You must have seen a translation of this apology from Onew Style’s master, which has been posted on the fansite. The first underlined part says, “I’m sorry to Onew fans who were hurt by the fact I visited his parents, and sorry and sorry again for causing trouble to his parents.” She admits that she has visited Onew’s parents. The second underlined says, “The facts derived from my wrong behaviors, and all the limitless rumors added to them, and now even Onew’s position established as fact…”
This is an apology left by Maeil Onew, the Onew Style master’s supporter, on her blog. She also admits in the first underlined part, “It is true that Left-handed [*the Onew Style master's nickname] and I visited (Onew’s) parents in Gwangmyung.” The next is a comment left by a fan under her apology: she says they visited Gwangmyung frequently to poke into Onew’s private life, to ask about his friends and what Onew is doing. According to this comment, what the Onew Style master means by “Onew’s position established as fact” seems to be that Onew finally told her not to come any more because he couldn’t bear it. Just think about how much he must have suffered when he finally had to say no to a fan, well not just a fan but the master of one of his largest fansites.
There are now two things at issue here: that the fansite master and her supporter were “sasaeng” [*stalkerish follower of an idol's private life] and that they may have used the money collected by selling photobooks and other goods to serve other idol group members they started following and taking photos.
The first one is a sensitive issue. You want to know what your idol is doing and get to know about him in every situation. But there must be a line you should not cross. Your obsession starts from your love for the idol, and it gradually changes into something else. You intrude on the private space of the one you love. There is a fine line between fans obsessive about their idols and “sasaeng” fans. Some of the former oftentimes become complicit in “sasaeng” unintentionally through materials shared by the latter. You should have a line set in your mind that you know you should not cross for the one you love and respect and for your dignity.
I think the relationship between fans and their stars can be two-way only as you seek joy through their music, performances or other public activities. A fansite’s master gains power and recognition as she follows her star everywhere to take photos. The star is thankful because she is sort of doing service to him by taking photos and sharing them with other fans who cannot be there for several reasons. The star recognizes her face and shows it through an eye contact. She feels excited and joyful. She gains power among fans…and sadly forgets her first intention. You lose control of yourself to desire more and more.
Money also follows as a fansite’s master gets more subscribers and sells goods and photobooks. It originally starts as another way to share love for the star. To leave all the records in the form of book or dvd. Or it can be a way of raising funds to buy gifts or support meals. Then, what happens when she gets interested in another group’s member? How can you trust her? What if she collects money through the fansite and uses it for her new interest? Now some fans feel betrayed by all these revealed facts and have doubts about her use of money. I feel sorry for them. I can understand how much they must be hurt. I don’t know whether this particular fansite master did or not. Possibly. Likely. It’ll be hard to be absolutely clear about this matter.
Why all this now at this time? I think what had to happen happened. It couldn’t last longer that way. These days, I find the fan, who made the parody anime, Waiting for SHINee’s Teaser, brilliant. Those who are leaving, let them go. There have always been such people who move from this to that group. There are different kinds of fans out there. Some of them might come back when SHINee come back. Whatever. SHINee will get new fans. At DC I see new fans come in even at this drought time. Wonder how they survive
Let those come and go. This has been part of the fandom world. It’s a process of purification. Yes, I feel I’m getting purified (see I’m floating!). Maybe SHINee World is getting purified 
Those who love SHINee’s music and wonderful performances will remain and continue to support our boys. Sure I am one of them. Are you?[*If there's anything to add, I may edit this.]
[*I didn't include hearsay stories and speculations. Beware of them! The story you come up with only shows who you are, not the truth of what really happened, I think.]
[*To those who are disappointed at the master: you get to know what kind of person your lover really is by how he/she acts at break-up
Sad but true!]cr: jujugal
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