One day, I was reading through Asianjunkie's posts when I noticed a few articles were written specially for EXO's sasaeng fans and it certainly made me interested all of the sudden. The latest news I knew of them was that just this September 15, EXO had to cancel their fansign event in Daejeon because the situation was too chaotic. (Photo related)
I clicked around Google for a while and from the looks of it, EXO fans are unfortunately labeled as the worst fan base in KPOP industry. Worse than TVXQ's.
That is one serious allegation since if memory served me right, even if they are already JYJ and DBSK, the fans are still reported to be anything but sane. Now blogs are comparing those to EXO's. How and why?
I clicked around Google for a while and from the looks of it, EXO fans are unfortunately labeled as the worst fan base in KPOP industry. Worse than TVXQ's.
That is one serious allegation since if memory served me right, even if they are already JYJ and DBSK, the fans are still reported to be anything but sane. Now blogs are comparing those to EXO's. How and why?
For those who doesn't know the term, Sasaeng fans are basically groups of batshit crazy obsessive Korean fanatics. They are the Korean counterparts of the Japanese Yarakishi. However, where the Japanese idols are heavily gaurded by their agencies, the fans of Korean stars could have a more direct access to their famed idols, stalking and harassing them to no end has became their favorite pastime, hoping for that one fateful day where their lovely Oppas would fall in love with them and shit.
So I find it quite unfair for others to judge the entire fanbase based on them alone.
So I find it quite unfair for others to judge the entire fanbase based on them alone.
So what is it that they've truly done against EXO all these years? Let me count the ways. Made the list from various sources, so I am not so sure with the accuracy.
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Considered 'normal' EXO sasaeng fan activities.
1. Renting vans to follow the group's schedule the whole fucking day.
2. Waiting outside dorms and hotels the whole fucking day.
3. Jaywalking during rush hour to follow EXO around the whole fucking day.
4. Booking tickets to the flights. Taking lots of photos of course, these girls just do everything.
5. Obtaining their personal phone numbers and calling them at night.
In an interview with Sports Seoul just last month, EXO shared their feeling towards their sasaeng fans. The members stated together that they were being a huge problem, not only for themselves, but for the innocent people around them as well. They stated that the sasaengs have been harmful to their neighbors and anyone who is in their general vicinity at any moment.
D.O stated,
UPDATE 10/28/13: Kinda late with the updating. Anyway, last month, EXO sasaeng fans crashed Baekhyun’s brother’s wedding, another layer of cement to seal their reputation. This is just amazing.
"The wedding was quiet before the EXO members appeared," the person posted. "When three of them stood up to sing the congratulatory song, they rushed forward and stood on chairs to film videos. During the cake cutting, they ignored the couple since the idols were at the back, they tried to get autographs and pictures."
"They didn't listen when the members told them to stop and they'll do it later," the poster continued. "During the family photo, all of them mobbed together and took the picture. Thought it was a press event. Everyone else was getting angry and the couples' faces were getting darker."[Source]
UPDATE 1/23/2014: Anon commented about the newest update on the EXO sasaeng and I just cannot let this pass by:
So a published post from Kakaostory app became viral this week. In it, the so called fan claimed she broke into EXO-K’s dormitory and stole one of D.O’s boxer briefs! How the fuck did she managed to do it? Well, the she is obviously proud since she went on bragging and even contemplating another trip to her oppa's dorm.
After gatecrashing Baekhyun's bro's wedding (mentioned earlier), it was noticeable how EXO was embarrassed by their fans' behaviour and everyone was sorry that it had disturbed the reception big time. It turns out it wasnt the end of it. Last September, a sasaeng fan posted a disturbing message from her Daum account
For the 7th episode of EXO’s Showtime, the members of the boy group went to Namsam Tower and wrote their wishes on their personal padlocks. For some background, Namsam Tower is known for the tradition of couples leaving padlocks on the security railings as a declaration of their eternal love.
Unsurprisingly, the sasaeng fans have to satisfy their need to break and steal EXO’s padlocks.
UPDATE 3/20/2014: GYAAH It's hard to keep track of the news regarding this issue, but here I am adding a few more tidbits about the EXO sasaeng adventure!
A known EXO fan called Kim Yeoshin was amazingly infamous due to her sasaeng activities:
Next! Remember that girl who claimed having Do's underwear? It turns out she posted another picture but this time, a screencap of an alleged concersation between EXO’s Tao and f(x)’s Luna. Apart from that she had also uploaded a capture of which she claims to be the contact list of Baekhyun’s mobile phone.
