A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Office of Muslims of Uzbekistan and the Federation of Muslims of South Korea. It envisages the establishment of religious education and the exchange of imams' experience, and the organization of educational talks by Uzbek imams at mosques in areas where there are many migrant workers in South Korea.

Daud Kim, a popular Korean pop singer and YouTuber who converted to Islam, managed to quickly build a mosque in Incheon, South Korea in 2019 despite opposition from Islamophobic locals.