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a fan board made just for the world's #1 EYEKON…

Dakota's KATSEYE Page

6 members 4 countries 1 global girl group 💖
the stars of the show

The Squad ⭐

KATSEYE, all six members together

KATSEYE the whole squad

six girls, four countries, one dream ✦

  • Formed on the survival show Dream Academy — about 120,000 girls auditioned, and fans around the world helped pick the final six!
  • Debuted June 28, 2024 with the song "Debut" under HYBE × Geffen Records
  • Based in Los Angeles, California
  • Their Netflix documentary is called Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE

Sophia of KATSEYE

Sophia the leader 👑

Sophia Elizabeth Guevara Laforteza

🇵🇭 Philippines🎂 Dec 31, 2002
  • Grew up in Manila, Philippines — she's the group's leader
  • Finished in 1st place on Dream Academy!
  • Known as the chef of the group — she loves cooking for the members
  • Her birthday is New Year's Eve 🎆

Lara of KATSEYE

Lara the voice 🎤

Lara Rajagopalan

🇺🇸 Los Angeles🎂 Nov 3, 2005
  • Indian-American with Tamil heritage — she speaks English and Tamil
  • Famous for her huge vocals — one of the group's main singers
  • Placed 2nd on Dream Academy
  • Even got her own remix of "Gnarly"!

Daniela of KATSEYE

Daniela the dancer 💃

Daniela Andrea Avanzini Llorente

🇺🇸 Atlanta🎂 Jul 1, 2004
  • Cuban-Venezuelan-American from Atlanta, Georgia
  • A championship ballroom dancer since she was little
  • Competed on So You Think You Can Dance when she was just 12
  • The group's main dancer — watch her in every dance break!

Manon of KATSEYE

Manon the model 🌿

Meret Manon Sarpong Bannerman

🇨🇭 Zürich🎂 Jun 26, 2002
  • From Zürich, Switzerland — her mom is Swiss-Italian and her dad is from Ghana
  • The first Black artist ever signed to a HYBE label 🙌
  • Worked as a model before becoming a singer
  • Taking a little break right now to rest and recharge — EYEKONS are sending her all the love 💛

Megan of KATSEYE

Megan the ace 🌺

Megan Meiyok Skiendiel

🇺🇸 Honolulu🎂 Feb 10, 2006
  • Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii 🌊
  • Chinese-Singaporean-American — her middle name Meiyok honors her heritage
  • Has been dancing on stage since she was a little kid
  • She's an actress too!

Yoonchae of KATSEYE

Yoonchae the maknae ⭐

Jeung Yoonchae

🇰🇷 South Korea🎂 Dec 6, 2007
  • The only member from South Korea
  • The youngest member (that's what "maknae" means in Korean!)
  • Fun twist: the youngest is also the tallest member 📏
  • Went from trainee in Seoul to global star as a teenager

eras, big nights & deep lore

Story Time 📖

Deep lore: Dream Academy 🎬

The 20 finalists trained together in LA for a whole year — 12 weeks of missions streamed on YouTube while fans voted. Backstage before the final lineup was announced, the girls whispered: "We're gonna spend the rest of our lives together!" The Netflix cameras filmed for 18 months to catch it all.

★ THE STORY SO FAR ★

KATSEYE Timeline ✦

  • 2023Dream Academy — the world votes for the final six
  • 2024"Debut" + "Touch" drop, first EP SIS (Soft Is Strong), Netflix documentary airs
  • 2025"Gnarly" and "Gabriela" take over the internet 🌍 Beautiful Chaos EP + first tour!
  • 2026Grammy stage, "Internet Girl", "Pinky Up", and a team-up with LE SSERAFIM & ILLIT
  • NEXTWILD EP lands Aug 14 + the Wildworld Tour hits 3 continents 🚀
★ ADMIT ONE ★

Grammy Night 2026 🏆

  • 2 NOMSBest New Artist + Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Gabriela"
  • FEB 1Performed a super-charged "Gnarly" live at the ceremony in Los Angeles
  • HISTORYFirst girl group to perform at the Grammys since Destiny's Child in 2001!
★ SAHARA STAGE · APRIL 2026 ★

Coachella Lore 🌴

  • DREAMCoachella was their #1 dream since the group formed — and they finally played it!
  • DEBUTOpened with the first-ever live "Pinky Up"
  • GOLDENSang "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters — and the real HUNTR/X singers walked out to join them 🤯
  • OOPSCoachella accidentally played their secret new-EP teaser before the show. The internet noticed.