Last February 3, EXO's pop-up shop closed down. It's been open longer than anyone expected anyway. However the sasaengs believed they have to fight one last battle up to the final seconds. Naturally there was a commotion and when the chaos finally stopped, it was discovered that a signed, framed photo of EXO's Xiumin disappeared. It wasnt even put up for sale but someone obviously thought it means it's also ok to take it for free.
UPDATE 9/16/2014: I have 2 brand new updates guys! This time let us take a look at the financial problems a regular EXO sasaeng faces everyday and the a certain hobby they have during free time:
On July 22, 2014, EXO′s Se Hun surprised the netizens when he posted a warning message to ‘sasaeng’ fans on his personal Instagram account:
Her reason of becoming a bogus seller?
She needed funds to continue stalking her favourite group EXO. It seems she's been kicked out of her parent's house, been jobless since high school graduation and prefers hanging around the cafe near EXO's dormitory instead looking for a goddamn job.
To learn about the sasaengs from other fandoms, I found this blog informative.
Sources
-http://www.exodicted.net/2013/01/article-130122-exo-incident-with-scary.html
-http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/07/pann-creepy-exo-sasaengs.html
-https://www.facebook.com/SMent.EXO/posts/341484122578433
-http://blog.koreaboo.com/post/73955890699/sasaeng-fan-steals-exo-d-os-briefs-and-sells-them
-http://www.allkpop.com/forums_post/allkpop/K-POP/the-seriousness-of-exos-sasaeng-situation-
-http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/08/exo-fans-banned-from-having-fandom-access-at-sbs-inkigayo#ixzz2gCKBvniH
-http://www.weibo.com/kimcuiyu
-http://exoplosion.tumblr.com/post/17585975510/trans-rude-fans-caught-bullying-the-exos-members
-https://www.facebook.com/SMEnt.EXO.Planet/posts/360989744043980?comment_id=2555461¬if_t=like
http://exoyehet.com/sasaeng-fan-leaves-a-sickening-message-for-baekhyun/
- Delayed in the airport on the way to Philippines, EXO saw the number of fans growing around them. Kai was standing near the stairs when a fan grabbed him all of the sudden. He fell and injured his knees and chin. Luhan injured his hand too.
- Luhan had similar incident, the fans were groping him all over until Baekhyun helped him up.
- A fan bought an identical van as EXO's using it as trap as it waits outside locations where EXO were holding activities. Luhan once mistook it for theirs and almost climbed in if it weren't for his manager.
- While in a US hotel, a fan/s had installed a recording device in the bathroom and successfully recorded the sounds of Tao showering and humming a song. Took some photos too.
- Lay went back to his waiting room to find all their bags opened and their contents strewn around
- D.O got hurt on his eye because he got hit by a DSLR camera by a sasaeng fan in the airport.
- EXO fans were banned from being in SBS 'Inkigayo', where EXO was to have pre-recordings and live shows. This is due to most of the fans have always been deaf to staff instructions like no recording, no taking of pictures, etc.Some Fans were on their knees crawling around outside EXO's dorm so when people asked what they were doing, they said they were trying to find EXO's stray hairs.
- When an EXO member use a bathroom, the other members guard the door so the fans won’t take pictures or film the other member doing his business.
- A Chinese sasaeng fan sneaked into EXO-M’s waiting room and wrote “Zhang Yixing I love you” on the mirror and put her love letters into Lay’s bag
- With the LoL World Championship coming up, many pro gamer’s names started to pop up on search rankings. One name stood out for the EXO fans. So they've have gotten together for a petition to get League of Legends pro gamer “Exo” to change his name.
- A passionate fan uploaded a picture on her SNS account. So what's so special with this one? Apparently she willingly carved her love for EXO on her arm.
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| GUYS! WE HAVE A WINNER |
1. Renting vans to follow the group's schedule the whole fucking day.
2. Waiting outside dorms and hotels the whole fucking day.
3. Jaywalking during rush hour to follow EXO around the whole fucking day.
4. Booking tickets to the flights. Taking lots of photos of course, these girls just do everything.
5. Obtaining their personal phone numbers and calling them at night.
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| DO's priceless reaction to seeing sasaeng fans waiting outside |
“Personally, since we have so many sasaeng fans, I’ve started to feel victimized. It’s gotten to the point where my mood becomes negative even towards our normal fans. Even my personality has changed. Even though I used to be shy and cautious around strangers, because of our sasaeng fans, I have become even more so.”EXO-K’s leader Suho tried to stay polite when discussing sasaeng fans. He said,
“We hope you will support us at official events and concerts, and we thank you for your passion and your support, but we also have our own private lives. If you love us, please refrain from being sasaeng fans.”But hey on the lighter note, compared to other KPop stars, EXO is still "safe" by the current standards. There's still no bloody letters that were actually sent, no anti-fans threatening them, no pictures of them sleeping in their rooms...YET. I don't think any Korean sasaengs would read this post of mine, but I sure hope that these species would be eradicated by means of personal conversion back to sanity and reality.
