#50 Nicholas Edwards (Nyk) - Achieving Japanese Fluency and Beyond

07/07/21 • 80 min

In this interview we talk to Nicholas Edwards AKA Nyk, a professional singer in Japan on how he achieved fluency and beyond in Japanese. Praised by Dogen and Matt Vs Japan as being one of the most fluent speakers of Japanese they've seen, we dive right in and find out his exact study methods and current struggles with Japanese. We also find out how exactly Nyk became a Japanese pop star/idol as an American who moved to Japan without any previous connections. If you want to see the 2 part video version of this podcast, be sure to check out the KoreKara Podcast YouTube Channel!

Nyk's Links:

► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzu...

► Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/nyk_jpn

► Music: https://nicholas.futureartist.net/

► Bonus clips of Nyk: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo

Our Links:

► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo

► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/

► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh

► Interview with AJATTers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx...

Nyk's Links:

► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzu...

► Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/nyk_jpn

► Music: https://nicholas.futureartist.net/

► Bonus clips of Nyk: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo

Our Links:

► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo

► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/

► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh

► Interview with AJATTers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx...

Previous Episode

#49 Quade - 8 Years of AJATT Studying Abroad in Okinawa

This week we interviewed Quade, an AJATTer for 8 years and has previously studied abroad in Okinawa. You might have heard his name or seen him before if you were in Matt Vs. Japan’s discord, but he’s well known in the community and previously studied abroad in Okinawa. In the podcast we hear about his time meeting Japanese people and living in Okinawa, as well has current Japanese level.

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► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh

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► Buy us a cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/korekara

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► Visit our Website: https://korepoddo.com/

► Other Platforms: https://anchor.fm/korepoddo

Next Episode

#51 Brit vs Japan - Motivational Struggles with Language Learning

This week we finally get the chance to catch up with Brit Vs Japan AKA Matt! We dive right into what he's been up to, including his struggles with motivation and Japanese, and why he quit AJATT for a period of time. Afterwards we get into how good his Japanese is today, and how he's changing AJATT to not Japanese all the time.

Brit Vs Japan's Links:

► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BritVsJapan

► Twitter: https://twitter.com/britvsjapan

► Website: https://www.britvsjapan.com/

► Bonus Clips of the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo

Our Links:

► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo

► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/

► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh

► Interview with AJATTers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx...