South Korean hip hop trio Epik High made a cameo of the artistic kind in Skrillex and Diplo's new music video "Where Are Ü Now" which also featured pop singer Justin Bieber.

The artwork that the group created, presumably made during their recent tour in the United States, was used and shown during the new music video.

On June 30, Tablo uploaded images of the art on his Instagram page and announced: "Epik High's artwork in the new Skrillex X Diplo X Justin Bieber music video. Carrots, baby. #EPIKHIGH #MYHIGHISEPIK #BORNHATER."

The first piece of art showed Justin Bieber wearing a pink mask and holding a carrot, which explains the reference in Tablo's Instagram message.

The second piece shows Justin Bieber spouting the phrase "I'm a born hater," a reference to the group's song released in 2014 which featured a number of popular rappers including Beenzino, Verbal Jint, WINNER's Mino, and Bobby and B.I from upcoming YG Entertainment boy group iKON.

"Where Are Ü Now" was released on June 29 but has already garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube.

Fans gave a mixed reaction to art-meets-music interaction. Some found it cool that Epik High artworks managed to make it into a Justin Bieber music video. "That's awesome! Plus the song and music video are so good," said a supportive fan.

But others who disliked Justin Bieber expressed frustration at Epik High associating with the American singer. "I really love your music and you... but Justin? Sorry Tablo..." said a disappointed fan.

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Mickey is a writer and digital content creator based in Manila. He is a co-founder of ZAVI App and editor of the small business blog IndieMickey. He has also been bitten by the K-pop fashion bug - catch his outfitgrids on Instagram @mickjami.