Aespa team up with G-DRAGON for primal new single ‘WDA (Whole Different Animal)’, announce second album ‘LEMONADE’

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The K-pop girl group will soon release their second studio album ‘LEMONADE’ on May 29 via SM Entertainment (pre-order/pre-save here). The recod is said to showcase “the group’s expanded musical range across electronic dance, hip-hop, rock, and R&B pop”.

To celebrate, they’ve shared the first taste of the record, ‘WDA’, which pairs primal, body-shaking beats with sleek, sweltering synths. The song also features G-DRAGON rapping throughout, proclaiming boldly: “She a whole different animal”.

The group have also released a trippy, surreal music video alongside the track, where the band members blur and morph into each other. Watch the video below:

Aespa aespa K-POP GROUP aespa is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment, consisting of Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. Since their debut in 2020, aespa has gained international recognition for their innovative concept that are soon to embark on their ‘COMPLæXITY’ world tour, which begins on August 7 with a two-night residency at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome.

From there, they’ll wrap up their Asian leg with a show at the Taipei Dome, before heading off on their Latin American leg in São Paulo on September 4.

After travelling through the US, they’ll land in the UK and Europe for a run of dates in January 2027. Beginning at Manchester’s AO Arena on the 14th, they’re also set to play a huge show at London’s O2 Arena on the 16th. They’ll then travel through Europe until their final show at Paris’ Accor Arena.

Tickets are on sale now, with UK tickets available to purchase here and US tickets here – see all dates below:

AESPA aespa K-POP GROUP aespa is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment, consisting of Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. Since their debut in 2020, aespa has gained international recognition for their innovative concept that ’S 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR IS: 

AUGUST 2026
7 – Seoul, KR – Gocheok Sky Dome 
8 – Seoul, KR – Gocheok Sky Dome 
11 – Taipei, TW – Taipei Dome 

SEPTEMBER 2026
4 – São Paulo, BR – Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu
6 – Santiago, CL – Movistar Arena
9 – Lima, PE – Costa 21
11 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes
15 – Hamilton, ON – TD Coliseum
18 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
22 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
24 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
26 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
29 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

OCTOBER 2026
3 – Los Angeles, CA – Intuit Dome
6 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
9 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
11 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena

JANUARY 2027
14 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
16 – London, UK – The O2
19 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
22 – Stockholm, SE – Avicii Arena
24 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
26 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
29 – Milan, IT – Unipol Dome
31 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi

FEBRUARY 2027
2 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena

Elsewhere, we spoke to the girl group last September, where member NingNing told us about their hopes for the future.

“We always have high expectations and look forward to something, but it doesn’t always come true,” she told us. “So instead of focusing on that, we want to always deliver what’s best and also try very hard and keep that positive energy within us. If we do that, we can then achieve more than expected and get what we don’t even expect in the future.”

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