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Katseye on the Timely Meaning Behind New ‘Beautiful Chaos' EP: ‘A Big Transitional Part of Us'
Katseye is ready to cause some chaos. The global girl group comprised of members Sophia, Daniela, Megan, Lara, Manon and Yoonchae were strangers only four years ago, climbing up the ranks as K pop trainees in the reality competition series 'The Debut: Dream Academy.' In the wake of the show's finale, and the release of Netflix's accompanying 'Pop Star Academy' docuseries, Katseye became breakout performers with the pastel-painted visuals and sugary sweet pop in their debut EP 'SIS (Soft is Strong),' and era-defining single 'Touch.' But while Katseye may have started out soft, the group's loud and unapologetic personalities quickly overtook the carefully-manicured aesthetic that had been preselected for them on 'Dream Academy.' Frequently going viral in K pop spheres for their foul-mouthed, high-energy WeVerse live streams, Katseye's honest intensity has helped shape the sound of their sophomore EP, 'Beautiful Chaos.' ''Beautiful Chaos' is the season we're all in,' Sophia tells Variety. 'It's very much us, but it's also us constantly evolving and finding ourselves. It's a big transitional part of Katseye, in discovering who we are and the different sides of us.' Described by the group as a 'celebration of confusion' the five-track EP has no shortage of earworms, including lead single 'Gnarly,' a hyperpop track penned by Alice Longyu Gao and Madison Love (Lady Gaga, Katy Perry) and produced by Pink Slip. Other tracks include the Latin pop-inspired 'Gabriela,' and the bass-heavy 'M.I.A,' an electronic track that Manon is eager to perform live. Katseye leader Sophia agrees that 'M.I.A' will be a crowd-pleaser, especially at gigs like their upcoming Lollapalooza set on Aug. 3. '[M.I.A] is meant to be performed in a stadium… to be performed at Lolla,' says Sophia. 'I blast 'M.I.A' in my car all the time, literally all the time,' emphasizes Lara. 'I roll my windows down, and I envision what our Lolla performance will look like.' Though Katseye is no stranger to intensive choreography in their performances, Megan says mastering the steps for 'Gabriela,' was a particular challenge. Featuring acoustic guitar and a Spanish-language bridge from Daniela, 'Gabriela' has the members singing — more like pleading with — the titular temptress not to take their lover(s): ('You could have anyone else you wanted to/I'm begging you/Back off of my fella, Gabriela'). The music video for 'Gabriela' is equally as drama-infused, observing a telenovela-inspired affair that includes a wedding, a finger amputation, and a 'Succession' style clash as the members vie to succeed Jessica Alba as CEO of Gabriela Enterprises. Megan and the other Katseye members turned to Daniela for pointers on mastering the ballroom-inspired choreography in the video. 'My mom taught me how to dance, she's a ballroom dancer,' says Daniela. 'The choreography for this song ['Gabriella'] is definitely more ballroom-y, a little flamenco inspired. There's a lot of hip movements in there, so I was able to help the girls out a little bit with the moves.' ''Gabriela' was the hardest for me,' adds Megan. 'It's a little different than what we've done before, a little bit sexier, which I love. But we practiced a lot in heels for 'Gabriela.' For Katseye, discovering different sides of themselves also means supporting each other. In May, Lara was honored with The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Blooming Impact award, which acknowledges her advocacy for the community as a queer public figure. Few K-pop idols are out and proud members of the LGBTQ+ community but Lara says the support of her fellow Katseye members – who presented Lara with the award – has been invaluable. Megan also recently came out as bisexual. 'It was so unexpected and such an honor to have my girls there for me,' says Lara. 'They gave a speech before, and having them hand the ward to be, and be on stage with me, that was so beautiful. I could not have traded that experience for the world. I touched on it in my speech, but growing up there were a lot of troublesome experiences trying to understand who I am and my sexuality.' 'To think that now I'm 19,' she continues, 'And getting an award for it, with my parents in the audience? And I'm talking about it in front of them? My whole family was there, my family in India saw it. So much stuff that little Lara was so deeply afraid of… I overcame that fear. So many people came up to me that night — or have DM'd me since — saying they came out because I did. Or that they came out as trans, and saying I inspired them to do that, which is… unreal.' Though queer visibility in K-pop remains at a minimum, Lara says she's determined to continue to use her newfound platform as an idol. 'It was such a moment of 'Wow. There is a genuine influence and impact that we can make,'' she says. 