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  "id": 15981853,
  "title": "Lee Soo-man-produced boy group to release debut album 'Superstar' next month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/lee-soo-man-produced-boy-group-to-release-debut-album-superstar-next",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T01:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261022/lee-soo-man-produced-boy-group-to-release-debut-album-superstar-next-month"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korean boy group A2O Soul, produced by former SM Entertainment head Lee Soo-man, is set to release its debut album Superstar next month, according to its agency A2O Entertainment. The album will be released on November 6 at 6 p.m. and will feature five tracks, including the double lead single Superstar. A2O Soul officially debuted on October 13 with the prerelease single Superstar alongside A2O Light, their first girl group. The boy group will follow up their debut with the new album less than a month later. A2O Light has already seen early chart success with their debut single Neon, which reached No. 1 on Melon's Top 100 songs chart just 29 hours after its release. The group also won first place with Neon on a weekly television music show one week after its debut.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee Soo-man-produced boy group to release debut album 'Superstar' next month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/lee-soo-man-produced-boy-group-to-release-debut-album-superstar-next-15984955",
        "published": "2026-10-22T01:01:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee Soo-man-produced boy group to release debut album 'Superstar' next month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/lee-soo-man-produced-boy-group-to-release-debut-album-superstar-next-15985436",
        "published": "2026-10-22T02:12:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}