Watch KATSEYE perform ‘Animal’ and ‘Hootie Frutti’ on ‘SNL’

KATSEYE executou ‘Animal’ e ‘Hootie Frutti’ durante sua estreia no Saturday Night Live na noite passada (September 26) – assista às duas performances abaixo.

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The group served as musical guests for the season 52 premiere of the long-running US sketch show, which was hosted by New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson.

KATSEYE apareceu como um grupo de quatro integrantes composto por Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Megan Skiendiel e Yoonchae Jeung, com Manon Bannerman e Sophia Laforteza ambos atualmente em hiato.

Later in the episode, KATSEYE returned for the more playful ‘Hootie Frutti’, also taken from ‘Wild’.

The group also got involved in the comedy side of the show, appearing in a pre-recorded sketch that spoofed the competition which created them. The segment imagined a second season of The Debut: Dream Academy, with KATSEYE appearing as judges as a collection of new contestants attempted to impress them.

The original Dream Academy was launched by HYBE and Geffen Records in 2023 to form a new global girl group, ultimately bringing together Avanzini, Raj, Bannerman, Skiendiel, Laforteza and Jeung as KATSEYE.

A formação de seis integrantes conversou com a NME antes de seu debut oficial sobre o processo incomum de montar um grupo a partir de concorrentes recrutados ao redor do mundo.

Their SNL debut follows the release of ‘Wild’ on August 14. NME‘s three-star review of the EP said that, two years and three EPs into their career, the group were still searching for the ideal balance between “chart-friendly and boundary-pushing” pop.

Seguiu o álbum 'Beautiful Chaos' de 2025, que continha os singles de sucesso 'Gnarly' e 'Gabriela'. O último foi co-escrito por Charli XCX, enquanto 'Gnarly' foi nomeado como uma das 50 melhores músicas do NME's de 2025.

KATSEYE are currently midway through their ‘WILDWORLD’ arena tour, having completed its European leg earlier this month with shows including The O2 in London and Manchester’s Co-op Live.

Ahead of the tour, KATSEYE confirmed that they would continue performing without Laforteza while she takes time away to focus on her mental health. Bannerman has been on her own temporary hiatus since February.

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