Black creators in Korea are finding one another — and a wider audience

On Sept. 20, about 25 working and aspiring Black creatives — actors, writers, models, music producers, photographers, designers and dancers — gathered at a cafe in Mapo-gu, western Seoul, to talk about the pursuit of creative work in Korea. The gathering had one purpose: to bring together Black people working in, or hoping to enter, Korea's creative industries. It also reflected a broader shift among foreign residents in Korea, with communities increasingly forming not only around nationality or