The era guide 🗓️

SIS era (2024): soft + dreamy — "Touch" dances take over everyone's feeds.
Beautiful Chaos era (2025): loud, red, and gnarly — the world catches on.
WILD era (2026): loading… 🐆 Aug 14. Be ready.

Did you know? 🤯

When "Gnarly" first dropped, the internet did NOT know what to think — too weird? too wild? Then everyone couldn't stop playing it, and a year later they performed it AT THE GRAMMYS. That's the most KATSEYE story ever.

Why "KATSEYE"? 💎

The name comes from the cat's eye gemstone — a gem that shines differently from every angle. Just like six members from all over the world, each one shining her own way!

The fandom 👁️

KATSEYE fans are called EYEKONS — say it out loud… "icons"! That means YOU, Dakota ✦

Mark your calendar! 📅

New EP WILD drops August 14, 2026 — and the Wildworld Tour kicks off Sept 1 in Dublin and travels the world until Mexico City in November! 🌎

fright song · class of 2025

Monster High Yearbook 🖤

★ NEW STUDENTS · JULY 18, 2025 ★

The Monster High Yearbook 🖤

KATSEYE re-recorded Monster High's classic anthem "Fright Song" — and in the music video, every member became a monster from her own heritage! Mattel even made each of them their very own Monster High doll.

Lara said: "My Monster High doll has a bindi. I wish I had a doll with a bindi growing up." 🥹

▶ watch the video
🧛🏽‍♀️ 🦇 🌙 🦇

The Manananggal

played by Sophia

🇵🇭 Filipino legend
  • A legendary vampire from Filipino folklore with giant bat wings
  • Her wildest trick: she can split in half — and her top half flies off into the night sky!
  • The leader repping her Philippines roots 👑

yearbook quote: "catch you on the flip side 🦇"

😈 ✨ 🌀

The Rakshasa

played by Lara

🇮🇳 Hindu legend
  • A magical shape-shifter from ancient Hindu stories
  • Rakshasas are masters of illusion — they can look like anyone (or anything!)
  • Lara's doll wears a bindi, just like her 🩷

yearbook quote: "now you see me… now you don't ✨"

🐺 🌕 🐾

The Werewolf

played by Daniela

🌕 Classic monster
  • The classic: totally normal by day… full-on wolf under the full moon
  • Obviously the main dancer got the monster with the best full-moon zoomies 💃

yearbook quote: "AWOOOOO 🌕"

🧜🏾‍♀️ 🌊 🐚 ✨

Mami Wata

played by Manon

🌍 West African legend
  • A beautiful, powerful water spirit from West African legends — perfect for Manon's Ghanaian roots 🇬🇭
  • Often pictured with flowing hair and a shimmering tail, ruling the waves

yearbook quote: "queen of the deep 🌊"

🦊 ✨ 🌸

The Huli Jing

played by Megan

🇨🇳 Chinese legend
  • A super-clever nine-tailed fox spirit from Chinese mythology
  • The more tails a fox spirit earns, the stronger its magic — nine is max level!

yearbook quote: "sly, sparkly, iconic 🦊"

🐯 ❄️ 👂

The Jangsan-beom

played by Yoonchae

🇰🇷 Korean legend
  • A snow-white tiger monster from Korean folklore
  • Legend says it can copy any sound it hears — even your own voice 🫢

yearbook quote: "…did you hear that? 🐯"

games, nails & fan edits

The Fun Zone 🎉

★ PLAYABLE MISSION ★

OPERATION:
SAVE MANON 🎮

Pick your member, sneak through HYBE × Geffen HQ, rescue Manon from her break room, and escape to the tour bus before the schedule managers catch you!

Nail Check 💅

their real Coachella 2026 manicures, redrawn as stickers for the board!

Sophia

classic french tips with hot-pink polka dots + tiny bows, pearls & crystals 👑

Lara

glowing hot-pink auras + silver chrome, 3D swirls & crystals 🔮

Daniela

baby-pink chrome with wavy blue cat-eye stripes + little gem clusters 💎

Manon

her salon chair is saved for when she's back from her break 💚

Megan

jelly pink, lavender & hot pink — polka dots, holo stars & sparkle shards ✨

Yoonchae

pink french tips, stripes, dots, pearls… and one GIANT bow 🎀

The real sets were made by celebrity nail artist Naomi Yasuda with Beetles Gel for Coachella 2026 — see photos of the real nails →

tap play — live from Apple Music

The Music 🎧