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Actually, I’m starting to question why HYBE chose to create this group with these kinds of profiles. The more I think about it, the more I feel like several of the members seem to be in situations where they could easily be influenced, manipulated, or pushed into accepting a lot of things simply because they have so much to lose. This is not necessarily a direct accusation, but more of a concern about their emotional, financial, or family-related vulnerability.

For example, Lexie grew up with a single mother after her father left, apparently without paying child support. For her, this group could be a chance to change her life and help her mother financially.

Samara, on the other hand, comes from a more modest background, with parents who work constantly to feed their children. Here too, it’s easy to imagine that this group represents a huge opportunity for her and her family. When you know that your success could help your loved ones escape a difficult situation, you may feel forced to keep going, even if you are suffering or being mistreated.

As for Emily, her family may seem more financially stable, but in Dream Academy, we learned that her parents sent her to live in Los Angeles with a couple they did not really know at first, simply because that couple had “fallen in love with her talent” (weird btw). Personally, I find that worrying. Sending your child to live with adults who were basically strangers in a big city like LA, especially in the entertainment industry, may show a lack of protection or awareness of the risks.

And then there is Sakura. From what we know, she comes from a very rural environment and has not really been going to school since around the age of 8. That makes me wonder what options she would realistically have outside of this group. If her education level or access to normal schooling is limited, then joining this group may become what she sees as her only chance to have a career. But that is exactly what makes her extremely vulnerable, because she may feel like she has no other choice and her parents don’t protect her.

That is what bothers me the most: each of them seems to have a very strong reason to stay in the group, even if the conditions become bad. For some, it is money. For others, it is the pressure to help their family. For others, it may be a lack of parental protection, emotional neglect or the need to be recognized. I am not saying that HYBE necessarily chose these girls only because they are vulnerable, but I still find it troubling that several members have backgrounds that could make them very dependent on this opportunity. When someone feels like a project is their only chance to change their life, they may accept things they should not have to accept.

I sincerely hope the girls are well surrounded, protected and given proper psychological support. Because if they fall into the hands of people with bad intentions, or if the agency does not protect them properly, things could become dangerous very quickly. This group can change their lives, that is true, but exactly because their original lives may not be easier, they might stay even if they are mistreated.

They are all very short, and I think she’s still going to keep growing. She’s only 16, and she already has to bend over just to be at their height.

There are actually several Katseye members who have white european ancestry, and I feel like this point is rarely mentioned. This post might not be that important in itself, but I’ve often seen people say that there are no white girls in the group or that europeans, ethnically speaking, were completely excluded. But that’s not really the case.

If we’re talking about origins, Manon and Megan are both mixed with white european ancestry. Daniela is a descendant of european colonizers/immigrants, with maybe a tiny amount of truly latin american genes. So, in reality, there is more white european ancestry in Katseye than some fans claim.

And that’s exactly what made me think about another point: why is Megan automatically considered asian, while Manon is not always recognized as black/african? They actually have a fairly similar type of mixed background: they are both half white, with the other half connected to another continent. And yet Megan’s identity is rarely questioned, while Manon’s is constantly debated.

People often say there are “4 asians” in the group, including Megan, even though she is mixed. And it’s not like her mixed background is invisible: she is intercontinentally mixed, so she clearly looks like a mixed person, just like Manon. (Definition : "intercontinental mixed ancestry” someone whose mixed background comes from two people from different continents, making the mixed heritage more noticeable). But despite that, people don’t deny Megan’s Asian identity. On the other hand, Manon is regularly accused of using her ghanaian culture to appear “more black” (the same thing happens with Daniela too, although in her case it’s a bit more understandable). I feel like it’s mostly Americans who do this, but still, it’s weird. Why do they do that?

What I don’t understand is the double standard. Megan often highlights her Chinese culture, including in very sexualized concepts, like when she wears shortened traditional Chinese dresses or licks a Chinese sword in Picky up. Yet nobody really seems to accuse her of using or staging her culture.

That’s where I really stop understanding some eyekons. They present themselves as anti-racist, but in the way they treat the members of the group, they sometimes reproduce very racist, colorist, or hypocritical behaviors.

Some people don’t seem to know who he is. Gossip influencers in France are not the same as in the United States, where they often just chase clout. He is literally the original Gossip Girl of Europe!

As a French person, I know this influencer, Aquababe, and honestly, most of the things he says usually turn out to be true. It’s actually kind of scary because he seems to have “moles” everywhere in Europe feeding him information, sometimes random people, but sometimes even well-known people too.

He has a reputation for knowing things that are extremely private and that probably should never be revealed without the person’s consent. He has even allegedly been beaten up before because he exposed intimate secrets about people. That’s how serious it gets.

He also announced the death of a famous French actress about a month before it was publicly confirmed. He also announced that a well-known French rapper was in a coma after a respiratory problem, without the family’s consent. The rapper passed away the next day, on May 17, which confirmed his information.

The same thing happened with Miss France Iris Mittenaere. He revealed that she had allegedly cheated on several of her partners. Nobody believed him at first, but a few hours later, her exes posted Instagram messages that seemed to confirm Aqababe’s allegations.

More recently, he claimed that a violent argument had broken out between influencers during a trip to Egypt, a group of influencers known as "Team Nasdas". He talked about tensions, violent fights, and one influencer allegedly being hospitalized because of a lack of cocaine there. And guess what? It was later confirmed as true by the influencers involved.

Even more recently, after Aqababe posted information about a fight in the Real Madrid locker room, Tchouaméni himself reportedly contacted Aqababe on Instagram to deny it. He explained that “something happened” but that he “couldn’t say anything,” denied that there was a punch, but admitted that Valverde’s head “hit the floor,” while asking him to “keep it discreet.” Aqababe, who was accused of lying after giving his version, decided to publish screenshots of that conversation. Those messages put Tchouaméni in a very delicate position with Real Madrid. And the fight itself was confirmed: Arbeloa, Real Madrid’s coach, confirmed that there had been “an incident” and said that Valverde had a cut, and that both players had apologized.

People still don’t really know how he gets this information. He seems to know about couples, fights, private drama, behind-the-scenes conflicts, everything.

So I don’t think it’s fair to simply say he’s lying. He definitely doesn’t lie all the time. Of course, he can be wrong sometimes, because at the end of the day he depends on what people tell him. But he has been right enough times that people in France take him seriously.

And people also forget that Manon is Swiss. Switzerland is right next to France, and a lot of Swiss people know Aquababe too. Plus, part of Switzerland is French-speaking. So it’s really not impossible that someone in Switzerland who knows about Manon’s situation contacted Aquababe and gave him information.

That doesn’t automatically mean everything he says is 100% true, but it also means people shouldn’t dismiss it immediately just because he’s a gossip influencer. Personally, I believe him until proven otherwise.

EDIT : To add, the “contract scam” thing he mentions at the beginning about her hair texture apparently means that the agency allegedly wrote in the contract that they were not obligated to find her hairstylists who knew how to do her hair, unlike the other girls. That would mean it was up to her to go to hair salons herself to get her hair done so it would be ready in advance. That might be why she always had either African braids or sew-ins/weaves that she kept in the same style for several weeks.