I hate to be cynical, however collaborations between Okay-pop stars and Western artists not often work. Western pop tropes virtually all the time take priority, smoothing out Okay-pop edges till we’re left with very middle-of-the-road materials. For her first solo album, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo went down a dance pop route, however all of that promise is shaved away on her duet with former One Route member Zayn.
Zayn hasn’t been energetic as a recording artist for years, making this team-up an actual coup for Jisoo. Eyes Closed might have been an actual second for each of them, but it surely by no means reaches far sufficient in any route to do a lot of something. That is mid-tempo radio fodder at its most simple, anchored by a dull stomp that brings to thoughts the type of vaguely non secular platitudes presently clogging the highest of the U.S. charts. The vocal efficiency is simply as inert, dutifully following the boring melody. Everybody concerned sounds bored. I’m bored simply writing about it!
Presumably, the hope is that content material creators will be capable of snip some small phase from Eyes Closed and make it go viral on-line, however I don’t even know which half that might be. Your entire music trudges with none highlights. Jisoo and Zayn’s vocals make a pleasant combine, however they’re given nothing notable to do. It’s an entire waste of three minutes, truthfully.
| Hooks | 6 |
| Manufacturing | 6 |
| Longevity | 6 |
| Bias | 6 |
| RATING | 6 |
Grade: D-