Kim Jaejoong Admits He Was Chased by Sasaengs to the Point of Having a Car Accident

Kim Jaejoong is one of the idols who has quite a lot of sasaengs. The idol born in 1986 has often exposed the terrible behavior of sasaengs in order to be able to interact more closely with them. 

In the latest episode of SBS's "Dolsing Fourmen" broadcast on April 29, 2025, Jaejoong once again surprised viewers with shocking stories about his past encounters with obsessive sasaengs. "I never felt truly safe," he said. 

Kim Jaejoong admitted that these incidents left him with lasting trauma. In order to avoid being tracked by sasaeung, he used to own 7-8 cars, and kept changing them. However, that was not enough because the sasaengs' actions became more extreme. 

"They memorized my license plate. Some even crashed my car on purpose just to see me," the singer of "Glorious Day" said. One of the most disturbing incidents Kim Jaejoong shared was how he got into a car accident on Dongho Bridge. 

At that time, he was being chased by sasaengs in a taxi. In an attempt to avoid them, Kim Jaejoong's car flipped. Kim Jaejoong revealed the terrifying experience by saying, "There was smoke coming out of the car. I crawled out, afraid of an explosion. 

And there she was, a sasaeng smiling and taking pictures of me from a distance." Kim Jaejoong also talked about his years living under the watchful eye of sasaengs. "They moved into the apartment across from mine. 

I moved from a high-rise house to a semi-basement house to avoid them, but they always found a way," he said. Kim Jaejoong added that a sasaeng would even email him photos of his bedroom and bathroom that she took when the idol wasn’t home. 

There was also a time when a female intruder appeared on top of Kim Jaejoong while he was sleeping. The singer of "Love in the Ice" said, "At first, I thought it was a dream. But then I felt his lips touching mine." 

Eventually, a member of the group who lived with Kim Jaejoong screamed and their manager immediately called the police. Despite his harrowing story, Kim Jaejoong’s calm tone in telling it only confirms that such harassment is commonplace in the K-pop industry, a reality that needs to change immediately.