| Original Title: Minyeo-neun goerowo South Korea 2006 Genre: Comedy, Romance Director: Kim Yong-hwa Cast: Kim Ah-jung Joo Jin-mo Kim Yong Gun Seong Dong-il Im Hyeon-shik Lee Won-jong Lee Han-wi Kim Hyeon-suk Park No-shik STORY: Han-na (Kim Ah-jung) is blessed with a great singing voice. It's just that, with her overweight body, she is not exactly what korean pop culture is looking for. That's the reason why she sings behind the stage for popstar Ammy. Because of her looks she has a low self-esteem, however, the words of Sang-jun (Joo Jin-mo), Ammy's producer, keep her from losing faith in herself. He doesn't seem to care about her appearance and is just impressed by her singing talent. Han-na falls in love with him, yet it proves to be an unrequited love when she finds out by accident that Sang-jun talks about her looks in a derogative manner, too. For Han-na a world crashes into pieces... At first, Han-na thinks about suicide, but then she comes to a drastic conclusion. She is going to let herself be completely remodeled by plastic surgery. For one year, she vanishes from the face of the earth, which at the same time means that popstar Ammy has no one to sing her songs anymore, because Ammy herself doesn't strike one single note right. Han-na then reemerges as Jenny, a slim and beautifully looking woman. She gets an audition at Sang-jun's studio, who for his part is still looking for a replacement for Han-na. Being blown away by her voice Sang-jun is determined to make ... |
