"Ten-year-old Luna and 12-year-old Asha were among the first Eyekons the noun for Katseye fans, a la Swifties and Beliebers to arrive at Sydney's Luna Park on Wednesday after their parents drove two hours from Wollongong. While they hadn't won tickets to the girl group's first Australian appearance a Q&A for fans at the park's Big Top on Wednesday night they came anyway, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favourite artists."
"I love Katseye, Luna says. They inspire me, because I actually do singing lessons myself. They make me more confident to go on stage. Asha adds: I can get very insecure and they make me feel more confident. I love them so much."
"Created in partnership between the K-pop giant Hybe (the Korean conglomerate behind BTS) and the US record label Geffen, Katseye pairs American pop sensibilities with the hard-hitting choreography, branding and relentless perfectionism of K-pop. The band's background is noticeably more diverse than the usual K-pop act: Filipino-American, Cuban-Venezuelan, Indian Tamil-Sri Lankan, Swedish-Chinese-Singaporean, Swiss-Ghanaian and South Korean."
"The effect is exhausting, exhilarating and divisive. While the New York Times praised Gnarly for deconstructing K-pop, one particularly scathing viral X post labelled the song skibidi toilet music something not all Eyekons necessarily disagree with. Sometimes that's what I want! laughs Emily, a 25-year-old who has travelled with her friend Talitha from Brisbane to Sydney to attend the Q&A"
Ten-year-old Luna and 12-year-old Asha traveled from Wollongong to Sydney’s Luna Park to see Katseye, even without winning tickets to a fan Q&A. They said the group inspires their own singing and helps them feel more confident on stage. Katseye is a global girl group created through a partnership between Hybe and Geffen, combining American pop sensibilities with K-pop choreography, branding, and perfectionism. The members come from varied backgrounds, including Filipino-American, Cuban-Venezuelan, Indian Tamil-Sri Lankan, Swedish-Chinese-Singaporean, Swiss-Ghanaian, and South Korean. Songs like “Pinky Up” and “Gnarly” use techno-pop and hyperpop elements, creating an exhausting yet exhilarating effect that can be divisive.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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