The group KATSEYE revealed it has received death threats online.
On the 11th, the British media outlet BBC released an interview with KATSEYE.
Recently nominated for the Grammy Best New Artist, KATSEYE said that since their debut last year they have received multiple death threats online.
Lara said, "Even if I try to act like it doesn't bother me, when more than a thousand people send death threat messages, it can only be shocking," and added, "Even knowing it won't actually happen, it still hits me very heavily."
Lara, an American of Indian descent, said she not only received racially discriminatory malicious comments but was also the target of a false report to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claiming she was living and working in the United States illegally.
She added that she deleted Twitter (X) to avoid negative comments and realized, "You don't have to accept everyone else's opinions."
Sophia also said, "Our careers are still short, but there have already been too many things said about us and our families," and emphasized, "It's true we chose to appear in public. We know this is part of fame. But that doesn't mean we're not human."
Lara lamented, "People only see us as women and rank us. They score our looks, our singing, our dancing, add them up and evaluate us as a percentage. It really feels dystopian," and Manon said, "The mental pressure is immense."
Meanwhile, the global girl group KATSEYE from HYBE and Geffen Records achieved the feat of being nominated in two categories — Best New Artist and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance — at the 68th Grammy Awards, to be held on Feb. 1 next year. Ahead of the ceremony, they will embark on their first solo North American tour, scheduled to begin on the 15th with 16 shows in 13 cities.
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