UPDATE 10/28/13: Kinda late with the updating. Anyway, last month, EXO sasaeng fans crashed Baekhyun’s brother’s wedding, another layer of cement to seal their reputation. This is just amazing.
"The wedding was quiet before the EXO members appeared," the person posted. "When three of them stood up to sing the congratulatory song, they rushed forward and stood on chairs to film videos. During the cake cutting, they ignored the couple since the idols were at the back, they tried to get autographs and pictures."
"They didn't listen when the members told them to stop and they'll do it later," the poster continued. "During the family photo, all of them mobbed together and took the picture. Thought it was a press event. Everyone else was getting angry and the couples' faces were getting darker."[Source]
UPDATE 1/23/2014: Anon commented about the newest update on the EXO sasaeng and I just cannot let this pass by:
So a published post from Kakaostory app became viral this week. In it, the so called fan claimed she broke into EXO-K’s dormitory and stole one of D.O’s boxer briefs! How the fuck did she managed to do it? Well, the she is obviously proud since she went on bragging and even contemplating another trip to her oppa's dorm.
"I am selling the underwear of Do Kyung Soo (D.O). I personally got it from their dorm. It was extremely hard for me to obtain. I am thinking it's worth 10,000 won (~ $10 USD). You don't believe me? There were a couple of hair strands on the underwear that you could test for DNA. I also have socks. Do not argue or tackle one another. I'm going to go next week to get Sehun's underwear if you want to reserve it. I could not get through EXO-M's thorough security. This item was something I was able to barely obtain. I'm selling hair strands, too."UPDATE 3/3/2014: I'm busy at the moment, and the EXO sasaeng news are still coming in! For now I'll just leave these. Recently here are two more sasaeng events but I'll just add them next week.
After gatecrashing Baekhyun's bro's wedding (mentioned earlier), it was noticeable how EXO was embarrassed by their fans' behaviour and everyone was sorry that it had disturbed the reception big time. It turns out it wasnt the end of it. Last September, a sasaeng fan posted a disturbing message from her Daum account
Oh lol that was creepy, and speaking of creepy:“Baekhyun-ah, I told you
Stop messing around, or we really don’t know what we’ll do nextWhy do you think we went all the way there and caused a fuss?Our puppy is so cute when he’s madBut it’s time to tone down that personality isn’t it? You’re a public figure heheTry treating us like we’re insects one more time, we really don’t what we’ll do next timeAnd send your brother our congratulations on his wedding~”
Last 2012, a Chinese fan snuck into EXO's waiting room last year, wrote on the mirror "I love you Zhang Yixing (Lay)" and then put her love letters INTO Lay's bag.
For the 7th episode of EXO’s Showtime, the members of the boy group went to Namsam Tower and wrote their wishes on their personal padlocks. For some background, Namsam Tower is known for the tradition of couples leaving padlocks on the security railings as a declaration of their eternal love.
Unsurprisingly, the sasaeng fans have to satisfy their need to break and steal EXO’s padlocks.
UPDATE 3/20/2014: GYAAH It's hard to keep track of the news regarding this issue, but here I am adding a few more tidbits about the EXO sasaeng adventure!
A known EXO fan called Kim Yeoshin was amazingly infamous due to her sasaeng activities:
- Remember the B.A.P stage during the Warrior era, Himchan was sweating like crazy? Kim Yeoshin put diarrhea medicine, oil & benzene in a coffee & gave it to Himchan before the stage.
- Kim Yeoshin added glue in coffee & gave it to DBSK's Yunho (U-Know). After that, he had to go to the ER because he had a seizure.
- She tried giving hydrochloric acid to B1A4's Baro but failed. *Hydrochloric acid can melt the organs in a body if they drink it wrong. (Benzene is a chemical that could cause leukemia and cancer on other blood cells.)
- She tried giving benzene to INFINITE's L but failed.
- She tried giving Dongwoo from INFINITE something weird to eat but failed.
- She was a sasaeng fan of INFINITE & bothered Dongwoo A LOT when she tried figured out his phone number.
