The finale of Mnet's 'BOYS II PLANET' revealed the final member lineup of the new 8-member boy group and announced the new name.
However, Korean netizens are overwhelmingly negative about the new boy group name 'ALPHA DRIVE ONE', with many commenting on its length, awkward sound, and confusing combination of words.
A recurring point of comparison in the comments is the group name from the previous season, ZEROBASEONE (ZB1). While ZB1's name initially received mixed reactions, many netizens are now reconsidering it, claiming that 'ALPHA DRIVE ONE' is far worse.
Korean netizens commented:
"Wow, it's so lame. lol."
"Oh my god, it's so lame haha."
"What? ADHD?"
"They just can't let go of that 'Alpha' thing."
"It's long, so long."
"There's a supermarket in Australia called Aldi, it sounds like that."
"That's not good."
"Haha, getting weirder and weirder..."
"What's 'Drive'? Why do they love 'Alpha' so much?"
"The shock from ZB1 was so great that this feels less lame. But the sound of it is just ugly lol."
"I thought it couldn't get lamer than ZB1."
"...Are you serious?"
"Do you really have to put 'Alpha' in there....?"
"But what does it mean? The sound isn't bad."
"It's better than ZB1 lol"
"I thought ZB1 was better."
"Oh, it's hilarious. All the names we guessed look like saints now."
"What is this? They should've just called them Alpha One."
"ZEROBASEONE is better now."
"They look like they should be racing in F1."
"This is seriously legendary..."
"A name that's even worse than ZB1's came out..."
"To think a group name would surpass ZB1's lameness..."
"What the heck is 'Drive'?"
"ZB1's name seems pretty now."
"Sounds like an idol group name from Google and Microsoft lol. 'Alphabet' + 'Google Drive', 'OneDrive' vibes."
"ZeroBaseOne, ZB1, that name was pretty after all!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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