Zayn Malik has finally released his collaboration with Jisoo, ‘Eyes Closed’.
Released today, the track was first teased earlier this month by Jisoo, and makes this song her first new material outside of BLACKPINK since releasing ‘Amortage’ earlier this year.
Their new single ‘Eyes Closed’ is a pop track that sees the pair sing about a romantic connection that has failed due to their respective pasts.
Lyrics such as, “Say, oh, we should fall in love with our eyes closed / Better if we keep it where we don’t know / The beds we been in, the names and the faces of who we were with / And oh, ain’t nobody perfect but it’s all good / The past can’t hurt us if we don’t look / Let’s let it go, better if we fall in love with our eyes closed.” describe the romantic connection.
Jisoo and Zayn Malik have released a cinematic music video inspired by sci-fi. The pair can be seen stranded alone in a spaceship floating around in space.
Ahead of the release of the song, Zayn teased new music was coming “soon with another cool collaborator”.
This got fans’ speculating that he would be teaming up with the BLACKPINK member ahead of its confirmation.
Zayn began his solo career in 2o16 with this single ‘Pillowtalk’ and debut album ‘Mind of Mine’.
Both of these reached number 1 in the UK charts.
Zayn’s later albums ‘Icarus Falls’, ‘Nobody Is Listening’, and ‘Room Under The Stairs‘ showcased his R&B influence, sound, emotional depth and artistic independence.
Zayn announced a Las Vegas residency for 2026 where he will play seven nights at the Dolby Live at Park MGM in January.
These are his second run of shows since leaving One Direction in 2015.
He previously played the ‘Stairway To The Sky’ tour in November 2024, which saw him pay tribute to the late Liam Payne on the screen behind him.
The Vegas shows are described as “only the beginning of what will be a massive year for Zayn.”
The former One Direction star has also been announced to be releasing a Netflix documentary next year with Louis Tomlinson.
The three-part series
will follow the former bandmates as they go on a “spontaneous adventure” across the United States, giving fans a “rare look” into the lives are they reconnect as friends.This announcement comes after Louis Tomlinson made an appearance during Zayn’s show in Los Angeles in January.
This was their first public reunion since Liam Payne’s funeral last November.
The former One Direction member sadly passed away aged 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina after falling from a third-floor balcony.
