Minyeo-neun goerowo
Tags: romantic

Plot synopsis:
Hanna is an overweight phone sex employee and a secret vocalist for Ammy, a famous lion seal pop singer who actually lip syncs as she cannot sing. Instead of being famous for her own amazing vocal talent, Hanna hides behind Ammy's performance stage and sings during Ammy's concerts, and records all of Ammy's songs. One day, Ammy ungratefully humiliates her in front of the music company's director Sang-jun during his birthday party, knowing full well that Han-na has a crush on 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 but is interrupted by a phone call from one of her phone sex regulars who happens to be a top plastic surgeon. She decides to get a head-to-toe plastic surgery instead. The surgeon at first refuses to operate on Hanna, but Hanna threatens to blackmail the surgeon by telling his wife about his calls. 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 boost in confidence, and the surgeon is deeply moved. Hanna puts herself in seclusion for a year as she recovers from the changes.When she comes back from the hospital, Hanna is incredibly beautiful and slender. No one, not even her best friend, Chung-min, recognizes her. With Chung-min's help, she creates a new identity for herself; she is now a Korean-American from California named Jenny. After auditioning to be Ammy's secret vocalist again, she earns her own recording contract instead from Sang-jun, claiming that she is "all-natural". In the meantime, Ammy, oblivious just like everyone else of Hanna's new identity, desperately tries to find Hanna so that she can record her own postponed album (since she cannot sing the songs herself) by spending time with Hanna's father who is in a hospital with some mental problems, possibly Alzheimer's. Meanwhile, romance begins to blossom between "Jenny" and Sang-Jun, as he continues to promote Jenny, in effect boosting Hanna's confidence on her new self. However, Ammy, through spending time with Hanna's father and Jenny, eventually realizes that this Jenny is actually Hanna in disguise.During a date one night, as sparks fly, Jenny supposedly stripped for Sang-Jun in the character of a nurse, through a phone sex session. After Jenny has fallen asleep, he sees the African character Jenny had drawn on the glass and realizes it was a sign he had seen before. He remembers that when Hanna still existed and he had not met "Jenny" yet, Han-na had drawn the exact same signs on a sheet of music. Then he adds all of the signs up and realizes as well that "Jenny" is actually Hanna but he keeps this information to himself."Jenny's" debut single 'Maria' becomes a hit and the recording company holds a party to celebrate its release. On the day of a party however, Ammy brings "Jenny's" father, in an attempt to blow Han-na's cover. Han-na's father tries to return Han-na's Barbie doll to her, which has always been Hanna's favourite childhood gift from him. Startled by the sudden appearance of her father and not knowing how to react in front of all the people, including Sang-jun, Han-na denies knowing her father and calls him a fan instead when Sang-jun asks her if the old man is her guest. As her father keeps on insisting on giving the doll to Han-na, Sang-jun drags him away from Jenny and accidentally knocks him down onto the floor. Desperate to keep her true identity a secret, Han-na made no move to help her father. It was Chung-min who finally helps him up, casts Jenny a furious look and leads Hanna's father away from the party.After the party, Sang-jun and 'Jenny' were the only ones left in the room. Sang-jun reveals to 'Jenny' that he knows her true identity but is now cold and distant. He seems to be unable to forgive her for lying to him but says that he will still work to promote 'Jenny' and carry on with her concert scheduled the next day. Hanna breaks down at this point, heartbroken and unable to pretend to be someone else anymore. Hanna tells him that it is incredibly frustrating and painful not being able to be just be herself but have to live a lie, especially in front of him. The surgery that took a whole year to recover from was not nearly as painful as realizing that she still could not be close to Sang-jun. As Sang-jun tries to comfort her, she brushed away his efforts saying, "You broke my heart. Tissue paper cannot fix it."The day of "Jenny's" first concert, Sang-jun still insisted on continuing Jenny's concert, despite protests from the company boss. Later, he encourages a distraught Jenny to do this concert, not for the sake of the fans or the company