Girl group Katseye on their viral Gap ad, Gnarly, diversity and more after a crazy year
Katseye reflect on a whirlwind year since their debut, from their coming together on a Netflix show to their current viral fame with Gap
The experiment was a remarkable success.
This was no ordinary pop act. Members of the multilingual, multinational group – Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza and Yoonchae Jeung, each known by their first names – have backgrounds in South Korea, the Philippines, Cuba, India, the United States and beyond.
In the year since their first song, “Debut”, dropped, they have reached huge heights: performing at the Lollapalooza music festival; releasing an EP, Beautiful Chaos, which peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200; going super viral for their new Gap campaign; and winning an MTV Video Music Award.
In November, they will embark on their first tour. It is sold out.
“Things have happened very fast recently, but it’s an amazing feeling,” said Lara recently. “When things get wild, we have each other to lean on, which is awesome. And we’re very grateful for that.”