KoreKara Podcast KoreKara
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The KoreKara Podcast is a show where Eric and Raza interviews elite language learners to distill their techniques and hear their stories to help and inspire language learners worldwide.
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#95 Kaho Shibuya: Retired JAV Actress
This week we talked to Kaho Shibuya, a retired JAV actress who was also previously a guest on the Trash Taste Podcast! In the episode we talk about her current projects, how she was able to learn English through immersion, her favorite YouTube channels and anime, her experience working with Trash Taste, CDawgVA, The Anime Man, and more.
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#94 Arthur IU Connect (アーサー): Teaching in Japanese To Over 250K Subscribers on YouTube
This week we talked to アーサー (IU-Connect), who runs a YouTube channel with over 250k subscribers teaching English to a Japanese audience. In the episode we chat about how he learned Japanese to a high level, his stories with living in Japan, and his experience teaching English on his YouTube channel IU Connect.
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#93 Dr. Capital: Guitarist and Doctorate in Music Who Speaks Perfect Kansai Ben
This week we talked to Dr. Capital (ドクター・キャピタル ) ! He is a guitarist, vocalist, university professor and has an ACTUAL doctorate of musical arts. He speaks impeccable Japanese on his YouTube channel covering Japanese music. In the episode we dive into how he learned Japanese, how music theory helped him acquire pitch accent, and his stories of studying abroad and staying with a Japanese host family.
Check out the episode on YouTube!
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#92 Steve's POV: From Learning Japanese to Owning 15+ Supercars
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EgT2hKM0AmQ
This week we talked to Steve's POV (スティーブ的視点 ) ! He runs the channel Steve's POV where he shares his love for Japanese culture and cars, and makes video purely in Japanese. He runs a company for the Japanese and American market and he owns over 15 cars (including Japanese cars) in the US. We were really blown away by his level of Japanese and we just had to interview him to learn more about his story. In the podcast we hear about his experience learning Japanese, how he got into Japan and cars, and his thoughts on American and Japanese culture. -
#91: Amandumb: Half-Japanese TikTok Creator with over 580K Followers
This week we talked to Amandumb, a half Japanese content creator that makes content around Japan including translating songs into Japanese and covering them and cultural content as well. Her work has been featured in the Oscars and she has garned over 580K followers on TikTok with over 16 million likes.
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#90 Julien Gaudfroy - How He Reached Native Level in Mandarin
This week we talked to Julien Gaudfroy, one of the best foreign speakers of Mandarin of all time. We hear about his personal story living in the country, language learning philosophies, the nuances he's picked up the years, and his advice for those trying to reach the highest levels in a foreign language.
Check out the podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oai17s8_3EQ
Outline:
0:00 Who is Julien Gaudfroy
2:46 How Julien Started Learning Mandarin Chinese
05:54 "Learning Languages is Easy Compared to Being a Musician"
6:40 How Long Did it Take To Reach Perfect Pronunciation?
8:30 Study Methods That Julien Used
15:30 Learning Chinese Outside of China
18:25 Thoughts on "Shocking Natives" Videos
21:03 The Truly Advanced Level of Shocking Natives
27:24 Nuances of Accent in Mandarin
28:40 Julien Speaks Chinese
Customer Reviews
Cool Podcast
Planning for trip to Japan. Love learning about different parts of Japanese culture.
Interesting guests, poor hosts
The guests they have are interesting and often have insightful experience. The hosts range from annoying to ineffective as interviewers. The Korekara message seems to often take guests off guard and creates a sense of awkwardness. “Smashing the like button” is annoying.
Interesting, Varied Topics!
I like how their podcast ranges from more serious topics such as optimizing your language learning to everyday life and cultural experiences. Very great listen!