HYBE Girl Group Members Face Scrutiny Over Public Support For Rapper Macklemore

HYBE girl group KATSEYE‘s members have drawn massive attention with their public support for rapper Macklemore.

Macklemore, who recently opened two concerts for Ed Sheeran‘s ongoing tour, became a hot topic after being dropped from the rest of the tour. The rapper released a statement informing fans that Robert Kraft, who owns Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts, had lobbied with other stadium owners in the US to remove Macklemore from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made on-stage comments in support of Palestine’s liberation. Kraft later published his own statement, confirming that he was a driving force behind the decision, labeling Macklemore’s support for Palestine’s decolonization as “antisemitism.”

The situation has triggered a massive and heated political debate, with netizens closely monitoring which prominent artists step forward to show their support for Macklemore, a vocal advocate for Palestine for years. KATSEYE fans noted that members Lara and Megan had “liked” the rapper’s post, and interpreted it as their public support for the artist, as well as the cause.

THATS MY FUCKING GIRLS pic.twitter.com/UnL0Tvv3iI

— Savi ⁷ 🐈 misses ot6 (@yoonzaner) September 15, 2026

Megara stand with Macklemore🤍 pic.twitter.com/J7lAXcX8pF

— hxg biggest hater | OT6 (@sodanichild) September 15, 2026

However, the praise was not all. Some felt it was a “bare minimum” gesture, while others emphasized that the group should stop performing the song “Animals” because it was co-written by Ed Sheeran.

bare minimum btw

— belle ⋆.˚❀ heard 134340 (@mikotazaki) September 15, 2026

Okay so that means they will stop performing animal forever right? If not then they are just performative trying get some hype from this whole situation. When have they ever said Free Palestine openly at those concerts. Please stop playing.

— a s a (@CARlBDOLL) September 15, 2026

performative much? 😴

— 🙂 (@naevisdorahair) September 15, 2026

they gonna remove that dud song soon?

— krqstair² ∆∆∆ || 🇵🇸 (@krqstair2) September 15, 2026

Some also speculated whether the members would be “punished” with forced hiatuses, bringing up Manon and her vocal support for Palestine.

Last time Manon said free Palestine she was unofficially kicked out of the group
Praying for them ig

— Sam 🍉🔻 (@Sam088j) September 15, 2026

Next hiatus Megaraa💁‍♀️

— Aarushii♡ (@_smthidk_) September 15, 2026

which one of them do you guys think is going on hiatus first

— ✌🏼 (@pussylor) September 15, 2026

Meanwhile, KATSEYE is currently on tour, and their concerts have already sparked controversies.

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