Album
WDA (Whole Different Animal) (Feat. G-DRAGON)
Release Date
May 12, 2026
Label
Composers / Lyricists
G-DRAGON, Ryan S. Jhun, Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Varick "Smitty" Smith
Participating Members
Karina
Giselle
Winter
Ningning
About the Song
《WDA (Whole Different Animal)》 is a bold pre-release single by aespa, featuring G-DRAGON, released in 2026 as part of WDA (Whole Different Animal) (Feat. G-DRAGON) under SM Entertainment. Composed by Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Varick “Smitty” Smith, Ryan S. Jhun, and G-DRAGON, the track fuses aespa’s futuristic world-building with G-DRAGON’s unmistakable presence, turning its heavy, stylish energy into a statement of confidence, transformation, and a whole different kind of power.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
i gotta deal with me now
don’t worry about what else is going on
don’t worry about what else is going on
it is what it is, they’d be like “Who’s she?”
she’s a Whole Different Animal
got the beast unleashed deu-reo-nae-neun Teeth
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
jeo teu-gi-jeo-meul neo-meo tto
why you tryna glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
to the P.O.S got me
(to it, to it, to it, to it)
Whole Different Animal
she’s a Whole Different Animal
got the beast unleashed deu-reo-nae-neun Teeth
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
jeo teu-gi-jeo-meul neo-meo tto
why you tryna glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
to the P.O.S got me
(to it, to it, to it, to it)
Whole Different Animal
it is what it is, they’d be like “Who’s she?”
she’s a Whole Different Animal
got the beast unleashed revealing Teeth
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
beyond that singularity again
why you tryna glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
to the P.O.S got me
(to it, to it, to it, to it)
Whole Different Animal
she’s a Whole Different Animal
got the beast unleashed revealing Teeth
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
beyond that singularity again
why you tryna glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
to the P.O.S got me
(to it, to it, to it, to it)
Whole Different Animal
she a Whole Different Animal different animal
Whole Different Animal different animal
Whole Different Animal different animal
iced up but furious
my scars so glorious
embrace the danger
kiss kiss the pressure
she da chief who she
back it up, proof read
wrote it on my body, i’ve had enough
ui-sim eop-si da-si tto nae-di-dyeo
my scars so glorious
embrace the danger
kiss kiss the pressure
she da chief who she
back it up, proof read
wrote it on my body, i’ve had enough
ui-sim eop-si da-si tto nae-di-dyeo
iced up but furious
my scars so glorious
embrace the danger
kiss kiss the pressure
she da chief who she
back it up, proof read
wrote it on my body, i’ve had enough
stepping out again without a doubt
my scars so glorious
embrace the danger
kiss kiss the pressure
she da chief who she
back it up, proof read
wrote it on my body, i’ve had enough
stepping out again without a doubt
why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
say why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
nal ga-dul-su-rok
i just get harder harder
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
say why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
nal ga-dul-su-rok
i just get harder harder
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
say why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
the more you trap me
i just get harder harder
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
say why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
the more you trap me
i just get harder harder
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
it is what it is, they’d be like “Who’s she?”
she’s a Whole Different Animal
mo-deun ge ba-kwin da-eum dan-gye-ui Breed
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
jeo teu-gi-jeo-meul neo-meo deo wan-byeok-hae-jin Glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
ain’t nobody that can
(do it, do it, do it, do it)
Whole Different Animal
she’s a Whole Different Animal
mo-deun ge ba-kwin da-eum dan-gye-ui Breed
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
jeo teu-gi-jeo-meul neo-meo deo wan-byeok-hae-jin Glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
ain’t nobody that can
(do it, do it, do it, do it)
Whole Different Animal
it is what it is, they’d be like “Who’s she?”
she’s a Whole Different Animal
everything changed, a next-level Breed
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
beyond that singularity, a more perfect Glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
ain’t nobody that can
(do it, do it, do it, do it)
Whole Different Animal
she’s a Whole Different Animal
everything changed, a next-level Breed
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
beyond that singularity, a more perfect Glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
ain’t nobody that can
(do it, do it, do it, do it)
Whole Different Animal
she a Whole Different Animal different animal
Whole Different Animal different animal
Whole Different Animal different animal
oh now you wanna hear me huh
oh now you wanna hear me huh
oh now you wanna hear me go crazy crazy
da-beun nae a-ne iss-eo
come test me test me
do som’n do som’n talk, loud, do som’n
custom fit cheo-reom dal-la i’m som’n
it’s a new era, feel som’n
oh now you wanna hear me huh
oh now you wanna hear me go crazy crazy
da-beun nae a-ne iss-eo
come test me test me
do som’n do som’n talk, loud, do som’n
custom fit cheo-reom dal-la i’m som’n
it’s a new era, feel som’n
oh now you wanna hear me huh
oh now you wanna hear me huh
oh now you wanna hear me go crazy crazy
the answer is inside me
come test me test me
do som’n do som’n talk, loud, do som’n
different like a custom fit, i’m som’n
it’s a new era, feel som’n
oh now you wanna hear me huh
oh now you wanna hear me go crazy crazy
the answer is inside me
come test me test me
do som’n do som’n talk, loud, do som’n
different like a custom fit, i’m som’n
it’s a new era, feel som’n
why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
say why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
jit-nu-reul-su-rok
i just get harder harder
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
say why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
jit-nu-reul-su-rok
i just get harder harder
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
say why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
the more you press down
i just get harder harder
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
say why they don’t be talkin’ about this, i wanna talk about
the more you press down
i just get harder harder
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
it is what it is, they’d be like “Who’s she?”
