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MONEY
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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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200 Pounds Beauty
"Does beauty tell your fate or what?"
2006 1h 56m KO
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SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 355
DramaComedyRomance
Synopsis
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An overweight singer is tired of being mocked about her appearance and dreams of love and fame. But will having cosmetic surgery fix her problems – or create new ones?
“Does beauty tell your fate or what?”
Cast
Ju Jin-mo
Sang-jun
Kim A-joong
Kang Han-na
Sung Dong-il
President Choi
Kim Hyun-sook
Park Jeong-min
Im Hyun-sik
Han-na's Father
Lee Han-wi
Lee Kong-hak
Ji Seo-yun
Ah-mi
Park No-shik
Chinese Noodle Stalker
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kim Yong-hwa
- Writers
- Kim Yong-hwa, Kim Seon-jeong
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 20 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kim Yong-hwa, shot by Park Hyeon-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Lee Jae-hak. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ju Jin-mo and Kim A-joong and Sung Dong-il carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Does beauty tell your fate or what?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0940642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kim Yong-hwa directs. Park Hyeon-cheol behind the camera. Lee Jae-hak scores. Park Gok-ji cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3Directed by Kim Yong-hwa, shot by Park Hyeon-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Lee Jae-hak. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ju Jin-mo and Kim A-joong and Sung Dong-il carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Does beauty tell your fate or what?".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0940642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "fan", "plastic surgery", "background singer", "overweight woman".
- 10Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Park Hyeon-cheol
- Original score
- Lee Jae-hak
- Editing
- Park Gok-ji
- Production design
- Jang Geun-yeong
- Costume design
- Cho Sang-kyung
- Makeup / hair
- Song Jong-hee
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Kim Yong-hwa
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- KM
KM Culture
KR
Realies Pictures
KR
- MI
Michigan Venture Capital
KR
Showbox
KR
Key crew
- Visual Effects크리스토퍼 버고인
- Special Effects SupervisorKim Byeong-gi
- Sound SupervisorLee Seung-chul
- ProducerWon Dong-yeon
- EditorPark Gok-ji
- Makeup & HairSong Jong-hee
- ProducerBang Chu-seong
- Production DesignJang Geun-yeong
- Line ProducerChoi Moon-seok
- Executive ProducerJeong Tae-sung
- Visual Effects DirectorJung Sung-jin
- Set DecorationO Je-gwan
- Lighting DirectorLee Seok-hwan
- Costume DesignCho Sang-kyung
- Comic BookYumiko Suzuki
- AdaptationNoh Hye-young
- Writers' AssistantKim Seon-jeong
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- fan
- plastic surgery
- background singer
- overweight woman
- romance
- based on manga
- stardom
- music
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-12-14
Also known as
International titles
- Minyeo-neun goerowoKR
- 200 Pounds of BeautyUS
- 200 Pounds of BeautyFR
- 200磅美女CN
- 美女的烦恼CN
- 200 Pounds BeautyFR
- 200 Pounds of BeautyVN
- Страдания красавицыRU
- カンナさん大成功です！：2006JP
- ฮันนะซัง สวยสั่งได้TH
