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8th Mar 2012 from Twitlonger

[Translation] [NewsN] “Idols who got hit and sexually harassed by saseng fans, will there be changes from next year?”

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NewsN : Reporter Kim Mikyeum

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The idol group JYJ’s ‘controversy of hitting saseng fan’ turned into ‘the controversy of saseng fans.’

On March 6th, audio files of JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong and Park Yoochun swearing and hitting ‘saseng fans’ were revealed by a media. Among those audio files, there were Park Yoochun swearing to a phone call made by a saseng fan and Kim Junsu pleading his grievous situation. Something that shocked the netizens was Kim Jaejoong’s assault.

Kim Jaejoong hit saseng fans and used abusive languages like “XX bitches, X like bitch,” and etc. In the audio file, there are sounds of hitting and saseng fans screaming. But, JYJ members were not only people who were accused of ‘controversy of hitting saseng fan.’ Also, saseng fans who are victims(?) of this incident got accused. ‘Saseng fans’ are stalkers who monitor and stalk the private lives of celebrities 24/7 under the mask of ‘fans.’ They are accused as the main reason why this incident had occurred.

According to the information on what saseng fans did to JYJ and other male idol groups posted on online communities, saseng fans were not normal fans. Saseng fans sneaked into the member’s room, took picture of the member, posted online, and stalked by sending text message and calling them. There are also ‘saseng taxis’ which help sasengs. Saseng taxi drivers receive certain amount per day, share information between them, and chase after the members.

JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong tweeted earlier ““We five members cried and had accidents at home or on the street, but what we saw through the glass of saseng taxi was smiling mouth.” Also, he expressed how he got stressed continuously over time by saseng fans by saying “I had to waste 2-3 hours per day on the road due to those group of people and could not meet. I don’t think this is love.”

In reality, if you type year, month and date like ‘090511’ on a portal site, you can see the private life with TVXQ members’ names. Then, a question arises. Is there no way to punish them?

Recently, there was a capture with the title “Park Yoochun slapped by Saseng fans, why?” on one of online communities. According to the person who posted, saseng fans of Park Yoochun gathered up in front of the hairdresser’s and slapped Park Yoochun’s face with the mind ‘he would remember me if I slap him.’ You can see Park Yoochun frowning after he got slapped.

Group Super Junior is also greatest victims of saseng fans. Super Junior also received sanitary pad with blood from saseng fans and had saseng fans trespassing their dormitories. Super Junior’s saseng fans spread under wears with insults on the beds of Super Junior and performed sexual harassments.

It is extremely hard for singers to accuse saseng fans. To begin with, saseng fans are not called as ‘stalkers’ but as ‘fans.’ Furthermore, there is lack of laws regarding this issue. Saseng fans commit several crimes including burglary, sexual harassment, violation of domicile, physical assault, pirating personal information, and etc.; however, there is no specific ‘law on stalker’ and ‘law on saseng fans.’
On February 28th, the National Assembly passed a revised bill on misdemeanor including a clause of “Continuous Harassment (stalking).” This bill will be activated from January 1st next year. Professionals expect saseng fans stalking can be considered as subjects of punishment under the clause of “Continuous Harassment (stalking).

According to Lawyer Kim Heungjoon from the Law Firm Kim Heungjoon during the talk on the telephone with NewsN, “with current laws, they can punish separately for each separate crimes. But because there is no law on stalkers, there is no way to punish even if fan violates the privacy and gives mental stresses to the singer. Lawyer Kim Heungjoon added “the new clause with stalking, which will be activated next year, will be helpful to punish saseng fans.”

Idols have been slapped and sexually harassed by stalkers,saseng fans who act as fans,for a long period. The problem with saseng fans was also covered by SBS’s “That We Want to Know” and caused shock to the society. This JYJ incident shed new light on ‘stalking’ and abnormal Korean fandom culture. The new law on stalking will be activated next year. Hopefully, this law will make an appreciable difference to punish ‘saseng fans.’

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