Content from KATSEYE Manon‘s birthday celebration with friends has become a target of brutal backlash amid controversy during her hiatus.
Manon is currently on hiatus.
KATSEYE’s Manon Goes On Hiatus, Puts Out Statement Contradicting Her Label
Amid her hiatus, Manon was spotted celebrating her birthday early with some friends, and photos and clips were shared online.
MANON CELEBRATES 24TH BDAY EARLY ALONGSIDE SOPHIE & FRIENDS 🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/GFGaULJWNE
— kei ✩⁶ (@manonstiara) June 21, 2026
Yet, while many fans loved seeing the update, it sparked brutal backlash towards the idol on the topic of race.
In the comments, netizens hit back at the crowd Manon was with, and due to being mixed heritage, with her father from Ghana, that there was a lack of diversity with the people she was hanging around with. In particular, amid the ongoing discourse on her hiatus and how it impacts the “global” nature of the group, the criticism has been extreme.
no black friend in sight. this is honestly so embarrassing
— 🥱 (@bigmaddcryy) June 21, 2026
The way she doesn’t have a single black friend
She just use her race card for pity— Arianieꕤ｡˚🫧🌈 (@arianiedualeyes) June 21, 2026
no black friends? :((
— soph (@pinkyxup) June 21, 2026
The “they got the motherfucking nerve to go against us black people” SENDS when manon doesn’t even fuck with her “own” people pic.twitter.com/CGbA9mWuzG
— sangwon (@sangwonsvoice) June 21, 2026
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