"MANON ONLY JOINED KATSEYE BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO BE FAMOUS!"

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The video taps into a current controversy surrounding a K-pop group, offering a critical perspective that resonates with fans who feel the company is treating one of its members unfairly. The creator's passionate delivery and direct accusations likely contributed to engagement and sharing.

Summary

The creator criticizes the K-pop company HYBE and Geffen for allegedly mistreating and punishing a group member named Manon. The creator argues that Manon is being singled out and punished for her political activism and that the company's actions are driven by anti-Blackness and a desire to control their idols.

Structure

1Criticism of Manon's treatment within the group Katseye.
2Accusations of the company forcing Manon into hiatus and punishing her.
3Theories about the company's motives, including anti-Blackness and control.
4Comparison to other K-pop groups and their hiatuses.
5Discussion of Manon's political activism and its potential impact.
6Critique of the company's handling of diversity and "diversity capitalism".

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MANON ONLY JOINED KATSEYE BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO BE FAMOUS! AND THE OTHER GIRLS DIDN'T? LIKE WHAT? YOU MEAN TO NONE OF THE GIRLS WHO AUDITIONED FOR KATSEYE, WHO DID THE MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS OF TRAINING AND SINGING AND DANCING AND VISUALS, ALL OF THAT PART OF THIS GLOBAL GIRL GROUP, YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT NONE OF THEM WANTED TO BE FAMOUS EXCEPT FOR MANON? SH*TTING ME. LIKE, REALLY? NO, YOU'RE UPSET THAT FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS THAT ON THIS FORCED HIATUS, THAT SHE IS STILL GETTING GIGS, SHE IS STILL SHE'S DOING COLLABORATIONS, DEALS, SHE'S DOING MODELLING, CELEBRITIES AND ARTISTS. SHE WAS INVITED TO BE ON THE COACHELLA STAGE EVEN PERFORM WITH KATSEYE, SHE WAS INVITED TO BE UP THERE. SHE'S ON BAD BUNNY'S STAGE IN FRANCE. NO, A LOT OF YOU GUYS F*CK OFF INTO OBLIVION, BUT SHE SAID AND ALSO OTHER PEOPLE SAID NO, BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE THAT'S WHAT MADE KATSEYE SO INTERESTING AND APPEALING. SHE WAS THE VISUAL. THE VISUAL HAS LEFT, NOT A LOT REALLY INTERESTED IN KATSEYE ANYMORE, MYSLEF INCLUDED. AND Y'ALL ARE MAD AT THAT, YOUR F*CKING ANTI-BLACKNESS, YOU WANNA SAY, SHE ONLY DID SHE'S GREEDY, SHE'S SELF, SHE'S LAZY, SHE DOESN'T WANNA BE IN THE GROUP. SHE HAS SAID MULTIPLE TIMES THAT SHE IS HEALTHY. THIS HIATUS IS NOT FOR HEALTH REASONS. PUNISHED. THIS IS NOT LIKE NORMAL HIATUSES, AND I DON'T CLAIM TO BE LIKE, A SUPER K- K-POP FAN, KNOWLEDGE, OTHER IDOLS, K-POP OR WHATEVER GROUPS THAT WERE ON HIATUSES, THEY WERE STILL OTHER MEMBERS. MENTIONED BY THE COMPANY. THEIR VOCALS HAVE OUT IN SONGS. NOT BEEN CUT OUT IN MUSIC VIDEOS. THEIR OTHER MEMBERS COULD STILL TALK AND NOT TREAT WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED." PART OF THEIR CONTRACTS! THEY CAN'T TALK OR COMMENT ON EACH OTHER'S POSTS, DADADA- YEAH, AND YOU A F*CKING PROBLEM? WHY ARE YOU GUYS DEFENDING THIS COMPANY? WHAT KIND OF F*CK** CONTRACT SAYS THAT YOU CAN'T TALK TO YOUR OTHER MEMBERS IN THE GROUP? THAT YOU CAN'T COMMENT "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" ON THEIR INSTAGRAM POST? LIKE, WHAT THE F*CK? ALL SIGNS POINT TO THE COMPANY HATES MANON, AND THEY'RE FORCING THE OTHER GIRLS TO HER OR ASSOCIATE WITH HER. THEY'RE TRYING TO SINGLE HER OUT AND PUNISH HER. WE KNOW THE FULL DETAILS. WE MAY NOT WHO KNOWS? OUR BUSINESS, A COUPLE OF THEORIES. ONE, MANON REFUSING TO BREAK HER F*CKING BONES AND SACRIFICE HER ENTIRE HEALTH FOR SINGING AND DANCING BECAUSE AS WE HYBE AND GEFFEN LIKE TO WORK THEIR F*CKING IDOLS TO THE BONE. YOU GUYS GENUINELY LOVE WHEN YOUR FAVORITE IDOLS PASS OUT ON WHEN THEY'RE SO WHEN THEY SAY IN HOURS, OR THEY REHEARSE FOR SEVERAL HOURS A DAY AND OF SLEEP. YOU GUYS ARE NOT NORMAL. AND THINK, "THIS IS SO I LOVE THESE IDOLS BEYOND BECAUSE THEY'RE TALENTED AT SINGING AND DANCING. I LOVE WHO I LOVE THEM AS PEOPLE. PLEASE STOP TREATING THEM LIKE THAT AND TREAT THEM LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE. GIVE THEM NORMAL F*CKING WORKING HOURS, GIVE THEM NORMAL NO, YOU GUYS LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU AS HUMANS, AND IT'S F*CKING AND MANON WAS ONE OF THE FEW MEMBERS OF TALKING AGAINST THAT, PUSHING AGAINST THAT, PUSHING AGAINST THIS TOXIC WORK CULTURE. ALL LIKED THAT, BUT NO, LIKE THAT. THAT'S ONE THEORY. AND THE SECOND BECAUSE SHE WENT CONCERT THAT WAS SUPPORTING PALESTINE REMEMBER THAT CLIP "FREE PALESTINE, YOU KNOW, TO THE PAPARAZZI? YEAH, HYBE AND GEFFEN ARE RAN BY Z*ONISTS? THAT. I DIDN'T THAT HAPPENED IN JANUARY, ON THE FORCED HIATUS. SO YEAH, THE TIMING... AND SPARE ME "EVERYONE FOLLOWS EYEONPALESTINE ON AN INSTAGRAM THOUGH!" WOW, GREAT F*CKING ACCOMPLISHMENT. YOU FOLLOW AN INSTAGRAM PAGE THAT SAYS PALESTINE ON THERE. OKAY? MANON WENT TO A BENEFIT CONCERT THAT WAS RAISING FUNDS FOR PALESTINE AND SUDAN, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT CAN ACTUALLY HELP THE PEOPLE IN THOSE NATIONS, AND NOT JUST FOLLOWING AN INSTAGRAM PAGE. F*CKING WEIRD. YOU CAN'T COME KATSEYE IS F*CKING BORING WITHOUT MANON, MANON WAS FORCED THIS HIATUS, WE ALL CHECKED THEY'RE BORING. THE VISUAL IS THE PERSONALITY IS GONE. HAVEN'T YOU HEARD OF RAINBOW CAPITALISM BEFORE? JUST F*CKING DIVERSITY CAPITALISM. IT WAS ALL DIVERSITY CAPITALISM THE AND NOW THEY THEIR BLACK GIRL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT HER ANYMORE. AND NOW THEY'RE BECAUSE NO ONE ABOUT THEM ANYMORE. BUT EVERYONE GIVES A F*CK ABOUT MANON.

