EXO and their sasaengs – How far has it come?

EXO is definitely the most famous boy group from South Korea nowadays. They have sold millions of their albums and have many sold out concerts all over the world. Having a saseang for a group as popular as them is, sad to say, usual. However, these things have to really end.

Allkpop has reported that recently, EXO's leader, Suho, has encountered a not so good experience dealing with sasaengs. In the hotel room the group is staying, Suho has seen a hidden camera in the gym. He spotted the camera while he was exercising with his manager.

This scene is not unusual anymore for the members. According to Koreaboo, EXO's Chanyeol and Sehun have been getting calls from unknown numbers while they were using V-app. They kept getting a call every three minutes and it was distracting the members from doing their v-app live and because of that the members have to end the v-app earlier than truly intended. There are many times that the members have posted on their instagram that sasaeng leave them to be but those people are not stopping.

These type of "fans" are called sasaengs in Korea. They are the obsessive fans whose antics are a nuisance to the idols they like. They act more as stalkers than real fans. People have been saying repeatedly that SM needs to take action for this, that they need to step up their security as the members are getting hurt and being bothered and snatched off of their private lives.

Not only EXO in SM are being bothered like this but most of their artists. DBSK, during their peak days, have had the most destructive sasaengs. The members themselves have many stories about them and have shared some of it in variety shows. Though they share them in a light manner, it is obvious that they are not comfortable with it. Girl's Generation, Super Junior and SHINee also have destructive sasaengs.

This has been going on for years already and laws even the management of the KPop groups are not doing anything with it. KPop groups and idols need to be protected from these psychotic and possessive people.

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