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@mattvsjapan4 жыл бұрын
*CORRECTION:* Nick actually belongs to *Sun Music Productions* , not Yoshimoto Kogyo!! Not sure how I managed to mess that up! Really sorry!! Skip to 24:14 for an explanation of what Manzai actually is! You can watch some of Nick’s Japanese comedy by searching “タイムボム”, which is the of the Manzai duo that he’s in! Just caught an error in the English subs at the beginning of the video. At 00:38, the subtitle should say “And the good thing about Japanese language schools is”. Sorry, I had been up for over 24 hours when I made the intro for this video; maybe you can tell I don’t look so great in the clip lol 😅
4 жыл бұрын
Cool
@Makiaveliiste4 жыл бұрын
Why would we skip? the beginning is interesting . Don't listen to matt guys! don't skip !!!
@benmacdonald54454 жыл бұрын
Hey Matt, I’ve got a little Japanese problem that I need your help for. I’m relatively new to Japanese, and one of my biggest problems is processing. I can hear the words I know, but it takes me about 2 seconds to process what that means. How can I fix this?
@rikuown4 жыл бұрын
Do you know HighGai?
@pritheebecareful70704 жыл бұрын
You do seem tired in the intro. I respect your dedication. Now get some rest!
@muffinberg79604 жыл бұрын
33? the guy looks like a teenager dude
@henriquerezende51064 жыл бұрын
I thought he was around 17 lol
@ankushds70184 жыл бұрын
The "Asian effect"
@PacificUnity4 жыл бұрын
That is the youngest looking 33 year old white dude I've ever seen lol I'm younger than him and I look 10 years older than he does...
@iliaantipin99194 жыл бұрын
As he said, he became an adult in Japan, and in a safe country like Japan you don't age as fast as in the US, for example
@homelander49264 жыл бұрын
@@wanderingdoc5075 their diet is the carry
@brendan34614 жыл бұрын
part way through I noticed his hat looked like a mini pope hat and I couldn't unsee it.
@peterhebden15574 жыл бұрын
me too hahahahaha
@PauloGarcia-sp5ws4 жыл бұрын
Oh no, why did you do this to me.
@mikajapanesemia3464 жыл бұрын
I can't unsee that now.
@GilBeloGil4 жыл бұрын
oh god man....
@theericsu4 жыл бұрын
Dude sick interview! Keep up the great content
@stevediben79004 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite interview on your channel so far, Matt. I love the riffing on cultural differences with comedy in Japan vs the west.
@JJWalters4 жыл бұрын
So many differences man. Nick had a lot of different experiences than me being a comedian in japan but he nailed a lot of the points for sure. I sometimes dive into different aspects on my channel though.
@mikethedriver56734 жыл бұрын
Matt has a really good ability for interviewing people. Can't wait for more.
@metaforically2 жыл бұрын
But he didn't know Arrested Development
@leonardodavinci42594 жыл бұрын
As usual, Matt hits the nail with his questions. I found this interview, as the one you made with the Shakuhachi player, to be profoundly interesting despite having no significant interest in both their areas of expertise. Good job and please keep these coming 👍
@user-il7zm5sh7x4 жыл бұрын
50:50 からの話、ベッキーと川谷絵音だな笑
@fortheloveofbots4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome Matt. Looking forward for Part 2.
@jsmetamorph4 жыл бұрын
Such a great interview!! Well done Matt!
@blahblahnameblah3 жыл бұрын
Wow. This was great. I will absolutely watch pt2. Thanks to you both.
@user-wz6uf3ig8o3 жыл бұрын
英語の勉強になります! アメリカ人カッコいい🇺🇸
@earlbrawley82084 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview! Love hearing these conversations with different types of people.
@drauc4 жыл бұрын
This was my favorite interview yet, can't wait for pt 2!
@JeekayTenn3 жыл бұрын
This was such a great video! Great perspectives and insights from both sides - thanks for making this video!
@ZectricFOZ4 жыл бұрын
This was a really good interview. Thank you nick. I learned a lot from him and I think he has a super interesting perspective. I'd definitively want to see a part 2.
@noctiscuadro69834 жыл бұрын
By far my favorite interview so far. Very interesting topics and insight on the entertainment industry. Can't wait for more like these.
