Overview
- Manon told fans in a Thursday Weverse post that she feels supported by HYBE x Geffen, is “happy and healthy,” and expects to share more soon.
- Soon after that update, she removed “KATSEYE” from her Instagram bio, and she was not shown in the group’s 15‑second teaser for Pinky Up, due April 9.
- HYBE confirmed to The Korea Herald, as cited by Cosmopolitan, that Manon will join KATSEYE on the Coachella stage on April 10 and April 17.
- HYBE and Geffen still describe her break as a temporary, health‑focused hiatus, and the group has continued recent festival sets as a five‑member lineup.
- The scrutiny over her role follows months of reported online abuse toward the group, with Manon, its only Black member, often at the center of that backlash.