Japanese Breakfast performs 'Paprika' on Jimmy Kimmel • News • DIY Magazine

Following last month’s release of five-star album ‘Jubilee’, Japanese Breakfast went on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform album opener ‘Paprika’.

Speaking to us earlier this year about her latest album, Michelle Zauner told us, “I had this sort of narrative as an artist as ‘grief girl’ and I wanted to change that. I felt I had said everything that I needed to say about grief and loss, and I wanted to tackle some other part of the human experience. I thought nothing was more surprising and challenging than a record about joy!”

Revisit our full chat here, and check out the performance of ‘Paprika’ below.

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