she’s a Whole Different Animal
mo-deun ge ba-kwin da-eum dan-gye-ui Breed
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
jeo teu-gi-jeo-meul neo-meo deo wan-byeok-hae-jin Glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
ain’t nobody that can
(do it, do it, do it, do it)
Whole Different Animal
she’s a Whole Different Animal
mo-deun ge ba-kwin da-eum dan-gye-ui Breed
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
jeo teu-gi-jeo-meul neo-meo deo wan-byeok-hae-jin Glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
ain’t nobody that can
(do it, do it, do it, do it)
Whole Different Animal
it is what it is, they’d be like “Who’s she?”
she’s a Whole Different Animal
everything changed, a next-level Breed
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
beyond that singularity, a more perfect Glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
ain’t nobody that can
(do it, do it, do it, do it)
Whole Different Animal
she’s a Whole Different Animal
everything changed, a next-level Breed
she’s a Whole Different Animal
body on heat
beyond that singularity, a more perfect Glitch
(crash, crash, crash, crash)
ain’t nobody that can
(do it, do it, do it, do it)
Whole Different Animal
(G-DRAGON Baby!)
fire in the hole, out the whiplash
he’s livin’ on a whole ’nother level, G is
why aren’t you girls different anymore
a-ma gyae-ne tta-ne-neun
mwol, i-ppeun-de. ji-neun, mwo?
i’ma get it down it
Action, Reaction, deom Ceremony
get ya ’Dragon go-ma-se-ri i’m on it
hash-tag aes P.A, meon-chi-kin doe-ni Mo’
pae-wang-saek gi-se
fire in the hole, out the whiplash
he’s livin’ on a whole ’nother level, G is
why aren’t you girls different anymore
a-ma gyae-ne tta-ne-neun
mwol, i-ppeun-de. ji-neun, mwo?
i’ma get it down it
Action, Reaction, deom Ceremony
get ya ’Dragon go-ma-se-ri i’m on it
hash-tag aes P.A, meon-chi-kin doe-ni Mo’
pae-wang-saek gi-se
(G-DRAGON Baby!)
fire in the hole, out the whiplash
he’s livin’ on a whole ’nother level, G is
why aren’t you girls different anymore
maybe in their own minds
so what, she’s pretty. what about him?
i’ma get it down it
Action, Reaction, bonus Ceremony
get ya ’Dragon just do it, i’m on it
hash-tag aes P.A, becoming a Munchkin Mo’
spirit of the supreme King
fire in the hole, out the whiplash
he’s livin’ on a whole ’nother level, G is
why aren’t you girls different anymore
maybe in their own minds
so what, she’s pretty. what about him?
i’ma get it down it
Action, Reaction, bonus Ceremony
get ya ’Dragon just do it, i’m on it
hash-tag aes P.A, becoming a Munchkin Mo’
spirit of the supreme King
Whole Different Animal ha ah
(she a Whole Different Animal) uh ah
(different animal)
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
Whole Different Animal ha ah
(she a Whole Different Animal) uh ah
(different animal)
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
(she a Whole Different Animal) uh ah
(different animal)
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
Whole Different Animal ha ah
(she a Whole Different Animal) uh ah
(different animal)
give me all smoke, gun powder powder woah!
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
특이점
(teu-gi-jeom)
singularity
💡 Note: The specific point where personal evolution or technological growth becomes uncontrollable and transformative
의심
(ui-sim)
doubt
💡 Note: A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction about one’s self or abilities
기세
(gi-se)
spirit
💡 Note: A powerful aura or momentum that dominates and overwhelms the surrounding atmosphere
짓누를수록
(jit-nu-reul-su-rok)
the more one presses down
💡 Note: An expression describing how external pressure only serves to make one’s inner strength more resilient
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The song portrays a fierce declaration of evolution and raw power, identifying as a Whole Different Animal that has transcended normal boundaries. It highlights the intensity of a beast unleashed, turning scars into glory and ignoring the doubts of others to step into a new era of dominance.
