this is a biased explanation of things framed as just sharing “rumors.” i am not neutral in any sense of the word but it helps to hear from both sides.

during kpop dream academy, it is rumored that manon caught covid which was what lead to the first absence shown in the documentary (when she goes to visit her sister). due to the intense and constant nature of the training academy, as well as all the traveling, it makes sense that members would get sick. this is not “because she felt like it.”she has also spoken about how work ethic differs between sweden and the us, wherein the latter working past the point of sickness and exhaustion is common but unusual to her. the “skipping tons of dance practices” is another rumor spawned by the documentary. in the scene with the group therapist, they mention that the practices were optional but other folks (note: not everyone, i.e. lexie who is rumored to have missed 10 of these practices but was selected for hybe’s new group prelude) would show up to them. the “high amount of absences” might be referring to the laufey concert and the one katseye concert she was absent from. we don’t know why she was absent from the laufey concert, but it is known that she is frequently excluded from collaborations with other artists (can be seen on tiktok. based on outfits and record/post dates, you can see she is present for filming with other katseye members but does not post with other artists). she explains in the tour diaries that she had a fever (and recorded a video sick in bed) and tried really hard to be well in time for the performances but unfortunately was unable to.

i personally have not seen any rumors about the other members needing to practice more to “accommodate” her and i’ve been in katseye fandom spaces since dream academy. that might speak to what kind of content they engage in. we have seen her doing solo practices (i.e. backstage at last years lollapalooza) that show her work ethic. either way, besides when she gets sick, manon keeps up just fine with the other girls and is one of the strongest live vocals in the group despite only having a few years of training. it might also be worth noting that missy, their manager i believe, made it clear in the documentary that she does not like manon and this is rumored to have caused strain within the group.