The MAMA Awards 2024 (Mnet Asian Music Awards) began on November 21 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, and continued on November 22 and 23 at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. This year’s awards show was hosted for the first time in the United States and for the first time outside of East and Southeast Asia, demonstrating just how global K-Pop has become.
This is also seen in global groups, such as MOVES AND Geffen Records‘ KATEYEwho have achieved theirs MOM debut. The group performed a collaborative stage with the LA Rams Cheerleaders. Unfortunately, one member of KATSEYE was missing, much to the disappointment of fans.
On the day of the event, Weverse updated with a short statement explaining this Manon would be absent. He was recovering from an illness.
HI.
This is your KATSEYE community manager.
Unfortunately, due to illness, Manon will be unable to attend this year’s MAMA 2024 Awards. We wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to her joining the members of KATSEYE again.
We apologize to all the fans who were looking forward to seeing Manon perform and ask for your understanding.
—Weverse
Fans were naturally disappointed, especially because Megan he had just returned after an injury break.
No Manon red carpet, no new Manon fancam… no iconic Manon figurines from Mama pic.twitter.com/oV0ZSnBVCc
— essy ✶𝜗𝜚 kats2k🇬🇭 (@rmbpink) November 21, 2024
I came here to see if everyone was excited about Katseye at MAMA and then I saw the news…
Get well soon, Manon
Free these girls from constant LAWD injuries and illnesses pic.twitter.com/0PnFbPpEYy— visit (✶) 🐢 (@not_t0r0) November 21, 2024
While EYEKON was proud of KATSEYE that night, there was talk of Manon’s absence. Some netizens speculated that he missed it because he couldn’t perform the shocking “division” choreography.
THE ICONIC SEPARATION BETWEEN DANI, MEGAN AND SOPHIA!! #KATSEYEatMAMA #KATSEYE #MOM #MAMAAWARDS pic.twitter.com/bFG9p1fwFC
— xo, liyah ۭ‧₊˚⋅ ☆ ˖° (@lucky4life_) November 22, 2024
“manon wouldn’t be able to keep up” we can’t talk about the same manon… pic.twitter.com/J9X2ueqvQP
— ☽ (@hanbinero) November 22, 2024
“Manon withdrew from her mother’s performance because she couldn’t keep up with the choreography” mind you, this is Manon during Dream Academy with a few months of training under her belt. pic.twitter.com/8IK967mJXZ
— xo, liyah ۭ‧₊˚⋅ ☆ ˖° (@lucky4life_) November 22, 2024
Yes, I think that was supposed to be Manon’s part
There’s honestly nothing in this dance break that Manz can’t do
Apart from the split because I don’t know how flexible he is in splitting, he would definitely eat it all up, including the Yoonchae x Dani x Lara part since it’s 3/3 pic.twitter.com/zj7WStu9Tu— Anastacie ᓚᘏᗢ (✶) KATSEYE (✶) (@Katseyetan7) November 22, 2024
Manon is now responding to accusations that she isn’t “flexible” by proving the haters wrong.
She is Daniela they recently held a live broadcast together. She addressed the hateful comments she saw after her absence at the awards show. With Daniela’s encouragement, she showed off her flexibility, doing a split.
🌟 | #KATSEYE Weverse update
Manon and Daniela split live to put to rest ‘Manon is not flexible’ claims after MAMA 2024 performance pic.twitter.com/TvVqyb9axc
— ✶ EYEKONS WORLD ✶ (@eyekonsworld) December 14, 2024
EYEKON loved Manon for silencing the haters in just one moment.
manon addresses the unemployed losers who tried to say she couldn’t do some parts of mama’s performance AND DO A SPLIT while daniela hypes her up IKTRRRR pic.twitter.com/3r06oKMwSZ
— Serena (@heartsmanon) December 14, 2024
PEOPLE WITHOUT WORK “MAN CAN’T DO A SPLIT”
MANON “BET” pic.twitter.com/gsifOwlZUX
— tee⋆𐙚˚⊹♡ (@katzmanzanita) December 14, 2024
Manon is so real for this reason, were you really playing in her face for a… division? pic.twitter.com/ipg6rC8YeF
—umilistimani (@umilistimani) December 14, 2024
Manon is truly multi-talented!
