INCIDENTS OF SASAENG CULTURE

The threatening side of K Pop fan community

1. EXO’s Attempted Kidnapping


During their early years, after their schedule, EXO emerged from a building and headed towards their van. The manager thought something was a little off and stopped them from getting in. Turns out it was the sasaeng fans who had rented out a van identical to EXO’s and parked where their van would normally be waiting.




2. BTS’s Chase


Once when BTS in Sweden, they stopped at a cafe to grab a bite to eat. A group of sasaeng were watching and waiting outside for the boys to emerge. The cameraman decided to step outside and ask them to move. Instead of actually moving, the fans pretended to leave but started chasing after the boys when they came outside.



3. Blackpink’s Sasaeng Going Wild


When Blackpink landed at the Manila airport for their World Tour, the fans became too wild for even the airport security team to manage. The chaos caused by the fans halted all traffic at the airport, causing a disturbance to not only Blackpink but other travelers.



4. Taecyeon’s Bloody Note


While there are plenty of innocent and sweet fan notes out there, 2PM‘s Taecyeon once received one of the most disturbing notes around. He received an extremely creepy note saying, “You can’t live without me.” What made it even worse was that the note was written in blood! She posted that she wrote it with the blood. His fans were absolutely disgusted by this supposed gift and repeatedly told her she needed to apologize. Eventually she did issue an apology.



5. Kim Jaejoong’s Sexual Harassment


One time Jaejoong thought he was simply taking a nice break at a sauna, but it turns out it would instead turn into a bit of a nightmare. During his time there a sasaeng fan snuck up on Jaejoong.

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He was completely oblivious to the fact that the fan was there since he was fast asleep. The fan quickly snapped a photo and posted it on many international fan boards. She even bragged that she kissed him while he was asleep.