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GMA Network
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Katseye drops 'Beautiful Chaos' EP, disco-inspired music video for 'Gameboy'
Katseye is here with some new bangers! The girl group dropped their new 'Beautiful Chaos' EP on Friday, which includes the previously released tracks 'Gnarly' and 'Gabriela.' More tracks include 'Gameboy,' 'Mean Girls,' and 'MIA.' Following the release, Katseye took to Instagram to thank their fans 'for all of the love and support you've shown us." "Thank you for being here from the beginning. these songs are extremely meaningful to us and it's been SO hard to keep them from you," they added. 'Welcome to the world of 'Beautiful Chaos,' we can't wait for you to be a part of it.' On Friday, Manon, Sophia, Daniela, Lara, Megan, and Yoonchae also released the music video for 'Gameboy,' where the ladies danced the choreography on top of a lit-up disco dancefloor. The Katseye craze took over Manila in 2024 when the girl group visited the country for a fan showcase, various appearances including 'It's Showtime,' and collaborations with Filipino content creators like Niana Guerrero. Filipina member Sophia was also able to reunite with her family, and Lara and Megan were able to try balut. The girls are best known for their viral song, 'Touch.' — Nika Roque/LA, GMA Integrated News
UPI
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Katseye shares 'Beautiful Chaos' highlight medley
(L-R) Lara Raj, Yoonchae, Daniela, Manon, Megan and Sophia of KATSEYE, from left to right, attend the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday. They are teasing their upcoming EP with a new promo clip. Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- Girl group Katseye is teasing their upcoming EP, Beautiful Chaos, ahead of its Friday release. A preview, released Monday, gives viewers a glimpse of the five songs featured on the EP, including the previously released "...Gnarly" and "Gabriela." The upcoming EP will also include the tracks "Gameboy," "Mean Girls" and "M.I.A." Beautiful Chaos is the second EP from the group, which consists of Daniela, Manon, Lara, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae. They also previously released music videos for "...Gnarly" and "Gabriela." The "Gabriela" video featured actress Jessica Alba as the CEO of the fictional Gabriela Enterprises. Stars arrive at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Tyla attends the 2025 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 21, 2025. She hosted the show. Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo
The South African
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
Jessica Alba's surprise cameo in KATSEYE's ‘Gabriela' goes viral
Hollywood royalty Jessica Alba has stunned fans with a surprise cameo in the music video for KATSEYE's latest single, Gabriela. Released on 19 June, the teaser video has already set the internet ablaze. KATSEYE, the international girl group formed by HYBE and Geffen Records, is no stranger to making headlines. But this time, it's Alba's unexpected appearance that has everyone talking. The teaser opens with the six members—Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia, and Yoonchae—dressed to impress. They serve up a powerful performance. Each member shines, showing off their unique personalities and emotional depth. The video oozes drama, inspired by the classic telenovela style, with a retro twist that feels both fresh and nostalgic, according to Chosun . Then, just as viewers are drawn in, Jessica Alba appears. It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, but it's enough to send fans into a frenzy. 'Expect an unpredictable twist, tension, and a story full of interesting characters,' teased HYBE and Geffen Records. Alba's cameo has sparked wild speculation about her role in the full video, which drops on 20 June. The single Gabriela is a blend of sophisticated pop and Latin-inspired acoustic guitar. It's catchy, vibrant, and showcases KATSEYE's vocal prowess. The group's sensual energy is unmistakable. 'We poured our hearts into this song,' said member Sophia. 'It's about longing, conflict, and finding your voice. And having Jessica Alba join us? That's a dream come true!' Since 17 June, KATSEYE has been releasing a series of photo looks, each one capturing the emotional tug-of-war at the heart of Gabriela . The anticipation is building, not just for the single, but for the group's upcoming EP, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS . This record, set for release on 27 June, will feature Gabriela alongside tracks like Gnarly , Gameboy , Mean Girls , and M.I.A. . The global appeal of KATSEYE is undeniable. Their diverse line-up and international sound resonate with the Rainbow Nation's love for fresh, cross-cultural music. And Jessica Alba's cameo? It's the sort of star power that turns a music video into a must-see event. As the world waits for the full release, one thing is clear: KATSEYE and Jessica Alba have set the stage for a music moment that's impossible to ignore. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Spinoff
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
The Christchurch musician who made a video game about making an album
