#sasaeng behavior

[andy-wm]

Again with posting photos taken without their awareness or permission?

Come on guys 😕 we are better than this

Don't say you support Jikook if you also post or share photos of them taken without their knowledge.

The photos shared so far may be innocuous enough but it's only a matter of time before somebody takes a photo that compromises them.

YOU ARE PUTTING THEM AT RISK.

Can they have just a few minutes together alone without the fear of being photgraphed? Imagine if this was YOU being photographed every time you left your house. Do you realise how stressful it must be to never be able to let your guard down?

Don't they already share enough?

Is the 5 minute thrill you get from those photos worth more than Jimin and Jungkook's trust that you have their back?

If you do this, how is it any different from sending food orders to JK's apartment, or hanging around his home or gym?

It's not. It's no different. It's invading privacy and encouraging stalking.

It's also creepy as fuck to take pictures of people when they dont know they're being photographed.

Dont be that creepy fucker.

You don't NEED to see or share these photos. We know they're out there together doing something.

Be patient, you'll find out eventually (or you won't if it's personal time for them, and that's fine too).

I'm blocking anyone who pops up on my feed with a photo of them doing whatever it is they're doing.

If you honestly support them, stop sharing these photos.

It's not rocket science.

[whysojiminimnida]

When X CALLS ME SHRIEKING ... The Sasaengs Are At It Again

So my phone went off at a quarter to ungodly because

These pictures are NOTHING LIKE what was perpetrated on Jeon Jungkook at JFK International Airport yesterday.

These pictures are okay. The press was told - WE were told - IN ADVANCE - that Jungkook would be flying out early. What day, very nearly what time, it was public knowledge and JeiKei is not upset. Video from his departure shows a bowing, happy, relaxed man.

See? He looks FINE. But by the time he landed - not in Los Angeles, as we and the press had been told - but in New York, WHICH YOU WILL PLEASE NOTE I DID NOT DISCUSS ON THIS BLOG UNTIL NOW - the sasaengs were out in force. I had not seen the photos or video at the time I started this post, although I have seen them now. Jungkook WAS NOT HAPPY IN THEM. My guy had his own security team but it apparently also took airport security to assist in getting him to his vehicle. And even then we don't know if he was followed. What I am told happened, as nearly as anyone knows, is that some folks decided to track Jungkook's flight out of Incheon and beat him to JFK. It's not hard to track flight information and given that he was rumored to have been working on a track with Charlie Puth, who is currently also in New York, it doesn't take a lot of brainpower. OR MORAL FIBER OR ETHICS. Worse, I am told, this knot of hemorrhoids was overheard TALKING ABOUT TAEKOOK. I don't know whether it was yelled at him or he overheard it personally but MAN WAS NOT HAPPY. It's not bad enough to try to follow Jungkook into his vehicle, but trying to look for evidence of a hidden Taehyung is a whole other level of inflammatory bullshit that these guys never asked for. I was asked point blank if I had discussed any information regarding Jungkook's travel plans and I was very glad to be able to say that nope, not this lowly blogger, because EVEN IF I HAD PRIVATE INFORMATION I WOULD NEVER SHARE IT. And this is why, kids. This is why. So I woke my ass up from my late afternoon nap and went to the bird app to see what I could glean from it, given X's MASSIVE SCREAMING FIT and what I found was that my personal timeline had zero information. I had to go digging a bit and there it was, a bodyguard holding Koo's M&Ms while security was getting pretty annoyed and telling supposed "ARMY" to GET BACK OFF HIM. Y'all. I saw his face and I wanted to cry. I maybe did. Jungkook was angry. He was not the same smiling, finger-heart-waving man I had seen in Incheon just hours before. He was pissed and even frightened. THIS IS NOT OKAY. ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU IT IS OKAY TO CHASE DOWN SOMEONE AND PHYSICALLY HARASS THEM IS UNSTABLE AT BEST AND CRIMINAL AT SECOND BEST. And based on what I heard last night, it's going to be awhile before solo travel is publicized at all. Because apparently it's not enough to obfuscate the destination, now they're going to have to fly private to a whole other airport and that's not even going to be enough to stop it. As one very prominent Twitter user has said, "it's public record and the taxpayers pay for air traffic control" LIKE THAT MAKES IT OKAY. IT'S NOT OKAY. This is NOT OKAY (and it's happened more than once - this example is from last September but the same account published JK's photos yesterday. The stalker ones.)

It's one thing to photograph the guys when they are in public and have no reasonable expectation of privacy. From a distance. Without bothering them. But this time distinct efforts were made on Jungkook's behalf because HE DIDN'T WANT SPOILERS. FOR US. And what did he get for it? Crowded, physically harassed and probably a rage-induced anxiety attack. Jungkook doesn't love being mobbed. He didn't want to travel with twelve security when he thought he only needed four. He just wanted to show up and do some stuff without being stalked. Kinda like he did at home just days ago when he was out in a crowd and didn't get mobbed. I'm sad and angry for Jungkook and his staff. I'm embarrassed for those of us who would never do things like this. And I'm PISSED OFF AT HOW WE LOOK AS A FANDOM RIGHT NOW. It's time to stop giving sasaeng behavior a pass. It's time to stop giving high traffic accounts a pass when they move like this. And it's time to stop giving the bullshit this fandom ignores a pass.

