# IVE, ILLIT, and A2O LITE collide in October girl group showdown

Release page: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/10/ive-illit-a2o-lite-october-girl-group-showdown
Reach map: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/ive-illit-a2o-lite-october-girl-group-showdown
Artist: IVE — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/IVE
Category: comeback
Published: 2026-10-21

## How measured
Server-side crawler hits on this article, counted per vendor and per bot. "Answer-time" means the vendor fetched the page while composing an answer (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User); "training" means bulk collection. These are requests we served — not impressions, not audience, not estimated reach. Crawlers we block are excluded from every number here.

## AI reach
- Answer-time citations: 42
- Total AI reads: 56
- Distinct vendors: 6
- Window: 13 days from first to last crawl

| Vendor | Reads | Kind | Bots |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | 42 | answer-time | OAI-SearchBot 42×/13d |
| Perplexity | 10 | training | PerplexityBot 10×/10d |
| Anthropic | 1 | training | ClaudeBot 1×/1d |
| Amazon | 1 | training | Amazonbot 1×/1d |
| Meta | 1 | training | Meta-ExternalAgent 1×/1d |
| Yandex | 1 | training | YandexBot 1×/1d |

## Human reach
- Media outlets that picked this up: 15
- Social posts tracked: 70
- Listed below: 15 outlets, 60 posts

| Outlet | Lang | Date | Headline | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maeil Business Newspaper | KO | 10-23 | Lee Soo-man's comeback brings major agencies together...October girl group showdown heats up | https://www.mk.co.kr/news/economy/12177892 |
| SBS News | EN | 10-23 | K-Pop Enters Intense Autumn Comeback Rush... Big 4 Joined by Lee Soo-man's New Group, IVE, and PLAVE | https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008790503 |
| Newsis | KO | 10-23 | IVE, ILLIT, and A2O LITE collide in October girl group showdown | https://mobile.newsis.com/view_amp.html?ar_id=NISX20261021_0003835488 |
| 매경이코노미 | KO | 10-24 | Major entertainment companies mobilize for Lee Soo-man's comeback...October girl group showdown heats up | https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/024/0000108993 |
| 매경이코노미 | KO | 10-24 | Major entertainment companies mobilize for Lee Soo-man's comeback...October girl group showdown heats up | https://www.mk.co.kr/news/business/12177892 |
| 국민일보 | KO | 10-24 | Popular girl groups make successive comebacks amid rookie A2O LITE's wave of popularity | https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/20261019501993 |
| Newsis | KO | 10-24 | IVE, ILLIT, and A2O LITE collide in October girl group showdown | https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20261021_0003835488 |
| Cineplay | EN | 10-24 | K-pop Big Four's fall comeback battle: Seventeen, IVE and ... | https://www.cineplay.co.kr/en-us/articles/30127 |
| Maeil Business Newspaper | KO | 10-24 | Major entertainment companies mobilize for Lee Soo-man's comeback... October girl group showdown heats up | https://m.mk.co.kr/amp/12177892 |
| Infoseek News | JA | 10-26 | "Produced by Lee Soo-man" What is A2O LITE's originality?...NMIXX, IVE, BABYMONSTER, and ILLIT make comebacks at the same time | https://news.infoseek.co.jp/article/wowkorea_539392/ |
| Topstarnews | KO | 10-26 | A2O LITE, IVE, and ILLIT collide in October girl group showdown | https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=16258804 |
| K-Pop Post | KO | 10-27 | IVE, ILLIT, and A2O LITE collide in October girl group showdown | https://kppost.com/kpop/%EA%B1%B8%EA%B7%B8%EB%A3%B9-%EB%8C%80%EC%A0%84-%EB%B3%B8%EA%B2%A9%ED%99%94/ |
| K-POPIT | EN | 10-28 | From Lee Soo-man to Yang Hyun-suk: Girl Group Showdown Heats Up | https://k-popit.com/articles/2026102312422 |
| edaily.co.kr | EN | 10-19 | Will 'Lee Soo-man's girl group' dominance be broken…NMIXX and IVE make simultaneous debut | https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=03814646645614560&mediaCodeNo=257&utm_source=naver&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news_syndication&utm_content=original_article |
| raonnews.com | EN | 10-26 | IVE·ILLIT Face Off at the Top Today...RIIZE Also Makes Comeback | https://www.raonnews.com/news/article.html?no=62186 |

