The Summer Just Got Cooler—and Wilder
Mark your calendars, K-pop fans—rookie sensation Close Your Eyes is powering back into the spotlight with their second mini album Snowy Summer. On June 30, the group’s agency UNCORE unveiled a sizzling teaser video for one of the album’s double title tracks, ‘Paint Candy’, and the energy is straight-up electric.
Grease, Paint, and Precision
Set inside a sun-drenched auto garage, the teaser shows the seven members—Jeon Minwook, Ma Jingxiang, Jang Yeojoon, Kim Sungmin, Song Seungho, Kenshin, and Seo Kyungbae—crushing high-synchronized choreography while literally painting a car with bright blue paint. Think of it as a mechanic shop-meets-art studio-meets-MTV’s TRL moment.
But it’s not just all aesthetics. The guys pull off an intense group performance with clockwork coordination, showing off a more charismatic and powerful edge compared to their previous releases. Fans are already calling them the ‘next performance beasts’ of K-pop—and honestly, we’re not arguing.
So, What is ‘Paint Candy’ Anyway?
The song taps into a nostalgic New Jack Swing vibe—a funkier, retro sound popular in ’90s R&B—and gets its cheeky name from an actual quirky memory: paint-flavored candy some Korean kids may remember nibbling on during childhood. It’s a sonic and visual metaphor for ‘blue novelty’—a fresh, bold experience wrapped in sweet nostalgia.
Already Racking Up Wins
Close Your Eyes has been riding high lately. Their first title track from the same mini album, ‘Snowy Summer’, already nabbed triple music show wins on SBS M’s The Show, MBC M’s Show Champion, and KBS2’s Music Bank. Riding that wave, the boys debuted their live ‘Paint Candy’ performance on SBS’s 2025 Gayo Daejeon Summer on June 27—drawing fiery applause from fans both in-person and online.
With full-scale promotions now underway, expectations are high for what these rising stars will bring next. Their summery visuals, throwback vibes, and tightly-packed choreography are hitting all the right notes.
Bottom Line?
Close Your Eyes is painting the summer blue—and we’re here for every streak of it. Got your playlists ready?
