JAPANESE BREAKFAST RELEASES KOREAN VERSION OF “BE SWEET” FEATURING So!YoON! OF SE SO NEON ON TOUR NOW

Japanese Breakfast, the musical project of GRAMMY nominated artist and New York Times Best Selling author Michelle Zauner, shares a Korean language version of their hit single “Be Sweet” featuring guest vocals from So!YoON! of Se So Neon.

“We thought it would be fun to put out a special Korean version of ‘Be Sweet’ preceding our upcoming performance in Seoul. Im very grateful Yaeji helped me with the translation over a year ago,” says Zauner. “So!YoON! 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, dates include headline shows, festival stops at Newport Folk, Fuji Rock, Incheon Pentaport, Primavera, and dates with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florence + The Machine, Yo La Tengo, The Linda Lindas and Cate Le Bon. All dates below.

 

WATCH THE “BE SWEET (KOREAN VERSION)” VISUALIZER

 

Earlier this year Zauner was named one of the most influential people of 2022 by TIME Magazine for their annual Time100 issue and Japanese Breakfast played Saturday Night Live’s Season 47 finale.

 

Zauner’s acclaimed memoir, Crying In H Mart, which she’s currently adapting for the screen for MGM’s Orion Pictures, has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 51 weeks.

 

Jubilee, the band’s GRAMMY nominated critically acclaimed album, is out now via Dead Oceans.

 

TOUR DATES:

7/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Dell Music Center ^ $

7/24 - Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival

7/26 - Honolulu, HI @ The Republik

7/31 - Niigata, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival

8/6 - Incheon, South Korea @ Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival

8/14 - Seattle, WA @ Day In Day Out Festival

8/26 - Stanford, CA @ Here And There at Frost Amphitheater

8/28 - Longon, EN @ All Points East Festival

9/2 - Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival

9/3 - Denver, CO @ Here And There at The Mission Ballroom

9/15 - Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond

9/17 - Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary ^

9/28 - New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall ^

9/29 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner ^

9/30 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage

10/1 - Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium ~

10/4 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena #

10/6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl ~

10/7 - Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds #

10/8-9 - Austin, TX @ ACL Festival

10/20 - Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory

10/21 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club

10/22 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Old Fruitmarket

10/24 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall

10/25 - London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

10/26 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso

10/27 - Berlin, DE @ Gretchen

11/6 - São Paulo, BR @ Primavera Sound São Paulo

11/12 - Santiago, CL @ Primavera Sound Santiago

11/13 - 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

 

ABOUT So!YoON!:

So!YoON! is the moniker of solo project from Hwang Soyoon, frontperson of South Korean band SE SO NEON. Hwang first began her career as a musician forming SE SO NEON at the age of eighteen in 2016. Winning “Rookie of the Year” and “Best Rock Song of the Year” at the prestigious Korean Music Awards in their debuting year, SE SO NEON instantly became a name to look out for. Since then, SE SO NEON has garnered a dedicated following around the world having toured globally including their recent headlining tour in North America.

 

Beside the luminous success of her band, Hwang launched her solo act So!YoON! as a character separated from her existing gig in 2019. So!YoON! first released single “HOLIDAY” in April 2019, a month prior to full disclosure of self-titled album “So!YoON!”. Accompanied by a dazzling list of featured artists and producers from various genres ranging over Soul, Pop, Hip hop, Rock and Electronica, “So!YoON” marked a bold declaration of new genre of its own, dismantling preconceived categories of music.

 

So!YoON! released single “Wings” along with Thai singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit in 2020 which garnered over 9 million listens on Spotify. Continually expanding her artistic boundaries through global collaborations, So!YoON! also participated as official showcasing artist at SXSW in 2022.

 

Single Art Credit: Mary Vertulfo (download hi-res)

 

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

NETSKY & RITA ORA TEAM UP FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BARRICADES’ RELEASED VIA HELIX RECORDS

Download Presshot of Rita Ora & Netsky [here]

 

LISTEN TO ‘BARRICADES’ [HERE]

London UK, 22^nd June 2022 5PM BST - Today, global superstar Rita Ora joins forces with award-winning world renowned producer and DJ NETSKY on summer anthem “Barricades” released via Helix Records. 

Produced with super-producers Stargate, the brilliant collaboration between the headline artists ‘Barricades’ combines Netsky’s trademark energetic production style and knack for a soaring pop chorus with Rita Ora’s distinctive uplifting vocals to produce an anthem sure to soundtrack this summer. The tracks stunning music video features a captivating performance from Rita Ora and was filmed in Los Angeles by director Joe Mischo.

About their “Barricades” collaboration, Netsky says; “I’ve wanted to work with Rita since I heard ‘RIP’, so it was really special to get her and Stargate together in the studio again. We wanted to make a song that really showcased the power of her voice. The song is about the battles people go through being in love. We combined the simple beauty of pop with the power of breaks/drum and bass. I want to make dance music that has honesty and emotion - I think this song is that.”

Rita Ora adds; ‘It’s been amazing to work with Netsky on ‘Barricades’. It’s an honour to get to work with such a talented producer, especially on a track like this. Collaborating on another Drum n Bass record a decade after my first no.1 ‘Hot Right Now’ with DJ Fresh, feels like coming home, and I’m beyond excited for everyone to hear it. I hope they love dancing to it as much as I do!’

 

Rita Ora is one of the most successful female UK artists of the 21st century and an international critically acclaimed singer-songwriter with four #1 UK singles. She holds the record for the most Top 10 singles for a British female artist in the UK in history with a total of 13. In 2021, she co-wrote and produced the global collaboration Bang with GRAMMY winning Kazakh DJ and record producer Imanbek. Featuring David Guetta, Gunna and Argentinian rapper KHEA, the four track EP is a mix of modern pop, 80s and 90s club culture and floor-filling house. The EP was the follow up to her album Phoenix, which has amassed over 4 billion streams worldwide, spawned 3 platinum singles and includes “Lonely Together,” her collaboration with Avicii which won “Best Dance” VMA at the MTV Video Music Awards. In addition, her debut album, Ora, debuted at #1 on the UK charts and was certified platinum. Rita is also a multi-talented industry leader across TV, culture and fashion, with brand partnerships across key sectors. Her film and television credits include the Fifty Shades of Greyfranchise, Fast & Furious, Southpaw, POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, Twist, and the upcoming film Tin Soldier and series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.

NETSKY has emerged as one of the most in demand music producers and a trendsetting global heavyweight in electronic music. Amidst a catalogue of hits, he has collaborated with everyone from Lil Wayne, Aloe Blacc, David Guetta, Becky Hill, Emilie Sande, Swedish House Mafia and Rudimental while the likes of Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Jack Ü have sought him out for remixes. From selling out Arenas to headlining some of the worlds biggest festivals, he also ignited the ‘Netsky & Friends’ brand as an extension of his creative influence, curating and hosting his own stage at Tomorrowland and rolling out the concept at festivals and clubs across Europe. . 

Stay tuned for more to come from Netsky.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Netsky:

Spotify | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Rita Ora:

Spotify | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Download hi-res artwork & press shots here

 

 

ABOUT HELIX RECORDS

Helix Records, established in April 2022, is a multi-territory independent home for the world’s best new electronic dance music. Patrick Moxey's ascending flagship electronic dance music label has already signed several high-profile new artists including renowned electronic duo Snakehips, British-Australian band AR/CO, party rockers Two Friends, legendary house dj/producer Marshall Jefferson, and tech house maven DJ Susan, with more announcements to come.