Manon pulled from Coachella set
HYBE has confirmed that Manon will not perform with KATSEYE at Coachella, ruling out at least one high‑profile K‑pop appearance fans were watching for. The cast of Coachella chatter also included social buzz about other artists — for example, Sabrina Carpenter and Drake both liking an Ariana Grande Instagram post teasing a new album — which keeps last‑minute lineup speculation lively. (x.com) (x.com)
Manon is not coming back for KATSEYE’s Coachella debut this week. HYBE told The Korea Herald on Thursday, April 9, that “Manon remains on hiatus,” which means the group’s Friday set in Indio will go ahead without one of its six original members. (koreaherald.com) That answer lands late because fans had spent days trying to read clues out of missing promo photos and social posts. The rumor cycle sped up again on April 3, when Manon removed the group’s name from her social media profile, and HYBE declined to say anything about exit speculation beyond the hiatus line. (koreaherald.com) KATSEYE is not a standard South Korean idol group built only for one market. The act was created through a HYBE and Geffen Records partnership and introduced as a global girl group, with Manon representing Switzerland in a lineup designed to travel across pop and Korean pop audiences at the same time. (koreaherald.com) That is why Coachella mattered so much here. Coachella’s 2026 festival runs April 10 to April 12 and April 17 to April 19 in Indio, California, and KATSEYE’s own site lists appearances on April 10 and April 17, putting the group on one of the biggest American festival stages of its career so far. (coachellavalley.com) (katseye.world) The timing also overlaps with a new release. KATSEYE announced “Pinky Up” for Thursday, April 9 at 12 p.m. Eastern Time, and The Korea Herald reported that the group is expected to perform the song for the first time at Coachella. (weverse.io) (koreaherald.com) That made every frame of the rollout feel like evidence to fans. The concept photo and the new music video arrived without Manon, so what could have looked like an ordinary health hiatus started to look, to some fans, like a lineup question happening in public. (koreaherald.com) (youtube.com) HYBE’s wording has stayed narrow the whole time. The company’s line is that Manon is on hiatus for her health and well-being, but it has not attached a return date, and it has not said whether she will rejoin promotions after Coachella. (koreaherald.com) So the immediate picture is simple even if the bigger one is not. KATSEYE still has Coachella on April 10, still has “Pinky Up” out now, and still has Manon officially listed only as a member on hiatus, not as a member who has left. (katseye.world) (weverse.io) (koreaherald.com)
