A2O LITE win Show! Music Core with 'NEON' without performing
A2O LITE took first place on the October 31 (KST) episode of MBC's Show! Music Core with their debut digital single 'NEON', beating NMIXX and IVE with 6,557 points.
A2O LITE won first place on the October 31 (KST) broadcast of MBC's Show! Music Core with 'NEON', according to Sports Today and Celuv Media. The group did not appear on the episode, Sports Today reported.
The other nominees were IVE with 'Looks Can Kill' and NMIXX with 'Birthday Wish'. Sports Today reported the totals as 6,557 points for A2O LITE, 4,673 for NMIXX and 3,978 for IVE.
'NEON' is A2O LITE's debut digital single, released October 13 at 6 p.m. KST by A2O Entertainment. Celuv Media reported the Music Core trophy is the group's seventh music show win.
Confirmed
- A2O LITE released the debut digital single 'NEON' on October 13, 2026 at 6 p.m. KST, according to the official music video description from A2O Entertainment.
Reported by other outlets
- Sports Today and Celuv Media report that A2O LITE won first place on the October 31 (KST) episode of MBC's Show! Music Core with 'NEON', competing against IVE's 'Looks Can Kill' and NMIXX's 'Birthday Wish'.
- Sports Today reports the final scores as A2O LITE 6,557 points, NMIXX 4,673 and IVE 3,978, and that A2O LITE won without appearing on the show.
- Celuv Media reports this is A2O LITE's first Show! Music Core win and their seventh music show trophy overall, after wins on The Show, Show Champion, M Countdown, Inkigayo and Show K-pop.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM analysis: Winning without appearing on the broadcast suggests 'NEON' is scoring mainly on digital and album points rather than live votes.