{"id":173630,"date":"2026-08-13T13:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T20:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=173630"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T20:37:53","slug":"katseye-shows-support-for-sophia-and-manon-during-jimmy-fallon-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/katseye-shows-support-for-sophia-and-manon-during-jimmy-fallon-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"KATSEYE shows support for Sophia and Manon during Jimmy Fallon appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KATSEYE<\/strong> showed support for their members,<strong> Sophia Laforteza<\/strong> and <strong>Manon Bannerman<\/strong>, during their recent appearance on NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,\u201d which aired on August 13, 2026. Before the interview, the host pointed out that the group looked different from their February 2026 appearance because Sophia and Manon are currently on hiatus. Member Lara Raj said the group has a lot of love and support for both members and thanked the fans.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KATSEYE Talk Their WILD Era, Viral Gap Ad and the Fan Response to &quot;Gnarly&quot; | The Tonight Show\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pVCxepj-NsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;We have nothing but so much love and support for Sophia and Manon, and it&#8217;s beautiful to see how the Eyekons (KATSEYE\u2019s fandom name) give them so much support and also continue to support us as we&#8217;re here.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>The interview came one day before the scheduled release of \u201cWild,\u201d which is set for August 14, 2026. The members described the project with words such as \u201cmaturity\u201d and \u201cgrowing up.\u201d Lara also discussed \u201cUnloveu,\u201d a song she wrote for the international and Target editions of the album. She said that writing a song for the group had been &#8220;my biggest goal for years.&#8221; Meanwhile, member Daniela talked about the demanding choreography for the upcoming track \u201cHootie Frutti,\u201d describing it as \u201cstamina-killing.\u201d The (provisional) 4-member team also took over the talk show&#8217;s stage to perform their most recent single, &#8220;Animal.&#8221; Watch their performance below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KATSEYE: Animal | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bmBEfh-yNYY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fallon also highlighted several important moments from KATSEYE\u2019s recent year, including an American Music Award win, a Grammy nomination, and a 2026 Coachella set. The girl group recalled meeting Ed Sheeran, who assisted as a songwriter for their track \u201cAnimal,\u201d at France\u2019s NRJ Awards. Meanwhile, KATSEYE is now preparing for its next major step with their \u201cWildworld\u201d arena tour in September 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATSEYE showed support for their members, Sophia Laforteza and Manon Bannerman, during their recent appearance on NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,\u201d which aired on August 13, 2026. Before the interview, the host pointed out that the group looked different from their February 2026 appearance because Sophia and Manon are currently on hiatus. 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