Blackpink Jisoo Confirms Eyes Closed With Zayn Malik, Drops Audio Teaser Of Digital Duet; Fans Declare It 'Collab Of Century'
After a lot of guess work by fans, Blackpink's Jisoo confirmed that all the speculation around her upcoming duet titled Eyes Closed was indeed with former One Direction member Zayn Malik. Infact she did
that by dropping a sneak peek of the song's audio through social media. Jisoo, who's been busy with her bandmates Lisa, Rose and Jennie to embark on their DEADLINE World Tour, has seemingly taken time off to release her new song as a soloist.
Jisoo confirms duet with Zayn Malik
On October 8, Jisoo took to her Instagram handle and posted a poster of the song along with a portion of it playing in the background. The all-black poster is striking for a certain striking appeal and chemistry between the two singers, who are collaborating for the first time. Zayn even reposted Jisoo story, ahead of the full song release on October 10.
Fans cannot hold their happiness at the unexpected collab. They took to social media to post reactions. One fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "can’t believe zaynsoo collab is real and not just a fragment of my imagination." Another one said, "COLLAB OF THE FREAKIN CENTURY WE'RE SO SEATED OMGGG."
Fans cannot contain their excitement
More comments read, "I want to cry, I'm so happy for our Jisoo, so happy that her first collab is with such a good guy like Zayn," "It's incredible how good they sound together," "I'm so excited but so freaking scared that I might not have survived until Friday," and "THIS IS EVEN BETTER THAN I IMAGINED."One netizen posted, "Finally a good music you can hear it after a long period of releases filled with bad, noisy, and unpleasant songs, and repetitive whisper-style tracks with the same melodies, concepts, and patterns."ALSO READ: Blackpink Deadline Tour: Zayn Malik Enjoys Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, Lisa's Concert With Daughter Khai; Fans Scream 'CUTE'
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Zayn had on July 27, attended Blackpink's New York concert with his daughter, Khai which many fans now recall as a hint at their collaboration.Eyes Closed will mark Jisoo's first new music release since her solo EP Amortage in February, which featured tracks like Earthquake, Your Love and Hugs & Kisses.