Epik High Gets The "Middle Finger" From Their Own Fans During Concert

On December 16, Epik High played day 1 of their 20^th anniversary concert at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium.

(From left to right) Tablo, Mithra Jin, and DJ Tukutz of Epik High | *NME*

The fully packed venue showed Epik High’s unbeatable longevity as artists, as old and new fans gathered together to cheer for their 20-year-long journey.

But in the middle of such a milestone event, the trio got flipped off by the audience members, and more than once! However, it wasn’t that their fans had any malicious intent. They had no other option to cheer for them but to make use of the middle finger, well, the middle-finger-shaped light stick, to be precise.

While almost every newer K-Pop artist has a specific design of light stick for fans to buy and bring to events to show their support, it was less common for the older generation of artists. Despite being a 20-year-old group, it was only this October that Epik High launched their first ever lightstick. And like most Epik High things, this, too, comes with a hilarious backstory.

According to Epik High member Tablo, when the group was under YG Entertainment, the company wanted them to have an official lightstick. But the trio asked for one that looked like the middle finger, and in response, their agency scrapped the whole idea altogether.

True story: when Epik High was at YG, they offered to make us a lightstick and we asked for one that looks like a middle finger. And that, my friends, is why we don’t have one. 🤣🤣🤣

— tablo (@blobyblo) April 30, 2023