CLOSE YOUR EYES Wishes for a Spooky “Snowy Summer” in Their Second EP
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Halloween and Christmas have come early in July with CLOSE YOUR EYES’ latest title track, “Snowy Summer.” With a comedic and morbid concept of ghosts creating snowy weather in the middle of the summer, CLOSE YOUR EYES is celebrating the season in their own way. Released on July 9, Snowy Summer marks the group’s first comeback after their debut in April. Jeon Minwook, Ma Jingxiang, Jang Yeojun, Kim Sungmin, Song Seungho, Kenshin, and Seo Kyungbae originated as the winners of the JTBC survival show Project 7.
TRACKLIST:
“Paint Candy”
“Snowy Summer”
“You”
“Bubble Tea”
The Concept of “Snowy Summer”
In “Snowy Summer,” the CLOSE YOUR EYES members act as individuals who suddenly passed away due to a series of mishaps. They come together as ghosts to celebrate the Christmas they never got to experience. As noted in the comeback’s concept trailer, they create a global phenomenon of sudden snowfall and odd occurrences like popcorn raining over New York City. Even the build up to the EP’s release promised an unforgettable summer concept.
Much like the group’s debut track, “All My Poetry,” “Snowy Summer” is another positive R&B and pop song. The instrumental straddles the line between summer and winter with its laidback tempo and notes that sound like bells. “Snowy Summer” is an early Christmas gift.
Unlike the track, its music video fills itself with unhinged chaos: not many music videos show idols caught in lethal, comedic accidents. Seungho acts as a pizza boy whose mistakes lead to the deaths of the other members; the six other members follow Seungho around as they wait for him to join them in the afterlife. The video even smoothly integrates the storyline within group choreography segments, where Seungho’s expressions imply the ghosts control his dance moves.
Check out the rest of CLOSE YOUR EYES’ Snowy Summer EP for more positive songs. “Paint Candy” follows the same R&B sound of “All My Poetry” and “Snowy Summer,” “You” explores the rock genre, and “Bubble Tea” uses an acoustic guitar instrumental as its highlight. This bite-sized collection has enough longevity to last through many seasons to come.
Edited by Cara Musashi