SOUTH KOREAN BAND SE SO NEON (PROJECT OF SOYOON HWANG) UNVEILS NEW SONG “TWIT WINTER” WITH VIDEO

Genre-defying South Korean band, SE SO NEON makes their highly anticipated return with the release of “Twit Winter”. The new track is accompanied by a music video that was shot in Seoul and self-directed by frontwomen, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Soyoon Hwang. With the new music, the group has crafted their own sonic identity, displaying a wide spectrum of musical influences varying from blues and psychedelic rock to new wave and synth pop. Sung primarily in Korean, their music is rooted both in the present and in nature, making “Twit Winter” relatable regardless of any language barrier. “People will feel my energy and my soul,” she proclaims.

Co-produced by Soyoon and Kenny Gilmore (Weyes Blood, Sudan Archives) and mixed by Nathan Boddy (Pink Pantheress, Geordie Greep), the song hears Soyoon exploring the complexity of time and human existence. With the band’s new music still in its infancy, she found herself reflecting upon music she had started writing as a teenager. Despite the growth and development that had since followed, she felt the songs were tethered to a past version of herself. 

She explains of performing these songs:

“Each time I do, I feel as though I’m singing alongside the Soyoon of the past. This is not a nostalgic return to an earlier self. Rather, it is the past Soyoon — the one who once wrote and sang these songs — who now meets and sings with the Soyoon of the future. It struck me, with a kind of quiet clarity, that music and the stage allow one to dismantle time’s linearity altogether.”

Art is often regarded as timeless, its impact surpassing any time constraints and often outlasting those that created it. “Twit Winter” hears Soyoon grapple with her own mortality, while also questioning the longstanding legacy of her creations. 

In her own words:

“That thought made me want to leave behind questions for the past and future, sensations I’d still want to share, signals and traces that might survive the years. I imagine myself, aged, singing this song. And so I decided to create a kind of time capsule, through both music and image.”

The music video became an experimental extension of this concept, acting as a time capsule for future Soyoon to revisit in 2065. Throughout watching “present” Soyoon in various scenarios, a white box remains present. It marks the designated spot that the Soyoon of the future will occupy. 

In conjunction with the release of new music, SE SO NEON will take their lauded live show back on the road this fall with a run of headline tour dates. Kicking off onSeptember 3, the North American Tour will stop at iconic venues across the country, including performances at New York’s Brooklyn Steel, Los Angeles’ The Wiltern, DC’s 9:30 Club, Chicago’s Metro and many more. Ticket pre-sales begin on Tuesday, May 20 at 10am local time while general on-sale begins on Wednesday, May 21 at 10am local time at sesoneon.com. Full tour routing can be found below.  

SE SO NEON was formed in 2016 by Soyoon. Mirroring their sonic dexterity, the band has seen various iterations with Soyoon remaining the consistent anchor. Winning “Rookie of the Year” and “Best Rock Song of the Year” at the prestigious Korean Music Awards in their debut year, SE SO NEON instantly became a leading figure of South Korea’s indie scene. 

In 2020, SE SO NEON released their EP Nonadaptation, which was featured in Pitchfork’s “The 35 Best Rock Albums of 2020” and Paste’s “The 40 Best Rock Albums of 2020.” In addition, the band was also selected as one of Fender’s “Next Artists of 2020.” SE SO NEON was also the only South Korean band to be selected for YouTube Music’s global artist development program, YouTube Music Foundry. 

WATCH MORE FROM SE SO NEON

• SE SO NEON Korean TV Interview + Performances
• SE SO NEON at 2024 Pentaport Festival
• Soyoon (solo) Tiny Desk Korea Performance

 

SE SO NEON LIVE

Wednesday, September 3 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse

Friday, September 5 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

Saturday, September 6 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts

Tuesday, September 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel

Wednesday, September 10 – Boston, MA – Royale

Friday, September 12 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield

Saturday, September 13 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Monday, September 15 – Chicago, IL – Metro

Tuesday, September 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater

Friday, September 19 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox

Saturday, September 20 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre

Sunday, September 21 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

Tuesday, September 23 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom

Thursday, September 25 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park

Friday, September 26 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory OC

Saturday, September 27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

Thursday, October 2 – Mexico City, MX – Teatro Metropolitan

 

 

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