ALPHA DRIVE ONE (Alphadriveone, ALD1, ALD1), a massive new global K-pop boy group in 2026, is achieving unprecedented success.
ALPHA DRIVE ONE (Rio, Junseo, Arno, Geonwoo, Sangwon, Xinlong, Anshin, Sanghyun) officially debuted on the 12th with their mini 1st album and debut album EUPHORIA, and their title track FREAK ALARM achieved a historic feat by taking first place on all three major terrestrial music shows: KBS2 MUSIC BANK, MBC Show! Music Core, and SBS Inkigayo (fourth week of January).
With this, ALPHA DRIVE ONE became the first boy group in about nine years since Wanna One's debut title track Energetic in 2017 to take first place on all three major terrestrial music shows with a debut song, proving an overwhelming start that ranks among the most notable debuts in K-pop boy group history.
ALPHA DRIVE ONE achieved the remarkable feat of winning four music show crowns within two weeks of their official debut, beginning with MBC M and MBC every1's Show! Champion with their debut album title track FREAK ALARM, and going on to win MUSIC BANK, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo, firmly establishing themselves as the 2026 "massive K-pop rookie" who captured both records and public attention upon debut.
At the same time, ALPHA DRIVE ONE has been generating daily buzz by releasing a "FREAK ALARM" challenge video on the group's official SNS featuring various K-pop artists. A large number of artists participated in the challenge, proving ALPHA DRIVE ONE's trending status with clips approaching 10 million views, including TVXQ! Max Changmin, Big Bang Daesung, SEVENTEEN Boo Seungkwan, Apink Kim Namjoo, Oh Ha-young, EXO Chanyeol, Sehun, and ENHYPEN Jungwon (in alphabetical order).
Meanwhile, ALPHA DRIVE ONE plans to continue meeting global fans through active broadcast activities and diverse content.
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