Alpha Drive One
Alpha Drive One | |
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| Also known as | ALD1 |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2025–present |
| Labels | Wake One |
| Members |
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Alpha Drive One (Hangul: 알파드라이브원; stylized in all caps; abbreviated as ALD1) is an upcoming South Korean global boy group formed through Mnet's reality competition show Boys II Planet, and managed by Wake One. The group consists of eight members: Junseo, Arno, Leo, Geonwoo, Sangwon, Xinlong, Anxin, and Sanghyeon. They are scheduled to debut in early 2026 and are reported to promote under a five-year contract.[1]
Name
The name is intended to represent the group's ambition: Alpha for striving toward excellence, Drive for passion and momentum, and One to signify unity as one team.[2]
History
Formation through Boys II Planet
Alpha Drive One was formed through Mnet's reality competition series Boys II Planet, which aired through July 17 to September 25, 2025.[1] During the live finale, host Kim Jae-joong announced that the new group name would be Alpha Drive One (abbreviated ALD1), uniting the eight final contestants.[3] The final lineup of eight members was confirmed during that broadcast, with global voting across 223 countries and regions, tallying approximately 26.5 million votes.[4] The group is reported to debut in early 2026 promote under a five-year contract following their debut.[5]
Before appearing on the program, several members had already been active or preparing for activities in the entertainment industry. He Xinlong made his debut in JYP Entertainment's boy group Boy Story on September 21, 2018.[6] Kim Jun-seo participated in Under Nineteen, where he ranked 9th and made his debut as a member of the project group 1the9 and later debuted as a member of WEi under Oui Entertainment on October 5, 2020.[7] Lee Leo and Lee Sang-won were pre-debut trainees of Big Hit Music's pre-debut boy group, Trainee A, but the group never came to debut and the members ended up going their separate ways. Zhang Jiahao and Zhou Anxin participated in the KBS2 reality competition show Make Mate 1 in 2024 and both were eliminated in the final episode after ranking 10th and 14th respectively.
Members
- Kim Jun-seo (김준서)
- Arno (아르노)
- Lee Leo (이리오)
- Kim Geon-woo (김건우)
- Lee Sang-won (이상원)
- He Xinlong (허씬롱)
- Zhou Anxin (조우안신)
- Chung Sang-hyeon (정상현)
Filmography
Television shows
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys II Planet | Reality competition show determining Alpha Drive One's members | [4] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""Mnet's K-pop audition program 'Boys II Planet' debuts new boy band Alpha Drive One"". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ↑ "'보플2' 알파드라이브원 그룹명 확정..제베원 잇는 초대형 신인 탄생할까". Korea Daily (in 한국어). September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ↑ 윤효정 (September 26, 2025). "'보이즈플래닛2' 제베원 잇는 알파드라이브원 탄생...5년 활동". News1 (in 한국어). Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "'보이즈 2 플래닛' 최종 데뷔 멤버 8인 확정...'알파 드라이브 원' 탄생". iMBC (in 한국어). September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ↑ 오서린 (September 26, 2025). "'보이즈2플래닛' 알파드라이브원, 2026년 데뷔→5년 활동한다...제로베이스원은?". TopStar News (in 한국어). Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ↑ Herman, Tamar (September 23, 2018). "JYP Entertainment-Produced Chinese Group Boy Story Releases First Single Enough". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Choi, Jieun (October 5, 2020). "위아이(WEi) 강렬한 무대". Top Daily Korea (in 한국어). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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