The damage caused by idol sasaengs is serious → Kim Jun Su (Xia) mentions the fandom self-cleaning movement, ”I hope this kind of culture spreads”

As the harm caused by idols' "sasaengs" (fans who stalk the private lives of idols) becomes serious, the self-cleaning movement within fandom mentioned by singer Kim Jun Su (Xia) has emerged as another point of contention.
Recently, K-pop idols have been subject to serious sasaeng abuse. In response, various management offices have taken strong measures against the violation of artists' privacy.
HYBE has been known to illegally obtain and trade airline ticket information for its artists, a practice known as "stalking sasaengs."
HYBE said it had received notice that the operators of the social media accounts had been referred to the prosecution. "The act of selling or purchasing illegally obtained airline ticket information for artists is unacceptable," the company said.
"Despite this, they repeatedly inquired about the illegally obtained seating information of artists, appeared on the same flight, and
"The number of people taking secret photos has been increasing," he said, listing examples of damage such as artists' seats and in-flight meals being arbitrarily changed, and flight reservations being cancelled. HYBE has stated that it will not take any action against such acts.
The idols themselves also expressed their discomfort at the sasaengs' barbaric behavior, which goes beyond the level of violating personal information.
CT's Renjun said through the private messaging platform Bubble, "Sasaengs are even posting on my personal schedule. To me, they're horrible stalkers.
It's a big burden for me to have someone follow me, sit next to me on the plane, take pictures while I sleep, etc. How on earth did they know about my plane ticket and openly say "Follow me"?
It's not that I'm not a fan, but I'm really stressed out," he said.
Kim Jun Su (Xia) also complained about the pain she felt when she was in a group due to excessive sasaeng behavior. Kim Jun Su (Xia) recently posted on YouTube
Appearing on eChannel's "Fairy JaeHee-yeon," he began by saying, "Our fans are really very protective of my personal privacy."
Kim Jun Su (Xia) said, "Even at the airport, it was like, 'Let's go and stop bullying Jun Su (Xia)'. We've been through a lot, so we've been working hard for the sasaengs.
There was a time when we were in that situation, and our fans fully understood our feelings. We started a kind of movement among those fans, and this (culture) took root."
As the content shared by sasaengs is consumed by a small section of the fandom, Kim Jun Su (Xia)'s fandom self-cleaning movement has sparked criticism among netizens, saying, "This is a big problem."
It evoked positive responses such as, "Such a culture needs to spread widely," "It's amazing, considering it must have been difficult to self-cleanse," and "It's the result of trust that has been built up over a long period of time."
As sasaeng victimization becomes a hot topic every day, the confession of Kim Jun Su (Xia) about how sasaengs have disappeared and she is now able to protect her privacy is catching attention.