{"id":806096,"date":"2026-08-07T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/806096\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:48:10","slug":"katseyes-sophia-laforteza-to-temporarily-step-back-from-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/806096\/","title":{"rendered":"Katseye&#8217;s Sophia Laforteza to Temporarily Step Back From Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a data-id=\"1236747302\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/katseye-wildworld-2026-tour-dates-1236747302\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katseye member Sophia Laforteza has announced<\/a> that she\u2019s taking a temporary step back from the group\u2019s upcoming promotional activities, emphasizing that she needs to prioritize her \u201cmental health and wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a post on Weverse, the group revealed that she has the \u201cutmost support\u201d from the band. \u201cFollowing thorough consultations with medical professionals, it has been advised that she take dedicated time for extended rest and ongoing care to ensure a full recovery,\u201d reads the statement. \u201cWhile Sophia herself is eager to perform alongside her members, the health, safety, and long-term well-being of our artists will always remain our highest priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLaforteza also posted her own separate statement on social media, sharing that she\u2019s heartbroken over the decision to take a break from the group. \u201cIt truly breaks my heart to have to miss out on a lot,\u201d she wrote. \u201cYou know how much I love being on stage, performing, and sharing these moments with you. Making this decision wasn\u2019t easy, but I\u2019m learning that health has to come first. I\u2019m realizing that if I don\u2019t take care of my mind and body now, I won\u2019t be able to keep doing what I love the most for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLaforteza was absent from the premiere of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/katseye\/\" id=\"auto-tag_katseye\" data-tag=\"katseye\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katseye<\/a>: Wild Hearts\u201d documentary on Wednesday in Los Angeles. When asked on the carpet about her absence, Katseye\u2019s Lara Raj told Variety, \u201cShe\u2019s not feeling well, but she says hi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe announcement of Laforteza\u2019s temporary hiatus comes in the wake of member Manon Bannerman <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/katseye-manon-announces-temporary-hiatus-from-group-1236668897\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announcing her own temporary hiatus<\/a> in February. The global girl group, which also includes Daniela Avanzini, Raj, Megan Skiendiel and Yoonchae Jeung, is gearing up for the release of its \u201cWild\u201d EP, due on August 13, ahead of a tour this fall.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-9.30.25-AM.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"771\" width=\"480\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Katseye member Sophia Laforteza has announced that she\u2019s taking a temporary step back from the group\u2019s upcoming promotional&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,91796],"class_list":["post-806096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-katseye"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}