but for herself, thus implying that he has forgiven her and will continue to support her. At the concert, Jenny couldn't sing and later breaks down from the pressure of seeing her father being dragged away by security and tells everybody to stop. She then reveals to the public that Jenny is a "fake," and that she is not "all-natural", as she had claimed, but is "plastic". However, nobody seems to believe her. She proceeds tearfully to tell the large crowd her story: how she has abandoned everything that is dear to her - her best friend and father - to get to where she is. She also tells the crowd about how along the way to fame and fortune she has also lost her own identity and that she now no longer knows who she is. Just then, the screens behind her on the stage started to show a clip of the old, obese Hanna, singing angelically. Hanna turns around and sees her old image and tells the crowd that the image is the real her. The crowd, moved by her sincere confession, responds by chanting "It's okay," and Hanna rekindles her relationships with her father and best friend. She drops the stage name "Jenny" and re-releases a CD with her own name, Hanna, and becomes a highly successful music artist, gaining many fans and anti-fans along the way. Sang-jun realizes the very thing about Hanna that had always drawn him to her was Hanna's innocence. However he also realizes that she has moved on and is now content with who she is.At the end of the movie, you will see Hanna's best friend, Chung-Min asking to also get head-to-toe plastic surgery.

Review: The movie does not take itself too seriously like a lot of Korean movies that are all like "OMG LET'S BE FUNNY FOR THE FIRST HALF AND MAKE IT ALL DEPRESSING IN THE SECOND HALF!" While it provides many laughs, the story is still touching and meaningful.
And what's amazing is that Kim Ah-Jung did all of her own singing, despite never having sung in a movie before nor being a singer.
The soundtrack for 200 Pounds Beauty has topped the charts in Korea and "Maria" is one of the most popular songs in Korea right now.Since this is basically my first review, I want to emphasize that I wanted to write it because no Korean movie has touched me this strongly since I saw My Sassy Girl.I highly recommend this movie to anyone who wants to see a satisfying romantic comedy.
Frankly, the genre has become so clichéd, it's nearly impossible to find any decent new romantic comedies.When I chose to watch "200 Pounds Beauty," I expected more of the same formulaic plot twists, etc.
I won't spoil it for any potential viewers, so I'll leave you to figure those out for yourselves.Bottom line: if you want to watch a cute, funny and well done romantic comedy, then this is your movie.
The fat girl protagonist Hanna is very cute and kind, later she turns into beautiful and thin but still kind and innocent Jenny.
This movie talks about themes such as the superficial view of the world, how beauty becomes an obsession, how the most beautiful heart can hide inside a bigger girl, how people will give everything to a girl with beautiful face-- superficiality yet again.The sad parts that touched deep to the heart of the film are very well scripted and acted..
I cried so many times watching it to see an 'ugly' girl turned beautiful, but having to give so much up and yet not quite happy with the shallow joys that this new body and face have given her.A small disappointment however was that the story's villain did not do much and disappeared for the majority of the movie and out of the viewer's mind, rendering the character pretty useless and taking away a little something more the movie could have had.Overall, a feel-good movie that is a definite must watch!
Not another romantic Korean comedy, this is 200 pound beauty..
Everyone knows the routine for a romantic Korean comedy that tugs at one's heart; but 200 pound beauty sets itself apart from the typical film.
The message of this film is not that plastic surgery is the key to being happy or successful, but any beauty is so much more beautiful and real than the superficial one.
A story about a "ghost singer" (think Milli Vinilli) and phone sex operator changes her whole appearance, going from 200 pounds to becoming beautiful and shapely via full body plastic surgery, it could have been a silly film.
It has silly moments, where guys are awestruck by her beauty, but this romantic comedy has a lot of heart.
It succeeds in having Hanna, played by the beautiful Ah-jung Kim, and the guy she likes, Sang-jun, not become too serious, but also not become parodies of themselves.
