KATSEYE Impresses 85,000 at Lollapalooza, Named Rising Star by NME
Aug 06, 2025
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On the 5th (local time), the British music magazine NME detailed the debut stage of KATSEYE's 'Rollapalooza', referring to 'Gabriela' and 'M.I.A' which performed for the first time in this performance. In addition, KATSEYE expressed expectations for its future moves, announcing that it was selected as one of the NME's 2025 NME selection 'Artists to pay attention to this year'.
The American magazine Cosmopolitan named KATSEYE's stage as the second place in 'Best Lollapalooza Stage Top 5 of the Year'. Cosmopolitan "The members performed all the choreography perfectly and provided the best performance. The charisma of the six members shone throughout the performance." In particular, the media noted the composition that included a live performance of 'Gabriela' and a new dance break. It was a movie-like scene when the audience sang 'Debut' altogether or danced 'Gnarly' choreography"The atmosphere on the scene was vividly conveyed.
Another American magazine, Hypebae, praised their energetic performance, saying, "'KATSEYE' was at the center of the theme of "2025 'Lollapalooza'. American music media Glide Magazine also said that `KATSEYE was the biggest rookie star of the Sunday performance of 'Rollapalooza'.' `As soon as the beat of the first song 'Gameboy' began, the audience gave themselves to the rhythm, and the performance of 'Gabriela' in the middle was the highlight of the performance.'
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KATSEYE is a six-member girl group that debuted in the United States through a large-scale global audition project co-organized by Hive and Geffen Records 'The Debut: Dream Academy'. With its second EP 'Beautiful Chaos', which was released in June, it has achieved remarkable results on the global music charts.
According to the latest U.S. Billboard chart released on the 5th (August 9), KATSEYE's second EP 'BEAUTIFUL CHAOS' ranked 61st on the main album chart 'Billboards 200' and was named for five consecutive weeks. The chart's highest ranking was at No. 4 (July 12). It was also ranked 12th on the charts 'Top Album Sales' and 'Top Current Album Sales'.
The songs in the album are also constantly loved on the global song chart. 'Gabriela' ranked 52nd and 40th in 'Global 200' and 'Global (excluding the United States)', respectively. It's been in the charts for six weeks in a row. The song recently surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify in 38 days, the team's shortest period. 'Gnarly' continues its long run popularity for 13 weeks, ranking 104th and 116th respectively in 'Board Global 200' and 'Global (excluding the U.S.)'.
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