Seven-member K-pop boy group Close Your Eyes (CYE) is preparing to release a new album in April, their agency Uncore confirmed on Mar. 23.
In a statement, Uncore said that the group is "currently in the final stages of production" for the upcoming release. The agency added that the album "reflects the group's deepened identity and expanded musical spectrum." A specific release date, album title, and tracklist have not yet been announced.
The April release will be the group's first musical project of 2026 and their fourth overall album since debuting in April 2025. Close Your Eyes was formed through JTBC's survival show "Project 7," which aired from October to December 2024, according to Allkpop.
The seven members, Jeon Minwook, Ma Jingxiang, Jang Yeojun, Kim Sungmin, Song Seungho, Sakurada Kenshin, and Seo Kyoungbae, were selected through fan voting, with over 17 million votes cast in the final round.
Since their debut, the group has released three mini-albums: Eternalt in April 2025, Snowy Summer in July 2025, and Blackout in November 2025. Their growth across each release has been rapid. "Eternalt" recorded over 310,000 copies in first-week sales.
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"Snowy Summer" sold over 200,000 copies on its release day alone. "Blackout" then broke both previous records, moving 570,000 copies in its first week and pushing the group past 1.2 million cumulative album sales, Chosun reported.
The group also collected five rookie awards in 2025, including the Hottest Artist Award at The Fact Music Awards, the New Wave Artist Award at the TikTok Awards 2025, and the IS Rookie Award at the Korea Grand Music Awards. Their third mini album "Blackout" peaked at second place on the United World Chart, the highest ranking among boy groups that debuted in 2025.
Close Your Eyes recently kicked off their first world tour, "Beyond Your Eyes," starting with two nights at Olympic Hall in Seoul on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2026. The tour has since moved to Japan, with additional stops planned in Canada, Malaysia, and Russia.
In a February interview with CNN, member Jeon Minwook hinted at the group's evolving sound, saying, "What I can affirm is that we've delved into a variety of sounds, so what we'll unveil in 2026 will undoubtedly be something refreshingly new and unexpected," as per CNN.
