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Manon Bannerman of KATSEYE will be taking a break from the group to focus on her "health and wellbeing"
The pop stars released a statement to social media saying the members of KATSEYE "fully support" her decision
During a November 2025 interview, the girl group said they'd received thousands of death threats
Manon Bannerman will be taking a step back from KATSEYE to dedicate time to herself and her wellbeing.
On Friday, Feb. 20, the six-member girl group who rose to fame following the Netflix competition seriesPop Star Academy: KATSEYE, announced that the 23-year-old would be going on an indefinite hiatus.
"Hello. 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 wellbeing,"a postto the group's X account began.
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The group made it clear that they "fully support" her decision.
"KATSEYE remains committed to showing up for one another and for the fans who mean everything to us," the statement continued. "The group will continue scheduled activities during this time, and we look forward to being together again when the time is right."
"Thank you to our EYEKONS for your continued love, patience, and understanding," the post concluded.
In addition to Manon, KATSEYE consists of Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza and Yoonchae.
Since the Netflix documentary series, which chronicled their group being put together, debuted in 2024, the ladies have had a wild ride to stardom.
In an interview with the BBC that aired in November 2025, the band revealed that the online commentary "can get really heavy," even going as far as them receiving"thousands" of death threats.
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"No human is supposed to receive that much feedback on something that they've created, and so we're learning to do what we want, work as hard as we can, know that we just did something we love and try to stay off of that and not have that be our validation or the reason why we do what we do," Laforteza, 23, said.
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Bannerman agreed, adding that their families and friends had also been on the receiving end.
Despite the lows, the ladies have also had some record highs.
In January, the ladiesspoke exclusively to PEOPLEabout receiving their first two Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
"When we found out, we were all in tears, screaming, crying," Raj, 20, told PEOPLE over the phone from Mexico City amid their sold-out Beautiful Chaos Tour while discussing their initial reaction.
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The ladies also talked about their future with Bannerman telling PEOPLE they would love to collaborate with "Gabriela" co-writerCharli xcxagain.
"I just recently met her, and I think we all really hope to work with her more in the future," Bannerman said. "She's definitely a KATSEYE girlie, and we're in love withBratand everything about her. She's such an inspiration to us. We don't know what the future holds, but we're definitely, definitely super into that idea."
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