ALPHA DRIVE ONE made K-pop history by becoming the first male group in nine years to win a triple crown on all three major music programs broadcast from South Korea with their debut song “Freak Alarm.”
The rookie boy group, formed through Mnet’s survival show “Boys II Planet,” secured wins on KBS “Music Bank,” MBC “Show! Music Core” and SBS “Inkigayo” within two weeks of their official debut on January 12, 2026.
The eight-member group, consisting of Leo, Junseo, Arno, Geonwoo, Sangwon, Xinlong, Anxin and Sanghyeon, also won their first music show trophy on MBC M’s “Show Champion” on January 21, bringing their total to four wins.
The achievement marks a significant milestone in the history of K-pop. The last boy group to accomplish this feat was Wanna One in 2017 during their debut promotion with “Energetic.” Among female groups, second mk.
ALPHA DRIVE ONE earned their third trophy on the January 24 broadcast of “Show! Music Core,” where their debut song “Freak Alarm” earned 7,192 points, defeating ILLIT’s “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” and ENHYPEN’s “Knife.” The group completed the triumph with a fourth win over “Inkigayo” on January 25, scoring 5,023 points against WOODZ’s “Drowning” and LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI”. soompi reported.
The group’s debut mini album “Euphoria” also achieved commercial success, selling 1,441,270 copies in its first week. This figure represents the second-highest first-week sales for a debut album in Hanteo Chart history, following ZEROBASEONE’s 2023 “YOUTH IN THE SHADE”. ALPHA DRIVE ONE became only the third K-pop group to surpass one million first-week sales with a debut album.
The members expressed their gratitude during their acceptance speeches, telling fans “We love you, ALLYZ” and promising to “work even harder every day to become an ALPHA DRIVE ONE you can be proud of,” as per allkpop.​
ALPHA DRIVE ONE is operating under a five-year contract with WakeOne Entertainment and debuted after garnering significant pre-debut attention, including performances at the 2025 MAMA Awards and 2025 Melon Music Awards.
