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You can apply to star in the Crying In H Mart movie right now

Michelle Zauner has put a casting call out via social media.

May 22, 2023

Michelle Zauner, the frontperson of Japanese Breakfast and the author of the best-selling memoir Crying in H Mart, has put up a casting call to play her in the upcoming movie of the same title. "Who will play Ms Breakfast?" she writes in the Instagram caption.

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The photo prompts those who are 18-25 years old and Korean-American to apply to star in the film adaption. Interested applicants can email hmartopencallcasting@gmail.com. See the full post below.

News of the Crying in H Mart movie was announced back in 2021. The book deals with the indie pop singer's struggles with identity as a half-Korean woman and her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer. It debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times non-fiction best-seller list.