Close Your Eyes, '1st Anniversary of Debut', was different from the start..Global Rookie's Brilliant Growth

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CLOSE YOUR EYES (Close Your EYES) celebrated its first anniversary.

Close Your Eyes (Jeon Min-wook, Majing Xiang, Jang Yeo-jun, Kim Sung-min, Song Seung-ho, Kenshin, and Seo Kyung-bae) celebrated their first anniversary today (2nd). At midnight, they released posters of the first anniversary celebration on their official SNS and had a meaningful celebration with their fans.

The team name means that not only visible performances but also convincing music when listening to them with their eyes closed, and that they will continue to strengthen as idols that everyone imagines whenever they close their eyes. In line with this, those who have built an unrivaled world with differentiated music and performances have reflected on the remarkable growth and activities that have continued for a year.

Close Your Eyes, who made their official debut in April last year, showed an unusual presence upon their debut. The initial sales of the debut album "ETERNALT" exceeded 310,000 copies (the week after the album's release), ranking fifth in the initial sales of the boy group's debut album.

Close Your Eyes set an unusual record by topping music broadcasts in just six days with the title song "All Poems and Novels in Me" and won two music broadcasts, quickly seizing the nickname "Monster Rookie." Those who captivated global fans with lyrical lyrics and movie-like storytelling have become "K-pop hopefuls" in recognition of their solid live performance and unique music color.

This momentum continued in his first comeback. Close Your Eyes, which announced its high-speed comeback in three months with its second mini-album "Snowy Summer," which tells the stories of boys who have become free ghosts in the season of reversal in a delightful and witty way, topped the music show again six days after its comeback with the title song of the same name. In addition, he proved his rise without limits by winning three music broadcasts, which went one step further in his previous work.

The second mini album also attracted attention by recording high sales of more than 200,000 copies on the day of its release alone. Not only were Spotify selected as the "Spotify Super Rookie," a content that spotlights new artists, but they also made their presence in the global market by ranking at the top of various charts at home and abroad.

The 3rd mini album "Blackout", released in November last year, recorded 570,000 initial sales (the week after the album's release), achieving both "Career High" and "Half Million Sellers" (over 500,000 single albums sold). Despite being a rookie less than a year after his debut, he achieved accumulated sales of 1.2 million copies of three mini albums, proving his unrivaled popularity.

Close Your Eyes has proved its strong core fandom and popularity by breaking "career high" on each album released. The double title song "SOB," which collaborated with Kazakh DJ Imanbek, who won the US Grammy Awards, drew attention from music fans around the world with its energetic performance with a 42-member mega crew, and was honored to be named as the 25 Best K-POP Albums of 2025 by Billboard in the United States and the Most steadily ranked K-POP Artist by Forbes.

Close Your Eyes also stood out at various award ceremonies. They won the "2025 K World Dream Awards (2025 KWDA)' K World Dream New Vision Award, the "2025 Brand of the Year" Best Male Idol (Rookie) category, the "2025 The Fact Music Awards (TMA) Hot Artist category, the "2025 TikTok Awards 2025" New Wave Artist Award, the "2025 Korea Grand Music Awards with iM Bank" IS Rookie Award, the "33rd Korea Culture Entertainment Awards" K-POP Award, the "40th Golden Disc Awards" Golden Choice Award, and the Dream's Silver Label category, winning a total of eight rookie awards.

The heat led to the first tour, "BEYOND YOUR EYES." After the Seoul concert, they traveled to Japan and toured three cities, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, boasting a powerful global influence. Those who have shown stage dominance and energy that have grown with composition and fantastic performances that expand their own music world and narrative will continue their "Beyond Your Eyes" tour in Hong Kong on May 30.

Close Your Eyes, which has achieved remarkable results over the past year since its debut, has certainly established itself as a leading player in the next generation of K-pop. Those who have predicted a comeback in April are focusing their efforts on the final work of the new album, and will prove their deeper identity and expanded music spectrum through their first album to open this year.

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