceless singer. She provides the vocals for a popular singer named Amy (Ji Seo-Yun), a beautiful young lady that can’t carry a note to save her life.

Han-Na is also in love with Amiys music producer, Sang-Joon (Joo Jin-Mo), but it's a one-sided love. One day, Han-Na is invited to Sang-Joon’s birthday party and receives a red dress from him to wear to his party. Han-Na is excited, yet scared. The dress is revealing and quite extravagant. With her very large figure, she is not sure if she can wear such an outfit. Han-Na does eventually go to the birthday party in the red dress, but is mortified when petite Amy appears in the same red dress. During the course of the birthday party, Han-Na absorbs more emotional trauma and she simply disappears for one year.

Han-Na then returns as the beautiful Jenny ...

Notes

"200 Pounds Beauty" is based off of the Japanese manga "Kannasan Daiseikou Desu!" by Yumiko Suzuki.
Kim Ah-Joong sang all the songs performed by "Hana" in 200 Pounds Beauty, including title track "Maria" (originally by Blondie).
Related titles:
1. 200 Pounds Beauty | Minyeo-neun goerowo (2006)
2. Kanna's Big Success! (2009)
3. 200 Pounds Beauty 2 | Minyeo-neun goerowo 2 (2010)

Cast



Kim A-Joong	Kim Ah-Joong	Joo Jin-Mo	Ji Seo-Yun	Kim Hyun-Sook
Jenny	Han-Na	Sang-Joon	Amy	Jeong-Min



Lim Hyeon-Shik	Sung Dong-Il	Kim Yong-Geon	Lee Han-Wi	Lee Won-Jong
Han-Na's father	Record Company Exec	Record Company CEO	Plastic Surgeon	Fortune Teller



Park No-Shik	Lee Beom-Soo
Jenny's Fan	hit taxi driver

Additional Cast Members:

Ryu Seung-Soo - Traffic Cop
Kim Ji-Suk - Charcoal
Park Hwi-Sun - Cheol-Soo
Jung Sung-Yoon - Pink's manger
Kim Nam-Yee - tattooist
Jo Hyun-Woo - Used car salesman
Ku Bon-Lim - Taxi passenger
Jung Min-Sung - Emergency room intern
Kim Young-Moo - intern Lee Kwang-Hak
Heo Hyeon-Hwa

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2010 (1st) Korean Film Festival in Australia - October 1-5, 2010

Comments

Makan Sep 06 2020 4:40 pm I really love this movie so much... but every time I watch it, it makes me think about Solji and her singing Maria when she won the pilot episode of King Of Mask Singer... while Solji wasn’t struggling with weight, she was struggling for many many years to be accepted as a singer, and was told many times that she was not pretty enough.

Actually her life story should be a Korean Drama.

Showman Oct 28 2019 9:27 pm I loooovvve this movie. It deals with Lookism in a way that would appeal to viewers. I have recommended this movie to others and I'll still recommend it to others. SPOILER ALERT: what I love most about this movie is that she didn't need a man to date her to love and respect herself. But she still gets her man's heart in the end ♡

Cha eun bi Oct 01 2019 9:22 am Watcing 2019, love with this movie

Angela Oct 03 2015 9:20 am so heartfelt, so good a definite must watch. I could watch this over and over and it also has a really good meaning behind it!! <3 <3

Lucky In Kentucky May 31 2015 8:14 pm I found that biases against the overweight seemed to be similar to here in the US-at least as compared to this movie. I certainly make no far-reaching generalizations about Korean culture based on one movie. I hope you fine Korean folks will extend the same courtesy should you watch something like Clueless. It was a fun movie, though some parts were hard to watch. The actress Kim A-Joong really did a fantastic job with the material she had. I liked that it wasn't a super happy ending either-reminded me of My Best Friend's Wedding. Anyhow, I'm thrilled at the new Asian Blaze channel that now appears in my Roku feed. It has so many movies I would never have come across. I don't mind subtitles, particularly when it means opening a while new world of films. Peace folks. We all have our struggles.

sienna Nov 24 2014 12:58 am Great movie, I enjoyed it very much. But really, the point of the movie is to criticize the belief that looks are everything. And I'll thank you to not generalize Koreans like that, because not every one of us think that only appearance matters.

grundig Oct 04 2014 8:49 pm eltos she is playing the fat and skinny characters. its called makeup and prosthetics. pretty okay movie, but from watching so many Korean dramas, the emphasis on appearance has gotten tiresome and discouraging, really. movies may present as an exagerration of real life, but there is also a grain of truth in it. not living in Korea myself, I wonder about the extent of the importance of looks and other superficial things. kinda sad, and in my opinion, kind of backward, for a country "debuting" on the international stage.

