A new group, ALPHA DRIVE ONE (Alpha Drive One), proved its potential as a "super rookie" by achieving record results just one week after its formation.
As of 1 p.m. on the 4th, the official Instagram follower count for Alpha Drive One (Kim Gun-woo, Kim Jun-seo, I Rio, Lee Sang-won, Jang Zi Ahao, Jeong Sang-hyeon, Jo Woo Anxin, Heo Xinlong) surpassed 1 million in about a week. Even before debut, TikTok followers reached 850,000, and X (formerly Twitter) followers neared 240,000, showing a rapid spread of a strong global fandom.
The numerical achievements are not limited to followers. Three short videos under 30 seconds accumulated over 50 million views across official SNS channels. It started with an 11-second practice room video featuring all eight members, which exceeded 15 million views within two days of release and drew an explosive reaction.
The heightened interest continued during the official live broadcasts. The Instagram live held on the 3rd saw viewers increase by more than 200% compared with the first broadcast. On that day, Alpha Drive One revealed the team chant for the first time to celebrate one week since the formation of the one team and shared a meaningful time with fans.
The chant the group revealed is "ONE DESTINY, DRIVE TO THE TOP." It expresses the members' and fans' commitment to unite as a single "community of destiny" and reach the top of K-pop. Since the group name itself means ▲ALPHA (the goal of aiming for the best) ▲DRIVE (passion and momentum) ▲ONE (one team), this chant concisely reflects Alpha Drive One's identity.
The hand sign Alpha Drive One also revealed represents the action of starting the engine, conveying the message that they will start sprinting together with fans.
Meanwhile, the contest to determine Alpha Drive One's official global fan club name is currently underway. True to a group that runs with fans while shouting "ONE DESTINY," attention is focused on what name the global fans will choose as the official fan club name through direct participation.
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