ALPHA DRIVE ONE Shatters Records: EUPHORIA Sells Over 1.4 Million Copies in Debut Week
January 19, 2026
The eight members are Sangwon, Anxin, Xinlong, Geonwoo, Arno, Leo, Sanghyeon, and Junseo, with the fandom name ALLYZ.
Wake One noted the debut set a high benchmark for first-week sales, strengthening ALD1’s status as a rising act.
ALD1 is an eight-member K-pop boy group formed through Mnet's Boys II Planet and also known as Alpha Drive One, achieving million-seller status with EUPHORIA.
On its release day, the album moved 1,130,405 copies, placing ALD1 among the few debut groups to surpass one million in a debut week.
The title track Freak Alarm topped the Bugs chart and reached No. 1 on LINE MUSIC’s K-pop Top 100, Rakuten Music real-time ranking, and Japan iTunes K-pop Top Songs, signaling strong global reception.
Freak Alarm also topped the Bugs chart in Korea and topped another major Japanese ranking, underscoring international appeal.
The music video for Freak Alarm is nearing 60 million cumulative views, reflecting broad fan engagement and high-quality visuals.
The album contains six tracks, including Freak Alarm, and arrived with extensive media attention.
Star Today reported on the release with translation attributed to GripLabs Mingo AI, highlighting media coverage.
ALPHA DRIVE ONE planned to promote for five to six years, following a pre-debut single titled Formula released in early December.
EUPHORIA sold 1,441,270 copies in its first week according to Hanteo, marking the second-highest first-week sales for a debut K-pop group.
ALPHA DRIVE ONE (ALD1) debuted on January 12 with their mini album EUPHORIA, featuring the title track Freak Alarm.
Summary based on 3 sources


