Some fans even go so far as to break into an idol's home, steal their possessions or poison their drinks, as was the case with Yunho of the k-pop band TVXQ, when a fan gave him a chemical-laced drink, causing him to vomit. Some sasaeng taxi pursuits have caused accidents. Fans naturally want to know more about their idols but sasaeng fans can also take to stalking their idols, following them around in taxis known as “saesang taxis,” camping out outside their homes, waiting at recording studios or in the airport when the idols are due to arrive. The comedy offers insight into the habits of saesangs, fans whose love of their idols can lead them to extreme behavior.
Not only might her obsession somehow make her seem less than competent but her less-than-stable boss, played by Kim Sun Young, hates idols because her daughter is a fan. She’s not alone in her love of Si An, played by real-life rapper One, but it’s not something she can talk about at work. 13, 2022.Park is very credible in her role as a competent art curator, whose secret life includes stalking her favorite idol. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. Pospisil broke Hong four times on 11 chances and defended four of the seven break points he faced.Īlexis Galarneau (Laval, Que.) and Gabriel Diallo (Montreal) are the other players on Canada's team.Ĭanada earned a wild card into this year's Davis Cup after Russia was barred from competing due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.Ĭanada next faces Spain on Friday before finishing the stage Saturday against Serbia. The Canadian overcame 43 unforced errors by hitting 34 winners, 21 more than his opponent. In the opening singles match, Pospisil had five aces and won 66 per cent of service points, compared to 57 per cent for Hong.
Auger-Aliassime scored a break in the fifth game, but Kwon held serve the rest of the way.Īuger-Aliassime was not on Canada's initial roster for the Davis Cup, but Tennis Canada announced last week he would join the squad in place of Liam Draxl and Cleeve Harper. Kwon went up two early breaks in the second set to take a 4-0 lead. Kwon took the first set of the second singles match when he won the last three points of the tiebreak, with Auger-Aliassime committing a double-fault while facing set point. The top two teams in each group advance to the final stage, Nov. Serbia is without top player Novak Djokovic, who announced last week he is withdrawing due to personal reasons. Spain is being led by rising star and 2022 U.S. Pospisil opened the tie with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) win over Hong Seong Chan.Ī victory against South Korea was vital for a Canadian squad trying to come out of a powerful group that includes Serbia and Spain, which defeated a Canada team featuring Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime in the 2019 championship tie. 13 in the world - suffered a shock 7-6 (5), 6-3 defeat to No. The Canadians pulled out a victory in a tie that seemed likely to go the way of their opponents after the South Koreans scored a key break to go up 6-5 in the second set, then broke again in the opening game of the third set.Ī doubles win became necessary after Auger-Aliassime - Canada's top-ranked male player at No. Pospisil, of Vernon, B.C., and Montreal's Auger-Aliassime won the last four games in the final set of the doubles match to defeat Nam Ji Sung and Song Min-Kyu 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.
VALENCIA, Spain - Vasek Pospisil won his opening singles match, then teamed with Felix Auger-Aliassime to take the deciding doubles match as Canada won its opening tie at the Davis Cup Finals tennis tournament 2-1 over South Korea on Tuesday.
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