Katseye

**KATSEYE** (pronounced cat’s eye and stylized in all caps) is a  girl group based in the United States made through the reality show Dream Academy, a collaboration between Hybe and Geffen Records. There are six members: Manon, Sophia, Daniela, Lara, Megan, and Yoonchae. The group debuted in June 2024 with their song "Debut".

## History 
### Pre-debut activities and formation 
In November 2021, Hybe Corporation and Geffen Records started taking  for a new global girl group. In 2022, auditions were held in South Korea, the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Hybe Corporation and Geffen Records wanted to make a group that would "transcend national, cultural, and artistic boundaries". In an interview with Korea JoonAng Daily, Hybe founder Bang Si-hyuk said that he wanted to promote the new group in the United States.

From over 120,000 , twenty  were selected to  in the reality show Dream Academy. The show  on August 19, 2023, and the competition ended on November 18. Sophia Laforteza, Lara Raj, Yoonchae Jeong, Megan Skiendiel, Daniela Avanzini, and Manon Bannerman were selected to be in the girl group KATSEYE.

### 2024: SIS (Soft is Strong) and Pop Star Academy: Katseye 
Katseye's  and their  for their debut EP were in the documentary . The documentary was premiered on August 21, 2024. The documentary was distributed by Netflix. The movie was directed by . For the EP, Katseye collaborated with several songwriters and producers, including Ryan Tedder and .

The first of the two singles for the EP, "Debut", was  on June 28, with a music video recorded in Medellín, Colombia, directed by Gregory Ohrel. The single is a dance-pop song about confidence and the strong bond between the group members. After the single was released, Hybe and Geffen said that the group’s first EP, "SIS (Soft Is Strong)", would be released in August. 

The second single, "Touch", was released on July 26. The single had a different sound from "Debut" and focuses on the  of the members. "Touch" was number 22 on the Billboard Bubbling Hot 100 after a viral TikTok dance. The EP had five tracks. SIS was number 119 on the Billboard 200. To support the EP, the group went on a tour in Asia starting in South Korea on September 12.  On November 14, Katseye released "Flame", the theme song for the Netflix animated series Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld.

**2025-April 2026: Release of Beautiful Chaos and Internet Girl**

KATSEYE released a new single, "Gnarly", on April 30. Gnarly was on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was released as the first single from their second EP, Beautiful Chaos. On June 6, Katseye released a remix of "Gnarly" featuring rapper Ice Spice. 

On June 20, Katseye released "Gabriela", the second single of Beautiful Chaos. The track also had a music video styled as a telenovela and featured a cameo from actress Jessica Alba. British singer Charli XCX helped write the song Gabriela. The song was described as a  take on Dolly Parton’s song, "Jolene". 

On June 27, Beautiful Chaos was released, along with a music video for the third single of Beautiful Chaos, "Gameboy". The EP was fourth place on  Billboard 200.

On February 20th 2026, It was announced that Manon will be on temporary hiatus from KATSEYE to focus on her health. In March 2026, it was announced she will come back from her hiatus on April 10th. (Coachella) 

During the hiatus Katseye with other members covering Manon’s lines attended a chain of musical events in South America  from March 13th to the 22nd of the same month going to Lollapaloozas in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and then the Festival Estéreo Picnic.

## Public image 
In an interview with the British magazine , Daniela said that KATSEYE is the first American girl group "to make American pop music but trained to do the crazy choreography of K-pop". Lara, Sophia, Daniela, and Manon are the first Indian, Filipina, Latina, and biracial musical artists to be signed under Hybe.

Each member have symbols known as "Dream Charms," that represent their personalities and dreams. These symbols were revealed on June 17th, 2024. Manon's is the "Stellar Tiara", Sophia's is the "Dream Anchor", Daniela's is the "Guardian Shield", Lara's is the "Limitless Key", Megan's is the "Dual Cherry," and Yoonchae's is the "Soothing Shell."

In March of 2026, there was some speculation on TikTok of them releasing a new song titled "Sugar". Later, that rumor was debunked and was a song written by Brooke Candy a decade ago.

## Members 
*Daniela Avanzini &ndash; main dancer

*Manon Bannerman &ndash; visual, center

*Yoonchae Jeong &ndash; maknae

*Sophia Laforteza &ndash; leader

*Lara Raj &ndash; main vocalist

*Megan Skiendiel &ndash; rapper

## Discography
### Extended plays
**SIS (Soft Is Strong)* (2024)
**Beautiful Chaos* (2025)

### Songs
*Debut (2024)
*Touch (2024)
*I'm Pretty (2024)
*My Way (2024)
*Tonight I Might (2024)
*Gnarly (2025)
*Gabriela (2025)
*Gameboy (2025)
*M.I.A. (2025)
*Mean Girls (2025)
*Internet Girl (2026)

### Promotional singles
**Flame* (''* OST) (2024)
**Time Lapse* (** OST) (2025)
**Fright Song* (Monster High feat. KATSEYE) (2025)
**M.I.A'' (with Valorant) (2025)

## Videography
### Music videos
*Debut (2024)
*Touch (2024)
*M.I.A (2024)
*My Way (2024)
*I'm Pretty (2024)
*Tonight I Might (2024)
*Gabriela (2025)
*Gameboy (2025)
*Gnarly (2025)
*Mean Girls (2025)
*Internet Girl (2026)

### Other videos
*"My Way" Lyric Video (2024)
*"I'm Pretty" Lyric Video (2024)
*"Tonight I Might" Lyric Video (2024)
*"Mean Girls" Visualizer (*Dream Academy* Version) (2025)
*"M.I.A" Visualizer (2025)
*"Mean Girls" Visualizer (2025)
*"Internet Girl" Visualizer (2026)

## Filmography
**Dream Academy* (2023)
**Pop Star Academy: Katseye* (2024)

## References 
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