Katseye, a global girl group based in Los Angeles, has been gaining popularity for almost 3 years. The group made their debut in 2023 under HYBE x Geffen Records. The Netflix docuseries The Debut: Dream Academy showed the behind-the-scenes of being in the music industry. It followed 20 contestants over 12 weeks. The goal was to create a global girl group using K-pop training methods. As a result, the group Katseye was created with Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia, and Yoonchae as the final 6 members.
Manon Bannerman, a Swiss-born singer and model and one of the six members in the group, has announced she is taking a hiatus from the group “to focus on her health and wellbeing”. Sophomore Elise Carter said, “It’s kind of sad Manon’s going on break because they might not make any more music. She seems nice, and she’s definitely talented. I think it’s probably because the industry is pretty strict.” It was officially announced by HYBE x Geffen on February 20 that Manon had decided to go on break. The group shared its support for her “We fully support this decision,” through a post on the social media platform X. Kingston Coons, a Junior said “Katseye is definitely a talented group. I think it’s probably good if she needs a break for health reasons that she leaves. I know that she brought a lot of talent though, so it’s pretty sad”.
