Aespa releases single 'WDA' featuring G-DRAGON
Aespa released "WDA (Whole Different Animal)" on May 11, the first single from their forthcoming second studio album LEMONADE, and also published a music video that blends reality and digital visuals with multiplying replicas of the four members. The track features rap by G-DRAGON and mixes English and Korean lyrics over bass- and synth-heavy production. The album is set to arrive May 29, following the group's 2024 EP Whiplash, and will be followed by the SYNK: COMPLæXITY world tour beginning August 7 with two nights in Seoul.
Aespa released lead single from LEMONADE featuring G-DRAGON.
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Aespa announced LEMONADE in April after winning Billboard Women in Music group of the…
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