'Our voice can actually inspire and help people do things, and feel more comfortable within themselves, which is a big responsibility, but I'm honored.' While Katseye's fans — affectionately known as Eyekons — flocked to show Lara their support, wider reactions to Lara's coming out were mixed, with the Korea Herald describing her announcement as 'shocking.' As an international group whose place in K-pop has been challenged since their debut, Katseye are no strangers to being anomalies in the industry, and Sophia says the group continues to lean on each other for support. 'I'm somebody who grew up in a house with a lot of people in it – my whole family, even my grandparents. I got used to having people at home, so coming here all the way from the Philippines, and not going home the entire time I was training and for the first half of Katseye…if I didn't have this [the group], I don't know how far I would've made it,' says Sophia. 'Being in this group and all living together, It's forced us to learn to truly work with each other in different parts of our lives,' she admits. 'This career is not just something we can clock in and clock out of. This is a lifestyle, this is something we have to learn how to implement into every single part of our lives. It's really built our dynamic, and that bleeds into our work — when we make music, when we're in rehearsals and when we're performing.' 'We never have to cry in a room alone, ever. We always are going to have somebody there to support us, and that's what's really keeping us going.' 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7NEWS
2 days ago
- 7NEWS
‘I started to feel numb': Woman recalls syringe attack at French music festival
It was around 1.30am, after the crowds had thinned from the streets of Bordeaux, when Manon felt the prick of a hypodermic needle going into her arm. 'Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to feel numb in the muscle, like you do when you get a vaccine. After about 30 minutes, the injection mark appeared,' she said. Despite not knowing what she had been injected with – or who had done it – she said she 'didn't want to panic.' Manon, 22, was one of nearly 150 people in France who reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival at the weekend. According to the interior ministry, it remains unclear if date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB were used in the 'needle spiking' attacks, which took place across the country and appear to have involved multiple perpetrators. Ahead of the festival, which drew crowds of millions of people to the streets, a feminist influencer had warned that calls had been made on social media for women to be targeted with syringes. After spending 4am to 7am on Sunday in the emergency room, Manon shared a video of her experience on TikTok. 'It was important for me to raise awareness, because I hadn't seen any testimonies from people who had been injected,' said Manon, who declined to give her last name for safety reasons. 'We had been told on social media to be careful, but I think people want to know more – how it happens, the symptoms, how it unfolds. 'It reassured me to talk about it, because at the time, I was completely alone.' 'I told myself I wasn't going to let it defeat me' After she got home from the hospital, Manon filed a police report. 'It's important because if we're too lax, if we say, 'oh, others will file complaints', nothing ever changes. I told myself maybe it can have an impact.' Since Saturday, French police have detained 14 men aged between 19 and 44 and including both French citizens and foreign nationals, police spokeswoman Agathe Foucault told Radio France. But authorities have made no arrests in connection with the needle spikings. 'The police have not identified any perpetrators behind the injections, but the incidents are confirmed,' Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin told CNN affiliate BFMTV Tuesday. The minister said authorities would also pursue those who had called for the attacks online. 'We are implementing a criminal policy to prosecute those responsible on social media for these very unhealthy injection games targeting women,' Darmanin said. The feminist influencer Abrège Soeur, who before the festival had warned men on social media were planning such attacks, told CNN the perpetrators' 'objective isn't only to drug women. It's to instill fear in them.' 'When people start saying that there will be needle attacks, it spreads in the form of rumor,' she said. 'Some people mention it in group chats, others pick it up, it just gets amplified.' Manon, who faces a wait of three weeks for her toxicology results, said she had 'barely slept the last few days' but refuses to be cowed by her experience. 'The Fête de la Musique is meant to be a time of good vibes, music, dancing, having fun. Someone wanted to ruin that moment, to kill that spirit. I told myself I wasn't going to let it defeat me. I don't want to be sad or angry. I don't want to let them win.'
