Draft:Close Your Eyes (group)
Close Your Eyes | |
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| Also known as | CYE |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Labels | UNCORE |
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Close Your Eyes (Korean: 클로즈 유어 아이즈; stylized in all caps) is an upcoming South Korean boy group under UNCORE, that was formed through JTBC's survival show Project 7. The group consists of seven members: Minwook, Ma Jing Xiang, Yeojun, Sungmin, Seungho, Kenshin, and Kyoungbae.[1]
Name
[edit]'Close Your Eyes' contains the meaning of strengthening into the idols you imagine every time you open your eyes.[1]
History
[edit]Formation through Project 7 and other activities
[edit]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.[2] Out of a pool of 200 contestants, only the top seven would make the final lineup.[3] All members were announced in the finale episode, which was broadcast live on December 27, 2024, and they'll be active for about two years and six months after debut.
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, with the group's extended play (EP) Intersection: Spark; He is on hiatus from BAE173 due to activities with Close Your Eyes.[4][5] In 2021, Jang Yeo-jun participated in the MBC survival show Extreme Debut: Wild Idol but was eliminated in the third episode.[6] In 2023, Ma Jing Xiang and Jang Yeo-jun took part in the Mnet reality competition show Boys Planet. Jang Yeo-jun was eliminated in the fifth episode after ranking 62nd. Subsequently, Ma Jing Xiang ranked at 30th place and was eliminated in the eighth episode.[7]
Members
[edit]- Jeon Min-wook (전민욱)
- Ma Jing Xiang (马靖翔; 마징시앙)
- Jang Yeo-jun (장여준)
- Kim Sung-min (김성민)
- Song Seung-ho (송승호)
- Sakurada Kenshin (櫻田 健真; 사쿠라다 켄신)
- Seo Kyoung-bae (서경배)
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]Singles
[edit]Other charted songs
[edit]Videography
[edit]Music videos
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Television shows
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2024 | Project 7 | Reality competition show determining Close Your Eyes' members |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hwang, So-young (December 28, 2024). [리뷰] '프로젝트 7' 클로즈 유어 아이즈 탄생..최종 1위는 마징시앙 [[Review] 'Project 7' Close Your Eyes is born.. The final number 1 is Ma Jing Xiang]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Seon-woo (October 16, 2024). "'프로젝트 7', 타이틀송 '달려 (Up To You)' 선공개" ['Project 7', title song 'Run (Up To You)' pre-released] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ 참가자 소개 [Introduction of participants]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Ko, Seungah (September 25, 2020). 포켓돌 새 보이그룹 팀명 'BAE173' 확정…단체컷 공개 [Pocket Doll's new boy group team name 'BAE173' confirmed... Group cut disclosure]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (November 19, 2020). BAE173, 오늘(19일) 화려한 데뷔, 쇼케이스서 무대 최초 공개 [BAE173, today (19th) splendid debut, first released on stage at showcase]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-rok (October 1, 2021). 데뷔조 14명 추린 '야생돌'...탈락자 이름 깜짝공개 ['Wild Idol', a debut group of 14 members... Surprise announcement of the names of the eliminated members] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "BOYS PLANET Ranking". karchives. Retrieved June 15, 2024.