3 Types of Fangirls

        In the Kpop Industry, I classify fans into three different types according to how they behave, act and deal with issues inside or outside the fandom society. The said types are the Normal Fans, Callow Fans and Crazy Sasaeng Fans. 

NORMAL FANS

CALLOW FANS a.k.a IMMATURE FANS

CRAZY SASAENG FANS

    The normal fans are the ideal type of fans. They aren't troublemakers nor overly obsessed. They are the simplest and common type of fan. I consider myself as a normal fan tho. Their life is not fully centered on kpop alone but they may have other major concerns like studies, workshops, other fandoms and business. They stalk, update and spazz about kpop regulary but not too much. They are matured enough to understand showbiz issues and reacts accordingly. 

   They also like memorizing song lyrics and learning kpop dance choreography by covering a certain kpop song. They also study writing, reading and speaking Hangul in order to somehow perceive the intended meaning of what their idols or biases are trying to convey on talk shows, variety shows, dramas and music videos. Video clips showing their idols' humorous and childlike side make them gleeful too. They are also following every kpop artist's personal og group social networking accounts like facebook, twitter and instagram for them to stay updated.

  They are the cheerful and friendly type of fans. They love collecting albums and official/non-official kpop merchandise like posters, shirts and fashion accessories. They also create and read kpop or korean culture concerned blogs and fan fictions. These fans organize some get together activities for all kpop fans like anniversary celebration and celebration of the icons' birthdays. The normal fans also attend or dream to attend concerts and fan meetings while bringing some sign boards and official lightsticks. They scream and smile during the said events but not to the point of  getting wild. These fans can balance their responsibilities in their studies or jobs and their kpop interest.

My college kpop friends and I - NORMAL FANS
(taken during an EXO fan meet up at Well Hotel
Project 365: A Plethora of Happiness -EXO Cebu first Anniversary)

Another group of NORMAL FANS
(kpop concert in Japan)

   The second type of fans are the callow fans or the immature fans. These fans are the common group of bashers and suicidal fans for they take issues in a very serious and childish way. In short, they are the over acting ones. They are that sensitive fans who would hurt themselves by locking themselves in a room or by cutting their skin and worst do suicide just because of a certain issue concerning thier idols relationship status, lawsuits, attempts of leaving and common showbiz issues. They would also be deeply hurt whenever their idol got strain or hurt themselves while performing or practicing and would immediately bash the agency for not taking good care of the celebrities.

   They bash their fellow fans whom they think are luckier than them. The also create trouble by bashing new fans and other fandoms.They usually cry a lot whenever they get a chance to see their idols live like fan meetings and concerts. They even take fan fictions with earnest intent and reacts like fools. For the normal fans, they are oftenly the cause of fandom wars or misunderstandings for they interpret an affair in a without-analyzing manner and also for comparing a certain kgroup from another kgroup.

   Anyway, just like the normal ones, they also love collecting kpop merchandise too, but prefer more on the official and imported ones. They also enjoy watching their idol group's variety shows and music videos but then over reacts afterwards. I have friends who belongs to this type and I noticed that they find difficulty in balancing their school function and kpop for most of them almost failed in class but are very good in terms of updated issue about kpop.

screen captured tweets that were taken from the internet
(immature fan account)

an act of being too emotional and obsessed
(made by an immature fan)

     The last type of fans are the most interesting yet hilarious-somehow causing-anxiety fans, the sasaeng fans. They are the very obsessed ones that they even invade the privacy of their idols. They stalk too much and even follow wherever their idols go. I knew a group of sasaeng fans from Korea who would really book a flight that's the same with their idol's flight and would really spend much just to get that seat beside their idol's. They would also spend much in sending expensive fan gifts. They are hawk-eyed fans who easily see impurities and fault in their idols.

   These fans are crazy and scary. They often cause their idols' danger for they would really crash unto the latter whenever they would meet them. For normal fans, they are totally problems in the fandom. They would even set hidden cameras in their idols' dorms to create a bone of contention. They even know their idols' social security numbers and phone numbers. Their population is roughly increasing right now and that is really a head ache. 

  I've read a sasaeng fan's account and it was stated their that she would follow their private cars by taxi and would bring cameras with high definition lenses just to capture what their idols are doing. Somehow, I'm thankful to sasaengs because they are the ones who bring new updates and pictures but it is still not right. Another sasaeng fan account also showed how she was greatly affected by Luhan leaving EXO and cut her skin. There was also one sasaeng who posted that she was selling urine of a certain kpop star and claimed to have a certain idol's boxers with pubic hair. Some of them would also wait outside entertainment companies and would search for hair strands because they believed that it was their idols'. 

   These fans are really silly and major threats to the kpop artists. Instead of cheering and supporting, they are suffocating idols for their own pleasure. They would also throw under wears and condoms to their idols during concerts and fan meetings. I myself witnessed sasaeng fans who'd really rush into the airport and would cling to the idol's van or car and would shout their names in the peak of their voices. It's really annoying.

Sasaeng fans are over obsessed!

Made by a Sasaeng Fan

A Condom spotted by hawk-eyed fans during one variety show of BTS. this condom was also sent by them.

Sasaeng fans rushing in the airport and crashing towards their idols

    Fans may be different in their way of upbringing but all in all, they are still fans who share the same goal of supporting and admiring talented and charming people. Therefore, each fan deserves respect and understanding for this is the kind of life which they chose as a path.