'Monster Rookie' Alpha Drive One, a Historic Achievement After 9 Years Since Wanna One... Sweeping 1st Place on All 3 Major Broadcasts with Debut Song

The rookie boy group Alpha Drive One (ALD1) has made a spectacular debut in the music industry in 2026, rewriting K-pop history from the very start.

◆ 9 Years After Wanna One... Achieving a 'Grand Slam' On the 27th, the agency Wake One announced that Alpha Drive One (Rio, Jun-seo, Arno, Gun-woo, Sang-won, Sin-long, An-shin, Sang-hyun) has swept 1st place on all 3 major broadcast music shows with their debut title track 'FREAK ALARM'. They caused a stir by dominating KBS2's 'Music Bank', MBC's 'Show! Music Core', and SBS's 'Inkigayo' in the 4th week of January.

It has been about 9 years since a rookie boy group achieved 1st place on all 3 major broadcast music shows with their debut song, following Wanna One's 'Energetic' in 2017. Alpha Drive One has announced the birth of a 'super rookie' that will be remembered in K-pop history with their overwhelming success just 2 weeks after debut. Including their 1st place on MBC M's 'Show! Champion', they have already achieved 4 wins in music shows.

◆ Recognized by Seniors as the 'Trend'... Challenge Fever On the 12th, Alpha Drive One debuted with their mini album 'EUPHORIA', capturing not only impressive results but also public attention. The challenge for the title track 'FREAK ALARM' has attracted legendary senior artists such as TVXQ's Max Changmin, Big Bang's Daesung, EXO's Chanyeol and Sehun, Seventeen's Bumsuk, Apink's Namjoo and Oh Hayoung, and ENHYPEN's Jungwon, drawing significant attention. The challenge videos have garnered explosive responses, nearing 10 million views, proving their trendiness.

Meanwhile, Alpha Drive One, which continues to achieve remarkable records right from their debut, plans to engage with global fans through active broadcasting activities and diverse content.