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Katseye have had Coachella on the mind for months. In an interview with Nylon<\/em><\/a> that arrived just two days before the festival kicked off, they dropped teases for their performance. \u201cI think Coachella is going to be a very huge and iconic moment for us,\u201d Lara Raj said. \u201cWe want it to be very grand and this big pivotal moment for us.\u201d<\/p>\n When they hit the Sahara Stage at 8 p.m. PT on Friday, the girl group transformed the set into Katseye City, complete with rooftop dance scenes and buildings named after their song titles. The performance kicked off with \u201cPinky Up,\u201d the single they premiered on the eve of the festival. Like the song\u2019s music video, the performance notably did not feature Manon Bannerman, who remains on hiatus from the group, in any capacity.<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Still, the group held it down as a five-piece as they barreled through hits, from \u201cMean Girls\u201d and \u201cTouch\u201d to \u201cGame Boy,\u201d \u201cInternet Girl,\u201d and \u201cGabriela.\u201d The set continued with \u201cMy Way,\u201d \u201cM.I.A.,\u201d and wrapped up with \u201cGnarly.\u201d Their choreography remained sharp with each musical transition and was elevated by a crew of additional dancers.<\/p>\n The set was one of the most anticipated <\/a>of the weekend. While Katseye were in planning mode, the pop world buzzed with speculation and curiosity about what the performance would bring \u2014 or more specifically, who. In February, Hybe and Geffen Records announced that Manon Bannerman would be taking a temporary hiatus from the group<\/a> \u201cto focus on her health and wellbeing,\u201d though her first personal statement regarding the matter assured fans that she is \u201chealthy and taking care of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n A few days before Coachella, Bannerman updated fans<\/a> in another WeVerse message that echoed what she said before. \u201cHxG and I are having positive conversations and I feel supported,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m happy and I\u2019m healthy. I\u2019ll share more soon. Thank you for always being there for me.\u201d On April 9, Hybe confirmed to the Korea Herald<\/em> <\/a>that Bannerman would not appear during the set. \u201cManon remains on hiatus,\u201d the statement read. The group did not mention her absence, but did promise that it wouldn\u2019t be their last time at the festival.<\/p>\n \u201cCoachella has been our number one dream since we became a group,\u201d Raj said. \u201cI\u2019m so happy you guys get to witness that. There will be many more Coachellas after today.\u201d\u00a0When the label partners announced the hiatus, it was made clear that Katseye would continue with all of their planned obligations, regardless. At the time, that included three iterations of Lollapalooza and, of course, their Coachella debut. \u201cWe look forward to being together again when the time is right,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n Katseye told Nylon <\/em>they drew inspiration from Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s historic 2018 set, during which she became the first Black woman to headline Coachella and nodded to her girl-group roots with a heartwarming Destiny\u2019s Child reunion. They also looked to Blackpink, who became the first K-pop girl group to perform at the event in 2019 and the first K-pop group, overall, to headline in 2023. Hours before Katseye performed, BINI became the first Filipino group<\/a> to perform at the festival.<\/p>\n In a heartwarming moment, Katseye welcomed Ejae,\u00a0Audrey Nuna,\u00a0Rei Ami, the musical voices of Huntr\/x in KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>, to the stage to perform their Grammy and Oscar-winning song, \u201cGolden.\u201d<\/p>\n These are the kind of feel-good spotlights that signal the emergence of a new guard. For as much training and curating as Katseye endured in their formation on Netflix\u2019s Dream Academy<\/em> \u2014 not to mention the passionate fanbase they have amassed in the two short years since they debuted \u2014 their place in that conversation should be unquestionable. But the past two months have permanently colored their narrative with the decision, amicable or not, to dismantle part of the image they\u2019ve been selling from the beginning.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re only as strong as our weakest member,\u201d Sophia told Nylon<\/em>. \u201cWe need to make sure that we\u2019re all showing up for each other and all going at the same pace. We cannot leave anybody behind.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Katseye have had Coachella on the mind for months. 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