{"id":31583,"date":"2026-08-07T22:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31583"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:48:43","slug":"sophia-laforteza-leaves-girl-group-katseye-before-la-music-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31583","title":{"rendered":"Sophia Laforteza leaves girl group KATSEYE before LA music fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fcomp-56.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>KATSEYE fans hoping to see the group in full this weekend at a Los Angeles music festival are sadly out of luck.<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Laforteza, considered the leader of the group behind hit songs including \u201cGnarly\u201d and \u201cGabriela,\u201d said she\u2019ll miss the Head in the Clouds music festival the group was scheduled to attend Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sophia Laforteza is taking a break from KATSEYE. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@Sophia_laforteza<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lara Raj, Sophia, Megan, Daniela and Yoonchae of KATSEYE attend the 52nd American Music Awards. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sophia Laforteza of Katseye performs onstage during the 52nd American Music Awards. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt truly breaks my heart to have to miss out on a lot,\u201d she wrote. \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. I\u2019m realizing 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><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATSEYE fans hoping to see the group in full this weekend at a Los Angeles music festival are sadly out of luck. Sophia Laforteza, considered the leader of the group behind hit songs including \u201cGnarly\u201d and \u201cGabriela,\u201d said she\u2019ll miss the Head in the Clouds music festival the group was scheduled to attend Saturday. 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