You know you've become an obsessed fan when you start stalking celebrities everywhere. There is stalking that happens online and offline for fans. It is a common thing for normal fans to follow celebrities on social networking sites. In contrast, sasaeng fans are those that take place offline. They will follow a celebrity to their salon, shows and home. In other words, they will follow them 24/7 if possible. In South Korea, a fan who is obsessed with a celebrity is called a sasaeng fan. Sasaeng fans are specifically fans of K-pop (Korean pop) celebrities. Sasaeng fans are found all over the world, but there are more of them in the countries surrounding South Korea because they are able to travel back and forth in a couple of hours by plane. There is no established definition of "fan sasaeng". However, according to many different sources gathered together, sasaeng fans are defined as extremely obsessive fans who interfere with celebrities' privacy. Even worse, they might physically harm celebrities just to get their attention or reactions. In Korean, "sa" means private and "saeng" means life. Overall sasaeng means private life. The coined term "Hallyu" in English means "Korean wave" and literally means "flow of Korea". The Hallyu wave began in the late 1990s with the boom in Korean dramas. People in different countries began to idolize actors and actresses in these popular dramas. K-pop has also become a sensation for music fans. The wave affected people all over the world, and still does. It has hit the world hard, particularly in Asia over the past decade. It's still new at......middle of paper......ns.Sweet and tasty. “Sasaeng Fans and How They Follow K-Pop Stars (KWOW #69).” Youtube, December 12, 2012, Web. March 8, 2014. Value Statement: With K-Pop getting bigger and bigger internationally, sasaeng culture has also grown and is an important topic that the average K-popper should be aware of aware. Sponsor Name: No Sponsor; unreliable Usefulness: Defines sasaeng fans and provides a brief summary of what sasaeng fans have done in the past. Yim, Seung-hye. "When an autograph isn't enough." Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng MediaNetwork, April 13, 2012. Web. February 25, 2014. Value Complaint: Sasaeng fans feel no compunction when it comes to violating stars' privacy. Sponsor Name: JoongAng Media Network; reliability based on confirmations Usefulness: Shows how the lives of Sasaeng fans have been affected and reveals the shadowy organization they work in.