200 Pounds Beauty

– Based on a Japanese manga, "Kanna-San, Daiseikou Desu," this story revolves around Kang Han-na (Kim ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
미녀는 괴로워
200 Pounds Beauty (2006) - Also known as 미녀는 괴로워

Based on a Japanese manga, "Kanna-San, Daiseikou Desu," this story revolves around Kang Han-na (Kim Ah-jung), an overweight phone sex employee and secret vocalist for Ammy, a famous Korean pop singer who actually lip syncs as she cannot sing. After getting humilitated publicly by an ungrateful Ammy, Han-na undergoes an extreme makeover to become a pop sensation herself.

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200 Pounds Beauty (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Dec 2006

Language:

Korean

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Yong-hwa Kim

Writer:

Seon-jeong Kim, Yong-hwa Kim, Hye-yeong No, Yumiko Suzuki (original story)

Main Actors:

Jin-mo Ju, Ah-jung Kim, Dong-il Sung, Hyun-sook Kim

Plot:

Han-na, an overweight woman with a beautiful voice, provides the real vocals for a pretty pop star who can't carry a tune. After a humiliating encounter, Han-na undergoes head-to-toe plastic surgery and reemerges a year later as svelte singer Jenny.

Awards:

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Production:

Showbox Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10