EXO’s Baekhyun Calls Out Sasaengs During Live Broadcast, Reveals Wrong Number In The Process

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

EXO’s Baekhyun has responded to what occurred after he called out a sasaeng when his patience wore thin during a live broadcast.

The singer held an impromptu live Instagram broadcast late at night on February 14 KST with his fellow EXO members Chen and Xiumin. The stream buffered many times due to incoming calls from at least one sasaeng. Baekhyun expressed his frustration, repeatedly saying, “Do not call, do not call.”

After his warnings went ignored and the calls continued, he commented, “Too many calls are coming in. [phone number redacted]. Do not call.” When the calls still persisted, minutes later Baekhyun stated, “As I said earlier— this person, [phone number redacted], keeps calling. And so, because the broadcast isn’t working, I’ll turn it off. Good night today!” He returned through a different live broadcast later.

About 12:40 p.m. KST on February 15, Baekhyun took to his Instagram to ask people to not bother an unrelated person, explaining that he had said the first of the two different numbers incorrectly.

https://instagram.com/p/BfNSagQATBo

Edited since his original posting, his message reads, “Please do not call this number, 010-5183-xxxx. It is unrelated to sasaengs as I saw the sasaeng‘s incoming phone number incorrectly and said a wrong number. Please do not call; it is not a sasaeng‘s phone number. I am saying this after confirming it. I strongly ask this of you. Absolutely please do not ever call that unrelated person. I ask that you make no contact of any kind. I wish there will be no more people negatively affected by my mistake any longer.” He added, “Also, please do not call me as well.”

The supposed owner of the first phone number had reportedly posted, “I am just an ordinary person,” and expressed distress when they were contacted after Baekhyun’s broadcast. Several others reportedly claimed they were also contacted. These additional claims appear to portray a range of different emotions from pride to annoyance and have not been proven.

This is not the first time EXO has experienced sasaengs harassing them during a live broadcast nor has EXO been the only group harassed this way. Members Chanyeol, Sehun, and Lay have also publicly warned and spoken out against sasaengs who have tried to message or call them, follow them, hack their accounts, or enter hotels or film sets.

Some celebrities, such as Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and SHINee’s Key, have also called out sasaengs in a similar manner to Baekhyun’s by sharing their uncensored call logs or message history. As saesangs increasingly use social media to sell and purchase idols or actors’ personal information like phone numbers, identification numbers, and addresses, numerous celebrities have also utilized social media to be more vocal about the invasion of their privacy.

Sources: @baekhyunee_exo, SporBiz & xo214 via Soompi

Comments

[msgrottesca.livejournal.com]

Sasaengs are human garbage, jfc.

He fucked up tho, that was dumb lmaooo.

[audiograms.livejournal.com]

So frustrating tbat they have to go through this.

[dbsk-2pm.livejournal.com]

I saw this earlier on insta and I was glad I could translate some words/phrases from his text, but when I realized what he was saying I went from "Oh" to "OOOH".
These people don't have lives. Like why do they have to harrass the idols like that, when they barely get some time to rest anyway? -_-
Baek seems so... idk. He means well most of the time, but still manages to screw something up somehow.

[misspoirot.livejournal.com]

Baek seems so... idk. He means well most of the time, but still manages to screw something up somehow.

THIS THIS THIS. as an exo l this can be very frustrating. I know he doesnt mean any harm but I'm always worried about him

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

Oh Baek.

[pepsi-twist9.livejournal.com]

I still remember when Heechul was filming and a saesang called his phone to tell him who he was up against. THe only thing worse than idol's frustrations are when they just become used to it.

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

fans found the insta profile of the supposed girl who was calling him and she has 엑소 사생 ("exo sasaeng") in her insta/twt profile lmfaooo these people are fucking BOLD

but baek...how do you read the number wrong when it's literally right there on your phone 🙄
that aside, i'm all for idols doing this kind of shit tbh because i literally do not care about sasaeng feelings at all

also fun anecdote: when i first got into kpop i got the words 세상 ("sesang"/world) and 사생 (sasaeng) mixed up so whenever i heard 세상 in songs i was like "why are they singing about sasaengs???" i was very confused for an embarrassingly long period of time

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

when i first got into kpop i got the words 세상 ("sesang"/world) and 사생 (sasaeng) mixed up so whenever i heard 세상 in songs i was like "why are they singing about sasaengs???"

lmaoooo me too!! to this day when i see "sasaeng" i pronounce it as "세상" even though i know it's not right. i just can't help it!

[bethmai.livejournal.com]

these people need locking up. grade A stalkers without the conviction

[smilla-sini.livejournal.com]

Damn and that first person who's actually a sasaeng was even bragging about it. They have no life. Or just no shame.

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

i definitely don't think he said the wrong number, the person just couldn't handle being treated the way they treat him.

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

i definitely don't think he said the wrong number

He basically said "I saw the sasaeng‘s incoming phone number incorrectly and said a wrong number."

[mattemate.livejournal.com]

honestly...good for him.

if they cant respect other people's privacy why should he respect theirs? I have little sympathy for saesangs

edit: im a moron lmao i just reread the title. so my new response is: if youre gonna call someone out...make sure its the right number

[baekpedaling.livejournal.com]

Glad he said something a little unfortunate he messed up the number but it's an honest mistake. I hope he doesn't beat himself up too hard about it.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

happy that he called out the sasaeng but sucks for the other person that wasnt involved

[myrrhcat.livejournal.com]

what are sasaengs even hoping to accomplish by calling idols? i mean i know they're delusional, but still, damn. an unknown number is going to be ignored or at most, they'll hear a "hello" and then once the idol realizes they're a sasaeng they'll get pissed off and hang up or take other action.

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

they like to keep tabs on them to make sure they didn't change their numbers.

[thebloomroom.livejournal.com]

People are so fucking wild.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Daaaaaaaamn

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

he could, but the person can get a new number and call him again

[haymitch.livejournal.com]

it’s good that he called out the idiot who has been harassing him (and prob not only him lbr). it’s a shame someone else got mixed up.

apparently the sasaeng bragged that she was using a dummy number which was someone’s ACTUAL number. these people are insane. tbh how does sk not punish these people?

[daceymormont.livejournal.com]

If he truly gave out the wrong number then that's dumb but sasaengs deserve to be called out like this I don't feel bad for them at all

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

[chenetic.livejournal.com]

making rumours about people is a crime but harassing idols is fine... but I guess the companies only want their money right?

[spainawards2008.livejournal.com]

There needs to be an app for idols where they can block a number but the blocked person still hears the phone ring and gets told they're on voicemail etc so they never know they've been blocked. Then they'll keep calling the number and not look for away around it without the idol being bothered

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

*lawyer voice*
SOUTH KOREA NEEDS STRONGER PRIVACY LAWS


also companies should be doing more to protect their artists and not encouraging this "ownership" behavior that fans get over them.

[spainawards2008.livejournal.com]

If they just acknowledged them as the stalkers they are and treated them like anywhere else would these 'fans' would either be arrested or have restraining orders out against them

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

these idols or whoever are really patient cause if someone would harrass me like that i'd do anything for them and anyone who helped them to get their ass beat. legally, of course

[welljustguess.livejournal.com]

That live must be so frustating to watch

[misspoirot.livejournal.com]

i watched the first one for a few minutes but yeah it kept on lagging and 'this live is paused' kept on appearing. Frustating to both Baek and those watching, sasaeng need to get a life

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

Whatever.

These sassaengs deserve the fallout and even if it was incorrect it doesn’t take away from the fact that these people ruin the fan experience. I feel so bad for Baekhyun.