Sasaeng fans have struck once again.
This time, it involves 2PM’s member Junho, who apparently, has been plagued by sasaeng fans who followed him and his family around. He has kept quiet about the matter but finally decided to speak up as the problem did not seem to cease.
His rant happened yesterday (Sunday, 7th August) night, when he expressed his dissatisfaction in a series of tweets on Twitter.
He wrote:
“To those few of you, please stop following me home. Not only I, but also the people around me are having a hard time. If this continues, I will have to leave this home. Do you enjoy seeing me in pain and having a hard time? I try not to write this kind of post usually, but I’m finding this so tiring. I beg of you. Please!
Throughout my career as a singer, I’ve always thought that everyone who gave me love is a fan. But I’ve now started to think about the term ‘sasaeng fans’ that people often talk about, because I’ve met these few people who have given a hard time not only to me, but also to the people around me.
I hope that I will remember you all in my heart as fans that I love, for as long as I am your singer, your actor, and your celebrity in the future. I want us to have good manners and sincerely cherish and support each other. I beg of you.”
For those who can understand Korean, here are his original tweets:
몇몇 여러분 집에 좀 따라오지 마세요. 저 뿐만 아니라 주위 사람들이 많이 힘들어 합니다. 그럼 저도 이 집에서 나가야 합니다. 제가 고통스럽고 힘들어 하는 모습이 즐거우신가요? 웬만해서 저 이런글 안쓰는데 너무 힘듭니다. 부탁드립니다. 제발!
— REAL JUNHO LEE (@dlwnsghek) August 7, 2016
저는 가수로 살아오면서 사랑을 주신 모든 분들을 다 같은 팬이라고 생각하며 살아왔습니다. 하지만 제가 아닌 주위 사람들까지 힘들게 하시는 몇 몇 분들을 만나면서 흔히 말하는 사생팬 이라는 것에 대한 생각을 하게 되었습니다.
— REAL JUNHO LEE (@dlwnsghek) August 7, 2016
제가 앞으로도 여러분의 가수 여러분의 배우 여러분의 연예인으로 오랫동안 남을 때 까지. 제 맘 속에도 모두 사랑하는 팬♥️ 으로 기억이 되었으면 좋겠습니다. 서로 예의와 매너를 지키면서 진심으로 서로를 아끼고 응원하고 싶습니다. 부탁드립니다.
— REAL JUNHO LEE (@dlwnsghek) August 7, 2016
Sasaeng fans have been an ongoing problem for Asian celebrities, most notably Korean idols. In recent years, TVXQ’s Changmin, BIGBANG’s G-Dragon, SNSD’s Taeyeon, and former EXO member Luhan have spoken out against these obsessive fans, but a lack of legal repercussions means that the problem might not be curbed anytime soon.
Source: soompi.
