30+ K-Pop Idols’ Most Iconic “Americacore” Moments

By Koreaboo on March 21, 2023

In recent years, TikTok users have begun spoofing videos that romanticize cultures unlike their own, particularly those that fetishize East Asian, by depicting average day-to-day American life as “Americacore,” such as going grocery shopping.

@aestheticallyamerica

so glad to see so many america coreists :)) hope you feel safe here!! #fyp #aesthetic #america #american #americacore #cute #foryou #usa #iloveamerica

♬ Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus

@itsbeahoney

this is satire obv #americacore #colonizercore

♬ Americacore music – squiddo

@pansaraxual

americacore snack #americacore #american #snacks #satire #fyp #xyzbca

♬ Americacore music – squiddo

Yet, “Americacore” is a real thing for those who are not American.

@urfaviberian

#americacore #americancore #fyp #foryou

♬ My r music box – Mika (≧∀≦)

@li2dog

#eastasia #china #chinese #influncer #costco #americacore #asethetic #vibe #fashion #asian

♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey

So, when our favorite K-Pop idols visit the United States, they often take pictures or vlog at locations that we would never look twice at. Here are 30+ of the most iconic “Americacore” moments, courtesy of K-Pop idols…

1. BTS’s J-Hope and Jin during American Hustle Life

This entire show screams #AmericaCore, but this duo posing with iconic characters at The Hollywood Walk of Fame…

…only to end up in a MV for YouTuber Ricky Dillon is just the epitome of Americacore.

2. After School’s Jooyeon posing by a tagged-up port-o-potty off of Melrose Ave, then pumping her own gas

3. Billlie’s Sheon posing in the cereal aisle and front of Mattress Firm

4. P1Harmony’s Keeho during 2023 P1Harmony LIVE TOUR [P1USTAGE H : P1ONEER]

The fact that he even captioned this post “AMURICUHCORE.” He knows what’s up.

5. KINGDOM’s Louis being amazed by Starbucks drink size

6. These pictures of Stray Kids’ Seungmin and I.N

7. This Dispatch photoshoot with BTS outside a random strip mall in North Las Vegas

8. SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan posing outside some random person’s house

9. Brave Girls’ Yujeong with Starbucks

WHEN YOU GET YOUR FIRST STARBUCKS IN THE US pic.twitter.com/e8czsz8OZP

— Brave Girls Files (@BraveGirlsFiles) July 10, 2022

10. ITZY visiting a Texas truck stop

11. This iconic moment from NCT’s Mark

no one:

literally no one:

mark lee: "party in the city where the heat is on all night, on the beach till the break of dawn welcome to miami" pic.twitter.com/p1uRls1oPv

— gypsy (@girIsgenerat1on) July 3, 2019

12. SEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo outside Walgreens

Wonwoo Walgreens is my favorite pic.twitter.com/UbL2lqrJYt

— ricky thinker (@kamdentofu) March 19, 2023

13. Apink doing a photoshoot at a random gas station

14. GOT7 randomly appearing in American news

GOT7 casually being in an international news https://t.co/ZL9nuegUwz pic.twitter.com/BEj3gJi5Du

— bebsiblue (@bambeong) November 10, 2021

15. CRAVITY’s Seongmin using $100 USD to pay for ice cream

16. NCT’s Taeyong and Jaehyun slaying in front of ATM

17. SEVENTEEN posing with the gum wall

Don’t touch it?!

18. Stray Kids filming their dance practice video in a neighborhood in California

19. TWICE in the middle of literally nowhere in Brooklyn, surrounded by warehouses

20. P1Harmony’s Intak in the shoe aisle

21. NCT in Trader Joe’s

jungwoo tried to buy a pie(?) but taeyong mom said no, but mark told him to secretly hide it in the cart so they could still buy it (2019) pic.twitter.com/1z7fpWpg8b

— jungwoo things (@kjwcentral) August 27, 2019

22. THE BOYZ’s Juyeon as a cone taking a picture with a cone at Coney Island

23. NCT at In-N-Out

24. VERIVERY in Walmart

verivery are so real shopping at walmart rather than target like, theyre just like me fr THEYRE JUST LIKE ME pic.twitter.com/Cahzn92umN

— Stream From Now to 1 mil or ya momma dies🤍 (@MyManHoseok) September 26, 2022

25. NCT doing a photoshoot at a pawn shop

26. TXT’s Soobin in Downtown Dallas

27. EXO’s Kai eating Chipotle

junmyeon: "what are you eating?"

jongin with the cutest voice: "mollayo. chicken burrito"

and he even had a chocolate milk next to him. he looked so excited to eat everything pic.twitter.com/zrXafO4M1M

— irene || 开 (@addictivejongin) March 29, 2018

28. NCT’s Doyoung with his gas station hotdog, covered in pickles

29. BIGBANG’s T.O.P at Turkey Hut in Houston

30. ONEUS in USA is next level.

31. OMEGA X’s Kevin and Yechan in front of a Family Dollar

32. SHINee at In-N-Out

33. KARD’s BM posing in front of a Botilleria

34. WJSN’s (Cosmic Girls) Bona looking at the ice cream truck’s menu

35. THE BOYZ’s Hyunjae outside the Cheesecake Factory

36. ATEEZ’s Seonghwa in the suburbs

37. THE BOYZ’s Q and Kevin walking to the gas station for a Slurpee in Texas

38. LABOUM’s Haein at the M&M store in Las Vegas

39. Wonho in front of frozen waffles

40. LOONA’s HeeJin and Kim Lip drinking Corona beer outside Target

heejin and kim lip drinking corona at midday in front of a target store… this is so unreal pic.twitter.com/nmJqd8sImi

— ًeun kim lip’s gf || ia (@rvsluvies) July 30, 2022

41. BLACKPINK at Target

Shop BLACKPINK’s ‘BORN PINK’ @Target exclusive box sets, available now!

https://t.co/7fp3p5wXSH pic.twitter.com/7n7UOhGRi5

— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) September 19, 2022

42. LOONA walking through Target

Came to Target to get some kombucha and casually ran into LOOΠΔ @loonatheworld @loonalog pic.twitter.com/4OzQ1SuygD

— Paddington Boar (@joeyoinks) August 16, 2019