Girl group aespa is scheduled to prerelease a single from its upcoming album on May 11, according to SM Entertainment on Monday.

The single, titled "WDA (Whole Different Animal)," is set to go public at 6 p.m. along with its music video.


The agency also uploaded a teaser image for aespa's upcoming single on its official social media channels on Monday. The teaser image shows its three members interacting with a dark, winged creature resembling a winged horse, while Karina wears a set of black wings.

The group's upcoming second full-length album, "Lemonade," is set to feature 10 tracks, including the prereleased single and is scheduled to be released on May 29.

aespa debuted with its first digital single, “Black Mamba,” under SM Entertainment in 2020. The quartet, comprised of members Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning, is best known for hit songs such as “Next Level” (2021), “Spicy” (2023), “Drama” (2024), “Supernova” (2024) and “Rich Man” (2025).

BY LEE JI-WON [lee.jiwon10@joongang.co.kr]