Japanese Breakfast (Michelle Zauner), the Grammy-nominated artist and New York Times bestselling author, has teamed up with the South Korean artist So!YoON! (the solo project of Hwang Soyoon) of Se So Neon to create a special Korean-language version of “Be Sweet.” The track appeared on Zauner’s adored 2021 album, Jubilee.
“We thought it would be fun to put out a special Korean version of ‘Be Sweet’ preceding our upcoming performance in Seoul,” Zauner said. “Im very grateful Yaeji helped me with the translation over a year ago. So is one of my favorite indie artists in Seoul right now and I’m so happy we got to collab.”
Japanese Breakfast is currently on tour and will continue to play a mix of headlining dates, festivals, and shows alongside Yo La Tengo, Florence + The Machine, The Linda Lindas, Cate Le Bon and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Check out the Korean version of “Be Sweet” below, along with the full list of upcoming Japanese Breakfast shows.
Japanese Breakfast Tour Dates:
July 22 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Dell Music Center ^ $ 26 – Honolulu, HI @ The Republik 31 – Niigata, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
August 06 – Incheon, South Korea @ Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival 14 – Seattle, WA @ Day In Day Out Festival 26 – Stanford, CA @ Here And There at Frost Amphitheater 28 – Longon, EN @ All Points East Festival
September 02 – Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival 03 – Denver, CO @ Here And There at The Mission Ballroom 15 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond 17 – Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary ^ 27 – Rochester, NY @ Man Street Armor ^ 28 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall ^ 29 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner ^ 30 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
October 01 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium ~ 04 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena # 06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl ~ 07 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds # 08-09 – Austin, TX @ ACL Festival 20 – Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory 21 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club 22 – Glasgow, Scotland @ Old Fruitmarket 24 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall 25 – London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town 26 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 27 – Berlin, DE @ Gretchen
November 06 – São Paulo, BR @ Primavera Sound São Paulo 12 – Santiago, CL @ Primavera Sound Santiago 13 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Primera Sound Buenos Aires
(^ w/ Yo La Tengo) ($ w/ Cate Le Bon) (~ w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs & The Linda Lindas) (# w/ Florence + The Machine)
is one of my favorite indie artists in Seoul right now and I’m so happy we got to collab.”