Next! Remember that girl who claimed having Do's underwear? It turns out she posted another picture but this time, a screencap of an alleged concersation between EXO’s Tao and f(x)’s Luna. Apart from that she had also uploaded a capture of which she claims to be the contact list of Baekhyun’s mobile phone.
Last February 3, EXO's pop-up shop closed down. It's been open longer than anyone expected anyway. However the sasaengs believed they have to fight one last battle up to the final seconds. Naturally there was a commotion and when the chaos finally stopped, it was discovered that a signed, framed photo of EXO's Xiumin disappeared. It wasnt even put up for sale but someone obviously thought it means it's also ok to take it for free.
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On July 22, 2014, EXO′s Se Hun surprised the netizens when he posted a warning message to ‘sasaeng’ fans on his personal Instagram account:
“This is the first and last time I will say this. Why is it that I receive so many text messages every single day when I haven’t done anything? Messages saying authorization number..password change..logged in with a different ip [address]..If you continue this ridiculous behavior, I will not stay put.”Welp, I have no idea how hacking a member's online account would benefit a fan, but well, whatever rocks their boat. Also, earlier this month, a 21-year-old sasaeng fan called "Nam" was arrested for fraud. Apparently she rented an expensive camera equipment and sold them online without actually sending the product. She earned just about $4,600 USD.
Her reason of becoming a bogus seller?
She needed funds to continue stalking her favourite group EXO. It seems she's been kicked out of her parent's house, been jobless since high school graduation and prefers hanging around the cafe near EXO's dormitory instead looking for a goddamn job.
To learn about the sasaengs from other fandoms, I found this blog informative.
Sources
-http://www.exodicted.net/2013/01/article-130122-exo-incident-with-scary.html
-http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/07/pann-creepy-exo-sasaengs.html
-https://www.facebook.com/SMent.EXO/posts/341484122578433
-http://blog.koreaboo.com/post/73955890699/sasaeng-fan-steals-exo-d-os-briefs-and-sells-them
-http://www.allkpop.com/forums_post/allkpop/K-POP/the-seriousness-of-exos-sasaeng-situation-
-http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/08/exo-fans-banned-from-having-fandom-access-at-sbs-inkigayo#ixzz2gCKBvniH
-http://www.weibo.com/kimcuiyu
-http://exoplosion.tumblr.com/post/17585975510/trans-rude-fans-caught-bullying-the-exos-members
-https://www.facebook.com/SMEnt.EXO.Planet/posts/360989744043980?comment_id=2555461¬if_t=like
http://exoyehet.com/sasaeng-fan-leaves-a-sickening-message-for-baekhyun/
so rude
ReplyDeletesadly, there is already a few handful of pics of the exo boys in their dorms (sleeping) by sasaengs
ReplyDeleteFTW really! Saesang fans will do everything and anything even to KILL!
Deletelatest story- they broke into EXO-K's dorm and stole one of D.O's boxer briefs and sell it online...
ReplyDeleteOMG that's like wtf, thanks for the heads up, will update this!
DeleteAnd this is why I don't like saying im an EXOtic.... I like EXO and their music but I hate being associated with these fans... so I never say Im a fan and I never let them go high on my bias list...
ReplyDeleteI agree totally with you lilly jae. I feel so sorry for them. they become idols because they like singing but know their like prey and sasaeng are preditors. And sasaeng are so creep and idiotic. I mean just doing all this stuff makes them more angry and they will be less likely to like you. SASAENGS should give them space. They have enough to worry about. they almost get killed in airports. HOPEFULLY SASAENGS WILL LIGHTEN UP AND BE NICE WITH CREEPY>.<
DeleteI feel embarrassed just from these articles. The last story scared me the most D:
ReplyDeletewow!i feel bad for them..both sasaengs fans (lunatics) and EXO member..well,it's the price for fame.
ReplyDeleteSeriously if you want something on your arm....get a fricking tattoo....like wtf....this is so sad. :/
ReplyDeleteTHAT ARM. WHAT THE. sasaeng are so scary x|
ReplyDeleteI am so heartbroken and mad and I just can't even explain how bad I feel for the boys. Those sasaeng are freaking crazy! That wedding incident really pissed me off, like how rude can you be? I cannot even imagine, I wouldn't want to, what the heck those so called "fans" are thinking. Korea should have more and better security for their kpop groups!
