{"id":990633,"date":"2026-08-09T07:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T07:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/990633\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T07:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T07:45:14","slug":"katseyes-sophia-laforteza-takes-temporary-hiatus-to-focus-on-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/990633\/","title":{"rendered":"Katseye\u2019s Sophia Laforteza takes temporary hiatus to focus on mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SEOUL, Aug 9 \u2014 Katseye member Sophia Laforteza is taking a temporary break from the global girl group\u2019s promotional activities to focus on her mental health and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The singer will step back after consultations with medical professionals, with Katseye saying she has the group\u2019s \u201cutmost support\u201d, Variety reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing thorough consultations with medical professionals, it has been advised that she take dedicated time for extended rest and ongoing care to ensure a full recovery,\u201d the group said in a statement posted on Weverse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Sophia herself is eager to perform alongside her members, the health, safety, and long-term well-being of our artists will always remain our highest priority.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">[Notice] Sophia&#8217;s Upcoming Schedule Notice<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6VrGIboVV6\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/6VrGIboVV6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hAEK5OiUi8\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hAEK5OiUi8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KATSEYE (@katseyeworld) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katseyeworld\/status\/2085746847608615296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Laforteza later addressed fans herself, saying the decision had been particularly difficult because it meant missing performances and other activities with her bandmates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt truly breaks my heart to have to miss out on a lot,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know how much I love being on stage, performing, and sharing these moments with you. Making this decision wasn\u2019t easy, but I\u2019m learning that health has to come first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m realising that if I don\u2019t take care of my mind and body now, I won\u2019t be able to keep doing what I love the most for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laforteza was also absent from the Los Angeles premiere of the documentary Katseye: Wild Hearts on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about her missing bandmate on the red carpet, Katseye member Lara Raj told Variety: \u201cShe\u2019s not feeling well, but she says hi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hiatus comes at a busy point for Katseye, with the group preparing to release its new EP, <strong>Wild<\/strong>, on August 13 before heading out on tour later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Laforteza is also the second Katseye member to announce a temporary hiatus in 2026, after Manon Bannerman stepped back from group activities in February.<\/p>\n<p>Katseye\u2019s remaining members are Daniela Avanzini, Raj, Megan Skiendiel and Yoonchae Jeung.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEOUL, Aug 9 \u2014 Katseye member Sophia Laforteza is taking a temporary break from the global girl group\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":990634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[36],"tags":[210,16147,397217,517,223338,67,132,68,397216,397218],"class_list":["post-990633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-katseye","tag-los-angeles-premiere","tag-mental-health","tag-sophia-laforteza","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-weverse","tag-wild-hearts-documentary"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117064442153574663","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=990633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/990634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=990633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=990633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=990633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}