Nicholas "Nyk" Edwards (ニコラス・エドワーズ, Nikorasu Edowāzu, born July 31, 1992) is an American singer and actor from Hillsboro, Oregon.
[4] Edwards began studying the Japanese language at the age of 14 upon entering high school, and soon found himself infatuated, completing the four-year course by the end of his Sophomore year.
[5] In the summer of 2008, Edwards visited Japan for the first time, spending roughly 2 months in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, sister city to his native Hillsboro, and the Tokyo area.
[5][3] Edwards made his debut on Japanese television in June 2011, participating in the first installment of the singing competition "Nodojiman The World."
The film was based loosely on Edwards' life, and plays on the comical situations he was placed in while chasing his dream of stardom in Japan.