It shouldn't be this easy.
Why this is different
01
피자. 아이스크림. 버스. 커피. They're already in your brain — you've just never seen them written. Day one starts there.
02
Most courses make you earn the right to speak. This one doesn't. You say real sentences on day one. Understanding builds from there — because now you have something to attach it to.
03
Lock in one complete output. Swap one word — new sentence. Swap again — another. You're not building a list. You're understanding a system.
04
The reputation is worse than the reality. When you start from patterns instead of rules, Korean starts to feel intuitive. Surprisingly fast.
05
This is a small cohort. When someone's lost, it shows — and it gets fixed. When someone's ready for more, they get more. That's how progress actually happens.
Try it yourself
The program
Part 1 — Speak first. Everything else later.
Hangeul in one session. But the goal isn't reading — it's being understood. Korean uses far more English words than you'd expect. Learn to say them the Korean way, and Day 1 is already a real conversation.
Finish the alphabet. Then the real unlock: one word turns anything into a sentence — English words included. From today, "I don't know the Korean word" is no longer a reason to stay quiet.
One fill-in-the-blank pattern. Drop in any word — Korean or English — and it works. Your thoughts, your feelings, what you want. It comes out in Korean.
Take everything from Day 3. One small change flips it into a question. You stop waiting to be spoken to — and start the conversation yourself.
Cafés, restaurants, shopping, travel — the expressions that actually come up, chosen by frequency not by textbook. Day 5 ends with a toolkit you can use immediately. You could go to Korea tomorrow.
Part 2 — Now say exactly what you mean.
Part 1 gave you the skeleton. Part 2 puts the flesh on it. The same patterns you already know — now they say exactly what you mean.
Part 1 was about states — how things are. Now you add actions — what things do. You don't just say "this is coffee." You say "I want coffee." Same pattern, suddenly twice as expressive.
Not just "this one" — but "the small one," "the spicy one," "the one without onions." Instead of pointing at the menu hoping for the best, you describe exactly what you want. It comes out clean.
The café you always go to. The food you eat every week. The person you like. For the first time, your actual life comes out in Korean — not just what's sitting in front of you right now.
Yesterday. Next week. What happened at dinner, what you're doing this weekend. The moment you can talk about more than right now, conversations actually go somewhere.
Everything from Part 1 and 2 clicks together. You're not translating anymore — you're just talking. This is usually when a Korean person says "wait, your Korean is actually good."
Who's teaching
I didn't wait
until I was fluent.
Pitched strategy to a Nasdaq-listed company
— in English.
Launched a brand in China
— in Chinese.
Not because my grammar was perfect.
Because I knew how to communicate.
That's what
I'm teaching you.
Format
Live on Zoom
50 min · 5 weeks
Recording provided
Schedule
Round-based
Dates set once
spots are filled
Level
All Welcome
No Korean needed.
Tried before and quit? Also you.
Reviews
이준 선생님 다정하세요. He is always smiling and encouraging, never rushing you. Patient, professional, passionate to teach you. He paid attention to my pronunciation so well and gave me clear feedback. Finding someone who cares this much about both the person and the progress is a rare gift. He created a true 'safe place' for me.
Nuna
People! that guy is amazing! Extremely competent in imparting knowledge, patient, funny and always very polite. During the lessons I feel like my good friend is teaching me his native language. With my ADHD difficulties, Yijun adapts perfectly to my needs. Always helpful, even outside of our classes when I have questions.
Alex
My three children have been taking lessons with Yijun for a couple months and they have learned more during this time than after years of attending Korean school on weekends. He tailors the lesson material to an appropriate level for each kid and truly cares about his students' progress.
Helen
The lessons are fun and engaging but I also feel like I learn exactly what I need — a mix of vocabulary and grammar while practicing speaking and sounding more natural. Yijun has a great voice and speaks clearly. Honestly, can't recommend him enough!
Emilia
Before you sign up
None. Not even the alphabet. Part 1 starts from scratch — that's the whole point. Already tried Korean before? Part 2 might be where you start.
Each session is recorded and sent to you after class. You won't fall behind.
Light practice between sessions — nothing that takes more than a few minutes. The goal is to make it stick, not to stress you out.
No refunds once enrolled — spots are limited and held for you from the moment you sign up. If something comes up, reach out and we'll figure it out.
Just Zoom and a willingness to speak from day one. That's it.
Live on Zoom · Native speaker · Small cohort
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Sorry Korean — Reverse Korean with Yijun
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