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Imagine defending a corporation known for ab*sing their idols and being completely r*cist because you’re anti-Black and can’t stand Manon is still getting more attention than the rest of the girls now entering the 5 month mark of her forced hiatus. #katseye #manon #manonbannerman #dreamacademy

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Transcript

Manon only joined Katseye because she wanted to be famous! And the other girls didn't? Like what? You mean to tell me that none of the girls who auditioned for Katseye, who did the months and months and months of training and singing and dancing and visuals, all of that part of this global girl group, you're telling me that none of them wanted to be famous except for Manon? Sh*tting me. Like, really? No, you're upset that for the past five months that on this forced hiatus, that she is still getting gigs, she is still she's doing collaborations, deals, she's doing modelling, celebrities and artists. She was invited to be on the Coachella stage even perform with Katseye, she was invited to be up there. She's on Bad Bunny's stage in France. No, a lot of you guys f*ck off into oblivion, but she said and also other people said no, because people like that's what made Katseye so interesting and appealing. She was the visual. The visual has left, not a lot really interested in Katseye anymore, myself included. And y'all are mad at that, your f*cking anti-blackness, you wanna say, she only did she's greedy, she's self, she's lazy, she doesn't wanna be in the group. She has said multiple times that she is healthy. This hiatus is not for health reasons. Punished. This is not like normal hiatuses, and I don't claim to be like, a super K- K-pop fan, knowledge, other idols, K-pop or whatever groups that were on hiatuses, they were still other members. Mentioned by the company. Their vocals have out in songs. Not been cut out in music videos. Their other members could still talk and not treat who shall not be named. Part of their contracts! They can't talk or comment on each other's posts, dadada- Yeah, and you a f*cking problem? Why are you guys defending this company? What kind of f*ck** contract says that you can't talk to your other members in the group? That you can't comment "Happy Birthday" on their Instagram post? Like, what the f*ck? All signs point to the company hates Manon, and they're forcing the other girls to her or associate with her. They're trying to single her out and punish her. We know the full details. We may not who knows? Our business, a couple of theories. One, Manon refusing to break her f*cking bones and sacrifice her entire health for singing and dancing because as we Hybe and Geffen like to work their f*cking idols to the bone. You guys genuinely love when your favorite idols pass out on when they're so when they say in hours, or they rehearse for several hours a day and of sleep. You guys are not normal. And think, "This is so I love these idols beyond because they're talented at singing and dancing. I love who I love them as people. Please stop treating them like that and treat them like normal people. Give them normal f*cking working hours, give them normal No, you guys like that because you as humans, and it's f*cking and Manon was one of the few members of talking against that, pushing against that, pushing against this toxic work culture. All liked that, but no, like that. That's one theory. And the second because she went concert that was supporting Palestine remember that clip "Free Palestine, you know, to the paparazzi? Yeah, Hybe and Geffen are ran by Z*onists? That. I didn't that happened in January, on the forced hiatus. So yeah, the timing... and spare me "Everyone follows eyeonpalestine on an Instagram though!" Wow, great f*cking accomplishment. You follow an Instagram page that says Palestine on there. Okay? Manon went to a benefit concert that was raising funds for Palestine and Sudan, you know, things that can actually help the people in those nations, and not just following an Instagram page. F*cking weird. You can't come Katseye is f*cking boring without Manon, Manon was forced this hiatus, we all checked they're boring. The visual is the personality is gone. Haven't you heard of rainbow capitalism before? Just f*cking diversity capitalism. It was all diversity capitalism the and now they their black girl because they didn't want her anymore. And now they're because no one about them anymore. But everyone gives a f*ck about Manon.