KATSEYE Celebrates ‘Joint Slay’ Performance With HUNTR/X at Coachella 2026

By Ashley Iasimone

KATSEYE just checked off a major milestone from their bucket list after taking the stage at Coachella.

The K pop girl group, now performing as five members Daniela, Lara, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae while Manon is on a temporary hiatus, spoke with Billboard the day after making their debut at the iconic festival in Indio, California on Friday night April 10.

“It was electric,” Lara tells Billboard’s Tetris Kelly while reflecting on their time on the Sahara Stage. “Our dreams came true last night. You know, every interview, if you’ve ever asked our biggest goal it was playing Coachella. We achieved that last night. so I think it’s so much gratitude.”

“It was bonkers,” she continues, as shown in video from KATSEYE’s full interview above. “We went crazy.”

One of the standout moments from KATSEYE’s Coachella set came when they brought out surprise guests HUNTR/X to join them on stage for a shared performance of the Kpop Demon Hunters hit “Golden.”

Yoonchae quickly shared what the moment felt like for the group. “I was so happy to bring HUNTR/X to our Coachella stage. They were really, really nice. They were so sweet. When we started to sing ‘Golden,’ we saw a lot of the crowd was screaming they were so excited. I was so happy about that.”

“It’s really beautiful to have a joint slay on the stage at Coachella,” Sophia adds.

A major highlight for KATSEYE during the festival was also the live debut of “Pinky Up,” their new hyper pop single that dropped shortly before they performed it on stage. The track marks their first release without Manon.

“We absolutely love, love, love the song,” Daniela says. “To perform it for the very first time, debut it at Coachella, was fire. I looked back at the videos and I was like, ‘Guys, we ate that.’ Especially the dance break. The crowd went wild.”

Megan shares her thoughts on the track as well, saying, “I think it’s one of our favorites. It’s very hard hitting, something that makes us feel confident. I think it’s probably pretty high up there.”