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Iconic By Mistake Trend: What It Is and How to Make It
By the TrendMe team · Updated
The Iconic By Mistake trend is a TikTok chorus dance to the June 2026 song "Iconic By Mistake" by LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE. It opens with a peace sign over the eyes, drops into a wide-knee squat, adds pops and prayer hands, and ends with a strut toward the camera. A new wave started in November 2026, and on TrendMe you can make an AI version from one photo.
The Iconic By Mistake trend is a chorus dance you can recognize from one frame: two fingers in a peace sign over the eyes, then a squat, a few sharp pops and a confident strut straight at the camera.
What happens in an Iconic By Mistake video?
- The dancer opens with a peace sign held over the eyes.
- They drop into a wide-knee squat with quick head flicks.
- Chest and hip pops land on the beat, followed by prayer hands.
- The clip ends with a strut toward the camera.
Friends usually do it side by side, which is why so many versions are duos or groups. AI versions often swap the dancers for cats or kittens standing on their hind legs.
Where did the Iconic By Mistake trend come from?
"Iconic By Mistake" is a June 2026 collaboration between the girl groups LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE, and the chorus dance spread on TikTok the week it came out. A mirrored version by @dance.with.aeri, posted on June 13, 2026, went past 2 million views, and an AI cat take by @humantix followed on June 19. The trend never fully left, and in November it came back: according to MakeViral, a group take posted on November 6 passed 2.6 million views in three days, and by November 9 the official sound was in 610,000 TikTok videos.
Why is the Iconic By Mistake trend spreading again?
- The first frame is a pose. A peace sign over the eyes stops the scroll before the music even starts.
- It is built for friends. Duos and groups make it social, so people keep tagging each other in.
- AI versions are part of the fun. Cat and kitten takes gave the trend a second audience outside dance fans.
How do you make an Iconic By Mistake video on TrendMe?
Open the Iconic By Mistake trend, upload one clear full-body photo, and pick a direction:
- Mirrored chorus: two copies of you do the chorus side by side, the closest one-photo version of the duo.
- Peace-sign open: it starts tight on the peace sign, then drops into the squat and the strut.
- Rooftop pets: your pet stands on a rooftop ledge over the city and does the chorus.
You get a vertical video with AI sound in a few minutes. For more about how these clips work, read our guide to making an AI dance video, or try another pet performance with the DJ Cat trend.
Tips for posting your Iconic By Mistake video
- Use a full-body photo with your arms visible, so the peace sign and the pops have room.
- Add the official sound when you post, so your clip appears on its sound page.
- Caption it like the song: "iconic, but by mistake" or "honestly, are you okay?".
- Tag it: #iconicbymistake #iconicbymistakedance #iconicbymistakechallenge #aivideo
- Keep the AI label on. Our guide to labeling AI videos on TikTok and Instagram explains how.
Sources for the Iconic By Mistake trend
Iconic By Mistake: CapCut template or TrendMe?
| CapCut template | TrendMe | |
|---|---|---|
| What you need | Your own video clips | One photo |
| Filming and editing | You film and fit clips to the template | None: the AI creates the whole scene |
| Pets, stunts, impossible scenes | Only if you can film them | Yes, from a single photo |
| Result | Depends on your footage | 9:16 MP4 with sound, no watermark |
Frequently asked questions
- When did the Iconic By Mistake trend start?
- The song came out in June 2026 and the chorus dance spread on TikTok that same month. It came back in November 2026, when a group take passed 2.6 million views in three days.
- Why is it also called the Honestly Are You Okay dance?
- Some fans named it after a line in the groups' captions. Both names point to the same chorus routine.
- Why are there so many cat versions of Iconic By Mistake?
- AI cat clips have been part of the trend since June, when an AI cat version passed 484,800 views. Rooftop kittens doing the routine came later, in October.
- Can I make the duo version with only one photo?
- Yes. The mirrored direction puts two copies of you side by side, so it looks like a duo without a second photo.
- Do I need to know the choreography?
- No. TrendMe generates the moves from your photo. This page is for making an AI video, not for learning the steps.