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Alpha Drive One drops mini album 2 in Korea on Aug 24, US release set for Oct 2

Alpha Drive One's second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' arrives in Korea on August 24, with a US release set for October 2 as the group makes its American live debut.

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Alpha Drive One drops mini album 2 in Korea on Aug 24, US release set for Oct 2

Alpha Drive One's second mini album, UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST, drops in South Korea on August 24 at 6 PM, with a US release locked in for October 2.

The title track is "BORN DIRE" (본 다이어). Youth caught between prejudice and stigma—that's the album's concept. The group walked through the track's meaning and performance points themselves during a live interview on Fox 11's Good Day LA on August 14 (local time).

That appearance was part of KCON LA 2026, running August 14–16 in Los Angeles. Their first-ever performances in the United States happened there. The October album drop isn't random: seed the market at KCON, then land the record two months later.

More LA stops are coming. Alpha Drive One will appear in BuzzFeed entertainment content and sit for an Apple Music interview before wrapping their local run.

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