Alex Casey talks to Ōtautahi musician Lukas Mayo, aka Pickle Darling, about channelling their album anxieties into a video game. It's not long into Pickle Darling: The Game that you are confronted by a curious shapeshifting figure, one cycling through various faces at warp speed and flanked by two ominous burning torches. 'I am the New Zealand music industry,' the pixelated spectre announces. 'Do you have any burning questions?' Pickle Darling, aka you, has prepared one earlier. 'Why do you hate me?' The music industry, still flickering between sunglasses, a frown and a smile, responds. 'We don't hate you. Why does every Christchurch band ask the same thing?' This is but one of the many tongue-in-cheek obstacles encountered while playing the new video game created by the Ōtautahi bedroom pop artist also known as Lukas Mayo. 'For me, I've always used Pickle Darling as an excuse to make things I want to make and just do what I think is fun,' says Mayo. 'I'm a big fan of doing something in an accessible, achievable way and not necessarily worrying about if it's good or not. I'm not a very good game maker, but I think it's fun starting again at something as an amateur.' Mayo first became interested in making a game after working with Fnife games on the soundtrack for their demo Small Town Emo. Created entirely on GB Studio, which allows people to make Gameboy games without any coding experience, Mayo saw a lot of parallels with the lo-fi bedroom pop community in which Pickle Darling was born. 'It's mostly online and embracing amateurish-ness,' they explain. 'The GB Studio Community felt like that and very accessible to me.' While trying to get started on their next project off the back of their critically acclaimed 2023 album Laundromat, Mayo started to feel a familiar creeping sense of drudgery when it came to making music. 'As soon as something starts to do well and you have momentum, it no longer feels like a hobby, it feels like work' they say. 'There's pressures that come with other people's money being in it, and it becomes less low stakes. As it gets harder to make music, you've got to think of ways to make it fun for yourself.' So arrived the idea to make a video game about the 'mission' of making an album. 'I started it without a plan, which is the way I do music – writing without an end goal in mind,' says Mayo. 'I wanted it to be quite meta and self-referential, quite silly, but also quite honest.' That meant addressing some of the perceived 'obstacles' that get in the way of the process. 'But what are those obstacles? Who are these gatekeepers? Or who do you think are the gatekeepers? And are they actually the gatekeepers at all?' As described earlier, the first of these imagined roadblocks is encountering a character representing the New Zealand music industry, who sparks some deep philosophical questions about the north/south divide. 'I think a lot of Christchurch musicians feel like they have to scream three times louder for anyone in the New Zealand music industry to notice you or get any sort of recognition,' says Mayo. 'I don't know how actually true that is, but it is a real feeling.' The game also visits an imagined New Zealand music hall of fame, lined with pixelated album covers charmingly rendered by artist Christiane Shortal that create a thrilling guessing game within the game. More distinct album art like Marlon Williams' 'Make Way For Love' and Lorde's 'Solar Power' will be immediately recognisable, but the eyes might need time to decipher Aldous Harding's 'Party' or Vera Ellen's 'Ideal Home Noise' among more abstract offerings. 'The Hans Pucket cover was the hardest one.' In another instance, you meet a forlorn music writer lamenting the death of print journalism. 'I grew up reading music magazines like Q and NME, and remember watching them slowly disappear,' says Mayo. 'So many musicians talk about critics as if we're pitted against each other, but that's not the case at all. No music journalist is making big dollars or gatekeeping anything. The Spotify algorithm is the real gatekeeper. Anyone that is actually a human being is on the same side as us.' In externalising some of their reflections and anxieties around making music in Aotearoa, Mayo found making the game to be quite therapeutic. 'Part of the story of the game is getting to your real motivation, or the real thing that's holding you back,' Mayo says. 'I have a natural tendency to be quite cautious and I could easily move through my life in quite a fearful way and blame everything else apart from myself for why I don't do something. This was a bit about trying to recognise that in myself.' Where characters like the music industry, critics and label executives could have easily been rendered as evil boss figures, Mayo found it was much more interesting to make them more nuanced, understanding types. 'Then they are not actually your enemies any more, and I'm more ripping into myself for the frustrations I feel for being an idiot.' It's a level of vulnerability that will likely resonate with others in the industry. 'I hope other musicians play it and feel like I've tapped into something that no one talks about.' And for all these imagined hurdles and gatekeepers, frustrations and procrastinations, is there actually a new Pickle Darling album coming at the end of the tunnel? Mayo pauses for a moment, searching for the right words. 'All the answers are in the game.'