And it does differentiate itself from the numerous South Korean romantic comedy movies, which in itself in an impressive feat.Director Yong-Hwa Kim has managed to put together a great romantic comedy that didn't follow the standard recipe of how to make a successful rom-com.
As such, "200 Pounds Beauty" was a nice breath of fresh air to the genre.Think Cinderella and you have the core essence of the movie.
Undergoing full cosmetic surgery Han-na becomes everything she dreamed of, but she loses herself along the way and turns into what she always hated.This comedy is not the kind that will leave you flat out laughing, but instead it is a good story with subtle comedy that will make you feel good.
She really did carry the movie quite nicely."200 Pounds Beauty" is a benchmark in the South Korean romantic comedy genre, and it is a must watch if you enjoy this particular genre.
Unexpectedly I knew about this film when I was accessing Youtube.Oh yes I was finding Lee Hyori 's clip:"10 Minutes",and I saw the column "Also posted by this user" and detected "200 Pounds Beauty" part 7/15.What a clip!I laughed a lot when I watch this part,so I decided to hire the DVD but didn't succeed.Fortunately,this film was projected in Vietnam,also in Megastar cinema.And I decided,I would go to the cinema.And I didn't decide wrong.The film gave me not only funny time with smile but also a meditative mood because of the content that the film bring to:A beautiful mind is more important than good looks!
The movie is very good, but not as good as some other Korean movies such as The Classic and Sassy Girl.The movie is very enjoyable, very funny from the very first scene, and very heartbreaking near the end.Well, the story is simple, a fat girl with a good voice is a ghost singer for a famous pop star, the pop star makes fun of her in front of the man she loves.
She leaves for god knows how long, beautiful and thin.You have to love Kim Aj-jung and Jo Jin-mo.
I personally thought it was a bit over hyped after watching the movie, but it's still a pretty good movie with many aspects and elements that work.
The movie has a message that works and understandable, like how you won't know how certain people feels or going through without being in their shoes and to not be judgmental of other people.
Sweet fat girl, with an amazing voice, gets hurt, goes through extreme body changes and sets out to find the man of her dreams.
Yes, i know it has some silly moments, but we can overlook them as the whole experience of this feel-good movie is worth watching.
Kim Ah Jung-in her first role-fits the role of the cute Hanna and the beautiful Jenny perfectly.
"200 pounds beauty" was a super hit and won many awards and nominations including best actress and best film, so watch it.
Kim Ah Joong is pretty, but, in the movie as Jenny, she changed into someone awful over time.
I watched this many times as a teenager, and though I do not necessarily approve of or encourage plastic surgery, I love this film.The story is well laid out and the script very funny.
Though I personally do not have much to relate to Han-na, the film easily makes us root for and side with her, even if you do have a strong opinion on plastic surgery.
Though usually it is something small and not full-body surgery like Han-na did.Kim Ah-jung fits her character perfectly and her expressions and movements are so on point.
She sings way better than a lot of the kpop idols these days.However much I love this film, I do have to say that I do not really agree with the message that comes across.
She does not even try to lose weight through conventional methods like eating healthier or exercising, and that's my main problem with the film.Overall I still love this film, and feel like it is a fun movie that might also make you cry.Read more movie reviews at: championangels.wordpress.com.
The first part of the movie was cute and funny and had a good message about inner beauty.
200 Pounds Beauty: Movie Review.
Full review posted at shanatalks.wordpress.com200 Pounds Beauty is a Korean romantic comedy film based on a Japanese Manga, Kanna-San, Daiseikou Desu by Yumiro Suzuki.
Hanna had to endure that for as long she can remember—and she gets that treatment all because she's fat.The society's basis of what's beautiful in our present time is influenced by what people see in TV.
But through the years, the basis of beauty gets thinner and slimmer—thanks to Barbie.The plastic surgery topic delved in this movie has positive and negative feedback.
You can't judge a person because she decided to undergo plastic surgery because she wants to be beautiful.
