The Anecdote

The Anecdote
Studio album by
E Sens
ReleasedAugust 27, 2015 (2015-08-27)
GenreHip hop
Length38:38
LanguageKorean
Label
  • Beasts And Natives Alike (BANA)
Producer
E Sens chronology
The Anecdote
(2015) 		The Stranger
(2019)
Singles from The Anecdote
  1. "Back In Time"
    Released: September 30, 2014

The Anecdote is the debut studio album by South Korean rapper E Sens. It was released on August 27, 2015, by Beasts And Natives Alike.

Background

The album's first single, "Back In Time", was released September 30, 2014. The album was scheduled to be released in November 2014, but it was delayed because he was arrested for marijuana use, in November.[1]

After his release from prison, he was arrested again in 2015 on marijuana charges. But the album was not delayed due to the label's request, the album was released in August 2015 while he was in prison.[2] The album was a success, garnering unprecedented pre-sale orders and winning both Album of the Year and Best Rap & Hip Hop Album at the 2016 Korean Music Awards.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM[4]
Music Y[5]
Rhythmer[6]

Kim Doheon of IZM reviewed "E Sens fought against himself, the greatest enemy of him, writing fierce results that he could be satisfied with, and the result of his immersion is The Anecdote."[4] Nam Seonghoon of Rhythmer reviewed, "After the end of The Anecdote, the musical achievements revealed there have a strange experience of being the last piece of the various inspirations that he scattered in the lyrics."[6]


Track listing

All tracks written by E Sens and produced by Daniel "Obi" Klein, except for track 9 "Tick Tock" written by E Sens and Kim Ximya.

No.TitleLength
1."Dice (주사위)"3:36
2."A-G-E"3:25
3."Writer's Block"3:38
4."Next Level"3:33
5."Wobble (삐끗)"4:27
6."10.18.14"1:23
7."The Anecdote"4:21
8."Back In Time"3:33
9."Tick Tock" (featuring Kim Ximya)5:12
10."Unknown Verses"5:30
Total length:38:38

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[7] 2

References

  1. ^ Hyeji, Yoo (November 12, 2014), "비아이-수호-서지수-노홍철-지코, 바람 잘 날 없는 연예계…혹시 '11월의 저주?'", topstarnews, retrieved November 11, 2019
  2. ^ Soojin, Kang (August 10, 2015), "이센스는 왜 복역 중 음반을 내게 됐을까? 가요계 불문율 깬 첫 앨범 …이를 둘러싼 다양한 논박", Kyunghyang Shinmun, retrieved November 11, 2019
  3. ^ "이센스 한국대중음악상 올해의 음반상 '옥중 수상'…빅뱅 3관왕". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b Kim, Doheon (September 2015). "The Anecdote 2015 - 이센스(E SENS)". IZM. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  5. ^ "[Album-Out #6-1] 또 하나의 한국힙합 클래식". Music Y. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  6. ^ a b Nam, Seonghoon (2015-08-27). "이센스 - The Anecdote". Rhythmer. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  7. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 36, 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-09-07.