KATSEYE's Main Event Hits Pause

Well, this throws a wrench in the debut era glow. Manon is stepping back from KATSEYE activities, effective immediately. HYBE and Geffen dropped the official note, citing the need for her to prioritize her health and wellbeing.

No specifics, just a vague “temporary hiatus.” The show, as they say, must go on—the rest of the group will carry on with their scheduled plans. But let’s be real. A new group losing a member, even temporarily, is a major plot twist nobody saw coming.

Is this just a brief intermission, or the first crack in the foundation? The clock is ticking, and all eyes are on that empty spot in the formation. Get well soon, Manon. But the K-pop machine waits for no one.

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