ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Sasaeng fan

Okay kiddo, so imagine you really really love your favourite singer or actor, like superhero much more than everything. You want to know everything about them, and you want to be close to them, right? Well, some people take that too far and become what is called sasaeng fans.

These are fans that get really obsessed with the famous person they like and instead of just supporting them from a distance, they do things that are not okay. They might follow them around everywhere they go, even to their own homes. They might try to touch them or take pictures of them without permission. They might even send them scary messages or try to hurt them.

Do you understand, little buddy? It's not okay to be a sasaeng fan because it makes the famous person feel unsafe and uncomfortable. We should always respect people's privacy and boundaries, even if we really like them.