It’s a quiet Tuesday morning in Malibu, the sun beaming through the windows of a beach house tucked between picturesque hills. Things are peaceful until Lara Raj of KATSEYE bursts in early to the group’s photo shoot for this cover story. She arrives first, which may have something to do with the speeding ticket (her very first) that she got on the commute over. Yes, she drove herself. As Lara retells the story, she says with a grin, “Isn't it kind of iconic?”

That phrase could describe the month KATSEYE has been having. Following the release of “Gnarly,” the polarizing first single off their forthcoming EP Beautiful Chaos , KATSEYE has been everywhere: TikTok FYPs, Korean music shows, and performing at an Urban Outfitters pop-up in Manhattan. The song, written by envelope-pushing hype

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