The track reached No. 20 on Melon TOP100 and No. 3 on Melon HOT100, while also taking the No. 1 spot on the Bugs chart.
“NEON” also reached No. 20 on Genie.
The strong early performance sparked discussion online, with many commenters saying the song reminded them of the distinctive production style associated with older SM Entertainment releases.
Several users also praised the group’s performances and dancing, while others joked that the song was dangerously catchy ahead of South Korea’s annual college entrance exam.
Netizen Reactions
The sampled comments were overwhelmingly positive, with many viewers praising A2O LITE’s performance skills and saying “NEON” evokes the familiar sound of older SM Entertainment releases. Several also joked about the song’s catchiness and the group’s resemblance to earlier K-pop eras.
1. Baby BoA is doing so well, and since it’s a Yoo Young-jin song, my heart is reacting.
2. It’s packed with all those familiar, overflowing old-school sounds Koreans have been listening to forever, so I just end up listening on reflex.
3. It really does have that SM flavor I remember.
4. People are saying it’s not getting good reactions elsewhere? Where? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ You don’t mean other communities, right? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Seriously, X and YouTube are going crazy saying they’ve opened the 5th generation... I guess things like this really are decided by the public. They recognize it immediately.
5. There are so f*cking many groups making comebacks in October, and this is the one that blows up.
6. They were going on about “old fans living in the past” ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ and now it’s doing well. So who’s the old one now?
7. Yoo Young-jin... seriously.... I just can’t quit this flavor...
8. Releasing “NEON BION” right before the CSAT should be banned.
9. They’re seriously so f*cking good on stage. The girl who looks like BoA and the other dance member are the biggest shock to me since NewJeans.
10. Ah, I shouldn’t have read that “mihon and bihon” comment. Now I’ve been saying “mihon and bihon” all day ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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