Close Your Eyes, You'll Be Awakened to Popularity...As soon as we debuted, we got 1st place on music shows + 310,000 in the beginning

Apr 09, 2025

Close Your Eyes, You'll Be Awakened to Popularity...As soon as we debuted, we got 1st place on music shows  310,000 in the beginning
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The group CLOSE YOUR EYES topped the music program upon its debut.

Close Your Eyes won the first trophy with its first mini-album 'ETERNALT' title song 'All poems and novels in me' on SBS M 'THE SHOW' which aired on the afternoon of the 8th.

Close Your Eyes, who debuted on the 2nd, was surprised to win first place on music programs in just six days after their debut. When the members were called the main character of the first place, they made viewers laugh by smiling brightly with a surprised expression on their face.




Close Your Eyes said "I didn't expect to receive this award as soon as I made my debut, and I'm so happy. Thank you to everyone who helped me and led me to make my debut successfully. CLOSER (Close Your Eyes official fandom name) Thank you for giving us too much love. I'll make you happy," he said.

On the subsequent encore stage, he once again shot at the fan's heart with his cute appearance with numerous heart stickers on his face. In addition to showing off his unshakable live skills generously, he also performed a ceremony to send various hearts to fans in the audience, drawing an explosive response. In addition, member Kenshin shed tears and showed a fresh look like a rookie, drawing laughter.

Close Your Eyes' debut album Eternality recorded more than 310,000 initial sales (a week after the album's release), ranking fifth in the initial sales of the boy group's debut album.




Previously, 'Eternality' drew attention by selling more than 139,000 copies on the day of its release alone. Among the groups that debuted this year, they ranked third in daily sales and ninth among all-time boy groups, proving the enormous popularity of the music industry 'Super Rookie'.

The title song 'All poems and novels in me' music video was also surprising as it exceeded 23 million views on YouTube as of the 8th, less than a week after its release. Global fans are paying keen attention to the move of Close Your Eyes, which has been showing a fierce rise since its debut album.

Close Your Eyes is a group formed through the JTBC audition program Project 7. 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.




Close Your Eyes, which proved irreplaceable popularity with its first music broadcast and amazing record sales, continues to be active with its new song 'All poems and novels in me'.



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