Japanese Breakfast brought the “Melancholy Inn” to Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night with a performance of “Picture Window.” The track appears on Japanese Breakfast’s latest album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) — hence the neon “Melancholy Inn” sign casting its blue glow on Michelle Zauner and the rest of …
Read More »Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner Says Her Film Went 'Down the Drain' After Director Pulled Out
Don’t expect to see the anticipated movie adaptation of Michelle Zauner‘sCrying in H Martanytime soon. After revealing that the film was put “on pause” earlier this year, the Japanese Breakfast star shared in a new interview on Tuesday that the plans for the movie ultimately went awry after Will Sharpe …
Read More »In Japanese Breakfast's 'Orlando in Love' Video, a Friar Falls for a Siren
Japanese Breakfast have released a music video for their moody ballad “Orlando in Love,” its song title inspired by Renaissance poet Matteo Maria Boiardo’s “Orlando Innamorato.” In the music video, released Monday, frontwoman Michelle Zauner sings the delicate ballad, while bassist Jungle twirls in a gleaming seashell, emulating a siren. …
Read More »Japanese Breakfast Have a New Album on the Way, and the Title Is So Damn Good
Four years after her Grammy-nominated album, Jubilee, and the bestselling memoir Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner has returned. Her band, Japanese Breakfast, will drop their new LP For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) on March 21 via Dead Oceans. To accompany the announcement, the indie pop band released the …
Read More »Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner Is Looking for Someone to Play Her in 'H Mart' Film
Michelle Zauner is looking for the perfect actress to star in the film version of her memoir, Crying in H Mart. On Monday, the Japanese Breakfast star shared a post on Instagram inviting Korean American actors to audition to play her in the new film. “Who will play Ms. Breakfast?” …
Read More »Michelle Zauner Taps 'White Lotus' Star Will Sharpe to Direct 'Crying in H Mart' Film
Will Sharpe, the writer, director, and actor who most recently starred on Season Two of TheWhite Lotus, is on board to direct the film adaptation of Michelle Zauner’s memoir, Crying in H Mart. Sharpe’s involvement was confirmed a couple years after the film was first announced, back in June 2021. …
Read More »Karen O and Michelle Zauner on Smashing Expectations and the Power of 'No'
A bout a year ago, Karen O was scrolling through Instagram when she came across a photo of Japanese Breakfast frontwoman Michelle Zauner that left her a little concerned. It was from a stop on Zauner’s relentless tour over the past couple of years, which has included more than 100 …
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