South Korean indie rock four-piece Silica Gel have tapped Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner for a new song titled “NamgungFefere.” “This was the first time I’ve ever written lyrics in Korean,” Zauner shared in a press statement. “Anyone who’s familiar with my work knows how much my Korean heritage has come to mean to me, so it was very personal to collaborate with such a revered Korean band and to create something for a larger Korean audience.” Watch the music video for “NamgungFefere,” directed by Jan’ Qui, below.
Zauner has kept busy since releasing her latest Japanese Breakfast LP, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women), in March. She’s shared music videos for the album tracks “Picture Window” and “Winter in LA,” covered Gorillaz’s “On Melancholy Hill” during her Coachella 2025 set, and contributed a song to the soundtrack for Celine Song’s new film Materialists. Zauner’s ongoing international tour will return to North America in August.
Read about Japanese Breakfast’s “Be Sweet” at No. 85 on “The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far.”
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