@TheSLUSO Жыл бұрын
Loved this interview and enjoy all your content, Matt!!
@steamingHOTsomething4 жыл бұрын
Insightful questions and a great guest. Thanks for the content. Also, yeah, a part two with Nick would be great
@williamproctor75314 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this interview!
@probcsh3 жыл бұрын
This interview is amazing!
@wolfemooney71884 жыл бұрын
These are my favorite videos. Super relaxed podcast vibes
@muhammadneanaa16119 ай бұрын
Amazing interview! Thanks
@Milark4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I’ve been watching nick for a while so this is amazing to see.
@SSinthaNorthwest2 жыл бұрын
Super interesting and insightful interview. Great job and thank you for doing this!
@ZombieOrgasm4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this interview! As someone living here in his first year, it's just very encouraging to hear someone else's experience. Especially outside of the English teacher bubble.
@Oo-vr2jn4 жыл бұрын
This is the best interview so far on this channel! So interesting and would love a part 2 to hear more about the 芸能界
@briangibbs19764 жыл бұрын
Do a part 2! I really enjoyed learning about his experience and the Japanese comedy world
@santiagoarce56724 жыл бұрын
Great insights from this guest. You can really tell that he's really passionate and has thought a lot about what he does from the interesting points he makes.
@luica90244 жыл бұрын
Really interesting talk, especially the part about well known and famous people. Thanks!
@bogdankorotkov48044 жыл бұрын
Thank you for content, Matt
@rio10163 жыл бұрын
ニックやーん!!笑 I’m Japanese and learning English but your videos and tips are so helpful!:) and I completely agree with your ways of learning foreign languages! I wasn’t able to verbalize my thoughts on language learning, but your amazing videos did exactly what I was thinking! I wasn’t sure about my way of learning English and I was worried if I’m learning English in the right direction, but you gave me confidence! I wasn’t wrong!:) Actually I just found your KZfaq channel a few days ago but I’ve binge watched lol Thank you so much Matt! Keep up the great work😆✨ 応援してますがんばってください♪
@masayoyairo91502 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing this Part 2 with Nick!
@servbotz4 жыл бұрын
Couldn't stop listening to this interview. Super interesting guest. Nick seems to be very down to earth.
@danielcressman73683 жыл бұрын
Wow. I never comment on things on KZfaq, but this was a phenomenal interview. Well done, Matt, and your guest was extremely engaging in his own right. Would definitely watch a part 2.
@clemensmartin10343 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos on your channel for sure - such an interesting story and personality!
@sincerelydami4 жыл бұрын
I'm really loving your recent interviews. You have interesting guests and you are a great interviewer.
@PapperLapper4 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview, I saw Nick on the youtube video that was included as a clip here as well, seems like a really nice dude. Getting a unique look into the 芸能界 is really special, would happily see a part 2!
@mr.sushi22214 жыл бұрын
nice video Matt, its these types of videos that keep me motivated with my studies
@Fatihkilic0753 жыл бұрын
Such a great conversation. Both intelligent and insightful individuals!
@apisyom1189 Жыл бұрын
Great interview!
@burntt9992 жыл бұрын
You two talk really well together… was really cool to watch this. Learned a lot.
@travisashley29042 жыл бұрын
That was a great interview! What an interesting guy with some unique experiences and insight.
@CMTJTG4 жыл бұрын
"I would definitely recommend to people who wanna learn the language, to think about how they wanna use that in the future." I don't think anyone really considers this starting out, for me anyway I just ended up learning Japanese and now I have to figure out how to make the most of it.
@iliaantipin99194 жыл бұрын
Hitting on girls was my primary objective, but then I realized if you can't do it in your native language, you can't do it in Japanese too ahah
@lolozo2144 жыл бұрын
...time to start thinking. I'm learning it at university just because I was going to learn the language anyway, so I may as well get a degree out of it.
@Astro-gf1bm4 жыл бұрын
KGB 48 Lmaooo
@CMTJTG4 жыл бұрын
@@iliaantipin9919 Lol
@mistbornlazarus26113 жыл бұрын
Um. In my case I'm super interested in a lot of japanese media (i mean, games, anime, novels) and at some point, not being able to understand japanese became a barrier. I'm still trying to overcome that language though hahaha Maybe someday.