I don't care if you have 300K+ followers and speak fluent Korean if you're an asshole who tracks flights and publishes that information but you can't remember Jimin's birthday.

I don't care if your rent gets paid by people who buy Taekooker bullshit so you need to keep 'em active to cover the bills. I DON'T CARE. You act like this you are TRASH, and I am done with you, whether you consider yourself ARMY or not - because I don't.

[lokisasylum]

Please report these accounts suspected of being sasaengs.

[whysojiminimnida]

Jungkook Archives His Instagram, Frightens Internet

NO WAIT ETA: HE DELETED THE POSTS. ALL OF THEM. Honestly after the last few months of heinous fuckery most foul emanating from the very basest forms of faux fandom, I can't blame the man. But it looks like this over there:

And... dude. I get it. I do. After what he went through at JFK, I'd be a lot less inclined to share with ARMY if I were the Jeon half. And to add to that, Jimin looked like this at the airport:

... and for once, maybe the first time, did not tell us he was leaving and would come back safely. Look. If y'all haven't figured it out yet, now's the time. The toxicity in the fandom has affected all the members, but Jimin the most. Like:

That vault door/shield thingy/target was done fucked up six months ago when the pictures were taken and things have not gotten easier for the Jeon-Parks since that time. Jimin had surgery and got COVID and was hit with some ugly behavior from certain segments of the public - up to and including having his damn BILLS stolen. Now it's clear that Jungkook, long the most ardent of ARMY lovers, can't even surprise us without being attacked, harassed, having his hotel rooms called and his flights chased down. Wasn't bad enough weirdos messed with his brother, I guess. I realize a lot of this comes with the territory of being famous. Most celebrities have stalkers, unfortunately. But Jungkook has dealt not only with his own shit, but with Jimin's, and the reverse is also true. They've been dealing with twice the bullshit because in that relationship, there are two of them -- plus BTS and ARMY. And sure, I might be over-reaching. Koo might just be cleaning house a bit. Reorganizing for his next round of AMAAJ (ask me anything about jimin). I really hope that's the case. But I think we're seeing a little bit of stress, here. Their home political climate is NOT good for LGBTQ+ folks. Enlistment papers are days away for Seokjin unless something's happened I don't know about yet. They're trying to release music, go on tour, be professional. And they've realized - Jimin awhile back, Jungkook as of about yesterday - that even the fans who claim to love them can and will hurt them if they get a chance. And that's got to be a very disappointing place to be. Jungkook has completely avoided social media before, if you recall. I do not doubt that he is perfectly fine with doing so again. I won't lie - I have heard the breakup rumors. I don't think, as of now, that they're true. Nothing I have seen or heard thus far indicates that. I think that if any breakup is coming, it's between Jimin, Jungkook, and the public eye.

I hope the worse-than-usual comeback hate hasn't overridden their happiness, I hope I'm wrong about all of this and they are feeling strong and happy and ready for the tour. I hope they know that some of us do support them both, and will, as long as they want that. But right now I'm miffed and pouty and sad and I need coffee and/or ice cream SO THERE. Pfui. Somebody call me when Jimin gets to Weverse or Koo puts his stuff back new stuff up.

[whysojiminimnida]

That last Taekooker who commented that BigHit doesn’t know what taekookers can do is scary. What? Force JK to be in your ship or else? Please seek help immediately. These are real humans you are threatening. If he were in a relationship with someone other than your ship (be it JM, a woman, etc…) what exactly are you threatening?

Sometimes it doesn't matter how fast I block 'em they just keep showing up. Thing is, when a message like that (I've deleted worse, just today) comes up, I also report it to TOS/security at the platform level. Then I report it to Hybe. And if escalation to law enforcement becomes warranted, I'm not opposed to doing that either. Because actions and choices have consequences. Nothing online is untraceable. I don't think enough people realize that what they're trying to force with Taekook is civilly actionable abuse against Taehyung and Jungkook, against other members and against the bloggers they are spamming with this shit (and it is - emotional, psychological, and in some cases, sexual).

It's also, if taken far enough, criminal.

[rapmonkive]

the doctor clears his throat, i'm afraid Kim Taehyung has sustained rib injuries and various internal injuries we were able to patch up but the healing process is long, if you'd like you may see him now, if you would follow me please

He listened to the doctor's diagnosis. None of it sounded like it wasn't anything that Tae couldn't heal from, but he was aware of how long rib injuries took to heal. He nodded in understanding, peeking his dragon eyes into the room to get a glimpse of his member. He nodded that he would indeed like to see him, and followed the doctor in. "Is he going to have to stay in the hospital long? Or will he be able to recover at home?"