A sort-of romantic comedy, 200 Pounds Beauty, is a likable, although limited shot at romantic comedy popularity, sustained by a charismatic lead performance by Kim Ajoong and a high concept.The story revolves around an obese woman who happens to be "the voice" of a popular singer in Corea.
I loved how awkward her body language as the skinny girl she becomes is and there are some amusing bits of comedy that come from both her and others reacting to her new appearance.I guess the big criticism I have is the lightweightedness of the story.
Despite its romantic comedy billing, I still didn't feel like that much was at stake for Kim Hana, because I don't think the story effectively sold what it was that she cared about, in addition to splitting her interest in more than three directions.
Production value is high, as should be expected for a high-concept tentpole comedy and direction does a decent enough job of capturing a proper romantic comedy atmosphere.In no way is anyone going to mistake 200 Pounds Beauty for high art, but its limited charms make for decent entertainment.
I don't feel like the story is strong enough for the concept, but the execution is adequate enough and there's enough comedy present in the film to keep it floating through its running time.
It's not a special film, but basic romantic comedy entertainment that goes down easy and doesn't leave too big of an imprint in your mind.
I can imagine how anyone would feel looking at this film and the reviews having a weight problem.
But one day her secret is revealed・・・I like this movie because it gives me a little vigor.This movie is a romantic comedy so it is good for you to watch when you are depressed.
"200 Pounds Beauty" is the story of Kang Hanna, a talented pop singer whose life is void of purpose because she is a sickeningly obese, nightmarish grotesque of a cow (a size 16).
Hanna's big late-movie dilemma is how to hide her "work" from this guy who sternly tells her that he only dates all-natural women, even though his whole career is built on shilling the same beauty standards that drive women to get plastic surgery in the first place.
Boom.People call "200 Pounds Beauty" touching and cute because it makes a last-minute, barely detectable feint to talk up "true inner beauty" and wag a finger at shallow pop body standards, but it's undercut by the fact that the movie is, start to finish, a meretricious celebration of those standards.
What can we expect more for romantic comedy ?And what makes this film more special is the heroine(Hanna/Jenny), Kim Ah-jung.
Even after the watch of this film, most of us shall still like externally sexy person than '200 pounds beauty' if both has same insides.
I thought that this film would be nice, considering the fact that the storyline spoke about a "200 pound" beauty.( I wanted to watch it because I myself am obese).
The way Hanna changes to Jenny, just to "prove her worth" in the eyes of the man, whom she loves so much, is something which we must together change as a society.I'm surprised that this film doesn't figure in the must-watch list of Hollywood critics, who compile the top 100 lists regularly.
Yet the message seems to be "as long as people know your real name and that you've had cosmetic surgery, they'll like you more so it's still better to be skinny than fat" - as confirmed in the final sequence during the closing credits.For a much better slice of romantic Korean drama, try "You are my sunshine"..
I rank this movie a 5 out of 10 because though I did enjoy the first half of the film (for its lightness in humor), it failed to do justice to the real message of the film: plastic surgery is a problematic trend (in Korea and elsewhere), and in order to get noticed, one has to undergo cosmetic surgery--not by talent alone.The fact that this movie also tries to throw in the romance element really makes for an awkward message to viewers: you want the two to fall in love, but you know that the male character only likes the female character because she's undergone surgery.Watch this movie not for your typical romance flick, but for a message on how dire the trend of cosmetic surgery is within the celebrity community.
But even so, don't take the message this movie seems to be promoting (that full-body plastic surgery is OK if everyone can live with it)..
I am not trying to sound like a pretentious fool, but seriously, I am curious how do fat people take towards the onslaught of movies taking the mickey out of the weight issue?
From movies like Shallow Hal, to Eddie Murphy's Nutty Professor, The Klumps and the recent Norbit, and now, this Korean romantic-comedy 200 Pounds Beauty.
