The eight winners of Mnet's Boys II Planet, with two million-selling EPs in their first year. Since April 2026 the group has promoted as seven while Geonwoo pauses his activities.
1years on 12 January 2027 · in 82 days
Quick answers
When did ALPHA DRIVE ONE debut?
On 12 January 2026, with the EP EUPHORIA and the title track "FREAK ALARM".
How many members does ALPHA DRIVE ONE have?
Eight: Junseo, Arno, Leo (leader), Geonwoo, Sangwon, Xinlong, Anxin and Sanghyeon. Geonwoo paused his activities in April 2026, so the group promotes as seven for now.
What is the ALPHA DRIVE ONE fandom called?
ALLYZ, chosen by fans in a global naming contest and announced on 1 November 2025.
What does ALPHA DRIVE ONE mean?
ALPHA stands for aiming for the best, DRIVE for passion and momentum, and ONE for a united team.
Is ALPHA DRIVE ONE a temporary group?
It was formed through Boys II Planet and is scheduled to promote for five years after its debut.
The story so far
The Boys II Planet final picks the eight members by global fan vote.
Fan club name ALLYZ revealed; Leo becomes leader.
Pre-release single "FORMULA".
Debut with the EP EUPHORIA and "FREAK ALARM".
1,441,270 copies in the first week and No. 1 on Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo.
Geonwoo pauses all activities; the group continues as seven.
Prologue single No School Tomorrow, with "OMG!".
Fan-con tour STAR ROAD in Incheon, Yokohama and Hong Kong.
Second EP UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST sells over a million copies in its first week.
First US album release; No. 5 on Billboard's World Albums chart.
Start with these 5 songs
FREAK ALARMThe debut title track that topped all three terrestrial music shows.2026
FORMULAThe pre-release single that introduced the group a month before debut.2025
OMG!Title track of the early-summer single No School Tomorrow.2026
BORN DIRETitle track of the second EP, with wins on Show Champion and Music Bank.2026
Welcome HomeEvery member helped write the lyrics, in Korean.2026
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In the Fan Chart
The Fan Chart on The Crowd adds up every fan's top 10. Here is where ALPHA DRIVE ONE stands.
Debuted twice before, in 1THE9 and WEi, and led the drama Secret Relationship.
Arno
아르노
Name
Zhang Jiahao
Born
7 July 2002
Appeared on MAKEMATE1 before finishing fifth on Boys II Planet.
Leo
리오
Name
Lee Leo
Born
22 August 2002
Role
Leader
Former member of the pre-debut team Trainee A; named leader in November 2025.
Geonwoo
건우
Name
Kim Geon-woo
Born
11 April 2003
Entered Boys II Planet as an individual trainee without an agency and finished fourth.
Sangwon
상원
Name
Lee Sang-won
Born
8 May 2003
Finished first in the Boys II Planet final with more than 7.29 million points.
Xinlong
씬롱
Name
He Xinlong
Born
11 March 2005
Former member of BOY STORY, the Chinese boy group from JYP Entertainment.
Anxin
안신
Name
Zhou Anxin
Born
25 December 2006
Finished second on Boys II Planet after earlier appearing on MAKEMATE1.
Sanghyeon
상현
Name
Chung Sang-hyeon
Born
19 September 2007
Role
Youngest member
Trained at WAKEONE before Boys II Planet, where he finished seventh.
Coming 27 October 2026Talk to me (music video)
EPs
EUPHORIAEP · title track "FREAK ALARM"All 6 songs
FORMULA
FREAK ALARMtitle track
Raw Flame
Chains
Never Been 2 Heaven
Cinnamon Shake
UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEASTEP · title track "BORN DIRE"All 7 songs
BORN DIREtitle track
Diamond Hour
One More Time
Talk to me
OMG!
Good Life
WELCOME home
Digital singles
No School TomorrowDigital single · title track "OMG!"All 2 songs
OMG!title track
Good Life
"FORMULA" (3 December 2025) was a pre-release from EUPHORIA. UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST came out in the US on 2 October 2026, and in Japan it was certified Gold by the RIAJ before the group's official Japanese debut. Also: "Go! Go!" for the Agent Kim Reactivated soundtrack (June 2026).