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 200 Pounds Beauty movie poster | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 美女는 괴로워 |
| Revised Romanization | Minyeoneun goerowo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minyŏnŭn koerowŏ |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-hwa |
| Written by | Kim Yong-hwa |
| Based on | Kanna-san, Daiseikou Desu! by Yumiko Suzuki |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Park Hyun-cheol |
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| Music by | Lee Jae-hak |
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| Distributed by | Showbox |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$4 million |
| Box office | US$42 million[1] |
200 Pounds Beauty (Korean: 미녀는 괴로워; "Beauty is painful") is a 2006 South Korean musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Kim Yong-hwa.[2] It is based on the Japanese manga Kanna's Big Success! (カンナさん大成功です!, Kanna-san Daiseikou Desu!) by Yumiko Suzuki about an overweight ghost singer who undergoes intensive plastic surgery to become a pop sensation.[3]
The film was a critical and commercial success.[4] It was the third best-selling domestic film of 2006 with 6,619,498 admissions nationwide, grossing US$42,013,016.[5][6] 200 Pounds Beauty also received several awards and nominations, including Best Actress for Kim Ah-joong at the 2007 Grand Bell Awards.[7]
- ^ "Mi-nyeo-neun Gwae-ro-wo (200 Pounds Beauty) (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Yang, Seong-hee (25 January 2007). "On the big screen, being thin still rules". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Park, Soo-mee (25 April 2007). "DVD Review: The heavy price of feminine beauty". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ D'Sa, Nigel (6 February 2007). "200 Pounds Beauty Weighs in at the Box Office". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Commercial Releases in 2006: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy. "200 Pounds Beauty". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "200 Pounds Beauty – Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 21 May 2015.