The show must go on? With KATSEYE already down two members due to Manon and Sophia’s hiatuses, the girl group recently played a show in Austin, Texas, with Megan sitting out of the choreography — literally — as she recovers from a concussion.
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As captured in clips from fans at the Wildworld Tour concert at the Moody Center on Tuesday (Nov. 10), members Yoonchae, Lara and Daniela performed their high-intensity, dance-filled set as usual. Megan, however, remained seated in a chair at the side of the stage for most of the show, wearing dark sunglasses. From there, she sang parts of the songs and occasionally grooved along to the beat, but her movement was — understandably — limited.
Regardless, the concussed star seemed determined to be a part of the show. “I’m so excited to be back on this stage,” she told concertgoers over ear-splitting screams at one point in a fan-captured clip from the show. “Thank you guys so much for showing me so much support — I’m feeling so much better.”
The modified performance came after KATSEYE canceled three shows — which had been scheduled to take place in Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis — citing “illness” on behalf of Megan. On Nov. 5, she revealed on her Instagram Story that she’d suffered a concussion, writing that she was “devastated” and “doing everything I possibly can to recover.”
Four days later, she gave an update on Weverse, explaining that the Austin show would go on as planned, but with “reduced choreography, less intense movement and taking breaks as needed” on her end. “I won’t be going full out just yet!” she added. “My doctors have recommended these limitations for now, and I’ll need to be reassessed before returning to unrestricted performances.”
The decision to go forward with the show with Megan sitting down was polarizing among EYEKONs, many of whom expressed concern that she’d be in such a loud, overstimulating environment while dealing with a head injury. “are they serious??? why is she not FULLY on recovery this actually scares me…,” one fan commented on a video posted to X of Megan at the concert. Another person wrote on X, “This is a terrible environment for someone with a concussion. This is inhumane.”
“Katseye def doing an exposé documentary in like 10 years,” another person posted on X. “Having Megan perform like that is wild af im disgusted.”
Billboard has reached out to the girl group’s label, HYBE x Geffen, for comment.
The past few months have been rough on Megan, who sprained her ankle in August. The injury forced KATSEYE to cancel its performance at Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival.
By then, the girl group was already performing with a limited lineup. Manon went on hiatus in February, and since then there’s been no concrete update on when she’ll return. Sophia announced six months later that she was taking a step away to focus on her well-being; however, she’s expected to rejoin the band in January.
