# Close Your Eyes (group)

Close Your Eyes (Korean: 클로즈 유어 아이즈; RR: Keullojeu yueo aijeu; stylized in all caps) is an upcoming South Korean boy group formed through JTBC's survival show Project 7 and managed by Uncore. The group consists of seven members: Jeon Min-wook, Ma Jingxiang, Jang Yeo-jun, Kim Sung-min, Song Seung-ho, Kenshin, and Seo Kyoung-bae. They are set to debut on April 2, 2025, with the extended play Eternalt.

## Name

The group name 'Close Your Eyes' contains the meaning that they will present persuasive music not only when they are seen through visible performance, but also when they close their eyes and listen to it, and that they will continue to strengthen themselves as idols that everyone imagines every time they close their eyes and open them. 'Close Your Eyes' also known as 'CYE' (Korean: 클유아) from their abbreviation.

## History
### Formation through Project 7 and other activities

Close Your Eyes was formed through JTBC's reality competition series Project 7, which aired from October 18 to December 27, 2024. The show brought 98 contestants from around the world, primarily in South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Ukraine, the United States, and Australia, to compete and to debut in a multinational boy group. Out of a pool of 200 contestants, only the top seven would make the final lineup. All members were announced in the finale episode, which was broadcast live on December 27, 2024, and they'll be active for three years after debut under Uncore, a new label which jointly formed by SLL and YG Plus.
Before appearing on the program, several members had already been active in the entertainment industry. Jeon Min-wook made his debut in the PocketDol Studio boy group BAE173 on November 19, 2020. In 2021, Jang Yeo-jun participated in the MBC survival show Extreme Debut: Wild Idol but was eliminated in the third episode. In 2023, Ma Jingxiang and Jang took part in the Mnet reality competition show Boys Planet. Jang was eliminated in the fifth episode after ranking 62nd. Subsequently, Ma ranked at 30th place and was eliminated in the eighth episode.
On December 3, 2024, the 39th Golden Disc Awards, which took place on January 4-5, 2025, at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka announced that the 7 members chosen through Project 7 would be part of the show line-up and would perform on the first day of the award show. They performed "Time After Time", one of the original songs from Project 7.

### 2025: Debut with Eternalt

On January 21, 2025, it was revealed that they had done their first magazine photoshoot with Cosmopolitan Korea, confirming their debut set for April, which was later confirmed by JTBC.
On March 5, 2025, it was announced that they will make their official debut on April 2, with their first EP Eternalt.

## Members

* Jeon Min-wook (전민욱)
* Ma Jing Xiang 마징시앙)
* Jang Yeo-jun (장여준)
* Kim Sung-min (김성민)
* Song Seung-ho (송승호)
* Kenshin (켄신)
* Seo Kyoung-bae (서경배)

## Discography
### Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Eternalt | Scheduled: April 2, 2025 Label: Uncore Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | TBA | TBA |

## Filmography
### Television shows

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2024 | Project 7 | Reality competition show determining Close Your Eyes members | |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2025 | Close to Close Your Eyes | | |