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K-pop group Alpha Drive One in a promotional photo for its second extended play 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST.' Photo courtesy of WakeOne

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Jaehwa Bernardo

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<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/1787629488929ALD1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">K-pop group Alpha Drive One in a promotional photo for its second extended play &#x27;UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST.&#x27; <em>Photo courtesy of WakeOne</em></span></span></span></div><p>K-pop boy group Alpha Drive One (ALD1) has made its comeback with its second extended play (EP) “UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST.”</p><p>Released on Monday, the seven-track project, whose title is read as “UNBREAKABLE : FRAGILE BEAST,” talks about “the growing pains of the members’ faltering youth as they face prejudice and stigma from others,” according to a press release.</p><p>The song “Born Dire” serves as the EP’s lead single and conveys the message of “continuing to race forward against the chaos of the world.”</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/g9Q58A_k-HU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The EP also features “OMG!” and “Good Life,” which the group <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/5/26/k-pop-and2ble-debuts-as-alpha-drive-one-drops-new-single-1717"><strong>released in May</strong></a> under the single album “No School Tomorrow.”</p><p>The closing track “Welcome Home” features lyrics that all the members participated in writing for the first time “to ensure that they deliver a sincere message to their fans.”</p><p>ALD1 is composed of Junseo, Arno, Leo, Geonwoo, Sangwon, Xinlong, Anxin and Sanghyeon — who were selected through the reality competition series “Boys II Planet.”</p><p>The group debuted in January with the EP “Euphoria,” which sold 1.44 million copies in its first week.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/1/12/alpha-drive-one-from-boys-ii-planet-debuts-with-euphoria-1802"><strong>READ: Alpha Drive One from &#x27;Boys II Planet&#x27; debuts with &#x27;Euphoria&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>Geonwoo, however, has been inactive from the group since April after figuring in a “hot mic” incident, where he reportedly used inappropriate language to express dissatisfaction, unaware that his microphone was on.</p>

<p>K-pop boy group Alpha Drive One (ALD1) has made its comeback with its second extended play (EP) 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST.'</p>

K-pop boy group Alpha Drive One (ALD1) has made its comeback with its second extended play (EP) 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST.'

K-pop group Alpha Drive One tackles pains of youth in 2nd EP

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K-pop group Alpha Drive One tackles pains of youth in 2nd EP

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published August 25, 2026 01:13 PM PHT

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Updated August 25, 2026 01:18 PM PHT

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