RNZ News
4 days ago
- RNZ News
Woman recalls 'numb' feeling after syringe attack at French music festival
By Lisa Klaassen and Saskya Vandoorne , CNN Music enthusiasts gather in the streets during France's annual street music festival, the Fete de la Musique, in Paris, France, on June 21, 2025. Photo: AFP/JEROME GILLES It was around 1:30am, after the crowds had thinned from the streets of Bordeaux, when Manon felt the prick of a hypodermic needle going into her arm. "Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to feel numb in the muscle, like you do when you get a vaccine. After about 30 minutes, the injection mark appeared," she recalled to CNN. Despite not knowing what she had been injected with - or who had done it - she said she "didn't want to panic". Manon, 22, was one of nearly 150 people in France who reported being pricked with syringes during a nation-wide street music festival at the weekend. According to the interior ministry, it remained unclear if date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB were used in the "needle spiking" attacks, which took place across the country and appeared to have involved multiple perpetrators. Ahead of the festival, which drew crowds of millions of people to the streets, a feminist influencer had warned that calls had been made on social media for women to be targeted with syringes. After spending 4am to 7am on Sunday in the emergency room, Manon shared a video of her experience on TikTok. "It was important for me to raise awareness, because I hadn't seen any testimonies from people who had been injected," Manon said, who declined to give her last name for safety reasons. "We had been told on social media to be careful, but I think people want to know more - how it happens, the symptoms, how it unfolds. It reassured me to talk about it, because at the time, I was completely alone." After she got home from the hospital, Manon filed a police report. "It's important because if we're too lax, if we say, 'oh, others will file complaints', nothing ever changes. I told myself maybe it can have an impact." Since Saturday (US Time), French police have detained 14 men - aged between 19 and 44, including both French citizens and foreign nationals, police spokeswoman Agathe Foucault told Radio France. No arrests have been made in connection with the needle spikings. "The police have not identified any perpetrators behind the injections, but the incidents are confirmed," Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin told CNN affiliate BFMTV on Tuesday (US Time). The minister said authorities would also pursue those who had called for the attacks online. "We are implementing a criminal policy to prosecute those responsible on social media for these very unhealthy injection games targeting women," Darmanin said. The feminist influencer Abrège Soeur, who before the festival had warned men on social media were planning such attacks, told CNN the perpetrators' "objective isn't only to drug women. It's to instil fear in them." "When people start saying that there will be needle attacks, it spreads in the form of rumour - some people mention it in group chats, others pick it up, it just gets amplified," she said, adding, "We need to help women feel safer." Manon, who faces a wait of three weeks for her toxicology results, said she had "barely slept the last few days" - but she refused to be cowed by her experience. "The Fête de la Musique is meant to be a time of good vibes, music, dancing, having fun. Someone wanted to ruin that moment, to kill that spirit. I told myself I wasn't going to let it defeat me. I don't want to be sad or angry. I don't want to let them win." - CNN
CNN
4 days ago
- CNN
‘I started to feel numb': Woman recalls syringe attack at French music festival
It was around 1.30 a.m., after the crowds had thinned from the streets of Bordeaux, when Manon felt the prick of a hypodermic needle going into her arm. 'Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to feel numb in the muscle, like you do when you get a vaccine. After about 30 minutes, the injection mark appeared,' she recalled to CNN. Despite not knowing what she had been injected with – or who had done it – she said she 'didn't want to panic.' Manon, 22, was one of nearly 150 people in France who reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival at the weekend. According to the interior ministry, it remains unclear if date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB were used in the 'needle spiking' attacks, which took place across the country and appear to have involved multiple perpetrators. Ahead of the festival, which drew crowds of millions of people to the streets, a feminist influencer had warned that calls had been made on social media for women to be targeted with syringes. After spending 4 a.m. to 7.a.m on Sunday in the emergency room, Manon shared a video of her experience on TikTok. 