KATSEYE’s new song “Gnarly” opens with a megaphone pressed right up against your ear. “They could describe everything with one single word,” member Yoonchae says before listing a bunch of things that they consider to be “gnarly”: Boba tea, Teslas, fried chicken, a party in the Hollywood Hills. Megan cuts in to deliver a “Oh my God is this reaaaaal” in an arching drawl drenched in the graveliest vocal fry. You don’t need to see them to visualize them rolling their eyes. Then the beat drops.⁠ ⁠ There has not been a katseyeworld song like this before. Since forming in 2023 through the HYBE and Geffen Records-created competition show Dream Academy, the members of KATSEYE — Sophia, Daniela, Manon, Lara, Megan, and Yoonchae — have finetuned the formula of what the world wants from a girl group in 2025. Their 2024 debut EP SIS (Soft Is Strong), bolstered by the slinky “Debut” and their bubblegum-hued viral hit “Touch,” delivered craveable girl group pop that was both relatable and aspirationa...