Katseye should have been a 5 person group
Unpopular take : Katseye should’ve been only 5 people.
Two reasons: 1) I think the choreos look much better with just 5 girls; and 2) Manon doesn’t fit well into the group.
1) I started to question the 6 person group with their debut song. The choreo was constantly hiding Manon behind the center and it basically looked like a 5 person group. That was weird. The choreo for Touch is definitely improved but I still feel like it’s better with 5 people.
2) I know Manon is probably the most divisive member of the group. Those who saw the Netflix doc probably didn’t get a great impression of her. This is not meant to be a Manon hate post. She is imo the best visual in the group and I know she has a dedicated follower base from pre-debut. But I just don’t feel like she fits into the group, and I think it was a mistake to include her. This is not because she started with a lower skill set. I definitely have seen her skills improve. It’s about the lack of cohesion with the rest of the group.
A big selling point for any K-pop group is the team’s strong bond and cohesion. Fans get obsessed over groups that are “like family” and operate as a unit. All the members in Katseye seem to really like each other and are very in sync… except when it comes to Manon.
Just one example - Look at the recent random play dance challenge they did on KOCOWA. It was sad to see how completely in sync all of the girls were while Manon was struggling big time. Many of those dances are ones the girls all did together already during training/dream academy! Even during their own song Daniella had to push her into the right position at one point.
I find myself doubting Manon’s passion for this work and this industry, and fans are a ready picking up on that. I fear that in the next year or so Manon will end up leaving the group which will hurt their popularity and longevity as a group.
I think this is unpopular because any time I’ve seen someone bring up doubts about Manon on their videos, they get vilified for various reasons (eg “she didn’t get portrayed well on the doc”, “her skills have improved so much”, “she is such a good person” - I’m not saying these things aren’t true. But I don’t see evidence refuting my points above) :/