After months of speculation, the long-rumored duet between the Blackpink star and Malik arrives Oct. 10.
Jisoo and Zayn Malik. Photo Courtesy (left to right): YG Entertainment and Todd Owyoung, Getty Images.
Blackpink’s Jisoo and Zayn Malik are making a new song together.
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, Jisoo confirmed that she will team up with Malik on her upcoming single, “Eyes Closed,” scheduled to drop on Friday, Oct. 10.
Both artists announced the track through Instagram, sharing an audio snippet and artwork captioned: “JISOO X ZAYN Digital Single ‘EYES CLOSED’.” The post quickly set off excitement across K-pop and One Direction fandoms.
The project marks a milestone for both singers: it is Jisoo’s debut collaboration outside her solo and group work, while Malik steps into the K-pop arena for the first time.
According to About Music, the accompanying music video is reportedly being directed by UnderWonder Content, the team behind visuals for Jungkook’s “Standing Next to You” and Lady Gaga’s “Disease.”
Hints of the pairing first surfaced when Jisoo began posting cryptic teasers featuring a shadowed male figure and captions like “Two Voices, One Orbit” and “A Duet is Near.”
Speculation intensified in July 2025 after Malik attended a Blackpink concert in New York with his daughter Khai and shared a photo from the show, thanking the group. Fans coined the portmanteau “Zaynsoo,” which later trended on X.
Reaction online has framed the collaboration as a rare crossover moment, uniting Malik’s signature R&B-driven style with Jisoo’s melodic vocals. Some fans dubbed it the singer’s “K-pop era.”
“Eyes Closed” is slated for release on Oct. 10.
Outside of the collaboration, both artists are pursuing major solo projects: Jisoo is currently on Blackpink’s Deadline Tour, while Malik will launch a Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live in January 2026.
Gomez says the superstar singer also wrote an unreleased track titled “Family,” which is about…
The DOJ has accused the live-entertainment giant of wielding outsized control over the industry, but…
Rock was alive and well in the late Nineties. Maybe Corgan just didn't like what…
Welcome to the One Battle After Another vs. Sinners showdown
“Swim” will serve as the title track and the anthemic “Into the Sun” will close…
The iconic singer sits down with Rolling Stone India to talk about traveling to the…
