{"id":311242,"date":"2026-02-22T09:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T09:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/311242\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T09:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T09:45:09","slug":"katseyes-manon-to-take-hiatus-from-girl-group-to-focus-on-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/311242\/","title":{"rendered":"Katseye&#8217;s Manon To Take Hiatus From Girl Group To Focus On &#8216;Health&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/katseye\/\" id=\"auto-tag_katseye\" data-tag=\"katseye\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katseye<\/a> member Manon Bannerman will be taking a temporary leave of absence from the two-time Grammy-nominated girl group to focus on her \u201chealth and wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe announcement was made on <a href=\"https:\/\/weverse.io\/katseye\/notice\/33860\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weverse<\/a>, a global fandom platform used by South Korean multinational company, talent agency and record label Hybe, which is behind acts like Katseye and BTS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cAfter open and thoughtful conversations together, we are sharing that Manon will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and wellbeing,\u201d the statement began. \u201cWe fully support this decision. KATSEYE remains committed to showing up for one another and for the fans who mean everything to us. The 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=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe message concluded with a note of gratitude to the group\u2019s fans: \u201cThank you to our EYEKONS for your continued love, patience, and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEarlier this month at the 68th Grammy Awards, Katseye \u2014 comprising members Yoonchae Jeung, Megan Skiendiel, Lara Raj, Sophia Laforteza, Daniela Avanzini and Bannerman \u2014 took the stage to perform its first Billboard Hot 100 entry, single \u201cGnarly.\u201d Katseye was among the Best New Artist nominees slated to perform that evening, alongside Addison Rae, Alex Warren, Leon Thomas, The Mar\u00edas, SOMBR, Olivia Dean and Lola Young. The group was also nominated for its Top 40 second single, \u201cGabriela.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFormed through the 2023 reality competition series Dream Academy, Katseye is a product of a unique collaboration between American record label Geffen Records and Korean juggernaut Hybe, blending K-pop sensibilities and rigorous star training to bring forth a globally resonant and multicultural group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNext up, Katseye is set to perform at Coachella in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Katseye member Manon Bannerman will be taking a temporary leave of absence from the two-time Grammy-nominated girl group&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,12860,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-311242","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-katseye","12":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}