The group Close Your Eyes (CLOSE YOUR EYES, 클유아) welcomed the new year with good news.
According to U.S. business magazine Forbes, Close Your Eyes (Jeon Min-wook, Mazingshyang, Jang Yeo-jun, Kim Seong-min, Song Seung-ho, Kenshin, Seo Kyung-bae) was named to "The Most Acclaimed K-Pop of 2025."
Forbes named Close Your Eyes among the "Most Consistently Ranked K-Pop Artists," mentioning their debut album ETERNALT and mini album 3 blackout, and it also focused on their songs "All the poems and novels inside me," "Snowy Summer," "Paint Candy," "Pretend not to see," and "X."
Close Your Eyes was also mentioned again in "More Critically Acclaimed K-Pop Albums of 2025" for their debut album ETERNALT, demonstrating the solid musical capabilities that befit a 2025 best rookie.
Earlier, ETERNALT was selected by U.S. music outlet Billboard for "The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2025: Staff Picks," receiving high praise as "a new heir to K-pop." It was also named a Billboard Korea "K-pop rookie" in the December 2025 issue, among other recognitions, showing consistent attention from Billboard and proving limitless potential and promise.
In addition, U.S. magazine TeenVogue included "Snowy Summer," one of the double title tracks from their mini album 2, in its "15 Best K-pop Music Videos of 2025," and British magazine Dazed selected "X," one of the double title tracks from their mini album 3, for "The 30 Best K-pop Tracks of 2025."
Close Your Eyes has consistently appeared on major foreign outlets' K-pop lists, showing that their musicality is attracting attention worldwide. Having secured a solid global fandom with an unstoppable rise in their debut year both domestically and abroad, there is great anticipation about what new stages and charms they will show this year.
Meanwhile, Close Your Eyes will perform a spectacular stage at the 40th Golden Disc Awards, held at Taipei Dome on the 10th.
They will then open their debut solo concert tour "BEYOND YOUR EYES" in Seoul on the 31st and Feb. 1. After that, they will visit Tokyo on Feb. 10 and 11, Nagoya on the 13th, and Osaka on the 15th to meet global fans.
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