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Alpha Drive One from 'Boys II Planet' debuts with 'Euphoria'

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Jaehwa Bernardo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768211168232ALD1.jfif" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Alpha Drive One in a promotional photo for their debut EP &#x27;Euphoria.&#x27; Photo from Alpha Drive One&#x27;s X account"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alpha Drive One in a promotional photo for their debut EP &#x27;Euphoria.&#x27; <em>Photo from Alpha Drive One&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Alpha Drive One (ALD1), the boy band formed through the South Korean reality survival show &quot;Boys II Planet,&quot; made its debut on Monday with the release of its extended play (EP) &quot;Euphoria.&quot;</p><p>The eight-member group is composed of Junseo, Arno, Leo, Geonwoo, Sangwon, Xinlong, Anxin and Sangheyon, who were selected through the program that aired on Korean music channel Mnet from July to September 2025.</p><p>Alongside the EP, the group released a music video for its lead single &quot;Freak Alarm.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P8VVnopM610?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Ahead of the EP&#x27;s release, ALD1 unveiled &quot;Formula&quot; in December as a pre-release track, with its performance video already surpassing 10 million views on YouTube.</p><p>The group also made appearances at major South Korean music award shows ahead of their debut, including the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2025/11/30/star-studded-2025-mama-awards-proceeds-in-tragedy-stricken-hong-kong-1413"><strong>MAMA Awards</strong></a>, where they premiered &quot;Formula,&quot; and the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/12/21/g-dragon-jennie-claim-top-honors-at-2025-melon-music-awards-1440"><strong>Melon Music Awards</strong></a>.</p><p>Over the weekend, WakeOne, the group&#x27;s label, <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1811365wpp/alpha-drive-ones-arno-to-partially-sit-out-debut-activities-after-suffering-fracture"><strong>reportedly announced</strong></a> that Arno would limit his participation in the group&#x27;s debut activities due to an injury. </p><p>Arno sustained a fracture after slipping on a flight of stairs, K-pop news website Soompi reported.</p><p>ALD1, which has amassed 1.5 million Instagram followers and over 500,000 YouTube subscribers, comes from the same survival program franchise that also created girl group Kep1er and the hit boy group <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/12/1/k-pop-group-zerobaseone-stays-together-for-2-more-months-1229"><strong>ZEROBASEONE</strong></a>.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable fr-active" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-zASZ2UZtxs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Alpha Drive One (ALD1), the boy band formed through the South Korean reality survival show 'Boys II Planet,' made its debut with the extended play 'Euphoria.'</p>

Alpha Drive One (ALD1), the boy band formed through the South Korean reality survival show 'Boys II Planet,' made its debut with the extended play 'Euphoria.'