Popular Singer Releases Lightstick, Triggers Explosive Reactions From Netizens

Singer Doechii recently started a debate with her latest merch item.

Doechii | @doechii/Instagram

The Swamp Lightstick is available on her “Live from the Swamp Tour” for $65 USD.

The lightstick is ivory with her name printed along the handle in forest green. An image of an alligator is in the center of the main design.

DOECHII LIGHTSTICK??? pic.twitter.com/Ah13zHM8nX

— Luis¹²: 🗣️#LOVEPOISON (@12ANGELSRISE) October 14, 2025

By pressing a button, the lightstick glows in different colors.

doechii lightstick was $65 before tax and there is plenty of colors, super cutie.

PLEASE BUY ONE IF UR GOING, i need western artist lightsticks to become a thing!!! and also photocards. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pic.twitter.com/C9DYZXxGqJ

— Luis¹²: 🗣️#LOVEPOISON (@12ANGELSRISE) October 15, 2025

However, the item has started a debate. While some netizens accused Doechii of stealing from K-Pop, others found it to be okay as K-Pop has also taken elements from Black artists.

black artists finally fighting back and stealing from kpop too yassss https://t.co/tkrJ8SwHYM

— ಇ (@illitdia) October 15, 2025

Seeing kpop stans think they’re the shit for criticizing doechii on this when their favs whole platform leeches of black creativity YALL MADDD HAHA https://t.co/cEeFx1nmiL pic.twitter.com/O6diBrtekK

— 𖣓 kisz (@gemgduh) October 15, 2025

kpop stans calling this stealing, i’m calling it reparations https://t.co/BJsnOf1CMu

— ✰panda⁷✘ 🇨🇩🍉 KACCHAN BAKUGO (@njkoospanda) October 15, 2025

Others were so on board they hope the trend would spread to other artists.

Megan the Stallion I expect yours by the end of the month https://t.co/gaILMvANXM

— lori the #1 yandelb truther 🍎❄️ (@pinkjoonmoon) October 15, 2025

Additionally, some brought up how the lightstick originated in J-Pop, not K-Pop.

All of the angry and racist kpop stans in the replies/QRTs exposing their ignorance 😭 1. Kpop has been notoriously siphoning off western Black culture since forever, and 2. Lightsticks started in Japan with 70s and 90s JPop, so if anything Kpop stole it from them first lmao https://t.co/xocyo3CiGm pic.twitter.com/GMDF5ZOdNA

— kernel panic attack (@goodbyefriend) October 15, 2025

However, others didn’t find the excuse convincing.

It’s insane, these Americans can’t accept that other countries have done something beautiful and they haven’t. They have to remake everything themselves, or they’re not happy.

è allucinante questi americani non sono in grado di accettare che altri paesi abbiano fatto qualcosa di bello e loro no e devono per forza rifare tutto anche loro o non sono contenti https://t.co/GbGtYH2K2r

— hela•ATZ♡ (@SERENDIPlTY_) October 15, 2025