“A sasaeng or sasaeng fan (Korean: 사생팬; Hanja: 私生팬; RR: sasaengpaen) is the South Korean term for an obsessive fan who acts in ways that invade the privacy of Korean idols, drama actors or other public figures as the threat of entertainment industry. One of the most notable of such activities is stalking. The term sasaeng comes from the Korean words sa (사; 私) meaning “private” and saeng (생; 生) meaning “life”, in reference to the fans’ intrusion into celebrities’ private lives.”
