Katseye Enrolls at Monster High for Reimagined ‘Fright Song'
For the music video, each member portrayed a monster inspired by their cultural background: Megan became the Huli Jing, a shape-shifting fox spirit from Chinese mythology; Lara embodied a Rakshasa, a supernatural being from Hindu lore; Yoonchae portrayed the Jangsan Beom, a white, tiger-like creature from Korean folklore; Sophia became the Manananggal, a Filipino monster that detaches its upper torso from its lower body; Manon took on the role of a sea monster; and Daniela transformed into a werewolf.
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The video follows the girl group strutting through the hallways of a Monster High-like school and locker room before dropping their flyest choreography to the song's catchy chorus. 'Monster High, Monster, Monster High/Freaky, chic 'n' fly, Monster High,' the group sings in the chorus. 'Where student bodies lie.'
Each member gets their solo lines, embodying each of their monsters with Manon singing from under water, Megan making school supplies levitate, and Megan posting in front of a full moon. 'be yourself, be unique, be a monster,' the girls wrote on Instagram, sharing behind-the-scenes looks from the video.
To celebrate the partnership, each of the girls received personalized dolls modeled after the Monster High characters they portray in 'Fright Song.' Megan and Sophia also shared throwback photos of themselves as young girls unwrapping Monster High doll gifts and posing in character costumes, highlighting the full-circle moment of. thecollab.
'My Monster High doll has a bindi,' says Lara in a behind-the-scenes video of the group receiving their dolls. 'I wish I had a doll with a bindi growing up. I loved Monster High when I was little. I had all of the dolls.'
The new collaboration comes just a week after the group sold out their first-ever tour, the Beautiful Chaos run, which is set for this November and December. The group will stop in cities such as Minneapolis, Toronto, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles.
'It's us stepping into our maturity,' Lara told Rolling Stone last month. 'I feel like this era, we have been a lot more authentically ourselves. I don't have to put on a facade of any kind when talking to anyone anymore. I think that's a beautiful thing, and you can see that more within the album. You see more of our fire.'
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