Lee Soo Man’s New Groups Accused Of “Stealing” From HYBE Idol

Fans have made side-by-side comparisons. Koreaboo 9 minutes ago A2O SOUL and A2O LITE, the boy and girl groups launched by former SM Entertainment head Lee Soo Man, have sparked a major controversy over plagiarism accusations. A2O Lite | A2O Entertainment A2O SOUL | SBS The issue sprouted from a collaborative dance performance between the two groups on Music Bank, featuring their breakthrough debut songs “Neon” (A2O LITE) and “Superstar” (A2O SOUL). A2O Lite and Soul members perform a dance break together today.pic.twitter.com/I0XlQqw0Q0 — About Music (@AboutMusicYT) October 30, 2026 As their performance video surfaced online, fans of HYBE boy group TXT voiced their frustration, claiming that the dance routine shared overwhelming similarities with the dance break section of Yeonjun’s solo song, “GGUM.” Posts comparing the two routines surfaced quickly, with fans attacking A2O Entertainment’s creative team for what many called “blatant stealing.” bring back shame bc wtf do you mean yall stole a whole ass choreo from another artist https://t.co/SimJR21jTQ — ioana 𖣘 (@ggumjuniez) October 30, 2026 was that…the ggum dance break…? https://t.co/xY3Hug8goY — 밤 . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁ (@ask4txt) Oc...