Influencers Snuck Kimchi into a BTS Concert (to Give to Jung Kook)
BTS don’t want anyone to do this. Here’s why.
Tag: stalkers
Why Isn’t More Being Done to Stop the Stalking of Jung Kook?
While it’s easy to blame the K-pop system for encouraging parasocial relationships between fans and idols, experts told me that the modern “celebrity machine” in general emboldens stalkers.
When fans get frightening // A celebrity needs a committed following, but lately, a few of these devotees seem to need commitment
“I am your No. 1 fan.” And so began Paul Sheldon’s terrifying encounter with Annie Wilkes, the obsessed character in Stephen King’s Misery who chopped off her idol’s feet so he couldn’t escape. (In the film version, she merely broke his ankles.) In real life, celebrities such as Sheryl Crow, Mel Gibson and Catherine Zeta-Jones are dealing with their own slew of “No. 1 fans.” Some go to prison for their obsessive behavior. But others don’t.