Close Your Eyes (CLOSE YOUR EYES, Jeon Min-wook, Majingxiang, Jang Yeo-jun, Kim Seong-min, Song Seung-ho, Kenshin, Seo Kyung-bae) is on a trajectory as the top "trend."
On the 11th, Close Your Eyes' third mini album "Blackout (blackout)" recorded initial sales (sales in the first week after album release) of 570,000 copies as the tally closed.
This figure is nearly double the initial sales of the previous mini album 2nd "Snowy Summer," and Close Your Eyes achieved both an initial sales "career high" and a "half million seller" (more than 500,000 copies sold for a single album), proving their status as an "ultra-top trend."
Moreover, within seven months of debut they achieved cumulative sales of 1.2 million copies across three mini albums—the first mini album "Eternalt (ETERNALT)," the second mini album "Snowy Summer," and the third mini album "Blackout"—proving their intense global popularity.
"Blackout" is an album that contains Close Your Eyes' growth narrative of breaking limits and racing endlessly. It made its presence felt by entering various global charts, including domestic music sites, the worldwide iTunes album chart and the worldwide Apple Music album chart.
Also, the music video for "X," one of the double title tracks, has continued its popularity, surpassing 28 million views as of the 17th.
In addition, a video of an 80-year-old woman performing "SOB," one of the double title tracks, in a DJ concept recorded 760,000 views on TikTok, and a video of a man showcasing a captivating street catwalk to "SOB" as background music recorded 280,000 views. In this way, countless influencers' short-form videos introducing Close Your Eyes and the new songs have attracted attention on various platforms with tens of thousands of views.
Close Your Eyes won five rookie awards at ceremonies held this year alone — the K World Dream New Vision Award at the 2025 K World Dream Awards (2025 KWDA), the male idol of the year (newcomer) in the 2025 Brand of the Year Awards, the hottest award in the 2025 The Fact Music Awards (TMA), the new wave artist award at the TikTok Awards 2025, and the IS Rookie Award at the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards with iM Bank (2025 KGMA) — showcasing their status as 2025's "top trend" group.
Meanwhile, Close Your Eyes will continue active promotions with "X," one of the double title tracks from mini album 3 "Blackout." At 8 p.m. that day they are scheduled to appear on the YouTube channel GoGosing's "Store Link Live" to present an intense performance of "X."
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