@danieljoel73262 жыл бұрын
Hits the nail with questions on all topics relevant to language learning.. thanks..
@CalebJacobsYoutube4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome, Matt!
@katakana-kun21224 жыл бұрын
Really nice interview, and really cool guy! Would definitely enjoy a part 2.
@nadroj90823 жыл бұрын
ドンドン、ドンキ、ドンキ、ホーテ🎵
@loejewis3 жыл бұрын
This is such good content, love it. So interesting.
@JoakimJson3 жыл бұрын
Great interview! Very interesting!
@takeshinewcastle96604 жыл бұрын
Great interview
@newyd14 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable interview with a very interesting guest.
@aryant18844 жыл бұрын
You ask great questions. Thanks for this insight interview.
@rottenrafflesia3 жыл бұрын
Wow. this is so amazing. Both of you!
@mickmcjapanese29013 жыл бұрын
Very interesting watch I'd love to read the dissertation Hoping for another episode
@calebw81893 жыл бұрын
This is great. I think a lot of people learning Japanese would've loved to see this interview in Japanese with some subtitles.
@mimi-tx7mk2 жыл бұрын
最高の組み合わせです♡
@co_obs4 жыл бұрын
really enjoyed this the whole way through. i've enjoyed watching nick on atsueigo's channel before but i had no idea nick was a comedian. hearing him talk about it has got me really interested in japanese comedy now. i hope you guys get to talk again soon I just went back to watch nick on atsu's channel and on a vid called 使うだけで頭が良く聞こえる英単語3つ, his third english word is ostentatious, really funny to me that he uses it in this video 36:06
@Nimsbaking2 жыл бұрын
Two intelligent bilingual people talking about comedy. Epic!!! I was a huge fan of manzai in 80s and now standup after I left Japan. Right up my alley. Thank you so much.
@zbdfhg4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this
@jarthur84282 жыл бұрын
Very deep and rich conversation for personal Growth. I really like how you go deeper in the topics and not stay only in the shallow
@davveedo3 жыл бұрын
This is such a great video. I've seen clips of Nick's performance online when I was a college student, like 4 years ago, and at that moment I thought he was like half-Japanese and half-American... I didn't know he's an American until today so it's a little bit shocking to me. But as a Chinese person who's interested in Japanese culture and went to college in the States, I can understand a lot of things Nick said in this interview. Being a foreigner in Japan is difficult. Respect.
@sjpa2 жыл бұрын
Good interview!
@SRs2SM3 жыл бұрын
Once you hit play on a Matt video, there's no going back. Amazing content.
@88mici884 жыл бұрын
Great interview, also big fan of Bilingual News, I would recommend it to anyone who is studying Japanese. I actually started reading 革命のファンファーレ recently based on Nick's recommendation on the podcast a few weeks back. Pretty interesting read.
@user-lh4dy6hn3y4 жыл бұрын
This was super interesting, Thx
@KoreKaraPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Really interesting how everyone you interview have a completely different perspective of Japan. In Justin's interview, he said that you can "become" Japanese if you wanted to, and how everyone should try to reach that level of cultural understanding. In this one Nick says that Japanese people can't really ever get past your "gaijinness". I wonder how much of that is a difference in the different industries that they are in. Looking forward to part 2!
@TheAnikeenko4 жыл бұрын
As a person who been to japan a few times due to having a Japanese girlfriend i can tell you it will never happen in this century. They would always ask me if it's my first time and why im there. They can't understand someone is living there, for them all the white people are English teachers or tourists. Im not even american, im russian.
@flaviospadavecchia51264 жыл бұрын
Which interview was Justin's?
@memeking87344 жыл бұрын
ive seen that even if you are born in a certain country and live exactly like a person in that country, if you look "foreign" you will never be consider a local.
@cryan91374 жыл бұрын
I think they're talking about slightly different things. The public is limited in how they can know famous gaijin, so they will just perceive them in the stereotypical way, and Nick had to deal with that. Justin, however, was talking about his experience working in the finance industry and how his coworkers began treating him over time. By demonstrating competency and dependability in that corporate environment, he lost his privileges as a foreigner in that context and would get in trouble for making a mistake that a Japanese person would never have made (due to cultural/linguistic misunderstandings). Why exactly he lost this privilege, and what exactly it means in terms of "becoming" Japanese is up to speculation, but it's definitely meaningful.
