Cats Eye won two awards including Rookie of the Year at the Japan Gold Disc Awards

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KATSEYE, a global girl group of Hive-Geffen Records, proved its hot local popularity by winning the major category trophy of "The Japan Gold Disc Award."

According to the Japan Record Association on the 11th, KATSEYE was selected as the "New Artist of the Year-Western Artist category" in the "40th Japan Gold Disc Awards." They were also on the list of winners of the "Best 2 New Artists-Western Artist category," which counts the top two teams in record sales, digital download, and streaming, winning two awards.

The six members of KATSEYE (Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia, and Yoon Chae) expressed their gratitude to their fans through their agency, saying, "We sincerely thank you for loving and supporting our music," adding, "I want to visit Korea and Japan once again to create more special moments."

The "Japan Gold Disc Awards" is a prestigious music award ceremony hosted by the Japan Records Association since 1987. In particular, "New Artist of the Year" is the highest honor in the rookie category, which has been won by pop star Olivia Rodrigo and British rock band The Last Dinner Party.

Shortly after its debut in 2024, KATSEYE visited Japan during the Asian promotion tour and shared sympathy with fans. Since then, in August last year, he appeared at Japan's largest music festival "Summersonic 2025" in Tokyo and performed hits such as "Gnarly," "Gabriella," and "Touch," drawing tens of thousands of audiences to enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, KATSEYE's second EP "BEAUTIFUL CHAOS" ranked 113th in the U.S. Billboard 200 (March 14). The album, which reached the chart's highest fourth place (July 12, 2025), has been in the charts for 36 consecutive weeks. Earlier, KATSEYE also posted "Gabriela (21st), "Internet Girl (29th)" and "Gnarly (82)" on the Billboard main song chart "Hot 100."

KATSEYE is a team formed through the audition project "The Debut: Dream Academy" based on the "K-pop methodology," and is considered a representative success story of the "Multi-home, Multi-genre" strategy led by Chairman Bang Si-hyuk of Hive. They will be on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April.

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