{"id":494853,"date":"2026-02-23T21:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494853\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:05:07","slug":"katseyes-manon-bannerman-takes-break-from-girl-group-to-focus-on-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494853\/","title":{"rendered":"Katseye\u2019s Manon Bannerman takes break from girl group to focus on health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Swiss singer Manon Bannerman is taking a hiatus from Katseye to focus on her health and well-being, the global girl group announced on Feb 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The decision was made following \u201copen and thoughtful conversations together\u201d, the Los Angeles-based sextet said in a statement shared by their labels, Hybe and Geffen Records, on global fan platform Weverse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe fully support this decision. Katseye remain committed to showing up for one another and for the fans who mean everything to us,\u201d they said. \u201cThe group will continue scheduled activities during this time and we look forward to being together again when the time is right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Bannerman, 23, said she was \u201chealthy\u201d and \u201ctaking care of myself\u201d in a direct message on Weverse to reassure fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cSometimes, things unfold in ways we don\u2019t fully control, but I\u2019m trusting the bigger picture,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThank you for standing by me. I love you endlessly and can\u2019t wait to see you again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The messages did not mention when Bannerman will return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The announcement comes weeks after Katseye performed on Feb 1 at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, where they were nominated for best new artist and best pop duo\/group performance for their song Gabriela (2025). The group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/entertainment\/blackpinks-rose-set-to-perform-at-68th-grammy-awards-alongside-katseye?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">also performed Gnarly (2025) as part of the best new artist nominees medley<\/p>\n<p><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This is not the first time Bannerman has stepped back from group activities due to health concerns. In August 2025, she missed Katseye\u2019s performance at music festival Summer Sonic in Tokyo after her condition declined upon arrival in Japan. She also sat out the group\u2019s Seattle concert in December that year after battling illness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cAfter sound check today and after consulting a doctor, it became clear that my body just isn\u2019t ready yet,\u201d she wrote on Instagram about the Seattle show at the time. \u201cAs much as I wanted to push through, I have to listen to my health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Formed in 2023 through reality competition series The Debut: Dream Academy, Katseye comprise Bannerman; Daniela Avanzini, 21; Lara Raj, 20; Megan Skiendiel, 20; Sophia Laforteza, 23; and Yoonchae Jeung, 18. They released their debut single Debut in 2024. They have since released two EPs, SIS (Soft Is Strong, 2024) and Beautiful Chaos (2025).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The group have previously spoken about the pressures and intense online scrutiny that came with rapid fame. In 2025, they revealed that they had received thousands of death threats since their formation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cIf 1,000 people are sending you death threats, it\u2019s jarring,\u201d Raj told BBC News. In the same interview, Bannerman said: \u201cI feel like it\u2019s very terrorising on the mind.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Swiss singer Manon Bannerman is taking a hiatus from Katseye to focus on her health and well-being, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341],"class_list":["post-494853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}