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
Released	October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)
Studio	BRANDNEW MUSIC Studio
Genre	K-pop Deep house R&B Hip hop future bass Ballad [1]
Length	38:17
Language	Korean
Label	Brand 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
"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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Be There" (기대)	Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, Taewan, Boombastic, Rhymer	Boombastic, Taewan	Boombastic, Taewan	3:22
2.	"Blind for Love"	Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin	Lee Dae-hwi, Xepy, SFRM, sanz`o`wave, nomad, Rhymer	SFRM, sanz`o`wave, nomad	3:36
3.	"Dandelion" (민들레꽃)	Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin	Lee Dae-hwi, Boombastic	Boombastic	3:08
4.	"Sunset"	Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin	Lee Dae-hwi, Boombastic	Boombastic	3:21
5.	"_And Me"	Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOW	Kim Dong-hyun, OUOW	OUOW	3:14
6.	"Love Air"	Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin	Lee Dae-hwi, nomad	nomad	3:32
7.	"Pretty" (이쁨이 지나치면 죄야 죄)	Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOW	Kim Dong-hyun, OUOW	OUOW	3:31
8.	"Shadow"	Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin	Lim Young-min, nomad	nomad	3:12
9.	"Deep Inside"	Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin	Kim Dong-hyun, OUOW	OUOW	4:18
10.	"D.R.E.A.M."	Park Woo-jin, Lim Young-min, FR:EDEN	Lish, FR:EDEN	Lish	3:24
11.	"Nothing Without You"	Lee Dae-hwi	Lee Dae-hwi, Boombastic	Boombastic	3:39
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

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.