Lee Soo-man, 74, teaches 13-year-old Aiching a kick—and also smiles as A2O LITE takes off

[Financial News] Producer Lee Soo-man, who has returned to the K-pop market, and rookie girl group A2O LITE, which he produced, are generating buzz online.
Following an AI dance video and a video of actual choreography instruction shared by Girls' Generation member Sunny, an anecdote about Lee Soo-man celebrating the group's No. 1 finish on a music show by picking up the tab at a restaurant also drew attention.
Sunny, who works as a producer at A2O Entertainment, has helped the younger artists prepare for their debut by taking part in trainee training and providing guidance during recording sessions. Also Lee Soo-man's niece, she has recently been actively promoting A2O LITE's activities on social media.
On the 15th, Sunny shared a video on social media with the caption, “So precise!!!! Are you joining us for M Countdown next week?” She also added the hashtag, “Even if you add up all the members' ages, they can't beat a single person.” The video uses AI to place the faces of Lee Soo-man and producer Yoo Young-jin over choreography by A2O LITE members Siri and Aiching. It made people laugh to see the two seemingly perform the group's perfectly synchronized choreography to its debut song “NEON.”
Then, on the 25th, Sunny posted a video of Lee Soo-man actually teaching the choreography, along with the caption, “Behind-the-scenes footage celebrating A2O LITE's debut song ‘NEON’ earning its first No. 1 on a terrestrial music show.” The video shows Lee demonstrating the moves and explaining the choreography in front of Aiching and Siri. Sunny added the hashtag, “Sneaking in and out through the back door again for a while.”


An anecdote about Lee Soo-man paying for the restaurant customers' meals also caught the public's eye. On the 22nd, IZE Magazine's social media account posted a video of Lee ringing the so-called “golden bell” at a barbecue restaurant near Yaksu Station in Seoul's Jung District.
Lee reportedly paid for the meals of everyone at the restaurant. The video shows customers cheering and chanting his name after Lee greeted them with, “Enjoy your food!” Lee responds by raising both arms.
IZE Magazine explained that Lee had arranged the gathering to celebrate the successful conclusion of the “Sidae Forum,” held on the 21st, and A2O LITE's No. 1 finish on a music show.
A2O LITE is a nine-member girl group under A2O Entertainment, founded by Lee Soo-man. The group released its debut song “NEON” on the 13th. The song topped Melon's Top 100 about 29 hours after its release.

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