Overview
- HYBE and Geffen announced in February that Manon Bannerman would take a temporary leave to focus on her health and wellbeing and the band has continued activities without her.
- In an Allure cover story published Thursday, Sophia Laforteza asked fans not to make assumptions and said Manon should be given time and space to decide if and when she returns.
- KATSEYE has performed as a five-member group at events such as Coachella and the AMAs and is preparing a new EP that the members plan to promote in the coming months.
- Manon posted on Instagram on June 26 saying she is healthy, happy and grateful, but she has not given a timeline for rejoining the group and she removed KATSEYE mentions from some social profiles.
- Fans have closely analyzed interviews, videos and social posts and split between urging privacy and pressing for answers, a dynamic shaped by tight label messaging from HYBE/Geffen and past online harassment of members.