KATSEYE's 'Animal': Ed Sheeran-Written Single Brings Demi Moore Cameo Ahead of 'WILD' EP

KATSEYE's new song 'Animal' arrived at midnight ET on July 24, 2026, the second pre-release single from the six-member group's third EP 'WILD,' out August 14 via HYBE x Geffen Records. Co-written by Ed Sheeran and produced by Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin, 'Animal' is described in the group's press materials as 'a bold, flirtatious pop anthem that celebrates embracing your wild side,' built on punchy rhythms and a hook the label says shows the group's growth as a global pop force.

Directed by Cody Critcheloe, the 'Animal' music video trades KATSEYE's usual candy-pop palette for a moodier, spy-thriller register — Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia, and Yoonchae move through red-lit hallways and office corridors in glam, shadow-heavy styling, a look the group teased with a 32-second clip featuring the lyric 'Keep your secret safe with me.' The single artwork follows the same visual language: a figure in a leather trench coat and stiletto heels framed by window-shaped beams of red and black light, evoking classic spy-film iconography rather than the group's earlier bubblegum aesthetic.

The single's writing credits mark a notable get for KATSEYE: Ed Sheeran co-wrote 'Animal' alongside producers Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin, pairing the group with hitmakers who have shaped pop records across genres in recent years. The video adds another crossover moment, with Academy Award-nominated actress Demi Moore appearing in a cameo that plays into the track's theme — as the label frames it, 'the tension between the polished versions of ourselves we present to the world and the uninhibited energy that emerges behind closed doors.' The video premiered simultaneously on MTV Live, MTVU, and Paramount's Times Square billboards, a rollout scale that reflects KATSEYE's rising crossover profile following their 2026 Grammy nominations.

'Animal' follows 'Pinky Up,' released in April around the group's Coachella performance, as the second confirmed single from 'WILD.' The five-track EP arrives August 14, two days after KATSEYE's first theatrical documentary, 'KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS,' directed by Nadia Hallgren, opens in cinemas worldwide on August 12. The EP era culminates in the WILDWORLD Arena Tour, which launches September 1 and has already sold out — capping a summer stretch that stacks a documentary, an EP, and a tour launch inside roughly three weeks.