Girlset on People Comparing Them to Katseye: ‘I Think We’re Both Special in Our Own Ways'

GIRLSET is speaking out about constant comparisons to fellow girl group KATSEYE.

In a newly released interview with Billboard’s Brooke Morrison, the members—consisting of Camila, Lexi, Kendall, and Savanna, responded to online commentary that GIRLSET is JYP Entertainment’s “answer” to the HYBE-formed KATSEYE.

"It shouldn't be about that. It's amazing seeing so many beautiful, young, talented girls from different cultures coming together and making something so great. What they're doing is amazing and they're super sweet,” said Camila near the nine-minute mark in the video linked above.

She continued, “I think it's more about appreciating both. I think we're both special in our own ways … Like, let's just be girl's girls."

Kendall added, "We're doing our own thing," while Camila playfully said, "Let's slay together!"

For context, GIRLSET and KATSEYE were both formed through reality shows that introduced Western audiences to the K-Pop training system and brought together members from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. JYP Entertainment created GIRLSET (then VCHA) on A2K (an abbreviation of "America2Korea"), while HYBE formed KATSEYE through The Debut: Dream Academy, later released on Netflix as Popstar Academy: KATSEYE.

Both companies are major forces in Korean pop, and both girl groups endured similar rigorous pop star training programs. VCHA debuted in January 2024 with the single "Girls of the Year," and KATSEYE followed that June with "Debut."

Elsewhere in the interview, the group also discussed past controversies and changes.

GIRLSET originally debuted as “VCHA” in 2023 with six members, including KG and Kaylee. KG later sued, alleging “abuse and mistreatment” by certain staff members, citing harsh conditions, low pay, and debt. JYP USA said her claims were “exaggerated” but confirmed activities were paused. The lawsuit was settled in early August 2025, and marked KG’s official departure from the company. Kaylee left in July following a health hiatus.

On August 7, JYP announced the remaining members-Camila, Lexi, Kendall, and Savanna-would continue as GIRLSET. Their first single, "Commas," came out on August 29.

"It definitely hit hard at some points,” said Kendall about the group’s headline-generating drama. “Some things were unexpected. Some others were not recent news to us. And I feel like we had a lot of deep, intertwined feelings about everything because obviously of our journey-where we came from, our relationships with people, with the past members, everything.”

Camila added, "It's kind of impossible to sit down and explain everything. I do feel like songs [are] our way of saying how we feel. And I really hope people try to see that as our way of sharing our story, ‘This is what we feel about the situation,’ you know? This is our story."

Kendall added, "You need both sides of the story."