A2O SOUL and A2O LITE Face Plagiarism Accusations After Music Bank Dance Break

A2O SOUL and A2O LITE have drawn plagiarism accusations following a joint dance performance on Music Bank. Fans of a HYBE boy group reacted angrily to the performance and shared side-by-side comparisons, according to the source. The accusations concern alleged similarities, though the source does not specify which parts of the performance fans compared.

The groups performed a dance break together using music from their debut songs: “Neon” by girl group A2O LITE and “Superstar” by boy group A2O SOUL. The collaboration brought the two acts together onstage, and the resulting clips and comparisons prompted discussion among fans.

A2O SOUL and A2O LITE were launched by Lee Soo Man, the former head of SM Entertainment. The source describes the claims as plagiarism accusations and does not provide a response from either group or further details about the alleged similarities. It also does not identify the HYBE boy group involved in the comparisons.