Global girl group Katseye faces questions over future as two members take mental health hiatuses
A new documentary celebrates the group's rapid rise, but the absence of Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza points to underlying pressures
Katseye, the multinational girl group formed through K-pop training methods, is grappling with the hiatus of two members for mental health reasons, casting a shadow over the upbeat narrative of their new Disney+ documentary, Katseye: Wild Hearts. The absences of Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza, who began their breaks five months apart, have not been addressed in the documentary, sparking fan speculation and raising questions about the sustainability of the cross-cultural experiment.