{"id":641,"date":"2026-04-26T13:56:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/04\/26\/katseyes-manon-hiatus-raises-bigger-questions-about-black-women-in-girl-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:56:57","slug":"katseyes-manon-hiatus-raises-bigger-questions-about-black-women-in-girl-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/04\/26\/katseyes-manon-hiatus-raises-bigger-questions-about-black-women-in-girl-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Katseye&#8217;s Manon Hiatus Raises Bigger Questions About Black Women In Girl Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/17772111896836.jpg?w=660&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"68th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals\" class=\"wp-image-1670258\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Jeff Kravitz \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The global girl group <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/tag\/katseye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katseye <\/a>was supposed to be having a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off their historic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QnxNUBb3Dfo\">2026 Grammys appearance<\/a>, becoming the first girl group in over two decades to hit that stage, the six-member group had all the markers of pop dominance with viral singles like \u201cTouch,\u201d \u201cGnarly,\u201d and \u201cGabriela,\u201d brand deals with GAP, Laneige, and Matrix, and a rapidly expanding international fanbase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1661623\/manon-bannerman-hiatus-katseye\/\">Why Fans Are Worried About Manon Bannerman\u2019s Hiatus From KATSEYE \u2014 And The Parallels To Normani<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But instead of celebrating a breakthrough year, Katseye is now at the center of a growing controversy that feels all too familiar.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 20, 2026, Hybe x Geffen announced that Manon Bannerman, one of the group\u2019s most visible and beloved members, would be going on a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ml5uTot3VGA\">temporary hiatus <\/a>for what was framed as mental health reasons. Fans were surprised but initially supportive.<\/p>\n<p>Then Manon spoke.<\/p>\n<p>In a brief but loaded <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/EKN40V0U2SY\">statement<\/a>, she told fans she was \u201chealthy\u201d and that \u201cthings unfold in ways that we don\u2019t fully understand.\u201d And just like that, the narrative shifted. What was first presented as a routine industry pause quickly became a trigger for a broader conversation about race, visibility, and how Black women are treated inside global girl groups. Because for a lot of fans, this didn\u2019t come out of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>Online, supporters began resurfacing moments they say point to a pattern. In music videos, Manon appeared less centered or partially obscured. In promotional campaigns, she was sometimes missing altogether. And in the group\u2019s 2024 documentary <em>Popstar Academy: Katseye<\/em>, she was frequently framed as \u201clazy,\u201d \u201cselfish,\u201d or the \u201cweakest link.\u201d This is a narrative that many fans now see as racially coded and familiar.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why the response hasn\u2019t just been about Katseye. It\u2019s been about history. Artists like Normani of Fifth Harmony and Leigh-Anne Pinnock of Little Mix, both of whom have publicly spoken about being the only Black women in their respective groups, have shown support. So have artists like SZA, Kehlani, Chl\u00f6e Bailey, and rising voices like Chase Infiniti.<\/p>\n<p>For many fans, this feels like a recurring story where the Black girl in the group is often hyper-visible and invisible at the same time. She is scrutinized more harshly, praised less consistently, and positioned as expendable when tensions arise. She\u2019s expected to carry the weight of representation while navigating an industry that still struggles with how to market, protect, and fully embrace Black femininity on a global stage.<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t help that Daniella Avanzini\u2019s father, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kpopping.com\/community\/danielas-father-under-fire-over-comments-on-manons-hiatus-and-blackpinks-lisa-mlzeed2d\">Rafael Avanzini<\/a>, added fuel to the fire with comments suggesting the group would be fine with five members and that it \u201cneeds girls who can grind.\u201d Though he later apologized, the damage was already done, especially in a moment where fans were already questioning how Manon was being positioned behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with Hybe x Geffen remaining silent and no public statements from the group\u2019s other members, fans are left reading between the lines.<\/p>\n<p>Manon, for her part, has kept her message simple, telling supporters she \u201cloves her fans more than words can describe.\u201d But the uncertainty surrounding her hiatus, and whether she\u2019ll return for Katseye\u2019s upcoming Coachella performance in April, has only intensified the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Because at this point, the question isn\u2019t just \u201cWhere is Manon?\u201d It\u2019s why this keeps happening. Why does the only Black member so often become the most contested one? Why are narratives of \u201cattitude,\u201d \u201claziness,\u201d or \u201cnot fitting in\u201d so easily attached? And why do fans have to piece together patterns before the industry acknowledges them?<\/p>\n<p>Katseye may have been built on the idea of global unity between six women, with different backgrounds, one sound. But this moment is revealing the fractures beneath that image. For many fans watching closely, it\u2019s no longer just about one group. It\u2019s about an industry that still hasn\u2019t figured out how to treat Black women as full, protected, and central, not optional, in the story.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Kannon Trowell<\/strong> is a journalism major at Howard University. She is interested in entertainment reporting. You can follow her on LinkedIn at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kannontrowell\">www.linkedin.com\/in\/kannontrowell<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1642538\/olivia-dean-grammy-awards-wins-best-new-artist\/\">\u2018I\u2019m A Product Of Bravery\u2019 \u2014 Olivia Dean Pays Homage To Guyanese Grandmother As She Accepts Grammy For Best New Artist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Jeff Kravitz \/ Getty The global girl group Katseye was supposed to be having a moment. Fresh off their historic 2026 Grammys appearance, becoming the first girl group in over two decades to hit that stage, the six-member group had all the markers of pop dominance with viral singles like \u201cTouch,\u201d \u201cGnarly,\u201d and \u201cGabriela,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/17772111896836.jpg?w=660&strip=all&quality=80","fifu_image_alt":"","buzzeditor_post_format":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Katseye&#039;s Manon Hiatus Raises Bigger Questions About Black Women In Girl Groups - Convo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/04\/26\/katseyes-manon-hiatus-raises-bigger-questions-about-black-women-in-girl-groups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Katseye&#039;s Manon Hiatus Raises Bigger Questions About Black Women In Girl Groups - Convo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Source: Jeff Kravitz \/ Getty The global girl group Katseye was supposed to be having a moment. 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