South Korea Synopsis
미녀는 괴로워
“Does beauty tell your fate or what?”
Based on a Japanese manga, Kanna-San, Daiseikou Desu, this story revolves around Kang Han-na, an overweight phone sex employee and secret vocalist for Ammy, a famous Korean pop singer who actually lip syncs as she cannot sing. After getting humilitated publicly by an ungrateful Ammy, Han-na undergoes an extreme makeover to become a pop sensation herself.
Audience Engagement
292 audience reviews — more than 94% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among South Korea films.
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Drama + Comedy in South Korea
214 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 200 Pounds Beauty itself).
The 2005–2007 South Korea Window
200 Pounds Beauty holds position #39 of 122 South Korea films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 46 titles released, including 200 Pounds Beauty. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (321 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other South Korea films in 2006.
The 269th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 200 Pounds Beauty, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- plastic surgery · 4
- fan · 2
- overweight woman · 2
- stardom · 2
- background singer · 1
- romance · 94
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #771 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #541 of 868 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | KM Culture, Realies Pictures, Michigan Venture Capital, Showbox |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | December 14, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0940642 |