A sasaeng fan (사생팬) is widely known to be an excessively obsessed Hallyu fan. Although "sasaengs" are largely not considered as fans, many sources still refer to them as "sasaeng fans". Soompi described sasaeng fans as extreme fans who stalk their idols and invade their privacy with questionable methods.
Sam Lansky, a contributing editor for New York and The Atlantic, wrote that “sa” means private ("私" in hanja) and “saeng” means life ("生" in hanja) in reference to fans’ all-encompassing obsessions with their preferred artists. For sasaengs, the business of deifying K-pop idols serves no indirect function; the lawless obsession is an end itself.
Incidents :
The Korean newspaper JoongAng Daily
reported that one ardent fan spent "about 1 million won (about 900 US
Dollars) per month to chase around idols, mainly by sasaeng taxis." In
order to stalk her idols, she does part-time jobs at convenience stores
and lies to her parents about attending a hagwon (private school) to get
the 800,000 won per month.
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