Eric Nam : (3) " I had accepted a position as a business analyst at Deloitte Consulting in New York. But before I went into that workforce, I decided to take a year off and went to India to do a social enterprise fellowship. It wasn’t the best fit, but that was where a TV show in Korea found me and invited me to first come perform. " - Eric Nam " I actually received a lot of messages from Central and South American artists who complimented my songs and showed interest in collaborating with me. " - Eric Nam " My parents, or Asian parents in general, they’re like, ‘You should be a doctor, a lawyer, or a banker’ – all that’s laid out. As a kid that’s what I bought into, which is why I ended up going the corporate route initially. " - Eric Nam