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[Q&A] Can I find Korean Muslim to marry?

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[Q&A] Can I find Korean Muslim to marry?

A woman wants to know if she can find a man of Islam in Korea.

Seoul central mosquelonely101 asked:

I am a Muslim girl who thinks Korean men are good looking (as in people from my culture are not). As a Muslim, I can only marry a respectable Muslim guy but it seems impossible for me to find a Muslim Korean. My ultimate question: do they even exist? Can you just either raise my hopes or crush them so that I can move on from this? Thanks.

In South Korea, the number of people of Muslim faith has been steadily increasing since the Korean War. The data I found says there are fewer than 30 000 Korean Muslims, most of them living in Seoul. If you include the immigrants from South Asia and Middle East the number rises to around 35 000. However, I have not been able to find official statistics that even mention Islam. According to 2005. data from KOSTAT on Korean population divided by religion, Atheism, Buddism, Protestantism make up most of the 47 million citizens, while 163 000 are categorized as “The other”. I believe Islam is one of the religions that make up this category. As you can see, that is a very small percentage of total population. But to answer your question, yes, they do exist.

I asked Kimchi Man and he said he has never met a Muslim person even though he met many people in schools he attended, and army barracs during his military service, but he has seen them on TV in Korea.

However, may I suggest another point of view? You say you don’t consider people from your culture good looking, as I see it, you are not attracted to them. While it is possible that it is all about physical attraction, have you ever considered the possibility that you are attracted to what Korean men represent for you? I assume you don’t know many Koreans in person and your knowledge about Korea comes from some sort of media. (I know I may be assuming too much). So, when you say a Korean guy, you actually mean an idea of a perfect guy you have. For example, a guy that will give you stuffed toys and carry you on his back when you get tired. So maybe all you need to do is find a guy with that personality in your culture and you will suddenly see he is really good looking.

– Oegukeen

 

 

Edit: One of the commenters, Ms. KIM Touria, left a link for Facebook group and a story about Korean man who turned to Islam.

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177 responses to “[Q&A] Can I find Korean Muslim to marry?”

  1. Hochul Avatar
    Hochul

    I have to say…. it is 99.9% impossible. if you mean a Korean who is born and raised in Korea, not a immigrant.

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  2. lonely101 Avatar
    lonely101

    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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  3. lonely101 Avatar
    lonely101

    Of course I would reply! I am forever indebted that you cared enough to look for an answer. ^^ I hope you and Kimchi Man find happiness, health and love in your lives. :D
    I will be back to read about your stories and other Q/As– they really are fascinating.
    Also, I didn’t know there are some countries with a small number of Muslims…where I live there seem to be so many!

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    1. oegukeen Avatar
      oegukeen

      Thank you so much for your kind wishes. We hope the same for you.

      We would be really glad if you keep visiting our blog. And let us know if you need help with anything else. :)

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      1. phoenixdeux Avatar
        phoenixdeux

        Hello,
        This might be a few months after this question was opened but I was curious on this subject. I have always been fascinated by Asian culture and was wondering what Muslim Koreans were like, I mean not having a lot of people around them with the same faith or life style.

        In my Muslim culture I feel like that marrying another female will just be something that just happens too often and simply very usual. I was wondering if (for example) that Korean females don’t find as many men to marry them as they would in, for example, the Middle East. (It’s kind of a touchy subject, I hope it means no offense to anybody, because I don’t take it as offensive, just my view) to come to a conclusion I feel like marrying a Muslim Korean female would be so special for me, because I find them very fascinating, not just their physical appearance, I never judged people by their looks much, but rather more of their personalities and how they developed in their culture.

        I don’t know, possibly I’m crazy, but I find this as an amazing life goal.

        As for females from my country/culture, well I think they’re beautiful, because I have seen so many Arabic females, but like I said I just think it’s too ordinary to marry them. But finding a special one in the masses of people, I think that’s wonderful.

        I hope I didn’t confuse you as much as I confused myself, but I just wanted to share this. >.<

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        1. oegukeen Avatar
          oegukeen

          Hello phoenixdeux,

          Could you please explain what you meant by “I was wondering if (for example) that Korean females don’t find as many men to marry them as they would in, for example, the Middle East.”

