KATSEYE have shared a brand new video for ‘Imply Ladies’, reflecting on their time competing within the Dream Academy competitors.
In 2023, 20 hopefuls from world wide competed within the Dream Academy competitors. Organised by HYBE and Geffen, the six winners would go on to kind a worldwide woman group often called KATSEYE.
A Netflix documentary capturing the gruelling journey, titled Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE premiered a yr in the past, revealing the ultimate six members and the heartbreak confronted by eradicated finalists Samara, Emily, Ezrela and Marquise. KATSEYE contains members Sophia, Manon, Daniella, Lara, Megan and Yoonchae.
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE premiered on August 21, 2024. To have fun its one-year anniversary, the group have shared a brand new visualiser for ‘Imply Ladies’, dubbed the ‘Dream Academy Model’. It takes a glance again on the group’s trainee days, and contains the opposite contestants who participated within the Dream Academy competitors.
Test it out beneath.
In different information, the HYBE x Geffen group in July introduced the small print of their first-ever tour, which is because of kick off later this yr. The ‘Stunning Chaos’ tour will launch in November and can proceed by December, with stops in Toronto, New York, Boston, Washington, Texas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Mexico Metropolis amongst others.
The group spoke to NME about their new EP ‘Stunning Chaos’. Talking on the place they see themselves going subsequent, Lara mentioned: “Oh my god, I see a variety of evolution. I really feel like quickly we’re going to faucet into extra completely different genres, possibly like R&B, possibly much more dance-heavy. We’re gonna attempt a variety of various things. We’re all very impressed by Britney Spears, Woman Gaga and 2000s pop, so we’d like to experiment with that.”
Dani added: “I really feel prefer it’s all [about] holding the KATSEYE vibe inside exploring completely different genres, which is absolutely thrilling, after which additionally bringing within the cultural parts, completely different languages possibly, devices and choreography. We’re actually, actually musical as folks so I feel we’re very open to attempting something. So we can be doing that!”
KATSEYE have been additionally chosen as one of many rising important artists to look at in 2025 for the NME 100. NME additionally named ‘Contact’ as one of many 50 finest songs of 2024: “It’s one factor to make an earworm, and one other to remodel a pop music into one thing akin to muscle reminiscence. That’s what Ok-pop does finest [and] KATSEYE proved that they’re students of Ok-pop’s most necessary classes.”
Since being eradicated from the Dream Academy programme, contestant ADÉLA has launched a solo profession – she’s additionally spoken to NME about her journey. Test it out right here.