'It was important for me to raise awareness, because I hadn't seen any testimonies from people who had been injected,' said Manon, who declined to give her last name for safety reasons. 'We had been told on social media to be careful, but I think people want to know more – how it happens, the symptoms, how it unfolds. It reassured me to talk about it, because at the time, I was completely alone.' After she got home from the hospital, Manon filed a police report. 'It's important because if we're too lax, if we say, 'oh, others will file complaints', nothing ever changes. I told myself maybe it can have an impact.' Since Saturday, French police have detained 14 men – aged between 19 and 44 and including both French citizens and foreign nationals, police spokeswoman Agathe Foucault told Radio France Tuesday – but have made no arrests in connection with the needle spikings. 'The police have not identified any perpetrators behind the injections, but the incidents are confirmed,' Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin told CNN affiliate BFMTV Tuesday. The minister said authorities would also pursue those who had called for the attacks online. 'We are implementing a criminal policy to prosecute those responsible on social media for these very unhealthy injection games targeting women,' Darmanin said. The feminist influencer Abrège Soeur, who before the festival had warned men on social media were planning such attacks, told CNN the perpetrators' 'objective isn't only to drug women. It's to instill fear in them.' 'When people start saying that there will be needle attacks, it spreads in the form of rumor –– some people mention it in group chats, others pick it up, it just gets amplified,' she said, adding, 'We need to help women feel safer.' Manon, who faces a wait of three weeks for her toxicology results, said she had 'barely slept the last few days' – but she refuses to be cowed by her experience. 'The Fête de la Musique is meant to be a time of good vibes, music, dancing, having fun. Someone wanted to ruin that moment, to kill that spirit. I told myself I wasn't going to let it defeat me. I don't want to be sad or angry. I don't want to let them win.'
Daily Record
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
French chef shares 'simplest ever' one pot cake recipe ready in under an hour
A former Great British Bake Off star has shared the "quickest and simplest" cake recipe that is perfect to make at home A French chef has shared a tasty cake recipe that might not only simplify baking but also spare you endless hours in the kitchen. Born in France, Manon Lagrève, a former Great British Bake Off contestant, learned to bake with guidance from her mother and grandmother. One of her cherished recipes is for a yoghurt cake - prepped in a mere 45 minutes. She says the dessert, known as "gâteau au yaourt", serves as an exquisite base for a bounty of fruit flavours, presenting a fabulous dessert option or an afternoon treat to enjoy with friends. She shared the recipe in her cookbook Et Voila! A Simple French Baking Love Story. In it, the mother of two claimed it's "the simplest and quickest French cake she knows". She added: "The cake is so moist and versatile, you can make it with many flavours and shapes - I use my simple Bundt tin." Manon's French yoghurt cake recipe Ingredients 125g pot of Greek yoghurt Two pots of white sugar (250g) Three eggs One pot of olive oil Three pots of plain flour One teaspoon of baking powder One pinch of salt One teaspoon of vanilla extract Fresh raspberries or blueberries In a bid to make this recipe even more mess-free, Manon's recipe uses the empty yoghurt pot to measure out the same quantities worth of ingredients. She says all you have to do is measure out two pots worth of sugar, three pots of flour and one of oil to ensure they match the quantity of the yoghurt used in the cake. Instructions Grease a Bundt cake tin or standard-sized loaf tin with a little butter or cooking spray then dust a light coating of flour over the top. Next, empty the yoghurt pot into a mixing bowl and fill it up twice with sugar and pour it into the bowl. Mix everything together with a whisk to form a thick cream before cracking in the eggs. To loosen the mixture, whisk in the eggs then drizzle in the vanilla extract, pour in the oil and stir once more. For the final step, add in the dry ingredients which include the flour, salt, and baking powder and pour into the tin. You can give the batter a quick taste test and if you feel it needs more flavour, you can add a little bit more vanilla. Cover the blueberries or raspberries in a little flour to stop them from sinking, then place them on the surface of the batter and push them in slightly. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes at 180C, then remove and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Carefully turn the cake out onto a cake stand with the fruit-topped side facing upwards. Sprinkle with icing sugar and top with a sprig of rosemary. Manon said: "Et voila. This is the quickest French cake in your repertoire!"