| Platform | Account | Date | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TikTok | ok.choom3r | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ok.choom3r/video/7699836026361072926 |
| TikTok | lormeewy | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@lormeewy/video/7699842448293481749 |
| TikTok | wizchae | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@wizchae/video/7699446392074358029 |
| TikTok | universe.jn | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@universe.jn/video/7699797975651978517 |
| TikTok | ive.official | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ive.official/video/7699799331032812806 |
| TikTok | wizchae | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@wizchae/video/7699797885294103821 |
| TikTok | l1zry | 09-09 | https://www.tiktok.com/@l1zry/video/7683538842829196562 |
| TikTok | m2mpd | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@m2mpd/video/7699683608214392082 |
| TikTok | nistannin | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@nistannin/video/7699829173111639303 |
| TikTok | madeforh3aven | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@madeforh3aven/video/7699492126899309857 |
| TikTok | i.lovefood27 | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@i.lovefood27/video/7700015119970880799 |
| TikTok | anyujinloops | 10-21 | https://www.tiktok.com/@anyujinloops/video/7698929763263712533 |
| YouTube | KBS WORLD TV | 10-23 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Ajak8Q8_Q |
| YouTube | MBCkpop | 10-24 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX36821mI5o |
| YouTube | STARSHIP | 10-19 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsNhWkC4neE |
| YouTube | MBCkpop | 10-24 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdsDyqgNkj8 |
| YouTube | IVE | 10-21 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL4y-ZuKzZs |
| TikTok | wony_jangwy | 10-24 | https://www.tiktok.com/@wony_jangwy/video/7700252868166683912 |
| TikTok | ahyeuzii | 10-19 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ahyeuzii/video/7698479842840284438 |
| TikTok | liaave._ | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@liaave._/video/7699773513070071048 |
| TikTok | banchanbites_ | 10-24 | https://www.tiktok.com/@banchanbites_/video/7700267698323787028 |
| TikTok | iamsuabua | 10-20 | https://www.tiktok.com/@iamsuabua/video/7698592316126170398 |
| TikTok | kpop.editor53 | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@kpop.editor53/video/7699706501329341717 |
| TikTok | liz_yeyo | 10-24 | https://www.tiktok.com/@liz_yeyo/video/7700191217274883334 |
| YouTube | KOCOWA TV | 10-24 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CY4tqc3elc |
| YouTube | SBSKPOP X INKIGAYO | 10-25 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vlWbzYKZu8 |
| YouTube | Mnet K-POP | 10-22 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4WghmCMk1o |
| YouTube | Mnet K-POP | 10-25 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwNGR4IO1IQ |
| TikTok | ive.official | 10-25 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ive.official/video/7700568773589224725 |
| TikTok | rukafyi | 10-25 | https://www.tiktok.com/@rukafyi/video/7700585796822207752 |
| TikTok | ok.choom3r | 10-26 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ok.choom3r/video/7700749289416330526 |
| TikTok | ive.official | 10-26 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ive.official/video/7700800889598020884 |
| YouTube | SBSKPOP X INKIGAYO | 10-26 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Xyy-WHyz4 |
| YouTube | SBSKPOP ZOOM | 10-26 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYu1Iw0X8O0 |
| YouTube | STARSHIP | 10-26 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9DcCRjkf1Y |
| TikTok | ive.official | 10-28 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ive.official/video/7701672964953099540 |
| TikTok | diveintocupid | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@diveintocupid/video/7699936763371867399 |
| TikTok | pubg | 10-27 | https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg/video/7701269542831541518 |
| TikTok | gvnt.official | 10-26 | https://www.tiktok.com/@gvnt.official/video/7700906742296825106 |
| TikTok | chaeshyeon | 10-26 | https://www.tiktok.com/@chaeshyeon/video/7701061265451420949 |
| TikTok | idoltrend_ | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@idoltrend_/video/7699743744957893908 |
| TikTok | chae14u1 | 10-27 | https://www.tiktok.com/@chae14u1/video/7701345680391965973 |
| TikTok | ive.official | 09-01 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ive.official/video/7680465463054273799 |
| YouTube | Mnet K-POP | 10-29 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6lZBgWLrs |
| TikTok | haerino00 | 10-29 | https://www.tiktok.com/@haerino00/video/7702192463372438805 |
| TikTok | teqpmivg35046504 | 10-29 | https://www.tiktok.com/@teqpmivg35046504/video/7702198736088222990 |
| TikTok | haerino00 | 10-29 | https://www.tiktok.com/@haerino00/video/7702192603340573972 |
| TikTok | superblue.liz | 10-29 | https://www.tiktok.com/@superblue.liz/video/7702022614117666056 |
| YouTube | Mnet K-POP | 10-29 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYPWWPIbzCc |
| TikTok | mokabestglazer | 10-29 | https://www.tiktok.com/@mokabestglazer/video/7702216342195178766 |
| TikTok | tiiikiiitokkii | 10-29 | https://www.tiktok.com/@tiiikiiitokkii/video/7701893939116182792 |
| TikTok | wxrthae | 10-29 | https://www.tiktok.com/@wxrthae/video/7702199138884128013 |
| YouTube | KBS Kpop | 10-30 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUp3VT8koiM |
| TikTok | iamsuabua | 10-30 | https://www.tiktok.com/@iamsuabua/video/7702566922004466957 |
| YouTube | KBS WORLD TV | 10-30 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBwA5uUMJ6I |
| TikTok | yves___official | 10-30 | https://www.tiktok.com/@yves___official/video/7702470590447226130 |
| TikTok | lizcatpartnerz | 10-30 | https://www.tiktok.com/@lizcatpartnerz/video/7702455290154765590 |
| TikTok | fillion_07 | 10-30 | https://www.tiktok.com/@fillion_07/video/7702377273780866325 |
| TikTok | noahskzah | 10-30 | https://www.tiktok.com/@noahskzah/video/7702577102138117390 |
| TikTok | pubg | 10-30 | https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg/video/7702290299724385550 |

## Attribution
Measured and published by KTRENZ (https://ktrenz.com). Cite as: "KTRENZ Release Reach, IVE, ILLIT, and A2O LITE collide in October girl group showdown".