reel: 200 POUNDS BEAUTY 美女는 괴로워

Title: 200 POUNDS BEAUTY

Hanja: 美女는 괴로워

Hangul: 美女는 괴로워

Revised-romanization: Minyeoneun Goerowo

Director & Writer: Kim Yong-hwa

Release Date: December 14, 2006

running time: 120 minutes

genre: Romance – Comedy - Drama

country: South Korea

language: Korean

CAST:

KIM AH JOONG as Kang Han Na / Jenny

JOO JIN MO as Han Sang Jun

PLOT (Asianwiki)

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 ...

REVIEW

I am biased with fat to fab themed movies. 200 Pound Beauty is for everyone not just for those who struggle with weight but with everyone who has insecurities. It is a story of redemption and victory. We all have to overcome our giants, everyone will enjoy the movie. It has a great soundtrack as well.

**highlights**

when Jenny is transformed to be 200 lbs – great make up artists & crew

Kim Ah-joong sang the main theme song ~ Ave Maria by Blondie