One Direction alum Zayn Malik's 'cool collaborator' finally revealed?

Zayn Malik, who was previously part of band One Direction, might have gone overseas to collaborate with a “cool” musician as promised earlier.

As the 32-year-old musician admitted more music is on the way, Zayn is speculated to be gearing for a crossover that no-one might have imagined.

According to The Korea Herald, the Dusk Till Dawn hitmaker will be joining Jisoo from BLACKPINK for a duet that is expected to release this month.

The South Korean singer turned to her Instagram to share a teaser of Eyesclosed with a silhouette of a man standing far away in the frame.

It was pointed out by the source that Zayn is being featured in the track with Jisoo where the mystery man bears close resemblance to the British singer.

The outlet revealed that the 30-year-old is “releasing a new ballad duet with Zayn, sometime in this month;” however, other details were kept under tight wraps.

This came after the PillowTalk crooner made an appearance with his only daughter Khai Malik that was revealed through his social media story where he thanked the pop band by tagging them.

He wrote on a candid click with a text on it: “@BLACKPINKOFFICIAL THANK YOU :) ME & KHAI LOVED IT.”

The source also noted that Zayn was invited with Khai to attend the band's New York concert on July 27.

On the other hand, the Night Changes hitmaker revealed during a livestream that he has a project planned with a “cool collaborator,” keeping everything else undisclosed.

Is Zayn Malik planning something for 2026?

Moreover, the musician announced that the upcoming year 2026, is going to be a big one after exciting fans by being spotted with Louis Tomlinson filming something.

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