The makeover variety show "Kasupe! Beauty Colosseum" was a weekly series up until a few years ago, and its return to Fuji TV this Tuesday at 7 p.m. is for a 2-hour " kiseki no daigekihen " (miracle super change) special.
The guest is a woman who is overweight and describes her features as being "simian and masculine-looking." All through her school days she was cruelly teased by classmates. After graduating she got a full-time job and managed to lose weight, but as a consequence her "poor bone structure" was emphasized and she became a shut-in, afraid to interact with other people.
The producers assemble a top-notch team of hairdressers, makeup artists, dietitians, and plastic surgeons to give the woman a new look and a new life. The result, as the subtitle promises, is a "miracle."