Katseye’s Sophia to Sit Out European Leg of ‘Wildworld’ Tour to ‘Focus on Her Well-Being’
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Katseye's label has confirmed that member Sophia Laforteza will not take part in the upcoming European and UK leg of the group's "Wildworld" tour, as she continues to prioritise her wellbeing following a hiatus she announced in early August. The label said it remained "fully committed" to supporting Laforteza with "all the support and resources needed" and asked fans for "warm understanding," stressing that artists' health and long-term wellbeing remain its highest priority.
The European and UK dates run from 1 to 17 September, opening at Dublin's 3Arena on Tuesday before stops in Paris, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, with the tour then moving to North America from 13 October, beginning at Miami's Kaseya Center. It has been a turbulent year for Katseye: member Manon Bannerman took a temporary hiatus in February shortly after the group's Grammys performance, an ankle injury to Megan Skiendiel forced the band to withdraw from Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival, and Laforteza herself stepped back in August. Despite the setbacks, the group notched its first US No. 1 album in August with "Wild".
- Sophia Laforteza will skip Katseye's European and UK "Wildworld" tour dates.
- Label cites her wellbeing, pledges continued support and updates.
- Tour runs 1–17 September before moving to North America in October.
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Katseye are a seven-member girl group formed through a global talent competition run by Hybe (the South Korean company behind BTS) and Geffen Records, blending members from different countries and backgrounds. They found rapid mainstream success, and 2026 has seen them touring behind their album "Wild" while dealing with a run of health setbacks affecting different members at different times.
Sophia Laforteza is one of the group's members. She stepped back from group activities in early August, and her current absence from tour dates is part of that ongoing break rather than a new development.
This matters because it affects fans buying tickets for the affected shows and raises broader questions about the pressures faced by young performers in intensively scheduled pop groups, an issue that has come up repeatedly across the K-pop and Hybe-linked industry in recent years.
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