Peminat fanatik atau sasaeng fan EXO sering kali menimbulkan kontroversi, mereka dikatakan tidak serik mencipta skandal murahan sehingga menyebabkan ahli EXO sendiri mendapat susah kerana perbuatan peminat fanatik ini. Berita baru mengenai EXO melibatkan salah seorang peminat fanatik yang dikatakan memiliki seluar dalam milik ahli EXO, D.O dan ingin menjualnya secara online di internet.
Pada 20 Januari, seorang peminat sasaeng mengeluarkan mesej SNS mengatakan dia ingin menjual seluar dalam milik EXO D.O. Mesejnya berbunyi:
“I am selling the underwear of Do Kyung Soo (D.O). I personally got it from their dorm. It was extremely hard for me to obtain. I am thinking it’s worth 10,000 won (~ $10 USD). You don’t believe me? There were a couple of hair strands on the underwear that you could test for DNA. I also have socks. Do not argue or tackle one another. I’m going to go next week to get Sehun’s underwear if you want to reserve it. I could not get through EXO-M’s thorough security. This item was something I was able to barely obtain. I’m selling hair strands, too.” – allkpop