“He’s Not A Person” — Fan Exposes Sasaengs’ Most Hidden and Horrifying Secrets From The Inside

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One of the worst parts of the celebrity experience is dealing with stalker, or sasaeng, fans. These fans blast past boundaries and somehow end up everywhere, including places where they are not supposed to be.

Some of the questions that often arise are just how they manage to do these things.

Fan Behavior That Is Actually “Sasaeng Behavior,” According To K-Pop Fans

A fan took it upon themselves to answer these questions in a recent post on a K-Pop-related subreddit, revealing exactly how they got in and what they discovered.

In the post, the fan begins by explaining that she moved to China and, after living what would be considered a typical fan experience, she got her first glimpse of a more involved role due to her now-closer proximity. After meeting another fan, she was added to a fan chat for ENHYPEN‘s Jay.

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ENHYPEN’s Jay | SBS

Scary Information

She described the chat as a “corporation,” noting a hierarchy among the members. Of the members, around 4-5 were leading, but what was most noticeable was that fundraising efforts were underway for access to information.

This information included flight and hotel details, schedules, and other information that might not be public knowledge. Funds were also being raised to send one of the group’s leaders to “camp,” meaning “positioning yourself near dorms, hotels, airports.”

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A Business Organization

The poster described the group as having groups in every major city, with leaders having a higher-up chat.

She got a glimpse of how things worked once ENHYPEN had a comeback announced — leaders had a set number of albums they needed to ensure were purchased, which was done in various ways. Buying more albums made you more useful to the group.

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Discarded albums, likely purchased for fansigns.

Once you bought enough albums through the group, your accounts were then used to funnel purchases for fansigns, increasing the odds of being selected. These groups also bulk purchased tickets to sell to the highest bidders in the group, outside of usual ticket scalping.

Idol vs Human

One of the posters’ largest takeaways from the experience is realizing how dehumanizing an idol aids in the way the group functions. In this example, Jay was not a person but an idol or a resource, and once his humanity was stripped away, the group’s activities began to “make sense.”

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Ultimately, the poster was removed from the group, but walked away with this alleged knowledge.

As the post spread and went viral, many chimed in their thoughts, reflecting on the information within in regards to Jay and other idols.

You can read the full post below.

Tale of an i-fan swimming in a new C | Storytime about how I ended up in a world of sasaengs
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