Eskimo Mar 19 2014 2:58 am It is a really funny movie which stays very true to today's superficial society. I really like ending, despite the fact that I've already predicted that she is going to reveal the truth and the crowds are going to accept, it still so perfect. The speech wasn't quite anything intellectual, deep or worldly. It was simply so personal and emotional, and that creates an impact. I really have to give it to Kim A Jong's performance to deliver those lines with such overwhelming sentiments. I hesitated to watch this movie because I always thought that the movie was just another adult comedy aimed at lonely, single woman, but I'm truly glad I decided to watch this. Jjang!

momei Jan 21 2014 6:04 pm Why does most of koreans (not pertaining to all koreans) care SO much about there looks?and do you think plastic surgery is the solution ?.....very low self esteem boost your confidence surgery is not the solution....

loll Jan 21 2014 12:23 pm are Han-Na and Jenny the same person???

Sun-Hi Oct 01 2013 1:44 pm this movie was worth the watch, i laughed and cried really enjoyed it

eltos Sep 21 2013 1:07 am Actually, she isn't that fat one. It's obvious that the fat Hannah is not really her. It's impossible that fat became slim, and beautiful in an instant in the movie.

Hanun Aug 16 2013 4:54 am Jenny and Hanna are have one actress???? whoaa~ and she was sing the songs by herself??? I realy like this movie

jayjay Apr 18 2013 12:14 pm i cant believe i wasted my time watching this crap.

shweta Jul 14 2012 9:26 am loved the movie , actor is handsome

Zathuros Jun 03 2012 7:18 pm Very real. Talks about reality of this world. Not just the world, but also humanity and life habits. This movie shows great changes on two people: Jenny (Ha-na) and Amy. I would recommend this movie to my peers, since it is also very comical.

nikky May 09 2012 8:11 am i love this movie and maria song which feels me alot

Helena Jan 30 2012 4:40 am To previous comment by NN: You just proved youself to be even more shallow than any of the Korean artists out there. If you wanted to make a valid point then you just failed to do it. Saying that Koreans are ugly and you can't accept them because they were ugly before the surgery makes you a hypocrite. It seems that it is you that judges people by their appearance. I personally don't care if they have surgery or not, if they were plain-looking before they became famous, or if they deny doing plastic surgery. I don't really know them enough, and neither do you, to comment on their life's decisions. The world isn't only black and white.

As for the movie, I found it quite enjoyable. But I'd recommend to just watch it without listening to others opinions too much. This is a movie and isn't meant to be taken literally.

NN Nov 23 2011 12:23 pm Ah... I just saw the movie & I got a point of it. The point actually is about plastic surgery. The movie told us, we should accept them (Korean artists who got plastic surgery). as we know that Korea is famous of the damn plastic surgery & yeah... I do understand them who wanna be prettier & more handsome but I can't accept them. Koreans artists are 90% plastic & it shows us that many Koreans are ugly. if they were pretty, if they were handsome, why did they get the plastic surgery?? & it's ridiculous that most of them always lie. They are too shy to say that they already got plastic surgery. what the hell... just speak up & say the truth, Dudes!!

Vl Oct 28 2011 12:45 pm One of the best asian films, Great cast plot and everything !!! I recommend it to all of you

E.B Oct 06 2011 3:29 am how did kim ah joong play the role of her character's former fatter self? i'm so curious o: was it costume makeup and more or was it another actor?

jp leal Sep 14 2011 7:29 pm Hi .. mr.Kim Yong-hwa how can i get the script of your movie 200 pound beauty ? i am a college student were going to paly your movie .. please help us ?? how can i get the script why should i do ? where should i go ?

thank you Godbless

jane Jun 26 2011 1:02 am i love this movie it made me cry at the end.

Oepieck Apr 29 2011 7:27 pm i think that this movie is extremely cool the story plot is simple, make me undrestand it well i guess i will give a big applause for Kim Ahjoong who plays Hanna, :D oh yeah, i cried in the end..

Lhanz Apr 27 2011 11:30 pm hlow? i like your movie and many people are like your movie? you make a movie? i love u?

Little_star Mar 28 2011 12:50 am The movie shows unfortunately the reality of the world. If you do not look like they wishes you to be then you are out of the PERFECT IMAGE. I think it really show how hard life can be. Sometimes it is easier to say. I like this movie very much especially also the actor, because he recgonized her as Hanna so her character still stays the same!

Andreea Apr 08 2010 10:19 am The movie is mediocre, a cheap parody. Pitty that the plot didn't exploit Hanna's character. I would have liked to see a strong Hanna, who despite her appereance impose herself as a singer by her inner beauty ( positive qualities) and a good voice.

Violeta Sep 07 2009 10:20 am I totaly loved this movie. It has sad and tearful scenes, happy and funny... You totaly have to see it!

Nalyah Jun 14 2009 2:16 pm Enjoyable, but a bit shallow and absurd movie. Not the best Asian rom-com I have ever seen, but it had its charms too.

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