KATSEYE Slammed Over Reaction To Manon’s Name Being Mentioned Mid-Performance

KATSEYE‘s recent live performance at the Head In The Clouds festival has become the center of a heated controversy.

On August 8, KST, the girl group headlined the music festival, delivering a major 60-minute performance as a quartet, since members Sophia and Manon are currently on a hiatus.

During their time on stage, the members made sure to give Sophia a shoutout. Lara took the initiative and asked the audience to send Sophia all their love.

“our sister sophia could not be here with us tonight” 😢 pic.twitter.com/EG2pdGWebY

— daily sophia (@dailylaforteza) August 9, 2026

This moment already irked some fans who felt that the omission of Manon, who was also on a hiatus, from this shoutout was intentionally “shady.”

manon doesn’t exist apparently lmfaoo

— Zee ☆ (@eimikofein) August 9, 2026

However, what really rocked the boat was the members’ reactions to Manon’s name being mentioned mid-set. While Daniela had to step offstage for a brief moment, Lara once again took the lead and encouraged the crowd to say, “I love you, Sophia.” The audience members, however, followed it up with loud chants of Manon’s name. The members looked visibly awkward, and Lara reacted with a flustered, “Well..” None of the members made any further acknowledgments.

the crowd screaming manons name and the girls looking off to the side like “dani if you don’t hurry up” 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7qwctHTP7V

— liyah ♡ is waiting for manon (@lucky4life_) August 9, 2026

This reaction has stirred up massive backlash against the KATSEYE members, with many labeling their behavior “tacky” and “weird.”

But I heard that girls are innocent and they love their sister? Right?

— moonz (@OT1manzanita) August 9, 2026

Im sorry they are so fucking weird for that

— Risa (@Risa12329033997) August 9, 2026

I don’t like feeding into the narratives here bc we truly don’t know what went down (Manon was obviously wronged but we don’t know the details) but like this is a little too crazy why were they like “well…” 😭😭😭😭

— 𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚 💋🪩 rick grimes’ colt python (@fairyygrimes) August 9, 2026

this is so tacky…

— lia⁷ (@THVMlNS) August 9, 2026

This girls are not innocent

— sukimally (@sukimally185) August 9, 2026

I wonder when things will come to a resolution. How long do we all have to pretend that this is normal?

— Spite Pouch (@uhh_yana) August 9, 2026

Meanwhile, speculations about Manon’s departure were recently strengthened by an official report.

Manon’s Departure From KATSEYE Supposedly Gets Confirmed