The group Close Your Eyes (CLOSE YOUR EYES, Jeon Min-wook, Mzing Xiang, Jang Yeo-jun, Kim Sung-min, Song Seung-ho, Kenshin, Seo Gyeong-bae) was selected as the best rookie boy idol of the year.
Close Your Eyes won the Male Idol of the Year (Rookie) award at the '2025 Brand of the Year Awards.'
The Brand of the Year Awards, organized by the Korea Consumer Forum, is the largest brand awards in Korea that selects and awards the best brands of the year through a nationwide consumer vote, marking its 23rd anniversary this year. Any consumer in Korea can participate in the voting through the official website.
The Korea Consumer Forum established an institutional sector in Indonesia this year, following China and Vietnam, with 3,085,743 participants and a total of 28,271,703 votes recorded. Close Your Eyes was selected as the Male Idol of the Year (Rookie) through the nationwide consumer voting conducted from June 30 to July 3, proving its title as the best 'super rookie' of 2025.
Close Your Eyes, who debuted with their mini-album 'Eternality (ETERNALT)' in April with a literary boy concept, achieved two music show wins with the title track 'All the Poetry and Novels Within Me,' earning the title of 'monster rookie' through their lyrical lyrics and cinematic storytelling in performances.
Subsequently, they made a rapid comeback three months later with the mini-album 'Snowy Summer' in July, achieving three music show wins with the title track of the same name, further proving their unmatched popularity as global 'hot rookies.'
Earlier, Close Your Eyes won the K World Dream Newbie Vision Award at the '2025 K World Dream Awards' on the 21st. On the 22nd, they gained attention for their passionate performance at the 'TIMA International Music Awards' held in Macau, which is a representative music awards ceremony in the Chinese-speaking world.
Close Your Eyes, continuing to flourish, recently wrapped up their mini-album's music show activities, and is set to begin promotional activities in Japan from today until September 7. They are scheduled to appear at the '2025 The Fact Music Awards (TMA)' at the Macao Outdoor Performance Venue on September 20 and 'The Performance' at Zepp Haneda in Japan on October 5 to interact with global fans.
[Photo] Korea Consumer Forum
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