Photos of IOI taken in bathroom leaked online by 'Sasaeng' fan

By Park Sae-jin Posted : May 24, 2016, 15:51 Updated : May 24, 2016, 15:51

[A leaked photograph of Yoo Yeong-jung was uploaded onto an online community ]


Photos of IOI members Kim Se-jung and Yoo Yeon-jung in the bathroom were leaked on an online community by a 'sasaeng' fan on Sunday. Sasaeng is a Korean synonym for overly intrusive fans who eagerly stalk and invade celebrities' private lives.

In the leaked images, Kim Se-jung and Yoo Yeon-jung smile awkwardly after finding out that someone is taking pictures of them. The photographs immediately brought angered response from community users.

A community user from Clien.net pointed out that "Although celebrities' lives are open to the public, fans need to keep in mind that their private lives are not for sharing." Many users blamed the sasaeng fan for being ignorant and intrusive.

News of celebrities suffering from sasaeng fans have been frequently reported in recent years. Taeyeon, a member of Girls' Generation, have begged her sasaeng fans not to call her in the middle of the night. She uploaded a series of Instagram posts last month urging her fans to stay away from her private life.

Lee Hyori, a former member of FINKL, one of the first generation of girl groups in South Korea, recently moved her house to another place in Jeju island because tourists and fans keep visiting her house as if they are visiting a famous tourist spot.

Cases which involve sasaeng fans result in accidents. In 2013, Seungri, a member of Big Bang, got caught up in a car accident in China while trying to get away from the over enthusiastic fans. There are rumors that some sasaeng fans deliberately cause car accidents against celebrities so that they can get a glimpse of the stars' faces when they come out of their car to inpect the damages.

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