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KATSEYE - 'WILD' Album Review (Patreon)

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2026-08-17 21:08:26
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2026-09
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Okay, friends! I'm really glad I checked out this EP from KATSEYE. I think... I like it. I definitely am getting a little bit of a sense of what this era is for KATSEYE and the overall vibe they are giving us. It isn't as "wild" as we speculated it would be. I think they ARE growing up and maturing, they are finding the balance of quirky/campy and commercial pop, they are settling into a visual aesthetic that is really cohesive. And, more than anything, they are feeling more grounded and present than I've gotten from them in a while.

We need to give these girls a lot of grace. They survived an intense training program then the most chaotic (and traumatic) survival show experience, they had a very twisted narrative put all over Netflix and have been dealing with the fallout of that ever since, they ROCKETED up to the highest form of stardom way faster than they'd been trained/prepared to and have been going with this intense schedule non-stop, then the company has pretty much been encouraging people to talk about drama after drama (instead of their music or anything else). They've been going through it and, at the end of the day, these are just some young girls who desperately wanted to be artists and do what they love.

It always come back to criticizing the company for putting them in this position, NEVER about criticizing the girls themselves. I don't feel like I should have to say that but... apparently I do. Hahaha.

I think, at this point, I am liking KATSEYE. I'm not loving them the way I did when they first debuted, the way I did with the first big opportunities they had. I think this is a strong release and a good place for them to be right now as they get their bearings again. Their commercial success is massive, so they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. I hope as they rest, as they keep performing, as they keep writing music (and getting songs included in official releases, hopefully!), we'll see them really find their identity and settle into the greatness they are/can be.

I will always support them. I am not overly excited about this album, but I'm proud of them and I support them.

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juney

That Way is so good for them! It feels like such a natural progression from SIS era Katseye. I need it playing in the grocery store asap. Bel Air feels like a waste of that slot on a 5 song EP. It feels like it would suit better on the tail end of their debut album? Hybe sublabel girl groups have such an issue with full albums. Le Sserafim having debuted in 2022 only have 1 real full album (Unforgiven being more of a composite album), and NewJeans/Illit/Katseye all without a full album. I understand it is more grippy/fast fashion, but on a 5 track EP we don’t need a filler track. I’m sure HxG has plenty of demos, not sure why Bel Air made the cut except for maybe that it was a Charli XCX demo similar to Gabriela? But it is a song that just doesn’t suit a group the way it does a solo artist… I feel bad that everyone is saying the demo is better but it seems like a trap they could’ve avoided. I think I’m starting to accept Katseye more in their current direction, and a debut album to flesh out their sonic identity feels like the most natural next move for them. Same with ILLIT but lemme not get my hopes up.

Geosamarquez

I honestly couldn’t care less about them having moments where they sound flat, or make mistakes. That is what a live performance is! Things are not gonna be perfect and that is okay… I think the use of pitch correction and lip syncing is damaging for the industry because when an artist has moments where they sound flat or make a mistake they will compare it to performances where pitch correction is used. I think when it comes to backtrack in instances when they are not doing choreo why are there backtracks? I really have a bone to pick with their management.

sammi

It’s interesting they don’t cover Sophia portion, did they do the same for manon? I swear they cover her vocals in performances. I get groups have to make a choice but I wonder what goes into that thought process. When Mingi in ATEEZ took a year off he still recorded for all the music they released that year just never performed it. Lia from itzy didn’t participate at all during her year off.