KTRENZ Hype Index
How much buzz is around ALPHA DRIVE ONE?
47/100
- Coverage momentum
- AI attention
- Upcoming activity
- 82
- 29
- 20
The KTRENZ Hype Index (0–100) blends up to five live signals — KTRENZ editorial coverage momentum over the last 30 days (25%), AI-retrieval attention on the artist (20%), upcoming scheduled activity (15%), external demand from Naver search and YouTube traction (25%), and third-party SNS posts anchored to the act’s releases in the last 30 days (15%) — each log-normalized against a fixed cap. The first three exist for every act. The last two require data we do not have for everyone: where a signal is not measured it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized, so an act is never scored down for something we simply did not observe.
Stories
ALPHA DRIVE ONE: events we kept following
Things that happened more than once — each page holds every beat on the record, with its sources.
rolloutresult2026-08-31 — 2026-09-02
ALPHA DRIVE ONE — ‘BORN DIRE’ performance video
rollout2026-08-28 — 2026-08-30
ALPHA DRIVE ONE — UNBREAKABLE
rollout2026-08-14 — 2026-08-17
ALPHA DRIVE ONE — Mini Album 2
Quick answers
ALPHA DRIVE ONE: your questions
Who is ALPHA DRIVE ONE?
- ALPHA DRIVE ONE is a K-pop group, active since 2026.
How much buzz is around ALPHA DRIVE ONE right now?
- ALPHA DRIVE ONE's KTRENZ Hype Index is 47/100 — a live score blending external search demand, KTRENZ coverage momentum, AI-retrieval attention, and upcoming activity.
When is ALPHA DRIVE ONE's next comeback?
- ALPHA DRIVE ONE's next release, Second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' US release, is scheduled for 2026-10-02.
When did ALPHA DRIVE ONE debut?
- ALPHA DRIVE ONE debuted in 2026.
What is ALPHA DRIVE ONE's latest release?
- Second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' US release (2026-10-02).
Schedule
Upcoming ALPHA DRIVE ONE dates
| Date | Event | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' US release | release |
Stories
Latest about ALPHA DRIVE ONE
Daum to exclusively livestream inaugural SPOTV K-POP AWARDS on September 6
The Circle Chart Music Awards returns Sept. 6 as the SPOTV K-POP AWARDS, broadcasting live from KINTEX in Ilsan. Daum is the exclusive new-media home for red ca
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 10 d ago
ALPHA DRIVE ONE drops 'BORN DIRE' performance video, heads to SBS Life's The Show
ALPHA DRIVE ONE dropped the performance video for 'BORN DIRE' on August 31. Sienna Lalau and Nick Joseph choreographed the track.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 11 d ago
Apple Music brings 6 K-pop acts to LA studio: ALPHA DRIVE ONE, KickFlip, NEXZ, KiiiKiii, NCT 127, YEONJUN
Apple Music recorded K-pop radio content with six acts at its LA studio for KCON LA 2026, split across two formats.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 12 d ago
SF9's 10th anniversary, NCT 127, Han Bin solo debut headline Inkigayo ep. 1322
SBS Inkigayo episode 1322 airs August 30 with SF9's 10th-anniversary comeback, Tempest Han Bin's first solo stage, and 14 other acts.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 13 d ago
ALPHA DRIVE ONE's Rio goes from MV weather caster to real JTBC broadcast on Aug 31
ALD1's Rio guest hosts weather on JTBC News '아침&' Aug 31, reprising his role from the 'OMG!' MV as the group floods variety shows post-comeback.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 13 d ago
ALPHA DRIVE ONE drop mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' 7 months after debut
ALPHA DRIVE ONE returns with their second mini album and title track 'BORN DIRE', seven months after January's debut 'EUPHORIA'.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 15 d ago
ALPHA DRIVE ONE's 'BORN DIRE' hits 21M YouTube views, tops Bugs and Japan iTunes K-pop chart
Four days after dropping their Aug. 24 mini album, ALPHA DRIVE ONE's title track *BORN DIRE* tops Bugs real-time and Japan iTunes K-pop charts. The MV hit 21 mi
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 15 d ago
Alphadrive One, AND2BLE & Cortis take Super Rookie Award at 2026 K World Dream Awards
Alphadrive One, AND2BLE, and Cortis won the K World Dream Super Rookie Award at the 10th-anniversary KWDA ceremony on August 27 at Kintex in Goyang.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 16 d ago
NCT 127, ENHYPEN, ALPHA DRIVE ONE comeback stages headline M Countdown ep. 943
