Netizens hit back at other idols.
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A2O LITE‘s live vocals during their first encore have sparked shock after the clips went viral on social media.
On October 20, A2O had their debut THE SHOW performance.
The group got their first win on the show and did their encore.
A2O LITE’s first encore on The Show.
Their debut win with “NEON” came with a clean, well-executed encore. Congratulations! 🥳#A2OLITE #NEON #A2OLITE1stWin #NEON1stWin pic.twitter.com/o42Al551tj
— KPOP Shows (@KshowAnalysis1) October 20, 2026
“NEON” ENCORE by A2O LITE at THE SHOW.#A2OLITE @A2O_LITE pic.twitter.com/m0kdaNFYO7
— A2O LITE INTERNATIONAL FANBASE (@A2OLITEINTL_) October 20, 2026
When the videos were posted, they instantly went viral, and netizens couldn’t stop praising the members for their strong vocals. In particular, when the group announced that they would use AI on the members’ voices, netizens shared that the idols proved they could sing and even compared them to recent controversies involving other groups and their live vocals.
shut down the ai vocal allegations QUICKLY pic.twitter.com/kLgOwVs6wi
— chou ⋆˚࿔ (@s2iyoung) October 20, 2026
does anyone even know how difficult live harmonies are https://t.co/YQsbi8bwGB
— 🍀 (@rosieverse80) October 20, 2026
no in ears, performing the choreo, and having fun , a2o lite you are the standard https://t.co/fTOP7N7gSj
— 에투라. (@2oaxili) October 20, 2026
bang si hyuk spent years convincing people that rookies are physically incapable of serving decent performances and vocals and a2o lite came straight out of the womb to prove that ugly bitch wrong https://t.co/QCztWtgv9d
— sie (@ssoirse) October 20, 2026
WHERE THE FUCK Y’ALL AT NOW, BITCHES?? SAYING THEIR VOICES ARE AI? EAT THAT FUCKING ENCORE 😭 pic.twitter.com/IRebbe2y8y
— َ (@7uids) October 20, 2026
The next day, the group did a live performance for a radio show and once again sparked shock, with many hitting back at other agencies.
they survived their encore stage AND their live radio stage— every kpop agency should be sooooo embarrassed right now https://t.co/Z8z1usVc3p
— springkies (@jekkibby2) October 21, 2026
they never beating the eating cd 3 times a day allegations https://t.co/YzCZKXUGBk
— nad 🪽 (@nitdoicat) October 21, 2026
The fact that a bunch of 13 year olds are outdoing all the big current kpop groups just emphasizes again how much the average talent level has decreased in the era of hybe domination https://t.co/tEXaQL1dpD
— skinltm (@skinltm) October 21, 2026