KATSEYE member Lara is yet again at the center of major criticism— this time over a dance video.
Lara Raj | @lararaj/Instagram
Lara recently shared an original dance routine to Beyoncé’s “Sandcastles” on her social media, triggering intense reactions.
The comments under Lara’s video criticized her massively for failing to capture the essence of a painful song like “Sandcastles,” and representing the lyrics with sexy dance moves instead.
Netizens on X also tore into Lara, not only criticizing her for the dance, but also accusing her of trying to build an image as the “Beyoncé of the group.”
and if i say the Lara dance video to Sandcastles feeds into the black stereotypes of over sexualization and not taking our pain seriously. and the sexy/sensual dance cover to a song that Beyoncé wrote about being cheated on completely shows that. pic.twitter.com/n1yVsvwjly
— Pokenon ONLY (@TheePokenon) October 30, 2026
Enough is ENOUGH LARA RHAJ. YOU WILL NEVER BE THE BEYONCÈ OF FLOPSEYE LET IT GOOOOOO!!!!! Tone deaf & still can’t dance btw pic.twitter.com/D6jtB1QFXe
— PopBerry (@rubyrudevampire) October 29, 2026
lara dancing to ‘sandcastles’ is so interesting cause what about that song made you want to do all that for ?… esp since beyoncé has so many other, better, well fitted songs for dancing in a bra and panties to
— madame president akos 🗡️ (@WOEFULFAE) October 29, 2026
What in the everloving fuck is she doing. https://t.co/WBkapBNdMu
— Ji 🌹✨ I miss Istoria 😔 (@roses_of_ji) October 30, 2026
Meanwhile, Lara was recently at the center of a massive controversy after making her Paris Fashion Week debut.
KATSEYE’s Lara Accused Of “Appropriating” Her Own Culture With Controversial Styling