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Катсайгийн 20 настай гишүүн Меган Скиендиел тархины доргилтоосоо эдгэрч байх үедээ Остин хотын Moody Center-т болсон тоглолтод оролцсон байна. Тэрээр сандал дээр суун, дуугаа дуулж, фенүүддээ гар далласан ч бүжгийн хөдөлгөөнөө хязгаарлажээ. Скиендиел тайзан дээр эргэн ирсэндээ баяртай байгаагаа хэлж, бие нь сайжирч буйг фенүүддээ мэдэгдсэн байна.
Өвчний улмаас Детройт, Чикаго, Миннеаполис хотод хийх гурван тоглолтоо цуцалсны дараа хамтлаг тайзнаа эргэн гарчээ. Скиендиел тархины доргилт авснаа өмнө нь мэдээлж, эдгэрэхийн төлөө чадах бүхнээ хийж байгаагаа хэлсэн юм. Түүнийг бүрэн эдгэрээгүй байхад тайзнаа гаргасанд фенүүд нь санаа зовж, аялан тоглолтыг цуцлахыг уриалжээ.
Катсайгийн София Лафортеза эрүүл мэнд, сэтгэл зүйн байдлаа анхаарахын тулд түр завсарлага авсан бол Манон Баннерман хоёрдугаар сард хамтлагийн үйл ажиллагаанаас түр хөндийрсөн байна. Лафортезагийн завсарлага наймдугаар сард зарлагдсан бөгөөд түүний эргэн ирэх хугацаа одоогоор тодорхойгүй байна. Хамтлагийн зүгээс гишүүдийн эрүүл мэнд, аюулгүй байдал, урт хугацааны сайн сайхан байдлыг нэн тэргүүнд тавина гэж мэдэгджээ.
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Katseye fans have expressed concern over band member Megan Skiendiel’s return to the stage as she recovers from a concussion.
The six-piece girl group – which has two members on hiatus for wellbeing and mental health reasons – performed in Austin, Texas, Tuesday night, where the 20-year-old performer sat out the choreography.
The group was put together by music executives from Hybe, the K-pop entertainment conglomerate that manages megagroup BTS, and Geffen Records on the 2023 competition Dream Academy: The Debut, to create “a global, diverse and multi-talented girl pop group”.
In clips captured at Austin’s Moody Center, Skiendiel is perched on a stool wearing dark sunglasses with a straight face as the remaining three dance on the stage. Skiendiel still participated in providing vocals and waving to fans, but her movement was limited.
Online, fans have expressed worry over the singer’s return while still recovering, and reflected on the setbacks the girl group has faced this year, since members Sophia Laforteza and Manon Bannerman are both on breaks.
“This is really awful tbh,” said another fan. “She needs to rest.”
“Just let Megan rest omg,” one fan added. “She looks like she doesn’t want to be there,” added another.
“I don’t know… this is just sad. Why even let her perform when she is still recovering….” read another comment.
Other fans called for the tour to be canceled altogether.
“I like Katseye as much as the next person but this is ridiculous cancel the tour,” said one. Another added, “2 members missing and one can’t even dance just cancel the tour.”
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“Katseye is pretty much dead and gone and still on life support. They need to put everyone out their misery and disband the group. PULL THE PLUG!!!” said another.
The Independent has contacted Hybe and Geffen records for comment.
The band returned to the stage Tuesday after it had canceled three shows in Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis due to illness. Skiendiel later told fans that she had a concussion and that she was “doing everything I possibly can to recover.”
“I’m so excited to be back on this stage,” she told concertgoers in a clip captured Tuesday. “Thank you guys so much for showing me so much support. I’m feeling so much better.”
Katseye, which consists of Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Yoonchae Jeung, Laforteza, Bannerman and Skiendiel, has faced a series of setbacks this year.
In August, its label and management companies announced that Laforteza would “be temporarily unable to participate in upcoming promotional activities”, and that “it is imperative that her mental health and wellness are prioritised”.
“Sophia has been receiving the utmost support, and following thorough consultations with medical professionals, it has been advised that she take dedicated time for extended rest and ongoing care to ensure a full recovery,” the statement continued.
“While Sophia herself is eager to perform alongside her members, the health, safety and long term wellbeing of our artists will always remain our highest priority.”
In a statement posted on her Instagram account, Laforteza said that “making this decision wasn’t easy”, but she is “learning that health has to come first.”
In February, her bandmate Bannerman took a “temporary hiatus from group activities” to focus on her wellbeing.
“We fully support this decision,” a statement posted on Hybe’s digital platform Weverse said. “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.”
It is not known when both Laforteza and Bannerman will return.
