- Debut
- 201403.27
- Birthday
- 02.091987
- Genre
- Hip-hop
Basic info
E SENS is a rapper who came from the hip-hop duo Supreme Team. His representative albums include the full-length 1st album 《The Anecdote》 and the 2nd album 《이방인》.
- Debut
- March 27, 2014 · Debut song I'm Good
- Debut agency
- munn company
- Current agency
- Birthday
- February 9, 1987
- Years active
- 2014–
- Meaning of the Name
- The name is short for Essayistic Sense, meaning rap with a writer-like sensibility.
- Genre
- Hip-hop
- Real name
- 강민호
- Debut reference
- Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.
걸어온 길
Started rapping on performance stages in the Daegu area. Debuted in 2009 as Supreme Team with Simon Dominic and won the Best New Male Artist award at MAMA, then left the team in 2013.
Joined BANA in 2014 and released a solo single. Released the first full-length 《The Anecdote》 in August 2015, which became Album of the Year at the Korean Music Awards.
Released the 2nd album 《이방인》 in 2019, the EP 《Marigold Tapes》 in 2020 and the 3rd album 《저금통》 in 2023. Won the Rap & Hip-hop Song award at the Korean Music Awards for 〈Son of A〉 and 〈What The Hell〉.
Was punished in 2012 and 2015 for cannabis-related charges. In June 2026 requested a formal trial against a summary order over a charge of forcible indecency, and denied the charge at the first hearing in September.
Signature songs
- Back In Time 2014 YouTube Spotify
- The Anecdote 2015 YouTube Spotify
- Son of A 2019 YouTube Spotify
- What The Hell 2023 YouTube Spotify
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Key releases
- 2015.08 The Anecdote1st studio albumKorean Music Awards, Album of the Year
- 2019.07 이방인2nd studio albumEnglish title The Stranger
- 2020.08 Marigold TapesEPCommemorating the 5th anniversary of the 1st album's release
- 2023.07 저금통3rd studio albumEnglish title Moneybox
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Major awards
- 2016 Korean Music Awards, Album of the Year (The Anecdote)
- 2016 Korean Music Awards, Best Rap & Hip-hop Album (The Anecdote)
- 2020 Korean Music Awards, Best Rap & Hip-hop Song (Son of A)
- 2024 Korean Music Awards, Best Rap & Hip-hop Song (What The Hell)
Key records and stories
- Debuted with Simon Dominic as Supreme Team in 2009 and left the team in 2013.
- Won Album of the Year at the 2016 Korean Music Awards with the full-length 1st album 《The Anecdote》.
- Received a suspended sentence in April 2012 for smoking cannabis, and in July 2015 was sentenced to one year and six months in prison on the same charge.
- In June 2026, after receiving a summary order of a 5 million won fine on a charge of forcible indecency, requested a formal trial, and denied the charge at the first hearing in September.
- The stage name is short for Essayistic Sense, meaning 'essay-like sensibility'.
- From 2014 changed the stylization from E-Sens to the capitalized E SENS.
- 《The Anecdote》 was released while he was in prison.
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Kisum — Photo: K-POPIT 케이팝잇 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
DinDin — Photo: Korean Newspaper Newspaper "NewsInstar" · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons