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"etymology_text": "From Korean 사생(私生) (sasaeng).",
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"ref": "2017, Kristina Manente, “Sasaengs Stalking Seoul”, in Seoul Magazine, page 62",
"text": "BTS sasaeng have obtained their schedules, passports and other personal information and offered to sell it online.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2018, Reneta Iwicka, “Every Breath You Take: Sasaeng Fans”, in Jackie Raphael, Celia Lam, Millicent Weber, editors, Disassembling the Celebrity Figure: Credibility and the Incredible, page 139",
"text": "The interviewed sasaengs explained how they operated and what they are willing to do to get as close to their idols as possible.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2019, Trish Milburn, Make My Heart Sing",
"text": "She knew the guys were chased by tabloids and sasaengs regularly, but there were certain situations where they no doubt upped their game in pursuit of a juicy scoop.",
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"An extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy and intrusive."
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"(South Korean idol fandom) An extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy and intrusive."
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