SASAENG FANS
A Sasaeng fan is an excessively obsessed Hallyu fans.sasaeng fans are extreme fans who who stalk their idols and invade their privacy with questionable methods.
in an incident involving actor Song Joong Ki, an evening jog turned into a thrilling chase starting with two fans running after him when they caught sight of him in taxi. according to web portal Yahoo,some fans hire "special taxi drivers" to follow their idol.in JoongAng Daily newspaper,writing that "there are taxi services catering specifically for those fans. they are willing to speed at up to 200 km/h,chasing after the vans transporting the K-pop idols.
these Sasaeng taxis can be found waiting outside concerts halls,celebrity dorms or broadcast stations to catch desperate fans.the costfor renting out a Sasaeng taxi for one whole day of stalking varies from $300 to $500 USD.
and according to JoongAng Daily newspapers that one ardent fan spent about ! million won (about 900 USD Dollars) per month to chase around idols,mainly by sasaeng taxis. in order to stalk her idols,she does part time jobs at convenirnce stores and lies to her parents about attending a hogwan (private school) to get the 800,000 won per month
