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The debut single took first place with 6,037 points on the November 8 episode, beating IVE and ILLIT, on a bill that also included BLACKPINK's Jisoo.
A2O LITE's "NEON" won its 11th music show trophy on the November 8 episode of SBS's Inkigayo, Soompi reports, the third time the debut single has taken first place on the program.
The win came with 6,037 points. The other first-place candidates were IVE's "Looks Can Kill" and ILLIT's "You're Under Arrest."
That third Inkigayo win is what earns the triple crown label, a milestone for a debut single.
The group's official account marked the result on November 8, thanking fans in Korean and saying A2O LITE would keep working hard, @A2O_LITE posted on X. The post drew more than 277,600 views, more than 10,000 likes and 2,357 reposts.
A separate post framed it as a closing chapter for the debut. @A2OLITEINTL posted on X on November 6 that the stage was the final encore for "NEON" and the last encore of the debut, a post with more than 229,000 views.
The lineup around the win was deep. BLACKPINK's Jisoo performed "ADDICTED," TREASURE performed "SHOCK," and ILLIT performed "You're Under Arrest," the same song that was up for first place.
RIIZE brought "Insomnia," ZEROBASEONE EMP did "RUN," and TWS performed "Call My Name." RESCENE, P1Harmony, xikers, NCT's Xiaojun, Baby DONT Cry, JUSTB, UNCHILD and IS:SUE also performed.
SBS's own account had teased the group's new intro. @SBSNOW posted on X on November 2 that A2O LITE was bringing a new intro to Inkigayo, which airs Sundays at 3:20 p.m.
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