ReplyDeleteLastest thing I know is that a sasaeng fan hacked into Baekhyun's phone or something and are transferring and uploading personal selcas of Baekhyun and when the normal fans told her to stop she (or it could be a he) kept saying things like "Oh if this a penalty?" "I guess you don't want more pictures"
ReplyDeleteSource: http://xiu-xiu-minseokie.tumblr.com/post/79939206653/just-found-this-on-instagram-sigh-sorry-for
Good lord O_O
DeleteI still have to add two more news stories and there's a new one?! Whoa it's getting out of hand
sasaeng fans are some despaired persons in life are they even deserve the "fan" title?!
DeleteYou can't call sasaengs fans their lunatics I'm suprised their human>.<
Deleteone question: if they have names, like the one of lunatic Kim Yeoshin who obviously committed severe crimes and attempts murder why do they go free? can't police find them or what's the problem. somebody like that should be arrested and put on trial ...
ReplyDeleteunfortunately it's only her online nickname
DeleteHow rude can they be?
ReplyDeleteThey are also human beings that have private lives just like the rest of us. I love EXO but I have my limits.
Cutting stories and boxers were done by anti fans. Also, kim yeoshin is fake, and is an Exo anti fan.Check your sources.
ReplyDeleteCutting stories may be faked, it's not unusual, it happened to Bieber, but good lord, the pic that the blogger used is true, you could see the skin around the wounds is lighter, meaning it's kinda raised/swollen (like the skin should be when wounded), it's obviously real
DeleteRead stories about the sasaeng fans of any group just make my blood because I'm sitting here wondering why they can't use saner and proper ways of showing their support for EXO or whatever group/singer they like? Honestly I can only hope EXO won't face so many difficulties because of these insane lunatics that we can barely even call "fans".
ReplyDeleteafter reading this, i wouldnt be surprised if exo broke up but that's pretty unlikely.
ReplyDeleteI've read this a lot of times, but the more i read the more i feel sorry for the Idols... the should live their life- no thats not it... they should focus on doing what's best for the future.. we only live once.. you will regret not living to the fullest
ReplyDeleteThat is really scary... :'( poor exo. I wish this would stop... this is too much :'( we all have private lives. so does exo. so we should respect them and have our limits. why do they even have to do those things? wish they stop.. honestly, for me, sasaengs are much scarier than horror movies.
ReplyDeleteI'm not really into kpop but my friend which is a fan of kpop show me this article and i was shocked after i read it.I never thought that kpop idols will face this kind of serious things.Well this is scary tho..as a fan,they have to know that the idols are human too like us.You know it's very scary like shit when you are surrounded by crowd and suddenly you get hurt?And when somebody broke into your room,take some of your personal stuff?Well it is very fuckin scary.They've stress enough during practise and preparation.Please don't stress them up by doing this kind of fools thingy.Let us respect them and support them nicely.They will definitely love you more. :)
ReplyDeletecrazy fans!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDAMN!! SASAENG
ReplyDelete...wtf is wrong with people. I also feel like they should put that Kim Yeoshin behind bars. Like seriously.
ReplyDeleteSo appalling. They're going way to far... :-(
ReplyDeleteSasaeng! what the fudge their problems?
ReplyDeleteare they trully fans?or they only want to destroy the reputation of EXO .
God! Oppa sehun is mad and D.O got to afraid with ordinary fans.
Hayyysh how rude sasaeng!sorry this is just my opiniona as ordinary fan
their are more sasaeng incidents in this
ReplyDeletehttp://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=19415&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 i feeel sorry for the oppa's. ALL THE SASAENG FANS IF YOU WANT EXO TO NOTICE YOU DON'T DO STUPID STUFF LIKE THIS. IT ONLY MAKES THEM PISSED BE NICE AND OPPA'S WILL LIKE YOU
This is seriously crazy!
ReplyDeleteIf they want to love EXO, they should just show it in a regular way!
They're disrupting everyone around them!
Did she get arrested
ReplyDeleteI hate sasaengs...but we as EXO.L we can only support and pray for them..
ReplyDelete#prayforexo
You're right! We, the TRUE Exo-l's should fight for EXO!! Hwaiting EXO!!!
Deletesesaeng?
ReplyDeletereally? this violent?? MAN!! ARE YOU CRAZY?? WHAT KIND OF FAN IS THAT???? 0_0 (i really dissapointed..really...how could they do that? i'm so ashamed of them....really..REALLY!)
