Japanese Breakfast Teams Up with Se So Neon’s So!YoON! for Korean-Language Version of “Be Sweet”

Electronic musician Yaeji helped Michelle Zauner with the translation.

Japanese Breakfast Teams Up with Se So Neon’s So!YoON! for Korean-Language Version of “Be Sweet”

Electronic musician Yaeji helped Michelle Zauner with the translation.

Words: Margaret Farrell

Photo: Tonje Thilesen / Kundo Song

July 20, 2022

Michelle Zauner, a.k.a Japanese Breakfast, released one of the best albums of 2021 with Jubilee. The record's lead single "Be Sweet" is a joyous synth-pop bop that imagines a relationship expanding in thrills and emotional maturity. And now we get to enjoy it in a whole new way: Today, Zauner released a Korean-language version featuring So!YoON! from South Korean indie rock band 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," Zauner said. "Im very grateful Yaeji helped me with the translation over a year ago. So!YoON! is one of my favorite indie artists in Seoul right now and I’m so happy we got to collab.”

Check out the new version below.