AMPERS&ONE To Release First Full-Length Album 'Pathfinder'

Rosa Gulliver of TINYGMUSIC | November 05, 2026

AMPERS&ONE are claiming their own path. The seven-member K-pop group consisting of members Kamden, Brian, Jiho, Siyun, Kyrell, Mackiah and Seungmo will release their first full album, PATHFINDER, on November 17 at 6PM KST.

The rollout began October 30 with “OPENING SEQUENCE | PRESS START,” a teaser steeped in vintage ’80s and ’90s imagery. On a small box television, a medieval-themed movie flickers, showing a crown, a sword in a stone and a knight in armor pierced by several arrows. The TV is wired to a retro video game console, and when a boy presses “START” on the controller, it explodes in a burst of sparks to reveal a new AMPERS&ONE logo inspired by cinematic title sequences, with a sword now worked into the ampersand of the group’s name.

On November 1, AMPERS&ONE followed with the main sequence video “WE ARE UNCROWNED" to confirm the album's title, format and release date. In the cinematic clip, the members embrace their multinational lineup by narrating in both Korean and English, appearing with swords, daggers and crowns in a seaside town as they share meditations on the larger message behind this milestone album.

Jiho opens in Korean: “Only now do we know who we are. But simply knowing who we are does not tell us which path to take.” Seungmo continues, “Every step we have taken along the way has taught us,” before Kyrell adds in English, “The path remembers everything.” Brian reflects, “All our choices and their consequences led us to one inevitable path,” and Mackiah declares, “Neither a crown, nor a sharpened blade, make us great.” Siyun says in Korean, “We chose a path of our own,” before Kamden closes in English: “To be kings without crowns. This is the path we claim as our own.” Together, the seven say, “Our own path. The true path of kings.”

Details on PATHFINDER including pre-orders, pre-save, music video teasers and AMPES&ONE's just-announced 'THE WAY BEGINS' Showcase taking place at YES24 Live Hall in Seoul were announced on November 3 in the album scheduler.

PATHFINDER arrives amid a breakout year for AMPERS&ONE. In April, the group released their fourth mini album, DEFINITION, led by title track “GOD,” which sold over 152,000 copies in its first week, according to Hanteo Chart the group’s highest first-week sales to date, topping the previous record of 108,000 copies set by ‘LOUD & PROUD’ in August 2025.

AMPERS&ONE 1ST Full Album 'PATHFINDER' Scheduler - Photo Credit: FNC Entertainment

On stage, AMPERS&ONE launched their first-ever world tour, the 2026 AMPERS&ONE Live Tour ‘Born to Define,’ in Seoul in May. The tour went on to include 17 North American dates, among them a sold-out show at New York City’s Gerald W. Lynch Theater, along with four dates in Asia and five in Europe, before wrapping September 24 at EartH in London. AMPERS&ONE also played their first U.S. festival this year at 82WORLD: LA, where Billboard praised a set “displaying the group’s versatility” and Music Connection wrote that “AMPERS&ONE impressed with a roaring performance” and that “the group’s boyish charm won over the crowd,” while Forbes named the group’s onstage and offstage activations among the festival’s highlights.

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About AMPERS&ONE

AMPERS&ONE is the seven-member boy group composed of Kamden, Brian, Jiho, Siyun, Kyrell, Mackiah and Seungmo. Bringing together members from the U.S., Canada, South Korea and Australia, the FNC Entertainment group debuted in November 2023 with the single album AMPERSAND ONE and lead single “On and On.” Their name pairs the ampersand, the symbol for “and,” with “ONE,” reflecting the idea of you, me and us coming together as one.

Since debut, AMPERS&ONE have earned nominations including Rookie of the Year at the Hanteo Music Awards, Best New Male Artist and Artist of the Year at the MAMA Awards and Rookie Artist of the Year at the Golden Disc Awards. In 2026, the group has already been recognised with the Rising Star Award at the Korea First Brand Awards and the Global Next Leadership Award at the K-World Dream Awards. AMPERS&ONE have been featured in Billboard, Forbes, BuzzFeed, iHeartRadio, LADYGUNN, amNewYork, Clash Magazine, BroadwayWorld, Urban Asia, Seattle Magazine, JoySauce and more, with television appearances including Chicago’s WGN Morning News and FOX 11 Los Angeles.

AMPERS&ONE is a "quickly rising" pop force, per Billboard, with Clash Magazine writing that “AMPERS&ONE is flipping the script on the K-pop industry, one release at a time,” while Seattle Magazine declared, “When it comes to breaking barriers in K-pop, AMPERS&ONE are quickly carving out a lane of their own,” and amNewYork noted that “AMPERS&ONE has risen through the ranks of K-pop stardom.”