Popular K-Pop Idol Exposes How Far Sasaengs Have Gone To See Him

Singer Kim Jae Joong appeared on a TV show and revealed his past when sasaengs greatly threatened him.

He even mentioned that sasaengs would cause an accident to see him.

He recalled one specific moment when his car overturned as he tried to avoid a sasaeng taxi.

I barely got out of the car, and the fans were smiling and taking pictures.

— Jae Joong

Sasaeng taxis are when fans pay a certain amount to follow a celebrity all day.

Due to these sasaengs, he couldn’t rest comfortably at home.

Even when I moved to a higher floor, they rented out the house on the same floor and kept watching me.

— Jae Joong

Eventually, he moved to the first floor, but the invasion of privacy continued. Before automatic door locks were created, he reportedly received emails containing photos of the inside of his house.

Listening to this, actor Im Won Hee was surprised at the financial power of these sasaengs. Kim responded, “From when we reserve our tickets to leave the country, information is leaked.”

He added that he prefers window or corner seats on the airplane, but had a hard time because fans would reserve them first.

These incidents show just how serious the problem of privacy is for celebrities. This is not just an individual problem, but the reality of the entire industry.