6ixense

6ixense (pronounced "sixth sense"[2]) is the debut studio album by South Korean boy band AB6IX. It was released through Brand New Music on October 7, 2019, along with lead single "Blind for Love" and its music video. The album debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and 25 on the Oricon Albums Chart. This also marks the final release with member Youngmin, before departing from the group on June 8th, 2020.

6ixense
Digital cover
Studio album by
AB6IX
ReleasedOctober 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)
StudioBRANDNEW MUSIC Studio
Genre
[1]
Length38:17
LanguageKorean
LabelBrand New
Producer
  • Rhymer (exec.)
  • AB6IX
  • BOOMBASTIC
  • OUOW
  • nomad
  • Kim Taewan
  • Xepy
  • SFRM
  • sanz`o`wave
AB6IX chronology
B Complete
(2019)		 6ixense
(2019)		 5NALLY
(2020)
Singles from 6ixense
  1. "Blind for Love"
    Released: October 7, 2019

Promotion

Throughout late September and early October, various concept photos for the album and music video teasers were released through the band's social media.[3]

AB6IX had the album showcase on October 7 at Kyung Hee University in Seoul where they performed title track "Blind For Love" along with "Be There" and "Deep Inside".[4]

The group started promoting their title track "Blind For Love" on October 10. They first performed the lead single on Mnet's M Countdown, followed by performances on KBS' Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo.

Critical reception

Billboard's Jeff Benjamin called the single "Blind for Love" a second part to "Breathe" from B Complete, noting its "sleek house-inspired sound". He pointed out the variety of genres on the album, describing the songs "_And Me" and "Be There" as a "a blend of gentle pop and steely hip-hop", "Love Air" as featuring "tropical house vibes", "Pretty" as "staccato-piano pop", "Shadow" as having a "late-night EDM" sound and "Deep Inside" as containing "deep harmonies", while noting "D.R.E.A.M" is a "straightforward hip-hop cut" and closing track "Nothing Without You" a ballad.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Be There" (기대)Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, Taewan, Boombastic, RhymerBoombastic, TaewanBoombastic, Taewan3:22
2."Blind for Love"Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jinLee Dae-hwi, Xepy, SFRM, sanz`o`wave, nomad, RhymerSFRM, sanz`o`wave, nomad3:36
3."Dandelion" (민들레꽃)Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jinLee Dae-hwi, BoombasticBoombastic3:08
4."Sunset"Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jinLee Dae-hwi, BoombasticBoombastic3:21
5."_And Me"Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOWKim Dong-hyun, OUOWOUOW3:14
6."Love Air"Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jinLee Dae-hwi, nomadnomad3:32
7."Pretty" (이쁨이 지나치면 죄야 죄)Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOWKim Dong-hyun, OUOWOUOW3:31
8."Shadow"Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jinLim Young-min, nomadnomad3:12
9."Deep Inside"Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jinKim Dong-hyun, OUOWOUOW4:18
10."D.R.E.A.M."Park Woo-jin, Lim Young-min, FR:EDENLish, FR:EDENLish3:24
11."Nothing Without You"Lee Dae-hwiLee Dae-hwi, BoombasticBoombastic3:39
Total length:38:17

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 25
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] 2

Awards

Music programs
Program Song Date
The Show (SBS MTV) "Blind For Love" October 15
October 22
Show Champion (MBC) October 16
M Countdown (Mnet) October 17
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gollark: And practical hidden flaws are more like "if you encrypt 2^16 bytes with the same key it is possible to determine some of the plaintext with slightly higher probability" or known plaintext attacks and such, rather than "hahaha any message whatsoever can be decrypted".
gollark: I have some rough ideas but they'd probably be obvious to anyone competent.
gollark: I would, but I would have to actually know cryptography, which is nontrivial.

References
  1. https://m2.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10335957
  2. Benjamin, Jeff (October 10, 2019). "AB6IX Explain Why '6ixense' Is a 'Love Letter' and Message to Lizzo After 'Truth Hurts' Remix: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. "에이비식스 컴백 확정, 10월 7일 첫 정규앨범 발매". Star Today (in Korean). September 20, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  4. (in Korean) AB6IX, 첫 정규앨범 쇼케이스 티켓 오픈 동시 전석 '초고속 매진'
  5. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-10-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  6. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 43, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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