Manon Bannerman announced her hiatus from the K-pop group in February.

Katseye’s Manon shares message to fans after group makes Coachella debut without her

Manon Bannerman announced her hiatus from the K-pop group in February.

By Wesley Stenzel

Wesley Stenzel

Wesley Stenzel is a news writer at **. He began writing for EW in 2022.

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April 11, 2026 1:16 p.m. ET

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Katseye on April 10, 2026; member Manon Bannerman. Credit:

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Katseye's Manon Bannerman shared a message to her fans shortly after the group performed at Coachella 2026 without her on Friday.

Bannerman, who is currently on hiatus from Katseye, shared a post on her Instagram Stories expressing her appreciation for her followers that night. "6 milli of u, sending warm hugs and kisses to all of u," she wrote alongside a photo of her smiling. "Thank you."

Manon Bannerman on Instagram.

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Katseye, who made their Coachella debut this year, announced that Bannerman was taking a break from the group in a statement in February.

"After open and thoughtful conversations together, we are sharing that Manon will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and well-being," the group said at the time. "We fully support this decision. Katseye remains committed to showing up for one another and for the fans who mean everything to us. The group will continue scheduled activities during this time, and we look forward to being together again when the time is right."

Katseye's Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Yoonchae Jeong, Sophia Laforteza, Megan Skiendiel, and Manon Bannerman.

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During Bannerman's pause from performing with the group, Katseye have performed at Lollapalooza Argentina, Lollapalooza Chile, Estéreo Picnic in Bogota, and Lollapalooza Brazil.

They unveiled "Pinky Up," their first single and music video without Bannerman, on Thursday.

That same day, they discussed Bannerman's absence in an interview with *The Zane Lowe Show* on Apple Music.

"Manon has been on hiatus, and we love her so much, and we know that she's doing well," member Sophia Laforteza said. "You know, she got to talk to the fans about it, and we're just really excited, and we're really just rooting for all of us."

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Laforteza continued, "We've gone through so much with each other and so, at the end of the day, we just all want each other to win. And to be good. And to feel good, and to be happy, and just, you know, just keep showing up for what we want."

Lara Raj added, "We also want to say, like, she's our sister forever. You know what I mean? We love her so much, and we built this together. So we just want to give her all the space and love she needs."

Katseye's Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeong, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Lara Raj perform at Coachella in Indio, Calif., on April 10, 2026.

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Katseye's Coachella set featured a surprise appearance from the trio of singers behind *KPop Demon Hunters*' fictional girl group Huntr/x — Ejae (Rumi), Audrey Nuna (Mira), and Rei Ami (Zoey). The threesome joined forces with the quintet to perform their Oscar-winning song "Golden" from the hit animated movie.

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Katseye will return to Coachella for the festival's second weekend on April 17. Their next scheduled performance will come at Governor's Ball in New York City during the first weekend of June. Later in the year, the group is set to perform at the Hinterland Music Festival in Saint Charles, Iowa, and the 88rising Festival: Head in the Clouds in Pasadena, Calif.

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