A2O LITE: “NEON” tops Melon’s Top 100 in 29 hours
“NEON” reached No. 1 on Melon’s Top 100 in 29 hours. A2O LITE’s debut single was in sixth place the following morning.
Article automatically translated from French.
“NEON,” A2O LITE’s debut single, reached No. 1 on Melon’s Top 100 on October 14, 2026, at 23:00 KST. The track had been released the previous day, October 13, 2026, at 18:00. It took just 29 hours to top the chart, a timeframe also noted by Yonhap, citing music industry experts.
That climb to the top was followed by a drop: Yonhap reports that “NEON” had slipped to sixth place by the morning of October 15, 2026. The single reached the summit quickly but did not hold onto the spot through the following morning.
01A debut single following the group’s unveiling
A2O LITE is a nine-member girl group launched by A2O Entertainment, the agency founded by Lee Soo-man, who also founded SM Entertainment.
The group was introduced at a showcase at KINTEX in Goyang on October 12, 2026. “NEON” was released the very next day.
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