izna and ALPHA DRIVE ONE Partner with REPUBLIC Collective to Accelerate Global Expansion

WAKEONE’s rising global acts izna and ALPHA DRIVE ONE have entered a strategic partnership deal with REPUBLIC Collective, marking a significant step in the groups’ global expansion.  

Under the partnership, REPUBLIC will support both groups’ successful global expansion including the group’s album promotion and distribution. 

Born from the votes of K-pop fans in more than 217 countries and regions, izna made their official debut in November 2024. Since then, the group has showcased their versatility and broadened their musical range. 

izna released their third mini-album SET THE TEMPO on June 8 with the title track “METRONOME”, about eight months after their second mini-album Not Just Pretty. Reflecting their growing global fandom, the group wrapped their first Japan fan concert Not Just Pretty in January 2026, to sold-out crowds, following their sold-out fan concert in Korea in November 2025  According to YouTube Music, izna surpassed 400 million cumulative streams in April 2026, with “SIGN” crossing 100 million. izna’s official YouTube channel has also surpassed 500 million views, with roughly 230 million of those coming from the music videos “SIGN,” “BEEP,” and “Mamma Mia.”

ALPHA DRIVE ONE adds further global momentum to the partnership. The group made a powerful debut in January 2026 with their first mini-album EUPHORIA, led by the debut title track “FREAK ALARM.” The debut album sales surpassed 1.44 million copies sold, becoming the second-highest sales ever recorded for a K-pop debut album. They also took first place on four major Korean music shows — SBS’s Inkigayo, MBC’s Show! Music Core, KBS’s Music Bank and MBC M & MBC every 1’s Show Champion— with their debut title track, a feat not achieved by a boy group in nine years. 

Beyond Korea, the group’s album reached No.7 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart, and ranked within the top five in 18 regions, including Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Russia. In China, the album topped the daily digital album chart on QQ Music, the country’s largest streaming platform. In Japan, it also secured the upper ranks of Oricon’s Weekly Combined and Weekly Album Charts for two consecutive weeks. On May 26, about four months after their debut, ALPHA DRIVE ONE released their prologue single album No School Tomorrow, with the title track “OMG!”.  ALPHA DRIVE ONE is also set to embark on their first global fan concerts, meeting their fans in three regions – Incheon, Yokohama and Hong Kong from June through July. 

With the deal, both izna and ALPHA DRIVE ONE will broaden their reach across key global markets and bring their music to new audiences around the world, supported by REPUBLIC’s worldwide network and expertise. 

*Photo Credit: Courtesy of WAKEONE