{"id":25043,"date":"2025-10-10T20:13:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/10\/10\/blackpinks-jisoo-teams-up-with-zayn-malik-for-catchy-new-single-eyes-closed\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T20:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:13:19","slug":"blackpinks-jisoo-teams-up-with-zayn-malik-for-catchy-new-single-eyes-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/10\/10\/blackpinks-jisoo-teams-up-with-zayn-malik-for-catchy-new-single-eyes-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackpink&#8217;s Jisoo teams up with Zayn Malik for catchy new single &#8220;Eyes Closed.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to Jisoo and Zayn Malik&#8217;s New Duet<\/h2>\n<p>Jisoo and Zayn Malik have teamed up for a new duet titled \u201cEyes Closed.\u201d The single, released today via Warner Records, is a little different from Jisoo&#8217;s previous solo releases and features the use of acoustic guitar throughout. It&#8217;s also the first official English-language single for the 30-year-old K-pop star and actor; Over the summer, she released a special video for her English-language B-side \u201cYour Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The Music Video and Song Meaning<\/h2>\n<p>In the \u201cEyes Closed\u201d music video, Jisoo and Malik find themselves in space, belting out and singing to each other in a spaceship. \u201cWe should fall in love with our eyes closed \/ Better if we keep it where we don&#8217;t know \/ The beds we&#8217;ve been in, the names and the faces of those we&#8217;ve been with,\u201d the two sing together in the song&#8217;s chorus. The single also marks a global mix of girl group and boy band, with Jisoo being a member of the world&#8217;s biggest girl group Blackpink and Malik a former member of record-breaking boy band One Direction.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Projects and Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<p>Jisoo is in the middle of Blackpink&#8217;s world tour that began with the release of the four-piece band&#8217;s first group song in nearly three years, &quot;Jump.&quot; Meanwhile, Malik is preparing for a stay in Las Vegas at the end of 2026. The &quot;Earthquake&quot; singer found her solo home with Warner Records earlier this year, which included her debut solo EP, published in February. Jisoo&#8217;s Blackpink groupmates &#8211; Jennie, Lisa and Ros\u00e9 &#8211; are all signed to various labels as solo artists, but remain as a group with their Korean label YG Entertainment.<\/p>\n<h2>Acting Career and Other Ventures<\/h2>\n<p>Jisoo, who is pursuing a career as an actress alongside her solo career, is set to star in an upcoming Netflix K-drama, a romantic drama series about an overworked young woman who turns to a virtual reality dating program in search of a way out. Earlier this week, it was announced that Malik and his former One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson would be reuniting for a Netflix road trip series. The three-part documentary series follows the two singers as they reunite during their trips to America.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Music Video<\/h2>\n<p>Watch the video for \u201cEyes Closed\u201d below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"JISOO X ZAYN - EYES CLOSED (OFFICIAL MV)\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EN1tMeXQii0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Jisoo and Zayn Malik&#8217;s New Duet Jisoo and Zayn Malik have teamed up for a new duet titled \u201cEyes Closed.\u201d The single, released today via Warner Records, is a little different from Jisoo&#8217;s previous solo releases and features the use of acoustic guitar throughout. 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