K-Pop Boy Group’s Lightstick Goes Viral For Resembling A Tampon And Pregnancy Test

Lightsticks are a core part of K-Pop, and each design represents the group.

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82MAJOR have gone viral for their unconventional lightstick design.

The members of 82MAJOR | @82MAJOR_231011/X

Ahead of their Japan concert, 82MAJOR shared a photo of the merchandise that could be bought.

[🔔]
82MAJOR CONCERT
<82MAJOR BOOM (에투메붐)> in JAPAN
オフィシャルグッズ販売決定!!✨

公演の記念に是非お買い求めください♥

📅事前販売期間
1/20(月)12:00~1/24(金)15:00まで

詳細
🔗https://t.co/KfLeA1bAjQ#82MAJOR #82메이저 #エイティーツーメジャー#에투메붐 #82MAJOR_BOOM pic.twitter.com/vmp5bkvBUv

— 82MAJOR JP (@82MAJOR_JP) January 20, 2025

Aside from the usual pieces, netizens noticed something about the lightstick that was being sold. The group doesn’t have an official lightstick, but many tend to create special ones for concerts, and the Japan merchandise seemed to be one.

When the photo was posted, it quickly went viral as one netizen described it as looking like a tampon, adding, “I’m just going to take a tampon and wave it around. They look exactly the same anyway.”

난 그냥 탐폰들고가서 흔들거임
똑같이생겻구만 pic.twitter.com/Wb5pedyTG5

— 16개 월북아 (@suckduba) January 20, 2025

The post quickly gained attention and netizens shared their own thoughts, agreeing that not only did it look like a tampon but a pregnancy test.

Is this a tampon or a pregnancy test https://t.co/7u76GiqgER

— milo T__T (@xikertistic) January 21, 2025

Women is this any good? And how subtle is it to take it with you? https://t.co/TOQcnxLI5q

— 💦Nex💜is seeing skz AGAIN‼️ (@Felixs_twink) January 21, 2025

Stan 82Major. They love and support women so much that they made a tampon their lightstick. https://t.co/cTxoOb4pDg

— ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 나띠 얼음 ˚₊· (@itsforeverkpop) January 22, 2025

I thought nothing could beat TWS with their Amazon garden lamp, and it turns out 82major comes with a tampon with lights… that definitely beat it. pic.twitter.com/d9Fnrhv8em

— Aɴɴʟᴇʏ 🍒#리오 ★ (@noenstill) January 21, 2025

This 82Major lightstick is fighting for its life… it looks like a pregnancy test or a tampon. GREATM, explain yourselves! 💀😭 https://t.co/kU614FuFNl

— Annieya loves Piwon ٩(♡ε♡ )۶ (@AnnieyaMars) January 21, 2025

new tampon brand!! hope they don’t have metals!! https://t.co/KKuBMSWCA7

— bluey (@bluberrrryy) January 21, 2025

imagine holding a pregnancy test in the middle of a concert https://t.co/te5j468R4x

— vei ☆ (@sekainoitamini) January 22, 2025

It’s definitely a unique and memorable design.