200 Pounds Beauty
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. 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.
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| 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 |
The film was a critical and commercial success. It was the third best-selling domestic film of 2006 with 6,619,498 admissions nationwide, grossing US$42,013,016. 200 Pounds Beauty also received several awards and nominations, including Best Actress for Kim Ah-joong at the 2007 Grand Bell Awards.
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