ReplyDeleteTHEY CONSIDERED AS AN PSYCOPATH!!! AND YANDERE!! I RATHER MURDER MYSELF THAN DOING THIS!! HOW COULD THEY HAVE NOT ASHAMED AT ALL!! I'M DISAPPOINTED!! REALLY DISAPPOINTED!!! (calm down...huuuuh....) such a character... there's million damn boy out there....urrgggh...how could they?!?! if any of this happens again when i hear this....really...i would broadcast myself to show them how disappointed i am...they have lives...like we are...and they need rest too....like us....from ALL of this...really...i'm SO disappointed..i thought exo fans were loyal? loyal my ass, this is called stalking. AND IF ONE OF YOUR (reffering to sasaengs) UNDERWEAR WERE GONE?!?! HOW DO YOU FEEL??!?! OF COURSE!! MAD!!! okay, i'm done in here, so.. please...stop what you (referring to sasaeng) are doing!!
ReplyDeleteI think that they stalk/harrass them, along with many other celebrities, because 1) they prolly ugly asf and depend on people like EXO to raise their self esteems, singing songs that you're beautiful amd shiet. * coughs * NAAAAAAA. They ain't talking about you biiiiiitch! Nooooooo. Another reason is that 2) them hoes are weird and crazy ! They's that unique weird, but then there's that "better run as far as possible" weird. Open ya eyes and realize you below their scale. Let's join together to stop these saesangs and to show them what's up. At least in America, we'll take care of shit. I'm about to overdose on Jesus now. Bye loves. ~
ReplyDeleteI feel sick.
ReplyDeleteI feel shameful&bad.
ReplyDeleteNo offence,okay let's make it an offence,Sasaengs fans are stupid bullshit people who doesn't know how to respect a persons life.Of course.
ReplyDeleteWhats life for,let me think...Living! They want their life to be nothing but stalking isn't it?So let's see if a killer would stalk their life back for revenge.
Due to that...Exo is more concern than anyone in the world to be honest.Why can't they wake up?Well because they are stupid to do so!Why can't they change?Because they don't want to!
Be serious guys!girls or boys(if)Like this won't even get picked by their oppas to be their love life as to be honest they're crazy!If they wanna be picked or be seen,they must change their damn shitty attitude.
Just if they know how they feel,they would understand.And sasaeng fans saying that they've been treated like a bug or an insect by their oppas...guess what?They're meant to be so cus their oppa thinks they have been treated by a predator.
And Killing Oh sehun?Thats just stupid!Have a life!WAKE UP sasaengs!I don't even know we should even call them that!
We fans must learn to prevent this.We don't want to hurt kpop at all.Lets support with love not whatever those sasaeng bitches do.
Sorry if I curse,I am really upset.
I wish this wouldn't continue.And I hope it wouldnt
seriously, Like D.O said, at this rate they are goona get fed up of their normal fans, i feel like being only fan of their music( cause i only like their music) , is a crime
ReplyDeleteMe too
DeleteWhat about normal loyal fans stand up face to face to crazy freakin sasaeng bitches (sorry for that). If they did something, the normal loyal fans do some rebelling to the sasaengs (or would that just cause more.. damage =_=?) Okay what im trying to say is that i want to give the sasaengs a special message, here it goes..."where's your humanity?" ;) . Ow yeah and there's a message to the normal loyal fans also. "Fight back for EXO" (if it doesnt start more damage then fight back, cause we got to make those oppas realize that there's 2 different kinds of fan and we got to show them who is who) does this make any sense=_=? Well to me it does._. . well my point is..just..dont let those sasaengs hurt EXO or any of your beloved k pop idols. Just. Fight.back. (if you are capable of doing that)
ReplyDeleteit really makes me upset that people would ever do something like this to our hyungs they've done so many great things for us but "fans" have injured them, stalked them, threatend them, cuts themselves for them, stole things, taken pics of them asleep, called them, taken screeen shots of thier messages and contacts. like omg they have actual lives and you really need to start respecting that.. I mean they're cancelling signing and events because of this and it just upsets me that someone would ever mistreat thier idols that way.
ReplyDeleteOh my god they are psychopaths, they can't be fans. Why would you do something like that? And that Kim Yeoshin(?) should be in prison.
ReplyDeleteI like Exo's music but I don't like to say I'm a fan for the same reason.Exo fans are way to obsessive and sometimes ruthless.They need to understand that they are also humans and need to respect their private lives.
ReplyDeleteOk so i love EXO's music nd i think Chanyeol is good-looking and kind but thats where it ends. These fans are so crazy, i feel scared for EXO and i would rather be a homeless person on the street rather than to experience the hate and harrasment that EXO recieves.Its not normal human behaviour, People need to learn boundaries and treat people like human beings. GOD!!