@RonaldMcPaul4 жыл бұрын
Does Matt have any good videos from his "hate Japan culture disillusionment stage??"
@rickardcarlsson36923 жыл бұрын
Great questions!
@ClowdyHowdy4 жыл бұрын
He made a point that I really want to emphasize. Build a skill stack. If you have a strong skill alone, that's not spectacular, but if you have a bunch of complimentary peripheral and parallel skills, you create a skill stack, which essentially makes you someone that people can't ignore. You can fill positions that nobody else is uniquely qualified for.
@rcnxldc91452 жыл бұрын
this interviewee seems to be very humble, glad to listen to him
@isuckatguitar124 жыл бұрын
This guy is the fucking GOAT dude. He's the epitome my dreams, fucking got his own band in Japan, he's broken the barrier and became a comedian making people laugh in a totally different culture, just wow man. I'd kill to have a beer with this dude. If he's ever on again ask him about his band life and how that whole experience is!!
@jmac217x4 жыл бұрын
really great stuff
@jaredlodico4 жыл бұрын
Part 2 would be awesome
@powerpuff4ever3 жыл бұрын
I feel like I’ve looked 30 since I was 15 - this man looks 22 at the oldest 😭
@just1frosty5162 жыл бұрын
Bro I’m 17 n ppl usually think I’m 21-27 I was thinking the same thing the entire time this dudes a vampire
@indigo_reji6 ай бұрын
Timeless commune. I became a big fan of you both with this 🤗
@rgb55213 жыл бұрын
Really interesting. A little insight into Japanese comedy. Nick is inspiring!
@EasyFinnish4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@karinvasu30053 жыл бұрын
Oh my god he's the guy from Nogizaka Eigo!!! Great interview omg
@Kanjicafe4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed.
@AConnorDN384164 жыл бұрын
The Sci Fi channel was my first ever exposure to anime. I remember seeing the last 30 minutes or so of Akira and a few other really "adult" anime and I was pretty blown away. Also got into Akira Kurosawa movies through my high school friends so this guy's introduction to Japanese culture sounds really similar to my own ^__^
@TheTemplarK2 жыл бұрын
Can we still get part 2? Please? 😀 I really like your interviews, in fact this channel for me is all about the interviews and semi-interview collabs, like the one with Dogen or the debate with George Trombley; I'm not even sure I want to learn Japanese (in fact I have a dumber issue: I'm suffering from analysis paralysis about which Asian language to learn). But anyways, I think this guy has a lot to say and your questions are really good. I've learned quite a lot from all the content on this channel already. You're like a Zach Sang for interesting gaijin. So, in short, I hope you make a part 2. And just a lot more interviews. With any kinda people.
@martinkolafa55854 жыл бұрын
I’ve been using MIA Anki for one week now. The progress is amazing.
@younlok10814 жыл бұрын
what is this
@elless97304 жыл бұрын
@@younlok1081 mass immersion approach. Anki is a program for spaced rep. Watch the vids on this channel.
@younlok10814 жыл бұрын
@@elless9730 k ty
@deathonion4044 жыл бұрын
@ريان مروة pick sentences you almost understand except for 1 word / grammar point. Then learn it and put it in anki for revision
@HiroFoodinJapan3 жыл бұрын
おもしろかったです!
@lunalieben93 жыл бұрын
Fascinating interview! "Slow learner?" Really? He became highly fluent in Japanese in his early 20's! I would really like to know more about how many years he actively spent learning before he became fluent enough to attend comedy school. It's totally amazing.
@TheZenomeProject Жыл бұрын
According to Nick when he was interviewed by Atsu, he took a huge risk and attended manzai school before he became fully fluent in Japanese. That's why he calls himself a slow learner, though that's obviously debatable. Clearly, though, that self-forcing and extreme immersion is the thing that pushed his Japanese ability over the edge.
@pitrs1013 жыл бұрын
Terrific interview guys. I live in Tokyo myself for 3 years, kind of jealous of your level of understanding language 😁 But true is I didn’t have any prior knowledge of Japanese behind こんにちは😃 I am big fan of US stand up so great to hear opinion from professional 👍
@BenyOh3 жыл бұрын
すごかった ありがとう!
