Katseye - The Rising Popstar Sensations
- Nadia Tsou and Chloe Liang
- Feb 13
- 2 min read

Sophia, Megan, Manon, Daniela, Yoonchae, and Lara; they’re the six members of the global girl group Katseye, the creators of some of the biggest hits of this year. Revolutionizing the world by storm with songs like Gnarly, Gabriela, Internet Girl, Touch and even the hit GAP ad “Better in Denim”.
You May Know Them From:
Sophia: Appeared on the Filipino Family Feud alongside her family in 2022
Lara: Appeared in an ad for Michelle Obama’s Global Group Alliance in 2018
Megan: Participated as a J-pop trainee and appeared in the hit Disney show “Sydney to The Max” playing Tamira.
Yoonchae: Has experience as a K-pop trainee since she was 13-14.
Daniela: Was trained by her mother and also a professional dancer. She appeared on multiple shows like “America’s Got Talent” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”
Manon: Didn’t appear on any tv shows or ads but was very active on social media and was known as “Pinterest Girl” by many netizens.
Origin
The famous global group was created off of the talent reality show - Dream Academy. The group originally started with 20 girls. The show consisted of three “missions”, narrowing the group down to 10 before the 6 official members were decided.
Q&A
Q: Where can I watch Dream Academy?
A: The full process from training to debut (in the form of a documentary was released on Netflix entitled “Pop Star Academy: Katseye”. You can watch clips on the official Dream Academy Missions on YouTube.
Q: What are their social media accounts?
A: Instagram: @katseyeworld (katseye), @daniela_avanzini (Daniela), @lararaj.katseye (Lara), @meretmanon (Manon), @meganskiendiel (Megan), @sophia_laforteza (Sophia), and @y0on_cha3 (Yoonchae)
Q: What was their debut song?
A: Debut! (What a coincidence!)