ReplyDeletestop generalizing us with these imbeciles...they aren't fans , they aren't exo-ls they are law breakers...exo sasaengs and exo-ls are entirely different, exo-ls does spends a lot of money for fan events like charity,endangered animals and community services under exo's name, we do this because we want to and exo's a motivation for us, we donate money to orphanages and help with water conservation, if u don't believe me look up google, so i'm saying for this i'm a proud exo-l, i love the boys, i respect their privacy and so do other exo-ls ..exo sasaengs are not part of our fandom...please stop putting us and them on the same level when we didn't do these thingss "exo fandom" is not the worst it should be "exo sasengs are the worst" ..so yea i hope everyone sees the difference here, true fans are understanding exo even said that
ReplyDeleteplease stop generalizing us...i'm an exo fan but i've never done something like that =______________= those shits need to got to hell they should go to jail for all this and bcuz of them exo-ls are being labeled
ReplyDeletePlease stop doing any harm to exo
ReplyDeleteWhat harm they have done to us???????
And pliz don't cause any trouble to sehun..
i feel sorry for exo girlfriend or wife to be in the future.. she really need to be extremely careful as well...
ReplyDeleteI'm like 13 and this breaks my heart more than how my childhood was broken when I found out about the real story of the disney movies I used to watch....what fan does this!? They're demented and obssesed ������
ReplyDeleteOh god I feel so sorry for the boys. I just bumped into this article and I am crying seeing how miserable they get because of those sasaengs. Arent their efforts on doing shows enough? Theydont get enough sleep because of continuing on working for their fans but what the actual fuck do those sasaengs think? They are almost confined to the hospital, get sick, BUT WHY CANT THEY LET THEM REST!? This is notfunny anymore. They arent their fans! THIS IS OBSESSION. I love exo but chasing afterthem, almost putting them in danger NEVER crossed my mind. I am very mad especially bc of the issue during baekbeom's wedding. are they that disrespectful? that insane to think only about themselves but doesnt care if their idols are already hurt!? I am sorry to say this, but I WISH THOSE SASAENGS DIE. Congrats bitches, you've pulled my trigger.
ReplyDeleteSasaengs are unpredictable... IF THEY LOVE THEIR IDOL, DON'T HURT THEM. Go die sasaengs !!!
ReplyDeletegoshh...speechless babe reading this articles. my jaw dropped really bad especially reading the D.O's boxer part! that was insanity level infinity! poor exo. stay tough and be patient exo! i dont know how long this sasaeng crazy activities will stop, but yeah, dont give up and stay strong exo !
ReplyDeleteI mean seriously don't u saesangs have a private life?
ReplyDeleteK fine u r fans BT don't u have any other work than stealing boxers!
What wud u get stealing someone's boxers... How could u even touch it...d u know anything about hygiene?? I can't really make out the ppl willing to buy someone else's boxers
Don't u think u r a shame to the word fan!
How idiotic can ppl just get!
If u knew a guy before u saw exo
Did u go on selling out his things too
How do ur parents bear wid u?!
Stay strong exo...these r jst some flies with ASD(attention seeking disorder) and since they don't have a private life they don't understand what privacy means...don't worry I'll teach them if I ever come across em!!
Saesang fans u r a shame!!!
I came across a sasaeng (kkttyy89) lately and followed her using an anonymous account I have and I manged to follow her on IG since it's on private. Among her plans is using Baekhyun's account to reply to another sasaeng (sl.chla) which is a ChanBaek shipper pretending she's Baekhyun (which she already did, I guess). Basically, this sasaeng is a BaekYeon shipper and she hates Chanbaek shippers. Another plan of hers is to use Baek's account to DM Taeyeon saying he loves him. Just so she can fulfill her shipping desires. She also said that she has no plans of changing the password, but just to use it for her own stuff. LOL. And she also knows Taeyeon's password.
ReplyDeleteThere is also this kind of number and accounts exchange party these sasaengs are having. If you search the hashtag #sasaeng on Instagram, you'll see a lot of posts that gives clues like Dorm adresses and last numbers of the artistes' phone numbers, even KKt accounts or private Twitter and Facebook accounts, EVEN PASSPORTS info!! and they are giving those out for AN EXCHANGE to whatever they want. Like another number of an artist they don't have or such.
These people are insane, i tell you. They do this like business and it's just so annoying that it makes me cringe everytime.
