HYBE’s KATSEYE to drop first EP ‘SIS (Soft Is Strong)’ in August

KATSEYE members (from left) Daniela, Manon, Megan, Lara, Sophia, and Yoonchae. Image: Rahul Bhatt, Courtesy of HYBE and Geffen Records

KATSEYE, the six-member global girl group formed by HYBE and Geffen Records, will release its first EP “SIS (Soft Is Strong),” which is said to be “one of their core beliefs” in August.

KATSEYE’s first EP was announced in a press statement, shortly after dropping their debut single “Debut” and its accompanying music video on Sunday, June 28, Philippine Time.

The EP will be released on August 16, although details on its track list and overall concept are yet to be announced.

“‘SIS (Soft Is Strong),’ the EP’s title, reflects one of KATSEYE’s core beliefs — Soft Is Strong — and also nods to the sisterhood they’ve forged, despite coming from immensely different cultures,” HYBE and Geffen Records said in the statement.

Aside from an EP, KATSEYE will release a follow-up single on July.

A docuseries, titled “Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE” which revolves around the formation of the girl group, will be released on Netflix sometime this year.

Aside from KATSEYE’s pre-debut, the docuseries will take audiences in a behind-the-scenes look on how the group came to be, and why the music labels opted for a K-pop-style training program for the group.

The sextet consists of six members, namely, the Philippines’ own Sophia Laforteza, Lara Rajagopalan (US), Jeong Yoon-chae (South Korea), Megan Meiyok Siendiel (US), Daniela Avanzini (US), and Manon Bannerman (Switzerland).

KATSEYE was formed on the final episode of the reality series “The Debut: The Dream Academy” in November 2023.