For K-pop fans, the phrase sasaeng fan doesn't seem strange anymore. Regardless of the group, they also have to face a fear called sasaeng fans and this situation is even more ∂αиgєяous nowadays when some people take advantage of sasaeng fans to profit and create conditions for this group of toxic people to perform their actions

In particular, recently a Facebook post has attracted a lot of attention when pointing out taxi services that have created opportunities for sasaeng fans to pursue idols. One of those taxis even caused an äċċïďệńẗ involving BTS in 2018 when the group was in Taiwan.

Below the post is divided into two streams of public opinion when one side supports the article and condemns the actions of sasaeng fans as well as taxi drivers serving this target group. On the other hand, the other side stood up to defend the arguments of taxi drivers, even cheering for the pursuit of idols. Here is the heated debate:

Sasaeng behavior, behavior that leads to an invasion of someone's privacy, has always been a topic of debate in the K-Pop world. While many fans condemn this behavior, sasaengs continue to exist and cause problems for idols.

Not only that, the forms that sasaeng fans create are getting more and more complicated. It includes hiring taxis to chase idols to every public place.

In Taiwan, there are even taxi services that help fans follow K-Pop idols. It has become a popular profession in recent years. With this service, taxis will wait for fans outside K-Pop idols' hotels and follow them when they go out sightseeing, shopping and eating.

However, this type of service has also received a lot of backlash, with netizens accusing them of facilitating sasaeng behavior. Recently, a netizen condemned the taxi service with a post on Facebook with harsh words.

This person wrote: "It’s so disgusting that the taxi service hasn’t gone out of business and gained even more fans. They provide private taxis and follow artists’ vehicles to places. That’s utterly sasaeng behavior, but there are actually people who support and rationalize what they do. It makes me laugh. People always say artists have no privacy, but they don’t think about who’s causing that. So funny."

Besides, this netizen also accused that particular taxi service of causing a car äċċïďệńẗ involving BTS when the group visited Taiwan in 2018.

Also mentioned in the article, this person points out that: "I still remember people booking the taxi service to follow BTS when they came to Taiwan in 2018. I went to their Facebook page to scold them, but they blocked me! Have people forgotten the BTS car äċċïďệńẗ caused by people following them? People really don’t remember the lessons learned.

Of course, that Facebook page denied everything immediately and said they’re not involved, but just think about it. Would you be able to laugh if this kind of service leads to a car äċċïďệńẗ involving an artist? Right, I’m a self-proclaimed advocate. Booking a taxi to follow someone is disgusting.

People even say that they provide good service. Those who follow artists to private schedules are sasaengs. It’s disgusting, and they deserve the hate."

Below the post that received a lot of support from other fans, saying that both taxi service workers supporting sasaeng fans to fans frantically following idols to the point of causing an äċċïďệńẗ is absolutely disgusting:

- This is sick. And people who follow idols around are as well. Disgusting!

- the taxi drivers are sasaeng how can people support taxi drivers who follow idols around so disgusting

- It's disgusting behaviour. Every sasaeng deserves life sentence in jail

- Not just saesang i think every fan who shows over unnecessary obsession towards their fav idols deserves some sort of punishment

- Why is it not allowed? cause it's a creeping behavior.

- I hope the general public supports companies who do NOT follow idols around so that the sasaeng taxi companies would get less business.

However, facing a wave of criticism, taxi service workers disagree with the statement of the above netizen. They even posted a Facebook post with strong language of their own.

This taxi servicer wrote: "Why are people not allowed to follow idols around?
Why is following idols around being equated to sasaeng behavior?
Of the places we follow idols to, which ones aren’t public?
Sasaengs sneak into dorms or hotels, ring the doorbell, knock on the door, steal personal items, install spy cams, set up GPS…etc. Did we do any of that?

Since we always follow them in public places, bystanders are often curious and start filming them. They even ask who the idols are but don’t even know who they are once we answer. Are they sasaengs too?

Please don’t give ‘following idols around’ a bad name. If the artist isn’t popular enough, who would want to follow them? And book a taxi? I’ve seen a few artists where the number of fans who follow them is less than the number of security guards."

Along with that, this person also denied that the incident that happened in 2018 of BTS had nothing to do with the people who worked as a taxi service to transport fans to follow the idol. He continued: "The car äċċïďệńẗ with BTS happened because their vehicle didn’t want to wait in traffic and tried to force its way. If they had just waited in traffic to get onto the highway, the car äċċïďệńẗ wouldn’t have happened."

Meanwhile, under this post, there are also many cheers and encouragements for these drivers to continue doing such works:

- It’s so funny. There’s always someone who is jealous~~ Basically, they have no financial means. They want to see their idol but don’t have money for it, so they’re complaining…I’ve met so many of them before.

- You worked hard~ I’ve been following artists for many years. The taxi drivers are so nice.

- You have always been adhering to safety principles while following artists. I support you.

- You guys are nice. Keep it up. Good work.

- Artists wouldn’t be artists without the fans!“

Unused there, the taxi service for sasaeng fans even continues to post pictures and videos of K-Pop idols taken outside restaurants and shops after these people follow them from the hotel.

In general, these behaviors would not have happened if fans knew where to limit their love for their idols and expressed their love in a genuine way. If there are still sasaeng fans, surely not only taxi service but also many other negative services will be born.