'Lee Suman's Girl Group' A2O LITE Tops Melon 29 Hours After Debut
Debuted Alongside Boy Group A2O SOUL
“NEON” Tops China’s QQ Music New-Song Chart
The girl group A2O LITE performs at “Welcome to Soulight from A2O Soul A2O LITE,” the global debut show for A2O Entertainment’s idol group, at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on the 12th. Yonhap News Agency
View original image“NEON,” the debut song by rookie girl group A2O LITE, produced by Lee Suman, key producer at A2O Entertainment, reached No. 1 on Melon’s Top 100 just 29 hours after its release. It is the fastest a rookie group’s debut song has reached the top of the chart since Melon revamped it in August 2021.
According to the music industry on October 16, “NEON,” released at 6 p.m. on October 13, topped Melon’s Top 100 at 11 p.m. the following day. It entered the chart at No. 77 on the day of its release and climbed to No. 1 the next day. At 10 a.m. on October 15, it had fallen to No. 6.
“NEON” also reached No. 1 on Melon’s Hot 100 and the Bugs chart. Overseas, it topped charts in a total of eight countries and regions, including Apple Music Korea and the iTunes overall charts in Italy and Malaysia. It entered the iTunes charts in 11 countries and regions and the Apple Music charts in 30 countries and regions, and ranked No. 14 on Spotify’s daily chart in Korea.
“SUPERSTAR,” the pre-release song by A2O SOUL, the 15-member boy group that debuted alongside them, also topped the iTunes K-pop chart in Luxembourg. It also appeared on the iTunes charts in seven countries and regions and the Apple Music charts in four countries and regions.
On China’s QQ Music new-song chart, “NEON” and “SUPERSTAR” ranked No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, while on the popular-song chart they ranked No. 1 and No. 6. “NEON” also topped the global and Korea categories of QQ Music’s Trend Index and music video charts. Its music video, released on October 12, reached No. 1 among trending videos in Korea on YouTube.
Lee Suman, key producer at A2O Entertainment, greets attendees at the global debut show for A2O Entertainment's idol group, "Welcome to Soulight from A2O Soul A2O Light," held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on the 12th. Yonhap News.
View original image“NEON,” by the nine-member girl group A2O LITE, is a dance track combining heavy bass and a cappella. Its lyrics are about moving forward without resting on current achievements. Yoo Young-jin, who has worked with Lee Suman since their time at SM Entertainment, co-wrote and co-composed the song with American producer Dem Jointz.
A2O SOUL’s “SUPERSTAR” is a new synthwave track built around synthesizers. Yoo Young-jin, HANN, who worked on the composition of “STAY” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber, and Gent, who has worked on music by Drake and Doja Cat, were among those involved in its production.
The two groups gave their first performances at their debut showcase, “Welcome to SOULIGHT,” held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on October 12. On October 15, they appeared on Mnet’s “M Countdown,” beginning their music-show promotions.
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The debut also drew attention as the first rookie group Lee Suman has introduced in Korea since leaving SM. In 2023, Lee agreed not to produce music albums in Korea for three years when he sold his stake in SM to HYBE. After the agreement ended in February this year, he returned to music production in Korea through A2O.
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