-SPECIAL PROJECT in SEOUL-
IN
KOREA
NOT
KOREAN
PHOTOGRAPHED and WRITED BY DANIEL KIM
A lot of models travel all over the world, and every time they reach new countries, they meet new people, new cultures, and new environments. Nowadays, even adapting themselves to new circumstance is kind of part of their work. In Korea, there are plenty of foreign models, and they are amazingly active in modeling in the look book, campaign, and runway. In this special project, “In Korea, Not Korean,” I present 14 models who stayed or is staying in South Korea. These models came from all parts of the world, from England, France to Kenya and Russia.
MODEL
MODEL
MODEL
"Korea is Cute. Everything is cute. Streets are cute, people are cute, and even this tiny bottle is cute!"
MODEL
"Actually, I feel this country is not for me. There are many reasons, but people are the biggest one. They are too two-faced...Korea is not good for everyone."
MODEL
"My best memories was my first days here... on my first day, I realized that I'm in a wonderful place with amazing people, that I feel so comfortable here..."
MODEL
"Korea is special to me. I meet really good friends here, and I had a great time. Also, I had my first job here..."
MODEL
MODEL
MODEL
MODEL
"Lifestyle is the most different one. Here is more strict and organized. However, I feel London is more freedom and relaxed than this place."
ENTERTAINER&FILM MAKER
"When I was in the United States, one of my friends loves K-pop. She introduced Korean culture to me, and I felt in love with Korean at that time."
MODEL
"Working here is amazing as a model. As compared to Kenya, I could get more opportunities here than in Kenya."
MODEL
"Everythings open all the time. Seoul never sleeps...Paris sleeps. Everything closes pretty early and open late."
Thanks to All of My Foreign Model Friends,
Papi Model Management,
Model Directors Management,
View International Model Management,
Students of Tacoma Public High School,
and Of Course My mother and My Ladies.