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AB6IX

エイビーシックス / 에이비식스

AB6IX write and produce a good deal of their own material, and the four of them pack a lot of information into a small stage.

  • 2019DebutMay 22, 2019
  • 4Members
  • 4thGeneration
  • ABNEWFandom
BREATHE / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: AB6IX

BREATHE opens with clean deep house, BLIND FOR LOVE pushes harder, CLOSE marks the redesign after the line-up changed, and GRAB ME turns brighter.

Choose this for R&B and hip-hop leanings inside a group small enough to follow every part.

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Key facts

Group name
AB6IX
Reading / Hangul
エイビーシックス / 에이비식스
Company
Brand New Music
Debut date
May 22, 2019
Days active
2,560 days (7 years, 0 months)
Final activity date
May 25, 2026
Debut song
BREATHE
Generation
4th generation
Fandom name
ABNEW(エビニュー)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
チョン・ウン1997-10-1528Not disclosedNot disclosedSouth Korea
キム・ドンヒョン1998-09-1728Not disclosedNot disclosedSouth Korea
パク・ウジン1999-11-0226Not disclosedNot disclosedSouth Korea
イ・デフィ2001-01-2925Not disclosedNot disclosedSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

SEVEN : CRIMSON HORIZON artwork

March 16, 2026 · Album

SEVEN : CRIMSON HORIZON

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From debut to now

  • 2019
    BREATHE was the debut, and B:COMPLETE and 6IXENSE put deep house, R&B and performing to the front.
  • 2020
    After a change in the line-up they moved to THE ANSWER, ordering the presentation as four while widening a brighter pop feel.
  • 2021
    CLOSE and Macau' COMPLETE raised the finish of the four-member line-up and built the route to the Japanese debut.
  • 2022
    SAVIOR pushed a hard sound and large choreography and renewed their standing as a performance group.
  • 2023
    The Japanese work and the routes aimed abroad continued, so the Korean and the Japanese releases can be followed in parallel.
  • 2024
    GRAB ME and NVKED brought brightness and an open stage feel, adding entrances from recent years.
  • 2025
    The special live clip for STUPID and others showed the appeal in band-leaning singing footage as well as the recordings.
  • 2026
    Reaching So Sweet (0522), the current catalogue is being sorted out in light of reports of the contracts ending and activity pausing.
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Awards and chart results

3Wins

3 awards (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of September 17, 2026)

Major wins

    See 3 more awards
    • 2022

      K Global Heart Dream Awards K Global

      • K Global Hot Star AwardAB6IX
    • 2020

      Golden Disc Awards GDA

      • Next Generation AwardAB6IX
    • 2019

      V Live Awards V Heartbeat V Live

      • Global Rookie Top 5AB6IX

    Peak chart positions

    • B:COMPLETEGaon Album ChartNo. 2Physical
    Sources and data (4)

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    Official links

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    KPOP DISCOVER's AB6IX note

    AB6IX is a four-piece boy group signed to Brand New Music that debuted on May 22, 2019 with BREATHE. Building on deep house and layering R&B and hip-hop over it is the company's signature style itself. Jeon Woong, Kim Donghyun, Park Woojin and Lee Daehwi, who came through Wanna One and MXM, overlap in their roles across vocals, rap, dance and writing, and have built stages carrying a lot of information despite the small line-up.

    As entrances, the four songs to name are BREATHE, BLIND FOR LOVE, CLOSE and GRAB ME. BREATHE gives the first impression of the group in one go, with the polished deep house and sharp choreography of the debut. BLIND FOR LOVE is marked by a more aggressive performing face and a structure where each of the four stands out. CLOSE shows how the sound and the visuals came together after the line-up narrowed to four in 2020, and GRAB ME, released in 2024, brings in a bright band feel and a stage open to the fans. Line those four up and the way the group widened its expression stage by stage while keeping its musical character comes into view.

    SAVIOR in 2022 was the turning point that renewed their standing as a performance group through a hard sound and large choreography. A Japanese edition of SAVIOR came the same year, and from 2023 the Korean and Japanese releases have run in parallel. BORN LIKE THIS in 2024, UPSIDE DOWN in 2025 and SEVEN : CRIMSON HORIZON in March 2026 have stacked up, and the current catalogue can be listened to in order. BREATHE, then CLOSE, then SAVIOR covers the first impression, the coherence as four and the renewal of the performing.

    Editors' take BREATHE / CLOSE / SAVIOR — three songs cover the development of R&B and performing in a Brand New Music four-piece.

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    Japan activity score

    KPOP DISCOVER original metric
    No. 91/ 210 groups

    No. 91 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 43%)

    • 3Japanese releases
    • 10Japan-related tracks
    • 0Members from Japan
    • 0Official Japanese accounts

    The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).

    How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

    Frequently asked questions

    What defines AB6IX?
    BREATHE opens with clean deep house, BLIND FOR LOVE pushes harder, CLOSE marks the redesign after the line-up changed, and GRAB ME turns brighter.
    Why should a new listener start with AB6IX?
    Choose this for R&B and hip-hop leanings inside a group small enough to follow every part.
    Which songs should a new listener try first?
    Start with BREATHE, SAVIOR, GRAB ME, then continue to the official video index.