The East-meets-West R&B duet delivers an intimate, yet interstellar sound! We dissect the reason why Jisoo's new single featuring Zayn Malik, "Eyes Closed", broke the internet!

When BLACKPINK's Jisoo and Zayn Malik dropped “Eyes Closed” on October 10, the internet basically hit pause. It’s Jisoo’s first big cross-culture collab and Zayn’s smooth dive into K-pop’s orbit - soft, cinematic, and totally playlist-core. The track mixes moody R&B with that dreamy Y2K energy, the kind you play on repeat at 2 a.m. because it just feels different. We break down how K-pop stars have been driving the rise of worldwide collaborations in this article!