          I understand what you mean by people around you seeming ordinary. :) However, with time everything becomes ordinary.

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          1. phoenixdeux Avatar
            phoenixdeux

            Hello, I appreciate your reply.

            Sorry for the confusion. I would like to clarify this is merely an opinion which means I might be completely wrong.

            I meant from my knowledge of Korea or Japan, Islam isn’t well known, and only a few percentages of people in Korea are Muslim, therefore the amount of Muslims is very small in Korea, unlike in, for example Malaysia.

            And my point was, it would be a lot harder and more rewarding to find a female Muslim Korean.

            I hope I did not sound narcissistic, because it’s absolutely not my intentions.

            You are right about time making things more ordinary, but until that time comes, it would be something wonderful to fulfill.

            :)

  4. lonely101 Avatar
    lonely101

    Honestly, it’s the Korean language and culture that make me like Koreans and I understand that the people dramas are not real.

    BUT you have no idea how much you helped me with your response! I’ve wanted to ask this question for a long time but I was afraid of the answer and that no one was going to help me or support my idea. But all you other anonymous people made me feel even better. :’)

    I will try to think about the personality traits I like in Koreans and look for those in everyone but at the same time physical appearance is the first thing that we see in each other and that’s what I notice upon first impression. And I just really enjoy listening to Korean (language).
    Thanks again! :”’)

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    1. oegukeen Avatar
      oegukeen

      We are so glad you wrote a comment. We always wonder what people who asked us a question think about our answer. :)

      You are of course right that physical appearance is the first thing we notice. It is also the first thing I noticed about Kimchi Man. ^^

      We truly hope you find what you are looking for.

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    2. Avatar
      Anonymous

      When we come into intercultural relationship, yes we must learn their language and culture so that we understand each other well but that doesn’t mean we have to be exactly like them, we still need to preserve our own cultural though :). I am glad that my respond helped you a lot ^^~. Honestly to understand Korean men is not an easy job but this blog help me a lot! Thanks to Oegukeen and KImchi Man, and whoever sharing their experience here :D, Keep it up!Him Nae!

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      1. oegukeen Avatar
        oegukeen

        Thank you for your comments. They are just as valuable as our posts to people who ask questions. Him Nae, everyone :)

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  5. A Avatar
    A

    he can be korean muslim.. muslims exist in all parts of the world :)

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    1. oegukeen Avatar
      oegukeen

      Actually I believe there are countries without any Muslim population, like Vatican and probably North Korea. Then there are those countries where there are only a few hundreds like Uruguay and Greenland.

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  6. Avatar
    Anonymous

    You can try to search for Muslim community in South Korea at Facebook, there are few groups that related to these there. However I agreed with Oegukeen, physical attraction is not a good intention when we looking for a partner, the most important is their heart, behavior and willingness to care for each other no matter what. One more thing, do not expect all of Korean men were similar as in their drama because that’s not a reality,Yes I agree some of them romantics but some were not, this is from my own experience.

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    1. oegukeen Avatar
      oegukeen

      That is really good idea about Facebook group. Thank you for your suggestion.

      Physical attraction may be enough for some people. I guess it all depends on what we expect out of a relationship. I didn’t mean to judge anyone, it’s their personal preference.

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      1. Avatar
        Anonymous

        ^^, there are a lots of Muslim groups in Facebook perhaps most of countries have it.. and yes everybody have their own preference :)

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    2. Avatar
      Anonymous

      i must disagree somewhat with this statement above. the most important thing is our dean and that person follows islam.
      and looks are very important. you have to be not only emotionally attracted, but also physically attracted to the person you plan on spending the rest of your life with. everyone here looks first, even if we want to lie to others that we do not. you cannot see a persons personality when you first look at them. you look at a person, if you are attracted to them, then you speak to them and get to know whether you like their character or not.
      so i say, find that person that you are attracted to, but make sure that this person follows his/her Dean, then make sure that they heart is also good.

      Reply

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