@dashark143 жыл бұрын
no way! nick was the guy who did the vice mini-documentary on the Japanese dance dance revolution scene! cool to see him here!
@lmelior3 жыл бұрын
This was a really fascinating and deep discussion. Great interview! One thing I've long thought is that the rise of reality shows also coincides with the rise of more realistic acting across all genres. If you watch movies, it feels more like they recorded a play, and the actors seem to be putting on a production. The older the movie, the more obvious it is. Of course there is still the occasional sort of slapstick physical comedy here and there that kind of hearken back to the style popular 80's and 90's, but they're widely panned by critics now. Nowadays it's more about the witty banter and clever wordplay delivered (mostly) realistically, as if recorded from a hidden camera. I'm sure I'm not the only one that thought that, but it occurred to me when you were talking about western comedy. It's kinda like this shift toward realism just hasn't happened in Japan. Ironically, these days, reality TV shows are more apparently fake than fiction shows.
@PatChatGC4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit!!! As another big japanese TV fan I will be watching the hell out of this haha. So excited!
@PatChatGC4 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah that was amazing! Thank you for doing this interview! And got a good show suggestion, never heard of オドぜひ haha
@user-bw6fq6ih8r4 жыл бұрын
Is that a cheeky anki reference I see on 39:50, even if it wasn't it would fit pretty good. Good vid as always!
@MidosujiSen4 жыл бұрын
Matt heard "immerse" and probably had flashbacks 9 layers deep
@scottjackson45589 ай бұрын
At 48:25, or around there, Nick says people aren't watching this interview for him, and I have to say I actually am watching this video because of you. I saw your interview with Takashii from Japan, and I really dug your vibe and when I found out you were a celebrity I figured I'd check you out. You're cool man.
@hirata58th2 жыл бұрын
I don't know any word to describe Nick's personality other than beautiful. Totally impressed.
@6kmanu4 жыл бұрын
what a humble guy.
@aryant18844 жыл бұрын
27:10 Arrested development is one of my favourite shows.
@davidmaney87933 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this interview and would love to see a part 2. Any more info on what school Nick went to?
@nikkuniisan3 жыл бұрын
I went to Toho Gakuen’s Announce Gakuen! -Nick
@davidmaney87933 жыл бұрын
@@nikkuniisan Thanks, Nick. Seems like a pipe dream for me at the moment, but in the future I might be able to pass the info on to a fellow weeb and change their life.
@masao3983 жыл бұрын
hes got an awesome voice
@neuksd3 жыл бұрын
I wish I could go back in time and change my major to Japanese. Being able to dedicate that time purely to language study would have been invaluable. Trying to balance study with a job and girlfriend isn't easy. I really wonder if it would be worth leaving work for a year and studying all out.
@soggyRATUwU4 жыл бұрын
I love arrested development it is my favorite comedy of all time. Really cool analogy
@senpaaii51412 жыл бұрын
NICK, YOU REALLY PUT YOUR SOUL IN THIS INTERVIEW. THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR OPINION
@shannu_boi4 жыл бұрын
I have a question about MIA... I'm learning Japanese and I've start MIA for 4 days now and it's been going really well. I'm currently doing immersion and RRTK. What I am wondering is that on the website (Japanese quick start guide) it says the it'll take about 3 months to do RRTK and that you should continue practicing RRTK for another few months. And then it also says that you shouldn't start grammar and vocab untill you've completed RRTK. After completing grammar and vocab (from what I understand) I've completed stage one. This seems like it'd take like minimum 1 year, maybe even longer for stage 1. In your MIA introduction video you said that if you practiced diligently it'd take 3 months in the first stage and if you practiced less then it'd take 6 months to a year. So far I've been going *ham* with immersion and I've been doing the daily reviews aswell. It seems like I can't complete any faster then in 3 months and only after completing that will I start grammar and vocab. So in total it'll take 1 year which is way more the 3 months. Is there something I misunderstood or can I somehow complete course 1 faster then 1 year. Ps. I didn't matter if it takes 1 year or 3 months, I just want to know if I'm doing things properly. Thank you very much.