Alpha Drive One, who is about to debut, completed the final run of becoming "one team" among eight members through the Mnet Plus original 'Alpha Drive One Let's Go (ALPHA DRIVE ONE Let's Go)'.
The final episode of the Mnet Plus original 'Alpha Drive One Let's Go', released on the 6th, began with an unpredictable mission that started at Han River Police park and wrapped up the journey by containing the members' candid confessions and a time to envision the team's future.
On that day's broadcast, Alpha Drive One, who visited Han River Police park, opened with a new appearance of an 'alpaca.' In front of the members who boldly opened the door, mysterious figures who were already seated in the vehicle appeared. The 'shadows' wearing the members' name tags. Soon the mission was revealed: "One by one, each will take turns having a one-on-one match with their shadow, and only the winning member can board the alpaca." The losing members would have to run to the destination themselves, which further ignited the members' competitive spirit.
The youngest, Sanghyun, who went first, challenged a 'coin-flip for one minute' mission against a shadow with an unusually large physique and won with momentum. Next, Rio took on his first-ever chicken fight mission but sadly lost, and Ansin had an unexpected close match in thigh wrestling but failed the mission. Geonwoo won after a fierce hand-wrestling match and succeeded in boarding the alpaca; Sangwon lost in arm wrestling, and Junseo sadly tasted defeat in the 'increase your pedometer count for one minute' mission. Arno, who is so dizzy he cannot ride a carousel at an amusement park, challenged the 'spin around an elephant trunk 10 times then blow a whistle' mission trying to push past his limits but ultimately failed. Shinlong, who went last, displayed concentration in the palm-slapping mission and beat his shadow, creating a dramatic reversal.
But the missions did not end there. All members gathered again to take on a giant puzzle mission. In this mission, the condition to complete the puzzle was to find one hidden 'saboteur.' As they searched for pieces of their own faces, members grew puzzled as pieces disappeared one by one, and then the hints 'yellow' and 'ONE DESTINY' were revealed, and the deduction intensified. The sound director, who had been lingering around the members under the pretext of the microphone, was pointed out as the saboteur, and a hidden puzzle piece was found in his clothes, revealing the truth of the mission. The members matched each other's face pieces one by one to complete the puzzle, and at that moment a secret space opened and a surprise debut celebration party for Alpha Drive One was held.
At the surprise debut celebration party, alongside a cake-cutting ceremony, the members about to debut continued with candid stories. Rio said, "I sometimes wonder how I will feel when we debut," and added, "I think I'll really feel it when I meet a lot of ALLYZ and do promotions." Sangwon said, "These days we talk a lot about teamwork, and I like that it seems to be heading toward a positive synergy," and Junseo agreed, saying, "I think the process of having serious conversations for a better direction itself is a sign that we're becoming a real team."
Looking back on the time spent running toward the single goal of 'debut' for three months, the members also showed affection for one another. Shinlong said, "I really love the members, and I want to be together with good songs and good works going forward," conveying his sincerity. Among them, the members mentioned the youngest line such as Ansin and Sanghyun as the 'most improved members,' and Shinlong drew attention by picking Rio, who has shown more responsibility since becoming leader.
At the end of the broadcast, the members defined the team's image in one sentence for the future. Sanghyun said, "a team that will become closer by exchanging more hearts," Shinlong said, "a team that will live more like a family and leave a great history," Sangwon said, "a team that continues to carry the moments we yearned for," Junseo said, "a group that grows steadily even if slowly." Geonwoo said, "a distinctive team," Arno said, "a group that can leave its name in K-pop history," Rio said, "a team whose eight different charms will be remembered by the public," and Ansin said, "a team I want to keep playing with," closing out the final run.
The final episode of 'Alpha Drive One Let's Go' drew a clear starting line for Alpha Drive One's official debut on Jan. 12 by portraying everything from the process of overcoming themselves, like the showdown with the shadows, to the eight members' sincerity and the team's direction ahead of their debut.
The final episode of the Mnet Plus original 'Alpha Drive One Let's Go,' which captured Alpha Drive One's final run toward their debut, will also air on Mnet at 8 p.m. on the 7th.
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