(SM Entertainment)

K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation announced on Wednesday it would introduce its ninth Japanese single this spring.

Girls’ Generation, or SNSD, will unveil “Catch Me If You Can” on April 22, marking its first single as an eight-member team since Jessica’s departure in 2014.

The group is set to head for Japan to work on the upcoming single soon.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)