Megan of KATSEYE is back to performing on her feet — choreography and all — just one day after staying seated for the duration of a concert due to a recent concussion.
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In clips captured by Billboard at the girl group’s Wednesday (Nov. 11) concert in Dallas, the 20-year-old performer partakes in the rigorous choreography for Billboard Hot 100 hits such as “Pinky Up” and “Animal” alongside bandmates Lara, Daniela and Yoonchae. The only difference is that Megan wears dark sunglasses, presumably blocking out some of the bright, flashing lights.
The day prior, the foursome had performed at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, where Megan remained sitting in a raised chair that was situated off to the side of the stage, wearing sunglasses. Also at the Tuesday (Nov. 10) show, she’d told fans that she was “feeling so much better.”
The day prior, she’d explained on Weverse that she would be performing with “reduced choreography, less intense movement and taking breaks as needed,” as her doctors had recommended that she not “[go] full out just yet.” She’d also said before the Austin concert that she’d “need to be reassessed before returning to unrestricted performances.”
Billboard has reached out to KATSEYE’s reps for comment on Megan’s return to performing as normal and whether the doctor’s reassessment has taken place.
KATSEYE has garnered increased attention over the past week or so, having postponed three shows on its Wildworld Tour due to an “illness” that turned out to be Megan’s concussion. Some fans were upset by the abrupt cancellations of the concerts in Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis, but when the group took the stage in Austin with Megan limited to the chair, their disappointment was largely replaced by concern for her health.
“This is a terrible environment for someone with a concussion,” one person wrote on X at the time. “This is inhumane.”
Even Kesha later chimed in, commenting on Billboard‘s Instagram post about Megan remaining seated in Austin, “This doesn’t feel right to me.”
That concern hasn’t gone away now that the Hawaii native is seemingly back to walking and dancing on stage. “the girl needs TO REST AND HEAL,” one person commented under Billboard‘s clip of the ladies performing “Animal,” while another person wrote, “How is [allowing] someone with concussion to perform even possible?”
KATSEYE’s next concert is set to take place Nov. 14 at Las Vegas’ Grand Garden Arena.
