200 POUNDS BEAUTY

KIM A-joong as Hanna

“What was once you…It’s gone forever.”
Hanna & Jenny
Hanna, ever since she was born she had never been praised for anything but her voice. Even after she has become a knockout beauty through magic of plastic surgery, she still can’t be adapted to ‘beauty’s life’ and makes awkward mistakes in a row.

Actress KIM A-joong
KIM A-joong has a slim body and lovely-looking for acting the beauty, who is a top singer has an outstanding singing ability. She shows her wonderful vocal ability by singing songs by herself in this film.

She willingly attempts to put the heavy makeover to her and succeeds to change such a big fat girl who looks totally different to her but who she is.

<When Romance Meets Destiny>(2005) <Who’s Got The Tape>(2004)

JOO Jin-mo as Sang-jun

“Why couldn’t you face me and tell me you wanna be a singer?”
Sang-jun
Sang-jun, a perfect ideal guy every woman would have dreamed of for once. But he is more interested in music and his career than the women around him. Can Hanna’s makeover affect him in some way?

Actor JOO Jin-mo
JOO Jin-mo, one of the best looking actors in Korea, acts as a perfect cool guy who is managing entertainers in this film. This role is just suitable for him and his appearance and inner attraction shines up with <200 Pounds Beauty>.

<Puzzle>(2006) <Liar>(2004) <Wanee & Junah>(2001) <MUSA, The Warrior>(2001) <Real Fiction>(2000) <Happy End>(1999) etc.

About the Filmmakers

Director KIM Yong-hwa

Director’s Comment
“<200 Pounds Beauty> has characters which have their own difficulties same as my first film <Oh! Brothers>. I want it to be useful for people to dream the hopeful life thru them. To find one’s identity is what I considered deeply since I planned to make this film. Also, I intend to show that you can find happiness from everything around you.”

Born in 1971, director Kim Yong-hwa majored in film at ChungAng University. In 2000, He made his graduation short film ‘Salty Fish’. The film got him invited to international film festivals such as the Rochester International Film Festival and Houston International Film Festival, where he won prizes. He made his feature debut with the box office hit <Oh! Brothers> in 2003.

Filmography
Feature Film - <Oh! Brothers>(2003)
Short Films - <Salty Fish> (2000) (Rochester & Houston Int’l Film Fest.)