7 hours ago, My Tears Ricochet said:

That Manon drama is clearly a calculated move by Hybe lol. People can't seriously be this gullible

What's the gain? It's negative buzz

39 minutes ago, hétérosexuelle said:

What's the gain? It's negative buzz

Any publicity is good publicity. For a new and very much unknown group, they desperately need it

4 hours ago, My Tears Ricochet said:

Any publicity is good publicity. For a new and very much unknown group, they desperately need it

I am not convinced, it angers fans and pits fans against each other.

 

We shall see. 
 

They added Manon's solo picture now 

12 hours ago, My Tears Ricochet said:

That Manon drama is clearly a calculated move by Hybe lol. People can't seriously be this gullible

 

19 hours ago, hétérosexuelle said:

So the person in charge of that article confirmed KATSEYE management did not send a solo pic of Manon to be included.

 

It's getting messy  

I actually like all the girls. If I had to pick favorites, Manon's probably my second.

 

I think the reason she doesn't always get 'featured' is because she genuinely doesn't care that much, or because she just thinks some of it is kind of dumb. Half the time, she looks like she's trying not to laugh. The other girls seem more down to play along, while she's just… vibing. And that's why I like her so much tbh.

12 hours ago, My Tears Ricochet said:

That Manon drama is clearly a calculated move by Hybe lol. People can't seriously be this gullible

Not a scheme that Todd set up 

 

It's more likely that some employee just made a mistake when sending the files and the fans just overreacted like they always do. A calculated move for publicity would involve something that could pique the interest of the GP. Idk if having one member's picture missing from an article about Monster High dolls meets that criteria lol.

51 minutes ago, toast said:

Not a scheme that Todd set up 

 

It's more likely that some employee just made a mistake when sending the files and the fans just overreacted like they always do. A calculated move for publicity would involve something that could pique the interest of the GP. Idk if having one member's picture missing from an article about Monster High dolls meets that criteria lol.

it wassnt just the article. people have been complaining about it since they did the gabriela dance practice while she was sick. then there was the billboard where she available the day after of the photo op and also she wasnt really included in the other monster high promo stuff, even when she was there. 

 

1 hour ago, kyliefever2002 said:

it wassnt just the article. people have been complaining about it since they did the gabriela dance practice while she was sick. then there was the billboard where she available the day after of the photo op and also she wasnt really included in the other monster high promo stuff, even when she was there. 

 

I think people might be reading too much into it. To me, KATSEYE just seem overworked - like they're caught in the machine. If fans want to campaign about anything it should be that. It feels like every member has dealt with some kind of injury at this point that has sidelined them from promo, and there's almost always someone missing for one reason or another.

1 hour ago, kyliefever2002 said:

it wassnt just the article. people have been complaining about it since they did the gabriela dance practice while she was sick. then there was the billboard where she available the day after of the photo op and also she wasnt really included in the other monster high promo stuff, even when she was there. 

 

Have you guys not stopped for a minute and thought maybe Manon doesn't care / doesn't want to do as many social media videos as the other girls etc?

 

The billboard she went to the next day. The performance video she couldn't do as she was injured and no they won't rearrange as one girl can't do it - Megan missed multiple performances and videos last year due to injury and no one made a fuss about it. 

 

I like Manon but she has always come across as more laid back / less interested than the others. 

27 minutes ago, WERKER said:

The billboard she went to the next day. The performance video she couldn't do as she was injured and no they won't rearrange as one girl can't do it - Megan missed multiple performances and videos last year due to injury and no one made a fuss about it. 

Yeah, I don't know why people are so up-in-arms about the performance video. It would've been costly to reschedule, and a lot of videos on their channel only have 4-5 members present anyways.

 

If they're really trying to ice Manon out, why's she so prominent on Gameboy (even being the thumbnail of the video)? She also leads the chorus on Gnarly, which is the most important song this era 

Edited July 21, 20251 yr by Kurt Hummel

Katseye quick rise to fame and the overreacting fans are going to be the death of the group lol.... My take is simply that they are still not profitable enough for hybe/Geffen whatever to be spending excess money on them whenever someone falls sick/injured etc. The girls themselves aren't like regular kpop trainees who would dance through bullshit schedules. They come from well off families with a good enough backbone/support structure to not fall into the pressure from their companies to perform so and so.

 

As for Manon.. love her but like..I don't think she ever considered becoming a pop star, much less a K-popish star like the other girls. She has not been very passionate about music in particular, and I feel like she doesn't consider herself too seriously. This might just be her "chill" personality. She is not someone who thinks that singing manufactured pop songs is her calling in life.

Her friend circle in Hollywood is bigger than the other girls and she is somewhat of a socialite who likes to hang out with her girlfriend now that she is full time in LA. An injury and resting for it and not being around people and fans all the time is something not out of character for her.

Again, of course, this might cause some friction with their company, who I dont think are idiotic enough to "ignore" Manon otherwise considering how popular she has been from the beginning.

 

As for her "feud" with Daniela i.e. deleting pictures with her on IG .....it might just be her/her gf Sophie being weirded out by the fans seriously starting to ship them together, despite Daniela stating she is straight.

 

what is this mess  all their fan accounts on "strike"....

 

whatever is happening is definitely not "on purpose" by hybe to build hype - a huge reason people like them is because they genuinely seem like they are friends.

 

i don't think there is drama between the members, I think there are a lot of toxic parasocial "fans" and haters. I think this is also a consequence of assembling a "global" girl group through a competition. 

Edited July 21, 20251 yr by 50thStateofMind

Also... I am sorry but the "everyone bullying the black girl" narrative is really annoying to hear about her. If anything else, Lara has had to deal with racism about her ethnic features more since their debut. Manon herself actually stated she is tired of everyone labeling her as the pretty girl... I wonder if she is also tired of everyone trying to rally behind her as their token black girl. 

 

Still, there is no smoke without fire. Clearly there has been enough smoke to make fans and casual people wonder about her dynamics in the group...and I guess it will be as a wake up call for everyone - the company, the girls and Manon herself. People being a fan of you is a double edged sword... They will say they support you and at the same time claim the dress you picked for yourself as ugly propaganda by the company to discriminate against you ...lol.  I hope the passionate fanaticism from this era doesn't scare off the girls.

 

 

 

I also want to state that people need to make a similar thread about Sophia because our Filipina songstress hasn't been getting enough verses to showcase her skills/ isn't very visible this era. 

Its a non event for me, the girls love manon and we see it in their actual videos together and interviews not stan twitter.

Poor Manon just wanted to be an influencer and now she has to keep up with that busy pop star idol schedule. No wonder she gets ill all the time. Hope she recovers soon 

 

Edited July 26, 20251 yr by leonagwen

On 7/25/2025 at 11:50 PM, leonagwen said:

 

I wish they did this sooner but I'm glad it's happening

Edited July 29, 20251 yr by lipes

song hit 100 mil on Spotify

Why is this the first song that's getting pushed to radio?  Why isn't hype pushing them harder? Like I know they're pretty big but they need a bigger push more promo! Lollapalooza is this weekend so hope they slay 

The performance video being 5M views behind the music video 

 

Might surpass the MV soon at this rate...

should've been a month ago but im glad that this is getting sent for airplay. it still has a chance to do well since they're a fresh name with streaming power in a very, very dead market.

Already heard it 3 times on Italian radio the last 4/5 days

 

This is still a SOTY contender for me, ngl.

they posted the performance to their channel