Korean idol Kim Jae-joong says stalking by obsessive fans made him paranoid: 'I lived like a prisoner'

K-pop idol Kim Jae-joong, formerly of the boy band TVXQ, said he was subjected to much obsessive fan behaviour at the height of his fame. Photo: Inkode/Twitter

Just how obsessed can fans get?

To K-pop idol Kim Jae-joong, the answer is scarily so. The 38-year-old, formerly a member of pioneering K-pop boy band TVXQ, recently revealed that he was kissed in his sleep by a sasaeng. The Korean term means “private life”, and it is used to refer to obsessive fans who stalk their idols.