Lee Soo Man’s new girl group hit the top of every major Korean chart less than two weeks after debuting. Plus: GOT7’s 10th 100M video, ENHYPEN’s November single and more.
A2O LITE isn’t easing into K-pop.
The new nine-member girl group’s debut single, “NEON,” scored a perfect all-kill on Monday, Oct. 26, Soompi reported. It took less than two weeks after the group’s Oct. 13 debut.
A2O LITE is the first girl group from A2O Entertainment, the new agency started by Lee Soo Man, the founder of SM Entertainment, according to Soompi
What is a perfect all-kill in K-pop?
It’s the top chart honor in Korea. A song gets a certified all-kill when it hits No. 1 on the realtime and daily charts across the country’s major music services, including Melon, Genie, Bugs, FLO, VIBE and YouTube Music, Soompi explained.
A perfect all-kill means it also topped the weekly chart on Instiz’s iChart, which tracks all of them.
“NEON” is only the fourth song to pull it off in 2026, according to Soompi. The others are:
IVE’s “BANG BANG”
AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors”
i-dle Soyeon’s “I’m gonna TOESA”
How many music show wins does A2O LITE have?
Five, all for “NEON.” The latest came Monday on SHOW K-POP, Arirang TV’s new weekly music show hosted by ZEROBASEONE’s Seok Matthew, Soompi reported.
A2O LITE beat NCT WISH’s “I SPY” with 5,388 points. The show premiered Oct. 19 and airs Mondays.
Their fourth win came Sunday on SBS’s Inkigayo.
Which GOT7 video just hit 100 million views?
“NOT BY THE MOON.” The 2020 music video passed 100 million YouTube views shortly before 7 a.m. Korea time on Oct. 26, Soompi reported.
It’s GOT7’s 10th video to reach the mark. The others, according to Soompi, are:
“Just Right”
“If You Do”
“Never Ever”
“A”
“Lullaby”
“Hard Carry”
“You Calling My Name”
“Girls Girls Girls”
“You Are”
GOT7 first released “NOT BY THE MOON” on April 20, 2020, so it took about six and a half years.
What’s on Billboard’s World Albums chart this week?
Plenty of K-pop. Stray Kids’ mini album “THIS & THAT” stayed at No. 1 for an eighth non-consecutive week, Soompi reported. It also spent a 10th week on the Billboard 200, at No. 35.
The rest of the top 10 was busy, too:
No. 2: ENHYPEN’s “THE SIN : BLISS”
No. 3: CORTIS’ “GREENGREEN”
No. 4: BOYNEXTDOOR’s “HOME”
No. 5: Stray Kids’ “KARMA,” in its 57th week
No. 7: &TEAM’s “Mark on Me”
No. 9: BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~”
No. 10: ILLIT’s “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI”
Farther down, LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” landed at No. 14 and ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” at No. 15. NewJeans’ “Get Up” held at No. 20 in its 162nd week on the chart, and aespa’s “LEMONADE” came in at No. 21, according to Soompi.
When is ENHYPEN’s next release?
Soon. ENHYPEN returns Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Korea time with a spinoff single, “THE SIN : PARALLEL WORLD,” BELIFT LAB announced. That’s just two months after the group’s last comeback.
The agency says the single closes out “THE SIN” series and tells a story of “you” and “me” realizing that simply being together is a blessing. A single CD, sold only in the U.S., arrives the same day, and the physical album follows Nov. 23, according to Soompi.
What else happened in K-pop and K-drama?
ATEEZ shared the track list for its 15th mini album, “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.6,” due Nov. 13. It has five songs, including the pre-release single “DRIP” and the title track “UP,” Soompi reported.
tvN’s “100 Days of Deception” hit its highest rating yet, 9.5% nationwide, according to Nielsen Korea. The spy romance stars Kim You Jung and GOT7’s own Park Jinyoung.
The film “Tazza 4: The Song of Beelzebub” passed 2 million moviegoers, the only 19-and-over film to do it this year, according to the Korean Film Council.
If “NEON” keeps this up, A2O LITE’s rookie year could get even louder.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
Soompi (Oct. 25 and 26, 2026), A2O LITE’s all-kill and wins, GOT7’s milestone, the World Albums chart, ENHYPEN’s comeback, ATEEZ’s track list and the ratings and box office news
A2O WORLD on YouTube (Oct. 12, 2026), the “NEON” video
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