Lee Soo Man's Comments About Underage Idols Spark Disgust Amid A2O LITE's Debut

Recently, A2O LITE 's debut has sparked controversy over the young ages of the idols, with the youngest members being just 13 years old.

It also sparked more anger when netizens saw the nature of one of the youngest member's outfits.

Amid the ongoing discourse on the young ages of the members, a video of Lee Soo Man and BoA has gained attention, sparking fury towards the SM Entertainment founder.

During the video, Lee Soo Man explained that, for him, idols needed to debut between the ages of 13 and 15 so they could succeed between the ages of 16 and 18. At such a young age to debut, he explained that when choosing trainees, they would select those between 10 and 12, adding that "We thought even 9 or 7-year-olds were fine."

Netizens were disgusted by how Lee Soo Man said it so nonchalantly, explaining that his comments about how they trained and debuted idols so young were a form of "grooming" and that this was the reason that idols were being exploited.

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