No, I wasn't referring to the quality of the fatty jokes, but rather in its premise it sets for the heroine Hanna (Kim A-jung), the titular character in question, a plus sized woman with an extremely marketable voice, who's actually employed in a ploy to be the cover singer for a talentless lass Ammy, who looks good, shakes that booty well, but just cannot sing.
At night, Hanna moonlights as a chat line employee - you know, those sexy ads with pretty lasses tempting you to call them through some exorbitant pay-per-call telephone line for phone sex.In love with Ammy's record producer Sang-joong (Joo Jin-mo), but self-conscious about her size and without the dare to admit her feelings, Hanna decides to transform herself after a turmoil of emotional upheavals, albeit with some help from plastic surgery, a full body one no less, and calls the new her Jenny.
However in general, it plays out like a fluffy romance comedy with jokes on secret identities, beauties who turn heads (heh, pun intended) and get their way in society, well balanced with dramatic moments of honouring the ties with family and friends.Kim A-jung naturally is the star of the show, putting on the fat suit ala what Sammi Cheng did in Love on a Diet.
I thought at times these scenes played out similar to those in Nana, and similarly to the recent Dreamgirls, prepare for some lung bursting, loudspeaker busting singing.Based on the Japanese manga by Suzuki Yumiko, 200 Pounds Beauty is an example of a perfect date movie, since the girls can ogle at the charmingly handsome Joo Jin-mo.
Anyway, what I've learned from this movie is below:1- If you are fat according to the society's standards, then you cannot be a singer or love someone.
The worse is that if you're fat and a woman, the only way for you to survive and attract the attention of the one you like is to get plastic surgery.
The best thing I like about this movie is that it doesn't "try" to pull out your emotions, which happens a lot in romantic comedies that end up being tragic nightmares.It has a simple plot, but has sweet and cute details, and I have to say all the scenes are pretty colorful and sweet, too.I missed the movie in theaters, and was watching it on DVD, found myself grabbing a tissue at the end.
the movie follows a girl named Kang Hanna who aspires to become a singer,but instead sings for a phony named Ammy since she's not the typical image that people would want someone to see.
Kang Hanna finally decides to get surgery to lose her weight and alter her appearance and that's where you may start hating her,she turns from big and cute to slim and slutty.
My favorite is the Beautiful Girl song with Maria being a close second I guess.With that being said once I saw this movie to its end I could definitely see some natural problems pop-up that could feed into the sequel.
The really important thing is that they keep the heart in there in addition to the comedy, the good music, and the overall feel good nature that you get in the end..
With this, Han-na decides to use her client to receive total-body plastic surgery and disappears for one year.There were a few different themes showing throughout, which made the viewers think a lot after the film ended.
The film had an amazing cast, which suited their roles perfectly, especially Ah-Jung Kim, the actor of Han-na's new look.
200 Pounds Beauty surely stood out from other Korean romantic comedies by winning Grand Bell awards for Best Actress, (Ah-Jung Kim) and Best Cinematography.
Briefly, this Korean romantic comedy is about a morbidly obese woman with a talented singing voice.
After one year of plastic surgery and rehabilitation, she transformed into a gorgeous beauty.The light-hearted humorous film does raise two sober questions inside my head.1) Is plastic surgery the best solution to be accepted in this modern society or among one's circle of friends?2) Is physical attractiveness so important that it overshadows one's character traits and inner strengths in a romantic relationship?
This film, through it's funny and cute moments, explores a society in which having the "perfect body" and weight are put in a high pedestal (today's society, to be exact, my friend), and just the criticism, mockery, and denigrating that people who don't fit in to that "perfect idea" get, in this case being towards an already NATURALLY beautiful but overweight girl, singer (and the true voice behind phony "singer" Ammy) Han-na.
The magic of plastic surgery happens, she is what guys whistle at and call "beautiful!" Han-na (now under the name of Jenny) returns to the music scene and to Sang-jun and Ammy, this time, to change things a little bit!