CLOSE YOUR EYES: "Why jazz? It aligned with our strengths… We want to be called a 'music hotspot'"

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The idol group CLOSE YOUR EYES (Jeon Min-wook, Ma Jingxiang, Jang Ye-jun, Kim Sung-min, Song Seung-ho, Kenshin, Seo Kyung-bae) discussed the reason for choosing the jazz genre.

CLOSE YOUR EYES held a comeback press conference at 1 p.m. on the 30th in the Montblanc Hall on the 6th floor of The Riverside Hotel in Jamwon-dong, Seoul.

CLOSE YOUR EYES will release their fourth mini album "256th Note" through major online music streaming sites at 6 p.m. on the same day.

Regarding the reason for choosing the jazz funk genre that day, CLOSE YOUR EYES stated, "Since our debut, we have shown many lyrical and melodic songs," adding, "We chose to highlight the improvisational charm unique to jazz. Additionally, in our effort not to be confined to a single genre, we selected jazz."

They continued, "We studied extensively about songs by senior artist Yoon Si-nae as well as genres from previous generations," saying, "We believed that our strength of having pleasant musicality, which is unique to us, fits well with jazz. We want to be given the epithet 'music hotspot' through this new song activity."

"256th Note" is an album inspired by the fleeting moments created improvisationally by each instrument and the freedom and spontaneity characteristic of jazz that draw deep immersion within those moments. Rather than focusing on formalized expressions, it captures the process in which passing moments are completed as a single piece of music, concentrating on the emotions and flow of the moment.

The title track "Drop That!" is a song that samples Yoon Si-nae's "Enjoy This Night," considered the pioneer of Korean jazz funk, and reinterprets it in a 90s street hip-hop style. It combines the unpredictable improvisation of jazz with the sampling techniques unique to hip-hop, adding CLOSE YOUR EYES' unique sensibility on top of powerful string lines and upright bass sounds.

CLOSE YOUR EYES previously released "Open Your Eyes," which unfolded the free-spirited feel of jazz through the grammar of hip-hop and R&B, showcasing a lyrical and delicate texture.

The album includes a total of seven tracks: "Open Your Eyes" and "Drop That!"; "Vibe Check," a pop number featuring urban piano and groovy drum beats; "Slowly Bleed," which combines elements of electro-pop and alternative R&B; "Fool For You," an R&B track with a vintage and romantic atmosphere; "Baby Bossa Nova," which adds modern pop sounds to bossa nova; and "Eternity," a pop ballad based on warm acoustic piano.

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