JAKARTA – The Los Angeles-based global idol group, Katseye, revealed a surprising fact about their debut which began last year.
Behind the success of Daniela’s Katseye, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia, and Yoonchae’s debut, several tough moments must be passed by the personnel.
Lara said online death threats were often accepted. Some threats even target the family.
“I’m trying to convince myself that this is not important, but if 1,000 people send death threats, it’s like stabbing,” Lara said in a recent interview with BBC News.
“Even if it won’t happen, it’s still tough,” he added.
Lara, who is a US citizen of Tamil-India descent, is not only a target of threats. He also received racist comments, and was even reported falsely to the US immigration enforcement agency, ICE, on charges of working and living there without official permission.
Due to the large amount of pressure obtained online, Lara decided to delete her X account in order to avoid heavy negative comments.
“I realize that I am not an audience for other people’s opinions,” he said.
Furthermore, Sophia highlighted how their choice to become public figures does not mean denying the fact that the personnel are just like any other human being.
“Our careers are very short, but it feels like we’ve received a lot of things that have been told to us, to our families,” Sophia added. “We know we chose to be public figures. We know it’s part of fame. But it doesn’t change the fact that we are human.”
Lara also highlighted the sexist nature of the comments her group received. “People see us as women to be judged. They will score based on how beautiful we are, the ability to sing, the ability to dance, then add up and give us a percentage. That’s very dystopia,” she explained.
“I think this is very terrorizing the mind,” said another Katseye personnel, Manon.
Katseye did not specify the exact form of the threats they received. However, aggressive and inappropriate behavior among the fan community has become a sad and very common phenomenon.
Last year, Chappell Roan criticized the large number of physical and social interactions without the consent he experienced with fans, including acts of disturbing his family and friends.
pop band Muna has also reprimanded some of their supporters for spreading lies about their closest personnel and people for fame and attention. In fact, Doja Cat calls for “terrible” behavior from some of his fan bases.
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