Episode 943 on August 27 features first-ever broadcast debuts from TUIDE and AEN, plus two-song sets from NEXZ and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 17 d ago
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 l
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 28 d ago
Do Kyungsoo tops UPICK 'Comeback Idol' poll ahead of August solo album
Do Kyungsoo won UPICK's 10-day 'Comeback Idol' poll, beating Enhypen, Jennie, and others. A solo album and October concert tour are next.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 29 d ago
K-pop's new rookie wave: ALPHA DRIVE ONE, LNGSHOT, and Hats Wave are reshaping the class of 2026
A survival show group, a hip-hop crew, and a live band walk into 2026. Three very different K-pop rookies are rewriting what the newest generation sounds like.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/12/2026
UPICK's Idol Chemistry vote pits ENHYPEN's Sunoo & Niki against Longshot, CORTIS, and more
UPICK's 'Idol Chemistry Hotspot' vote launched Aug. 7 with 12 finalist pairs competing for a fan-made digital ad at Seoul's Hongdae Station.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/12/2026
ALPHA DRIVE ONE's Sang-hyeon has vocal cord polyp surgery, sits out until Aug 22 ahead of Aug 24 comeback
Sang-hyeon has vocal cord polyp removal Aug 5 and sits out all schedules through Aug 22, two days before ALPHA DRIVE ONE's second mini-album.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/4/2026
ALPHA DRIVE ONE set for August 24 comeback with mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST'
ALPHA DRIVE ONE drops their second mini album on August 24, seven months after their million-selling debut.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/25/2026
ALPHA DRIVE ONE wraps first global fan-con tour STAR ROAD, mini album 2 due in August
Six months after debut, ALPHA DRIVE ONE closed their 7-show STAR ROAD tour in Hong Kong and announced a second mini album for August.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/12/2026
ALPHA DRIVE ONE wraps first fan-con tour in Hong Kong, second mini album due in August
ALD1 wrapped their three-city STAR ROAD fan-con tour at Asia World-Arena on July 11. A second mini album arrives in August.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/11/2026
ALPHA DRIVE ONE drop first drama OST 'GO! GO!' for SBS series 'Kim Bu-jang'
ALPHA DRIVE ONE's rock hip-hop OST for the new SBS drama *Kim Bu-jang* dropped June 26, with a Japan and Hong Kong tour run and early-August comeback lined up.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/27/2026
Sourced timeline
ALPHA DRIVE ONE timeline
Auto-compiled from KTRENZ coverage. Latest event 2026-10-02.
- 2026-10-02release
Second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' US release
Alpha Drive One's second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' releases in the United States on October 2.
Source: newsis.com - 2026-09-02
- 2026-08-31
- 2026-08-31tour
ALPHA DRIVE ONE Completes First Week of Music Show Appearances Following Comeback
Source: bntnews.co.kr - 2026-08-30release
NEXZ, TUIDE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, NCT 127, SF9, Jennie [What did you listen to this week?]
Source: tvdaily.co.kr - 2026-08-28
- 2026-08-27award
Won K World Dream Artist Award and K World Dream Super Rookie Award
ALPHA DRIVE ONE won the K World Dream Artist Award and K World Dream Super Rookie Award at the 2026 K World Dream Awards.
Source: slist.kr - 2026-08-24release
Second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' released in Korea
Alpha Drive One's second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' with title track 'BORN DIRE' drops in South Korea on August 24 at 6 PM.
Source: newsis.com - 2026-08-14tour
First-ever US live performances at KCON LA 2026
Alpha Drive One made their first-ever performances in the United States at KCON LA 2026 (August 14–16) in Los Angeles.
Source: newsis.com - —comeback
Mini album 2 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST' comeback
ALPHA DRIVE ONE returned with their second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST'.
Source: starnewskorea.com - —release
Prologue single 'No School Tomorrow' released
ALPHA DRIVE ONE released the prologue single 'No School Tomorrow' in May 2026 ahead of their second mini album.
Source: news.tf.co.kr