B Complete Explained

B Complete
Type:EP
Artist:AB6IX
Cover:BComplete-AB6IX.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:2019
Studio:BRANDNEW MUSIC Studio
Genre:K-pop
Language:Korean
Label:Brand New Warner Music Korea
Next Title:6ixense
Next Year:2019

B Complete (stylized as B:COMPLETE) is the debut extended play by the first ever Brand New Music boy band, AB6IX. The album was released digitally and physically on May 22, 2019, by Brand New Music.[1]

Background and release

After the announcement of the group being formed, they released a music video for "Hollywood" performing as a full five member group.

On April 30, 2019 it was revealed that AB6IX would debut with extended play titled B Complete[2] with the title track "Breathe".[3]

The music video, together with the EP, was released on May 22.[4]

Promotion

"Hollywood" was performed by only four of the members during Mnet's survival show Produce 101 (season 2), for their judges grade evaluation. Also "Hollywood" together with "Shining Stars" were performed before release date at Dream Concert and Kcon Japan.

AB6IX had their debut showcase on May 22 at Olympic Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul where they performed title track "Breathe" along with "Shining Star", "Absolute" and "Hollywood".[5]

The group started promoting their title track "Breathe" on May 23. They first performed the lead single on Mnet's M Countdown,[6] followed by performances on KBS' Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 10

Year-end charts

Sales

Sales figures for B Complete
RegionSales
South Korea (Gaon)[12]
171,578
Japan (Oricon)[13] 6,741

Awards

Music programs

ProgramSongDateRef.
The Show (SBS MTV)"Breathe"June 4[14]
Show Champion (MBC)June 5[15]

Release history

RegionDateFormatDistributorRef.
VariousMay 22, 2019Digital download, streaming[16]
South KoreaCD

Notes and References

  1. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8512844/new-k-pop-group-ab6ix-debut-first-ep-album-bcomplete New K-Pop Group AB6IX Officially Debuts First EP Album, 'B:COMPLETE'
  2. AB6IX, 데뷔 앨범 스케줄 이미지 공개..데뷔 카운트다운 시작됐다
  3. AB6IX, 데뷔 앨범 트랙리스트 공개…멤버들 프로듀싱·작사·작곡 참여
  4. B:COMPLETE by AB6IX (에이비식스)
  5. AB6IX, 5월 22일 올림픽홀서 데뷔 앨범 쇼케이스 개최(공식)
  6. '엠카' 갓세븐·러블리즈 컴백→김재환·AB6IX 데뷔…화려한 라인업
  7. Web site: B:COMPLETE. 2020-11-21. Melon. ko.
  8. Web site: June 1, 2019. B Complete (2019). June 6, 2019. Gaon Chart. ko.
  9. Web site: ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年06月10日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on June 10, 2019. https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-06-10/. June 5, 2019. Oricon. ja.
  10. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – June 2019. Gaon Chart. ko. June 6, 2019.
  11. Cumulative South Korean Sales of "B:Complete":
  12. Web site: 2020년 07주차 Album Chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916233013/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month . 2020-09-16 . August 6, 2020. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  13. Web site: 2019年08月19日~2019年08月25日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング. ja: 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年09月02日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on September 2, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190828035754/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-09-02/ . 2019-08-28 . 2019-11-25. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. Japanese.
  14. Web site: OSEN. 2019-06-04. '더쇼' AB6IX, 데뷔 2주만에 초고속 첫 1위..컴백 CLC [종합]]. 2020-11-21. mosen.mt.co.kr. ko.
  15. Web site: OSEN. 2019-06-05. '쇼챔피언' AB6IX, 갓세븐-위너 제치고 1위…"더 성장하고 발전할 것" [종합]]. 2020-11-21. mosen.mt.co.kr. ko.
  16. Web site: AB6IX, 오늘(22일) 정식 데뷔..'완성형 아티스트돌' 탄생 예고. 2020-11-21. Naver News. ko.