From the Grammy stage to Studio 6B: KATSEYE are set to make their late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon next week, days after their very first Grammy Awards ceremony, Billboard can exclusively reveal.
The global girl group — Sophia Laforteza, Lara Raj, Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeung, Megan Skiendiel and Manon Bannerman — will sit down with Fallon on Wednesday night’s show at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and streaming next-day on Peacock. Before that, on Sunday night, KATSEYE will perform at the 2026 Grammys, where they’re up for their first two nominations: best new artist and best pop duo/group performance for “Gabriela.” All eight best new artist nominees will perform on the show.
While they didn’t know the full details, EYEKONS have been anticipating this Tonight Show announcement ever since the late-night show’s social accounts posted a video earlier this week of Fallon snacking on a raw zucchini. The group’s most recent song, “Internet Girl,” includes the memorable refrain “eat zucchini, eat zucchini” — so Fallon did just that.
During Wednesday’s sit-down, KATSEYE is set to announce details connected to an “exciting new partnership,” The Tonight Show revealed, so stay tuned for more on that. In addition to KATSEYE, Wednesday’s episode will also feature interviews with actor Ethan Hawke and NFL star Myles Garrett, plus a performance by Nick Jonas.
Billboard News‘ Tetris Kelly caught up with KATSEYE on the red carpet at Spotify’s Best New Artist Party on Thursday night, where they talked about some of the cheeky reactions to “Internet Girl” and just what “eat zucchini” really means.
“The whole point of ‘Internet Girl’ was to poke fun at going viral and the fun of it,” Sophia said. “So everybody, all the reactions, we were just like, ‘That’s the whole point of the song!’”
As for the zucchini, Lara explained that everyone’s interpretation is “a personal thing, but I think what I would say if someone’s like, ‘Oh my God, I hate your shirt,’ you should be like, ‘Go eat zucchini.’” Noted!
To catch the KATSEYE appearance, tune in to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, and streaming next day on Peacock.
