Citations:sasaeng

English citations of sasaeng

Noun: "(South Korean pop culture fandom slang) an extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy and intrusive"

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• 2016, J. Patrick Williams, "Connecting personal troubles and public issues in Asian subculture studies", in The Subcultural Imagination: Theory, Research and Reflexivity in Contemporary Youth Cultures (eds. Shane Blackman & Michelle Kempson), page 170:

  So-called sasaeng fans in Korea have been reported to engage in a variety of deviant and criminal activities, including installing tracking devices in K-pop stars' cars, sending their favorite stars love letters written in menstrual blood, harassing their friends and families, and even attacking them in public to capture their full attention.

• 2017, Kristina Manente, "Sasaengs Stalking Seoul", Seoul Magazine, November 2017, page 62:

  BTS sasaeng have obtained their schedules, passports and other personal information and offered to sell it online.

• 2018, Reneta Iwicka, "Every Breath You Take: Sasaeng Fans", in Disassembling the Celebrity Figure: Credibility and the Incredible (eds. Jackie Raphael, Celia Lam, & Millicent Weber), page 139:

  The interviewed sasaengs explained how they operated and what they are willing to do to get as close to their idols as possible.

• 2018, UK Jung,#KpopSecret: All The Stories Behind Kpop Stars, unnumbered page:

  Sasaeng fans make a phone call to idol stars again and again.

• 2019, Trish Milburn, Make My Heart Sing, unnumbered page:

  She knew the guys were chased by tabloids and sasaengs regularly, but there were certain situations where they no doubt upped their game in pursuit of a juicy scoop.

• 2019, Sean Redmond, Celebrity, unnumbered page:

  Their devotion to K-Pop stars involve serial stalking, technical surveillance and snooping and attendance at all public events. Their desire to be noticed by the star, to have interactions with them, in the hope of love being requited and to share with other Sasaeng fans their tactics and successes.