Sasaengs aren't entirely the problem. Korean law is part of the problem; they need to be tougher on stalking. Ever heard of restraining orders? Harassment charges? That might help!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think Kpop management doesn't do them any favors. I have no idea of EXO's contracts but in a LOT of Kpop contracts, there are "no dating" clauses because companies like SM music work to create this fantasy world where the "idols" stand in for the boyfriend, so they have to make sure the band members are always "available". This means that they are actually ENCOURAGING the Sasaengs to be this way. A good label would emphasize that they are entitled to privacy and their personal lives. They should be allowed to date because to seek love is a human right. When things like this happen, the record companies should really do more to step up and defend them, their right to privacy, and their right to safety. Instead, they RESTRICT all of these rights.
I'm not saying the sasaengs are without blame; far from it. But I AM saying the record companies' business practices, and the complicity of the Korean legal system, bear some of the blame as well.
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ReplyDeletedamn it!! i wanna drag those exo's sasaengs to hell!! im a big fan of exo, i consider myself as an exo-l, but never even in my dream would do such crazy things!! exo-ls are true fans while exo sasaeng fans are life ruiner!!!
ReplyDeletedamn it!! i wanna drag those exo's sasaengs to hell!! im a big fan of exo, i consider myself as an exo-l, but never even in my dream would do such crazy things!! exo-ls are true fans while exo sasaeng fans are life ruiner!!!
ReplyDeleteOmg, this is terrifying. I've never listened to exo before either but I've heard of them. Why are their fans so insane? I bet they can't wait to enter the military to get a break from it all without breaching their contract. Poor boys.
ReplyDeleteOmg, this is terrifying. I've never listened to exo before either but I've heard of them. Why are their fans so insane? I bet they can't wait to enter the military to get a break from it all without breaching their contract. Poor boys.
ReplyDeleteI'm also an exo fan and I think sasaeng are mostly teens or in their early 20s ... they need to be given proper counselling at a rehab or at school. After 10 years the stars will have a wonderful luxury life but the sasaeng would regret having wasted their time and money on unproductive activities insteaduring of studying and concentrating at the right age. I really hope elders put some sense and counselling to these ignorant fools.
ReplyDeleteI'm also an exo fan and I think sasaeng are mostly teens or in their early 20s ... they need to be given proper counselling at a rehab or at school. After 10 years the stars will have a wonderful luxury life but the sasaeng would regret having wasted their time and money on unproductive activities insteaduring of studying and concentrating at the right age. I really hope elders put some sense and counselling to these ignorant fools.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, sasaengs are horrible. Idols may be called 'idols', but they are real people too, and they need to be treated as such. Crashing a wedding, poisoning, pictures, theft, stalking... The list goes on. It really puts the poor idols in serious physical and emotional danger. I can't even imagine the stress that this puts on them. Real fans care for their health and don't stalk them and appreciate them from a distance. And don't crash weddings. I'm still not over that. That would freaking suck. Sasaengs need to be stopped, and I'm pretty sure that 99% of what they do is illegal. They also put a bad name on us real fans who are not crazy-obsessed freaks. I enjoy the music, but I would never EVER do any of this stuff.
ReplyDeletethere was also one incident where tao, sehun, and suho were on vacay in china and sasaeng fans followed them there. This was a testimony of a fan who didn't know that they will be doing sasaeng activities with her newly found friends. They rented a taxi to follow the trio in china even though they were koreans however their taxi driver apparently is a dangerous person because that time, kidnapping tourists was popular in china. When the sasaengs were already aware that the taxi driver is not following their instructions, they argued that they will go home instead of following the members. While they were so scared in the taxi, apparently the exo members knew what was happening and stopped their car on the side of the road, approached their taxi and suho told tao to tell the taxi driver in chinese to bring the girls to their hotel and stop following them. He also added that if anything happens to the girls, he will not be afraid to tell the authorities that he tried to kidnap them. the sasaengs realized how dangerous it is to do what they're doing and stopped. Thanks to suho tho for saving them but sasaengs really is the worst of all.
ReplyDeleteHonestly this is so shocking. I didn't realise how oblivious I was too all this. I may not be exactly an EXO fan but they were the group that introduced me to K-pop and the korean culture. It just makes me sad to think that someone who was striving for a good future, working hard to become an idol has to deal with this. I know some people would call sasaengs a price of fame but no human deserves to be treated so poorly. It's shocking that some people justifiy such behavior. It sadness me to see that there is now a divide between EXO and their fans as they feel they can never fully be safe. I hope sasaengs stop their obessesive behaviour as it is neither healthy for them or EXO.
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