Netizens shared their thoughts.
Koreaboo
Lightsticks are a key part of K-Pop and each design represents the group.
82MAJOR they went viral for their unconventional design.
Ahead of their concert in Japan, 82MAJOR shared a photo of merchandise that was available for purchase.
[🔔]
82GREAT CONCERT
<82MAJOR BOOM (에투메붐)> in JAPAN
Official products will be on sale!!✨Please purchase it to commemorate the performance ♥
📅Pre-sale period
1/20 (Monday) 12:00~1/24 (Friday) 3:00 pmdetailed
🔗https://t.co/KfLeA1bAjQ#82MAJOR #82Major #eightytwomajor#Etumeboom #82MAGGIORE_BOOM pic.twitter.com/vmp5bkvBUv— 82MAJOR JP (@82MAJOR_JP) January 20, 2025
Aside from the usual bits, netizens noticed something about the lightstick being sold. The group doesn’t have an official lightstick, but many tend to make special ones for concerts, and the Japanese merchandise seems to be one.
When the photo was posted, it quickly went viral as one netizen described it as looking like a tampon, adding: “I’ll just take a pad and wave it around. In any case they look exactly the same.”
I just take a pad and shake it.
They look the same pic.twitter.com/Wb5pedyTG5— 16 defectors in North Korea (@suckduba) January 20, 2025
The post quickly gained attention and netizens shared their thoughts, agreeing that it not only looked like a tampon but also a pregnancy test.
It’s a swab or pregnancy test https://t.co/7u76GiqgER
— milo T__T (@xikertistic) January 21, 2025
Ladies, okay? And how thin is it to carry it with you? https://t.co/TOQcnxLI5q
— 💦Nex💜I’ll see skz AGAIN‼️ (@Felixs_twink) January 21, 2025
Stan 82Major. They love and support women so much that they have made a tampon their glow stick. https://t.co/cTxoOb4pDg
— ˚₊· ˚₊· ˚₊❥ Natty Ice ˚₊· (@itsforeverkpop) January 22, 2025
I thought nothing could beat TWS with the Amazon garden light, and I discovered that 82major comes with a light absorber… which definitely beats it. pic.twitter.com/d9Fnrhv8em
— Aɴɴʟᴇʏ 🍒#Rio ★ (@noenstill) January 21, 2025
This 82Major glow stick is fighting for its life… it looks like a pregnancy test or a tampon. GREAT, explain yourself! 💀😭 https://t.co/kU614FuFNl
— Annieya loves Piwon ٩(♡ε♡ )۶ (@AnnieyaMars) January 21, 2025
new brand of tampons!! I hope they don’t have metals!! https://t.co/KKuBMSWCA7
— blu (@bluberrrryy) January 21, 2025
imagine taking a pregnancy test in the middle of a concert https://t.co/te5j468R4x
— vei ☆ (@sekainoitamini) January 22, 2025
It is definitely a unique and memorable design.
