Lexie got onto SAINT SATINE because she was one of the pre-announced members from the earlier HYBE x Geffen project, while the final spot was filled later through World Scout: The Final Piece —so the lineup wasn’t built all at once.

What happened

  • Lexie was already included before the final member reveal, alongside Emily and Samara.
  • The remaining fourth member, Sakura, was selected later through the survival show finale.
  • That’s why it can look confusing if you only saw the later drama around the final lineup and assumed everyone was chosen at the same time.

About the “didn’t want KATSEYE” part

From the public coverage I found, Lexie had previously been a contestant in the earlier Dream Academy/KATSEYE-era pipeline, but the reports here don’t confirm that she personally “didn’t want KATSEYE.”

What is clear is that she later ended up in the newer group project instead of KATSEYE, which is why people are connecting the dots and speculating online.

Why people are talking about it

A lot of the current discussion is less about the official lineup process and more about fan theories, backlash, and clips people interpret as awkward or unhappy reactions during the final reveal.

So the short version is: Lexie didn’t “skip” KATSEYE and then randomly appear in SAINT SATINE; she was carried forward in the later HYBE x Geffen group project after the earlier trainee phase.

TL;DR: Lexie was part of the pre-selected SAINT SATINE lineup from the start of this newer project, and the final member was added separately later. The public sources I found do not verify the claim that she didn’t want KATSEYE.