6ixense

{{Infobox album

| name = 6ixense

| type = studio

| artist = AB6IX

| cover = AB6IX - 6ixense.png

| alt =

| caption = Digital cover

| released = {{Start date|2019|10|07}}

| recorded =

| studio = BRANDNEW MUSIC Studio

| genre = K-pop

| length = 38:17

| language = Korean

| label = Brand New

| producer = {{hlist|Rhymer (Executive producer)|AB6IX|BOOMBASTIC|OUOW|nomad|Kim Taewan|Xepy|SFRM|sanz`o`wave}}

| prev_title = B Complete

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = 5nally

| next_year = 2020

| misc = {{Singles

| name = 6ixense

| type = studio

| single1 = Blind for Love

| single1date = October 7, 2019

}}

6ixense (pronounced "sixth sense") is the debut studio album by South Korean boy band AB6IX.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8532737/ab6ix-6ixense-album-love-letter-message-to-lizzo-interview|title=AB6IX Explain Why '6ixense' Is a 'Love Letter' and Message to Lizzo After 'Truth Hurts' Remix: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=November 4, 2019}} 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.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/musics/view/2019/09/747908/|title=에이비식스 컴백 확정, 10월 7일 첫 정규앨범 발매|website=Star Today|language=ko|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=November 4, 2019}}

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".{{in lang|ko}} [https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/311/0001049940 AB6IX, 첫 정규앨범 쇼케이스 티켓 오픈 동시 전석 '초고속 매진']

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.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon{{Cite web|title=6IXENSE|url=http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10335957|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Melon|language=ko}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 38:17

| title1 = Be There

| note1 = 기대

| lyrics1 = Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, Taewan, Boombastic, Rhymer

| music1 = Boombastic, Taewan

| extra1 = Boombastic, Taewan

| length1 = 3:22

| title2 = Blind for Love

| lyrics2 = Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin

| music2 = Lee Dae-hwi, Xepy, SFRM, sanz`o`wave, nomad, Rhymer

| extra2 = SFRM, sanz`o`wave, nomad

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Dandelion

| note3 = 민들레꽃

| lyrics3 = Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin

| music3 = Lee Dae-hwi, Boombastic

| extra3 = Boombastic

| length3 = 3:08

| title4 = Sunset

| lyrics4 = Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin

| music4 = Lee Dae-hwi, Boombastic

| extra4 = Boombastic

| length4 = 3:21

| title5 = _And Me

| lyrics5 = Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOW

| music5 = Kim Dong-hyun, OUOW

| extra5 = OUOW

| length5 = 3:14

| title6 = Love Air

| lyrics6 = Lee Dae-hwi, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin

| music6 = Lee Dae-hwi, nomad

| extra6 = nomad

| length6 = 3:32

| title7 = Pretty

| note7 = 이쁨이 지나치면 죄야 죄

| lyrics7 = Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin, OUOW

| music7 = Kim Dong-hyun, OUOW

| extra7 = OUOW

| length7 = 3:31

| title8 = Shadow

| lyrics8 = Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin

| music8 = Lim Young-min, nomad

| extra8 = nomad

| length8 = 3:12

| title9 = Deep Inside

| lyrics9 = Kim Dong-hyun, Lim Young-min, Park Woo-jin

| music9 = Kim Dong-hyun, OUOW

| extra9 = OUOW

| length9 = 4:18

| title10 = D.R.E.A.M.

| lyrics10 = Park Woo-jin, Lim Young-min, FR:EDEN

| music10 = Lish, FR:EDEN

| extra10 = Lish

| length10 = 3:24

| title11 = Nothing Without You

| lyrics11 = Lee Dae-hwi

| music11 = Lee Dae-hwi, Boombastic

| extra11 = Boombastic

| length11 = 3:39

| all_writing =

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web\|date=October 6–12, 2019\|title=6ixense (2019)\|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=41&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week\|access-date=October 17, 2019\|website=Gaon Chart\|language=ko}} \| 2
scope="row"\| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web\|script-title=ja:週間アルバムランキング 2019年10月21日付\|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on October 21, 2019\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-10-21/p/3/\|access-date=October 16, 2019\|work=Oricon\|language=ja}} \| 25

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|date=October 6–12, 2019|title=6ixense (2019)|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=41&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|access-date=October 17, 2019|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko}}

| 2

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|script-title=ja:週間アルバムランキング 2019年10月21日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on October 21, 2019|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-10-21/p/3/|access-date=October 16, 2019|work=Oricon|language=ja}}

| 25

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web\|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month\|title=Gaon Album Chart – October 2019\|website=Gaon Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=November 7, 2019}} \| 10

