Is KATSEYE "WILD" Their Best EP... or Their Worst?
CCTV: The Nonstop Pop Show PodcastAugust 21, 202601:20:50

Is KATSEYE "WILD" Their Best EP... or Their Worst?

KATSEYE dropped “WILD”, their third EP, and we went track by track for an honest review... and this might be the most critical we have ever been about them. We are rooting for KATSEYE….Biggest group in pop right now, a sold-out world tour, an Ed Sheeran co-write, a lost Charli XCX song reborn, and yet the actual music keeps coming up beneath what these women deserve.

Chris, Chantel and guest host Jasmine break down every track from the meme-hyperpop of "Pinky Up" to the deeply divisive "Hootie Frutti," the Y2K bounce of "That Way," and Lara's self-produced bonus "Unloveu." The question we keep circling: with a machine this expensive behind them, why does so much of “WILD” sound so disposable?

Sophia and Manon are both on hiatus…where do KATSEYE go from here?

Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:05 - Sophia’s hiatus
• 5:08 - “Wild” Info
• 6:07 - Wild Hearts film
• 10:30 - Album Cover and Visuals
• 13:58 - “Pinky Up”
• 19:52 - “Animal”
• 33:48 - “Hootie Frutti”
• 48:17 - “Bel Air”
• 57:24 - “That Way”
• 1:04:00 - “unloveu”
• 1:11:11 - Cut or Keep
• 1:12:47 - Overall Thoughts & Final Rating

References:

• “Pinky Up” MV https://youtu.be/7F1ET2XHQfk?si=Ik2uBLWqwmsRzHoi
• “Pinky Up” Live at the American Music Awards 2026 https://youtu.be/k3VwwLeorsU?si=5xE1Pk4vZYylFiWz
• “Animal” MV https://youtu.be/m7k9UMcHbr0?si=MKFj4-Kw3-mZYwCn
• “Animal” Celebrity Substitute Version https://youtu.be/UdoR4R_5El0?si=aMDdx7l_de1AshXR
• “Animal” Live at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon https://youtu.be/bmBEfh-yNYY?si=baHm61E-itiQpdgh
• “Hootie Frutti” MV https://youtu.be/is8UDe2PhKQ?si=6wTbp4HCdBvrrFvh
• “Bel Air” Charli XCX demo https://youtu.be/IsHOPnR_LGI?si=drcT4Va1WmpAxP0D
Animal Ed Sheeran, Bel Air Charli XCX, Cut or Keep, EYEKONS, Katseye,