She will be joining five other girls in the upcoming group.
On Saturday, Korean entertainment company Hybe Labels unveiled the debuting line-up from their girl group search ‘Dream Academy’.
The very first to be announced was Filipina contestant Sophia Laforteza. After her, other members were named: Lara, Megan, Daniela, who are from the USA, Yoonchae from South Korea, and Manon who is from Switzerland.
The ‘global’ girl group’s name has also been revealed to be Katseye (pronounced as cat’s eye). The upcoming group will be under the management of Hybe Labels and Geffen Records.
Laforteza, 20, is the daughter of singer-actress Carla Guevara-Laforteza and executive chef Godfrey Laforteza.