“CLOSER” arrived on THEBLACKLABEL’s YouTube channel on 11 August 2025, credited to JEON SOMI. It is one of the tracks tied to her second EP, released through the label she has been signed to since 2019.

The survival show that built a group and then dissolved it

Somi first became known through a televised audition programme that assembled a temporary girl group from trainees at competing agencies. The format has a specific rule: the winning line-up is contracted for a fixed term, usually around eighteen months to two years, after which it disbands by design and every member returns to her original company. It is a way for smaller agencies to buy national exposure they could not otherwise afford, and for broadcasters to sell a group without maintaining one. Somi placed first in that show. When the term ended, the group dissolved on schedule and she went back to being a solo prospect.

About this release

“CLOSER” is drawn from Somi’s second EP and was published on 11 August 2025 by THEBLACKLABEL. The official description carries the hashtag #ChaoticandConfused alongside the standard title and artist tags, which points to the EP’s project name rather than the song itself. No featured artist or outside producer is listed in the posted credits.

Watching from outside Korea

THEBLACKLABEL uploads without region locks, so the video plays anywhere. Somi’s back catalogue — “BIRTHDAY”, “DUMB DUMB”, “XOXO” and the rest — sits on the same channel, which makes it a straightforward place to work backwards from.

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