Sophia

**Sophia** (**Hangul:** 소피아) is a member of KATSEYE.

She became a member of the global girl group after participating in *The Debut: Dream Academy* as a contestant and finishing in 1st place in the ranking.

## Career

On August 20, 2023, Sophia was introduced as a contestant of *The Debut: Dream Academy*.

On November 18, Sophia was revealed to be a member of the debut group KATSEYE, after finishing at first place in the survival show.

## Filmography

### Survival Shows

* *The Debut: Dream Academy* (2023) - Contestant

### Television Shows

* *She Said She Said* (2008) - Guest (with her family)
* *Family Feud Philippines* (2022) - Guest (S1 EP.37)

## Trivia

* She can speak English and Tagalog.
* She is Christian.
* Sophia has a chow dog named Charlie.
* She's been singing since she was three years old.
* Her mother is a Filipino actress and singer Carla Guevara-Laforteza, while her father, Basilio Godfrey Laforteza III, is a former dancer and currently a famous executive chef in Manila.
	+ She is also the granddaughter of successful businessman Domingo "Boy" Guevara Jr. and Monette Amado Guevara, one of Manila's most famous socialites.
	+ She also has an older brother born in 2001, Basil Luke Gregory Guevara Laforteza.
* She is a graduate of the Humanities and Social Sciences strand from Multiple Intelligence International School.
* Sophia is a fan of BTS and her bias is V.
* 3 words that describe Sophia: Hysterical, caring, and diligent.
* She ranked 1st place at the final announcement of the show.

## Gallery

* KATSEYE
* Dream Academy
* Pictorial

**Debut Profile**
(2023. 11. 18.)

**Profile #1****Profile #2**
(2023. 08. 20.)**Mission 2 "ANTIFRAGILE"**
(2023. 09. 29.)**Lotte World**
(2023. 10. 7.)**Mission 3 "Buttons"**
(2023. 10. 28.)**Mission 3 "Buttons"**
Behind The Scenes
(2023. 11. 02.)**Bonus Performance "Break Free"**
(2023. 11. 10.)**Songs Recording**
Behind The Scenes
(2023. 11. 10.)**Live Finale Poster**
(2023. 11. 16.)

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Manon Dream Academy Teen Vogue.jpg|***Teen Vogue***
(2023. 08. 31.)
Manon Netflix Tudum.jpg|***Netflix Tudum***
(2023. 11. 17.)

## Videos

* Intro
* Vlog
* Fan Cams
* YouTube Shorts

The Debut- Dream Academy - Sophia’s Intro - 더 데뷔- 드림아카데미 - 소피아 자기소개 영상(2023. 09. 02.)

The Debut- Dream Academy - Sophia's Prep. VLOG - 더 데뷔- 드림 아카데미 - 소피아 브이로그(2023. 09. 13.)

Mission 1 Fan Cam - Sophia (소피아) - "Still Into You" (Team B, Vocal)(2023. 09. 06.)Mission 2 Fan Cam - Sophia (소피아) - "ANTIFRAGILE" (TEAM A)(2023. 09. 28.)Dream Academy - Mission 3 Fan Cam - Sophia (소피아) - "Buttons"(2023. 10. 28.)

Sophia’s Intro Video will debut 9.2 8AM PT - 9.3 12AM KST. -DREAMACADEMYHQ -HYBEGEFFEN -HYBE -GEFFEN(2023. 08. 30.)Sophia’s must-haves from Olive Young 🛍️✨ -DREAMACADEMYHQ -HYBE -GEFFEN -드림아카데미(2023. 10. 16.)The Live Finale is only 1️⃣ day away! Vote for Sophia on Weverse & tune into the Live Finale 11-17!(2023. 11. 16.)

## References

1. ↑ Carla Guevara-Laforteza Biography on Facebook
2. ↑ Carla Guevara-Laforteza on Instagram (August 31, 2023)
3. ↑ @dreamacademyhq on X (August 29, 2023)
4. ↑ @dreamacademyhq on X (November 18, 2023)

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2  10 Fun Facts About Dream Academy's Sophia Laforteza

## Official Links

* Instagram
* TikTok