sasaengとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• saseng

語源

Borrowed from Korean 사생팬 (sasaengpaen), from 사생(私生) (sasaeng, “private life”) + 팬 (paen, “fan”).

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sasaeng (plural sasaengs or sasaeng)

1. (South Korean idol fandom) An extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy and intrusive.
   • 2017, Kristina Manente, “Sasaengs Stalking Seoul”, in Seoul Magazine‎, page 62:

     BTS sasaeng have obtained their schedules, passports and other personal information and offered to sell it online.

   • 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:

     The interviewed sasaengs explained how they operated and what they are willing to do to get as close to their idols as possible.

   • 2019, Trish Milburn, Make My Heart Sing‎:

     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.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sasaeng.

上位語

• stan