Recently I asked some of my social media friends for suggestions on some dramas and movies I must watch. One movie, in particular, caught my eye, 200 Pounds Beauty. It's the story of Hanna an overweight phone sex operator and ghost singer for the famous pop star, Ammy who actually lip syncs instead of sing on her own while Hanna sings behind the scenes. Hanna is in love Sung-Jun her director. At his birthday party, Ammy gets under Hanna skin embarrassing her in front of Sung-Jun. Hanna, while crying in the restroom hears Sung Jun telling Ammy that even though they are just using her for her voice she should be nice to Hanna. Distraught, Hanna tries suicide but is stopped by one of her phone sex clients a plastic surgeon who she convinces to give her full body plastic surgery. After surgery and weight loss, Hanna emerges a beautiful slender vixen. With the help of her friend, Jung-Min, Hanna takes on a new identity, Jenny. After auditioning to be Ammy's secret vocalist again, she earns her own recording contract instead from Sang-jun, claiming that she is "all-natural". As the story progresses Hanna begins to lose who she once was and pushes away everyone she loves including her father with mental health issues.
The movie has won several awards including a Grand Bell Award the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards. It is a must watch movie, that I myself should have watched a long time ago. I have no complaints about it its a perfect 10 out of 10.