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" 𝓘 𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓶𝓮 "
ᵠ 𝙎𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙀𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝘼𝙉 ᵠ
In Asian and specifically South Korean culture, a sasaeng, or sasaeng fan (Korean: 사생팬; Hanja: 私生팬), is an obsessive fan who stalks, or engages in other behaviour constituting an invasion of the privacy of a Korean idol or other public figure. The term sasaeng comes from the Korean
words sa (Korean: 사; Hanja: 私) meaning "private" and saeng (Korean: 생; Hanja: 生)
meaning "life", in reference to the fans' intrusion into celebrities' private
lives.[1] According to the estimates of celebrity managers in the Korean media, popular Korean celebrities may have "between 500 and 1,000 sasaeng fans", and be actively followed by about 100 sasaeng fans
every day.[2] Sasaeng fans are described as often being female, aged 17 to 22, and driven to commit what in some cases may amount to borderline criminal acts in order to gain attention from celebrities. Examples of such acts include seeking out celebrities at their dorms or homes, stealing their personal belongings or information, harassing family members, and sending idols inappropriate gifts such as lingerie.
