Jisoo Teases Zayn Ballad Duet This Month

Jisoo of BLACKPINK on Monday posted a cryptic social media teaser indicating a surprise duet this month, and an industry source identified the likely partner as former One Direction member Zayn Malik. The image, shared by Jisoo's solo label BLISSOO, shows the singer in the foreground with a shadowed male figure behind her and the words EYESCLOSED across the frame. BLISSOO captioned the post, "A duet is near," and a follow-up image carried the line "two voices, one orbit. coming soon."

The industry source said the collaboration will be a ballad released this month but did not provide a precise date or additional details. Neither Jisoo nor Zayn has publicly confirmed the pairing or the song's release schedule. Fans and commentators have connected the timing and imagery to Zayn after he attended a BLACKPINK concert in New York in July with his daughter, Khai. After the show he posted a photo from the audience on Instagram Story with the caption, "BLACKPINKOFFICIAL THANK YOU ME KHAI LOVED IT."

If the collaboration is released as indicated, it would be Jisoo's first solo music since the February release of her EP Amortage, which included the tracks Earthquake, Your Love, Tears and...