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Katseye was formed as a Los Angeles-based girl group through a collaboration between Hybe and Geffen Records, then introduced to the public through a competitive training pipeline rather than a traditional label rollout. The six-member lineup is Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung, and the group is described as a global girl group with members from the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States. Their formation came out of the 2023 reality competition series Dream Academy, and the process was later documented in the Netflix docuseries Popstar Academy: Katseye, which recounts auditions, training, and the final selection.
The timeline on the page starts before the cameras rolled, with formal preparations beginning in November 2021 when Hybe and Geffen launched a worldwide audition process for a new girl group. Auditions were held across South Korea, the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom in 2022, and the page states that more than 120,000 applicants were narrowed to twenty contestants for the competition. Those contestants trained for a year in Los Angeles using methods associated with the Korean idol trainee system before the series premiered on August 19, 2023. The competition concluded on November 18, 2023, when Sophia Laforteza, Lara Rajagopalan, Yoonchae Jeung, Megan Skiendiel, Daniela Avanzini, and Manon Bannerman were selected as Katseye.
Individual résumés played a role in how the group was framed from the start. The page notes pre debut experience across dance, television, and social media, including Daniela’s earlier appearances on America’s Got Talent in 2013 and So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation in 2016, plus Manon’s growth through TikTok and Instagram fashion and lifestyle content beginning in 2021. Lara is also credited with appearing in a campaign video connected to Michelle Obama’s Global Girls Alliance initiative for the Obama Foundation in 2018, and Yoonchae is described as having entered K pop trainee life in 2020. The page also identifies Sophia as the group’s leader, and it explains the name Katseye as a reference to the chrysoberyl gemstone variety commonly known as cat’s eye, with the spelling change attributed to a suggestion from Lara.
The release history is currently built around extended plays rather than full-length studio albums, with two EPs listed. Katseye debuted in June 2024 with the single “Debut,” followed by “Touch,” and then released their first EP, SIS (Soft Is Strong), on August 16, 2024. The page notes that “Debut” was released on June 28, 2024, with a music video filmed in Medellín, Colombia, and that “Touch” was released on July 26, 2024 and is described as a melodic drum and bass R&B track; it also explains “Touch” gaining additional traction after its choreography went viral as a TikTok dance challenge in September 2024.
The next phase arrived in 2025 with “Gnarly,” released on April 30, 2025, as the lead single for the group’s second EP, Beautiful Chaos, followed by a remix featuring Ice Spice released on June 6, 2025. The second EP single, “Gabriela,” arrived on June 20, 2025, and the page notes its music video’s telenovela styling, a cameo from Jessica Alba, co-writing credit for Charli XCX, and a description of the song as a contemporary twist on Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” Beautiful Chaos was released on June 27, 2025, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The page notes that “Gnarly” became the group’s first Billboard Hot 100 entry, while “Gabriela” peaked within the Hot 100 top forty. The exact page reports that “Gabriela” received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Duo, Group Performance, and that the group also received a Best New Artist nomination.
Public image coverage on the page centers on presentation, choreography, and fashion identity, with the group described as blending Western pop traits with a K pop performance framework, including intensive choreography. The page includes a quote from Daniela describing Katseye as an American girl group making American pop music. At the same time, the group, trained in K-pop-level choreography, also includes the first Indian, Filipina, Latina, and Black artists signed to Hybe: Lara, Sophia, Daniela, and Manon. Fashion is treated as a key part of the brand, with repeated references to low-rise jeans, crop tops, archival styling, and Y2K influences, plus creative direction from Humberto Leon.
Outside the recordings, the page documents endorsements and public-facing campaigns with specific brand names and dates. It lists Coach-related promotions tied to New York Fashion Week in September 2024, then 2025 partnerships and campaigns that include Fendi, Gap, Glossier, Urban Outfitters, Pandora, Lush, and Jollibee, with Jollibee also tied to Katseye-themed menu items released in the United States and Canada. The page also records public service announcements they recorded for MTA New York City Transit’s subway system in November 2025. Their awards and nominations section includes wins at the Brand of the Year Awards in 2025, the BreakTudo Awards in 2025, and the MTV Video Music Awards in 2025, alongside additional nominations, including iHeartRadio Music Awards recognition connected to “Touch,” plus the Grammy nominations tied to “Gabriela” and the Best New Artist category.
Complete List Of Katseye Songs From A to Z
- Debut – SIS (Soft Is Strong) – 2024
- Flame – Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld OST – 2024
- Fright Song – Monster High – [Year not provided]
- Gabriela – Beautiful Chaos – 2025
- Gameboy – Beautiful Chaos – 2025
- Gnarly – Beautiful Chaos – 2025
- Gnarly (remix) (featuring Ice Spice) – Beautiful Chaos (Charted Version) – 2025
- I’m Pretty – SIS (Soft Is Strong) – 2024
- M.I.A. – Beautiful Chaos – 2025
- M.I.A. (Valorant Game Changers version) – Valorant – [Year not provided]
- Mean Girls – Beautiful Chaos – 2025
- My Way – SIS (Soft Is Strong) – 2024
- Time Lapse (Katseye version) – Good Boy OST – 2025
- Tonight I Might – SIS (Soft Is Strong) – 2024
- Touch – SIS (Soft Is Strong) – 2024
- Touch (remix) (featuring Yeonjun) – SIS (Soft Is Strong) (Charted Version) – 2024
Albums
SIS (Soft Is Strong) (2024): 5 songs
Beautiful Chaos (2025): 5 songs
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