200 Pounds Beauty

Hanna is an overweight phone-sex worker who serves as Ammy's ghost singer. She secretly harbors a crush on Sang-jun Han, a director whose father runs the label. Her status as Ammy's voice and her unrequited feelings set the stage for a life lived in the shadows.

Ammy exploits a supposed outfit from Sang-jun to humiliate Hanna by wearing the same dress at Sang-jun's birthday party. The moment exposes Hanna's vulnerability and the power Ammy wields over her through appearance and status. The party marks a turning point in Hanna's view of herself.

In the party's restroom, Hanna cries and overhears Sang-jun telling Ammy to be kind to her so she can continue using Hanna's voice. The overheard remark reveals the instrumental deceit behind Ammy's success. Hanna realizes the depth of exploitation involved in her career.

Devastated, Hanna attempts to take her own life. A phone call from a plastic surgeon interrupts the act and leads to extensive surgery that reshapes her body and future. The event marks the beginning of a new life as Jenny.

Hanna re-emerges transformed, slim and striking enough that even her friend barely recognizes her. Park Jeong-min helps reinvent her as Jenny, a Korean-American from California. She steps into a new life and begins pursuing music on her own terms.

Jenny re-auditions to become Ammy's secret vocalist and earns her own recording contract. She begins to perform publicly under her own name, not just as a hidden voice. The industry begins to see her as a legitimate artist.

Ammy grows anxious that her own inability to sing could be exposed if the second album is delayed, so she spends time pursuing Hanna. In her pursuit, she even visits Hanna's father, who is dealing with Alzheimer's, attempting to locate Hanna.

Sang-jun orders Ammy to stop trying to locate Hanna, threatening to terminate her contract if she persists. He asserts his control over the situation and protects Hanna's secret for now. The tension between artist, manager, and label intensifies.

Jenny's debut single 'Maria' shoots to the top of the charts. At the release party, Ammy brings Hanna's father to expose Hanna's deception, as if to force the truth into the open. The cover is blown in a moment of public reckoning.

Hanna withdraws from her father after the party, and Jung-min grows frustrated with her evasions and past behavior. The friction strains her relationships as she contends with the consequences of her deception. The emotional fallout deepens as she contemplates her future.

Sang-jun confesses that he knows who Hanna really is and that he has been trying to forgive the deception. Hanna reveals the extent of her surgery and her willingness to change herself to win his love. She questions whether love can be earned for who she truly is.

Hanna decides that she must live for herself, not for a man or the record label. She embraces self-acceptance and vows to pursue a life defined by her own terms. This marks a turning point for her personal arc.

The next day Ammy threatens to reveal Hanna's deception unless Sang-jun cancels the concert, but Sang-jun stands firm and encourages Hanna to perform for herself. Hanna prepares to face the crowd on her own terms, not as someone else's instrument.

On stage, Hanna makes a moving confession to the audience about her past as Ammy's ghost singer and her extensive surgery. Sang-jun plays a tape of the older, heavier Hanna singing, insisting that is the real her. The crowd responds with empathy and admiration for her honesty.

Hanna reconciles with her father and with Jung-min, shedding the alias Jenny and stepping into her own name. Sang-jun realizes he has always been in love with Hanna and continues to promote her, hoping to pursue a real relationship. The film closes on resilience and self-acceptance as she embraces her authentic self and the people who stood by her.