This paper aims to reveal the paradox of K-pop by looking at foreigner (oe-gug-in) K-pop idols. The paradox is that although K-pop strives to reach the global, ) some elements remain strictly national, one of which is the expectations toward the ethnicity of the K-pop idols. This paper argues that the experiences of oe-gug-in K-pop idols, and especially female idols, are colonizing because the Korean media exploit their foreignness and manufactures it into a spectacle. This is part of the long tradition of Korean media reinforcing Korea’s national project that strengthens the cultural and ethnic superiority of Koreanness. Thus, this paper argues that oe-gug-in K-pop idols are not simply immigrants but subjects of a K-pop diaspora. With an emphasis on race and gender, this paper conducted textual analysis on a compilation video of female oe-gug-in K-pop idols that appeared in the famous Korean television program Knowing Brothers Knowing Brothers. This paper analyzed that female oe-gug-in idols are infantilized, silenced, exoticized, and fetishized by the Korean media, and ultimately othered as foreigners. This paper concludes that acknowledging oe-gug-in K-pop idols as subjects of diaspora will help understand the dark sides of K-pop that try to hide under glamor and entertainment.