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Album Chart – October 2019|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|access-date=November 7, 2019}}

| 10

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Gaon)Cumulative South Korean Sales of "B:Complete": {{cite web\|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2019&hitYear=2019&termGbn=year\|title=2019년 Album Chart\|website=Gaon\|access-date=January 10, 2020}} \| 41

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon)Cumulative South Korean Sales of "B:Complete":

{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2019&hitYear=2019&termGbn=year|title=2019년 Album Chart|website=Gaon|access-date=January 10, 2020}}

| 41

Sales

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Sales figures for 6ixense
scope="col" \| Region ! scope="col" \| Sales
scope="row" \| South Korea (Gaon){{cite web\|title=2020년 07주차 Album Chart\|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month\|access-date=August 6, 2020\|website=Gaon Music Chart\|language=ko}} \| 143,229
scope="row" \| Japan (Oricon){{cite web\|script-title=ja:週間アルバムランキング 2020年01月13日付\|trans-title=Weekly Album Ranking on January 13, 2020\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-01-13/\|access-date=January 13, 2020\|publisher=Oricon\|language=ja}} \| 5,064

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Sales figures for 6ixense

scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Sales

scope="row" | South Korea (Gaon){{cite web|title=2020년 07주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko}}

| 143,229

scope="row" | Japan (Oricon){{cite web|script-title=ja:週間アルバムランキング 2020年01月13日付|trans-title=Weekly Album Ranking on January 13, 2020|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-01-13/|access-date=January 13, 2020|publisher=Oricon|language=ja}}

| 5,064

Awards

=Music programs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! style="width:200px;" |Program

! style="width:100px;" |Song

! style="width:150px;" |Date

!Ref.

rowspan="2" |The Show (SBS MTV)

|rowspan="4" | "Blind For Love"

|October 15

|{{Cite web|date=2019-10-15|title='더쇼' AB6IX, 에이티즈 제치고 1위..故설리 애도[★밤TView]|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2019101518010358274|access-date=2020-11-21|website=스타뉴스|language=ko}}

October 22

|{{Cite web|date=2019-10-22|title=AB6IX '더쇼' 2주 연속 1위 등극 "큰상 감사"[★밤TView]|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2019102218353084164|access-date=2020-11-21|website=스타뉴스|language=ko}}

rowspan="1" |Show Champion (MBC)

| October 16

|{{Cite web|last=OSEN|date=2019-10-16|title='쇼챔' AB6IX, 1위 2관왕 "라이머 대표님 감사"..임현식・케이 솔로출격[종합]|url=http://mosen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111242391|access-date=2020-11-21|website=mosen.mt.co.kr|language=ko}}

rowspan="1" |M Countdown (Mnet)

| October 17

|{{Cite web|last=OSEN|date=2019-10-18|title=AB6IX, '엠카운트다운'도 1위..음악 방송 트리플 크라운 달성|url=http://mosen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111243475|access-date=2020-11-21|website=mosen.mt.co.kr|language=ko}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Region ! Date ! Format ! Distributor !Ref.
scope="row"\| Various \| rowspan="2" \| October 7, 2019 \| Digital download, streaming \| rowspan="2" \| {{hlist\|Brand New Music}} \| rowspan="2" \|{{Cite web\|date=2019-10-07\|title=[Showcase] AB6IX Holds a Press Showcase for Studio Album '6IXENSE' Release"5 members' charms in 5 senses… always welcome meeting the global fans and artists!"\|url=https://hanteonews.com/en/article/event?fc=614\|access-date=2020-11-21\|website=HANTEONEW\|language=ko}}
scope="row" \| South Korea \|CD

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

Region

! Date

! Format

! Distributor

!Ref.

scope="row"| Various

| rowspan="2" | October 7, 2019

| Digital download, streaming

| rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Brand New Music}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|date=2019-10-07|title=[Showcase] AB6IX Holds a Press Showcase for Studio Album '6IXENSE' Release"5 members' charms in 5 senses… always welcome meeting the global fans and artists!"|url=https://hanteonews.com/en/article/event?fc=614|access-date=2020-11-21|website=HANTEONEW|language=ko}}

scope="row" | South Korea

|CD

References

Category:Album chart usages for Oricon

Category:2019 debut albums

Category:AB6IX albums

Category:2010s Korean-language albums