KATSEYE’S NEW EP, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS, SET FOR JUNE 27
KATSEYE’S NEW EP, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS, SET FOR JUNE 27 RELEASE VIA HYBE x GEFFEN RECORDS
KATSEYE will release their new EP, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS, on June 27 via HYBE x Geffen Records. After debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists and Heatseekers Albums charts with their 2024 debut EP SIS (Soft Is Strong), KATSEYE returns with a bold set of songs that explore the complexities of modern girlhood, and how the real and digital worlds often blur. Pre-order / pre-save BEAUTIFUL CHAOS HERE.
After the world watched them compete and come together through HYBE and Geffen Records’ groundbreaking Dream Academy show and artist development program (and later, the Netflix docuseries, Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE), the idea of “beautiful chaos” felt oddly comforting. The EP is about cultivating connection, up close and afar, in a world that moves too fast. Wearing lipstick with armor. Embracing the unknown.
KATSEYE – comprising Daniela (Cuban/Venezuelan-American, from Atlanta, GA), Lara (Indian, from New York, NY), Manon (Ghanaian-Italian, from Zurich, Switzerland), Megan (Chinese-American, from Honolulu, HI), Sophia (Manila, Philippines), and Yoonchae (Seoul, South Korea) – expand their creative circle on BEAUTIFUL CHAOS. Returning collaborators like Justin Tranter (Selena Gomez, Chappell Roan) reinforced KATSEYE’s core chemistry, while fresh faces such as Andrew Watt (Lady Gaga, Jungkook), John Ryan (Sabrina Carpenter), and Kristin Carpenter (Nessa Barrett, JISOO) pushed them into new sonic territory.
Lead single “Gnarly,” released last week, is a hard-hitting club banger built on earth-quaking 808s, gritty rave synths and a pugnacious attitude. THE FADER said, “It’s abrasive, camp, totally chaotic…As the first taste of KATSEYE’s next EP, ‘Gnarly’ pushes the group out of its comfort zone as they embrace an edgier sound and discover new elements in their evolving relationship.” Read THE FADER’s Q&A with KATSEYE HERE. Hypebae noted, “The first of its kind, KATSEYE taps the talent of K-pop idols with no rules to creativity — the perfect recipe for genre-defying music.”
The official video for “Gnarly,” directed by Cody Critcheloe, quickly shot to #1 on Trending for music on YouTube and views surpassed 8 million on the platform. Watch HERE. Praising the video as “high-octane,” Billboard said, “We can’t wait to see the journey the girls are about to take us on, and hint: We know it’s good.”
Named an artist to watch for 2025 by VEVO DSCVR and TIDAL and nominated for two 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, the global girl group is the first of its kind, forged within the high standards of the K-pop system, but armed with the explicit goal of smashing through boundaries both cultural and creative. The group made its recording debut with the aptly titled single “Debut” in the summer of 2024, which was featured on Rolling Stone’s “Songs You Need to Know” playlist. KATSEYE’s second single, “Touch,” found a spot on Billboard’s Staff List of “The 100 Best Songs of 2024.” Their chart-topping debut EP, SIS (Soft Is Strong), included both singles plus three new songs.
SIS received widespread critical acclaim, with features running in Interview Magazine; PAPER; the Los Angeles Times (including an appearance on the cover of Image Magazine); Associated Press; Cosmopolitan; V Magazine; OUT Magazine; and the first-ever social-first cover of InStyle. The group performed on “Good Morning America,” “GMA3” “The Kelly Clarkson Show” as well as at the MAMA Awards, where they were joined by the Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders squad. KATSEYE stars in Fendi’s new “Fendi For Yourself” global digital campaign and Pepsi has tapped “Debut” for a new ad campaign.
BEAUTIFUL CHAOS presents the clearest picture of who KATSEYE is as a group and the force that they’re becoming. As they look ahead, they seek to measure success not by stats, sales, or awards, but by the mark they leave behind. “We want KATSEYE to be timeless and to have lasting influence. Not just for now — we want forever," says KATSEYE.
About HYBE x Geffen Records:
In February 2021, HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) and UMG’s Geffen Records officially announced their strategic joint venture partnership — an unprecedented collaboration between an esteemed U.S. record label and the leading K-pop and entertainment lifestyle platform company, brought together to create the world's first U.S.-based, global girl group modeled on the world-renowned K-pop training & development system. This marked the first time a U.S. record label and a K-pop entertainment company were uniting to combine their expertise in artist discovery and development, and music production to assemble, develop, and introduce a group from ground zero. The November 2021 announcement of the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition that followed kicked off the historic JV. Combining HYBE’s global expertise to lead the discovery, training, and development of the group, fan content production processes, and engagement with fans around the world, with Geffen Records' extensive industry network and partners to oversee the music production, marketing, and global distribution operations, the JV aims to debut a new girl group that will transcend national, cultural, and artistic boundaries.
About HYBE:
HYBE, rebranded from Big Hit Entertainment in March 2021, is a global entertainment lifestyle platform company that seeks boundless expansion in order to innovate the music industry. Ever since, HYBE has been expanding its multi-label system including BIGHIT MUSIC, BELIFT LAB, SOURCE MUSIC, PLEDIS Entertainment, KOZ ENTERTAINMENT, ADOR, YX LABELS, NAECO, while HYBE AMERICA also manages its affiliate labels including Big Machine Label Group. In addition to the label business, HYBE established an integrated structure with its solution business that creates concert, video content, game, original story, and retail, as well as a platform business through Weverse, a global fandom platform. Composed of its three headquarters based in Korea, Japan, and the US, the company works towards bringing innovative change throughout the global music industry.
About Interscope Geffen A&M:
Combining the legacies of three of the most influential record labels in modern music history, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999. Headed by Chairman & CEO John Janick, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force in global music, developing chart-topping artists across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop and alternative. Interscope Geffen A&M is part of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company.
KATSEYE | Photo Credit: Rahul Bhatt
