Inside KATSEYE on ‘Tonight Show’: Their Wild ‘Animal’ TV Debut, Thanking Fans for ‘Support’ During Sophia & Manon Hiatus (Exclusive Photos)
KATSEYE on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on Wednesday night, Aug. 12) to make their late-night performance debut — and Billboard was inside Studio 6B for their latest visit. We were also in the building when KATSEYE visited Fallon for their first sit-down back in February, but this time, they took the stage for the television performance debut of their latest single “Animal,” the Ed Sheeran-co-written hit that debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Global 200.
- ▪KATSEYE on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on Wednesday night, Aug.
- ▪12) to make their late-night performance debut — and Billboard was inside Studio 6B for their latest visit.
- ▪We were also in the building when KATSEYE visited Fallon for their first sit-down back in February, but this time, they took the stage for the television performance debut of their latest single “Animal,” the Ed Sheeran-co-written hit that
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KATSEYE on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on Wednesday night, Aug. 12. Todd Owyoung/NBC Trending on Billboard if ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) { pmcCnx.cmd.push(function() { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins: { pmcAtlasMG: { iabPlcmt: 2, } } }, playerId: '4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed', playlistId: 'b7dab6e5-7a62-4df1-b1f4-3cfa99eea709', }).render("connatix_contextual_player_div"); }); } else { // This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it's event time. window.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer(); } KATSEYE are just about to unleash their new album Wild on Friday, but first, the global girl group dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday (Aug.
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