Ousted From SM, Lee Soo-man Just Beat the NCT He Built: A2O LITE Tops NCT WISH on Inkigayo

Lee Soo-man speaking at the CISAC World Congress in Seoul, 2024

On October 25, Lee Soo-man’s A2O LITE beat SM’s NCT WISH for No. 1 on SBS Inkigayo, 6,060 to 5,587. NCT was his own blueprint. NCT WISH sold 1.26 million albums, but NEON won the charts.