6ixense

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6ixense
AB6IX - 6ixense.png
Digital cover
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)
StudioBRANDNEW MUSIC Studio
Genre K-pop
Length38:17
LanguageKorean
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
  1. "Blind for Love"
    Released: October 7, 2019

6ixense (pronounced "sixth sense") is the debut studio album by South Korean boy band AB6IX. [1] 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. It is the final release with member Youngmin, before he left the group on June 8, 2020.

Contents

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. [2]

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". [3]

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. [1]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon [4]

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-jin Lee 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-jin Lee Dae-hwi, BoombasticBoombastic3:08
4."Sunset" Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin Lee Dae-hwi, BoombasticBoombastic3:21
5."_And Me" Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOW Kim Dong-hyun, OUOWOUOW3:14
6."Love Air" Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin Lee Dae-hwi, nomadnomad3:32
7."Pretty" (이쁨이 지나치면 죄야 죄) Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOW Kim 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-jin Kim 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-hwi Lee Dae-hwi, BoombasticBoombastic3:39
Total length:38:17

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [8] 41

Sales

Sales figures for 6ixense
RegionSales
South Korea (Gaon) [9]
143,229
Japan (Oricon) [10] 5,064

Awards

Music programs

ProgramSongDateRef.
The Show (SBS MTV)"Blind For Love"October 15 [11]
October 22 [12]
Show Champion (MBC)October 16 [13]
M Countdown (Mnet)October 17 [14]

Release history

RegionDateFormatDistributorRef.
VariousOctober 7, 2019 Digital download, streaming [15]
South Korea CD

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