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“It’s not about what others think of you, it’s about what you think of yourself”
"For me, EXO is like a university. I've been working hard as Lay from EXO in this team. I've received a lot of love in this team, so I don't want to let this team down. Whether it's my skills or our relationships, they are all the motivation for me to keep striving. I will continue to work hard.”
"Because I am loved like this, even if there is only one fan left in the end, I want to keep singing for this deep love.”.
"There was never talent, only hard work.”
- LAY ZHANG
"For me, EXO is like a university. I've been working hard as Lay from EXO in this team. I've received a lot of love in this team, so I don't want to let this team down. Whether it's my skills or our relationships, they are all the motivation for me to keep striving. I will continue to work hard.”
"Because I am loved like this, even if there is only one fan left in the end, I want to keep singing for this deep love.”.
"There was never talent, only hard work.”
- LAY ZHANG
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LAY ZHANG STUDIO
LAY ZHANG STUDIO
As. FOUNDER & ARTIST
CHROMOSOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
CHROMOSOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
As. FOUNDER & ARTIST
PROFILE
PROFILE
HEALING
HEALING
ALTER (NØ°10-LĀY)
ALTER (NØ°10-LĀY)
EXO SCHOOL
XOXO ID CARD
NEW ID CARD
SIGN
Name : Zhang Yixing 张艺兴 stage name : Lay ZhangPosition : Main Dancer + Sub-vocal & Sub Rapper born : 07 october, 1991Blood Type : AHeight : 177 cmEducation : High School Attached to Hunan Normal University- Harvard Center Shanghai Special ClassPower : Healing (🦄)songwritter : Lay ZhangOccupations : Rapper, singer,songwriter,dancer,actor,record producer,businessmanCaracter : 🐑 (sheep)
EARLY LIFE
EARLY LIFE
Zhang Yixing(born Zhang Jiashuai; October 7, 1991), known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay, is a Chinese rapper, singer and actor. After participating in the Chinese talent show Star Academy in 2005,he became a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its Chinese sub-unit Exo-M under SM Entertainment in 2012. In 2015, Zhang founded a studio under SM for his solo activities in China. From 2015 to 2018, he was a cast member of the Chinese reality show Go Fighting!. In 2016, Zhang released his first extended play (EP), Lose Control. The EP peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and number four on Billboard's US World Albums chart. In 2020, Zhang founded the Chromosome Entertainment Group. Zhang's acting credits include films and television shows, notably The Mystic Nine (2016), Kung Fu Yoga (2017), The Island (2018), Winter Begonia (2020), and No More Bets (2023).Zhang was ranked 20th in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017, 11th in 2019, 5th in 2020, and 6th in 2021.
CAREER
CAREER
1998–2008: Career beginnings
Zhang's early acting roles included playing Huan Huan in the 1998 Chinese drama We The People at age six. In 2000, at age nine, Zhang participated in a Chinese television show as a fan club member of the Taiwanese singer and actor Jimmy Lin. Zhang gained recognition after finishing third in the 2005 competition on the show Star Academy.He also appeared in an episode of Yue Ce Yue Xin Kai and Liu Na's variety show Na Ke Bu Yi Yang between 2005 and 2006.In April 2006, Zhang auditioned for a role in The Duke of Mount Deer but did not secure the part.In 2008, Zhang auditioned for SM Entertainment at the South Korean company's global casting audition in Wuhan At the time, he was 16 years old and studying at the High School Attached to Hunan Normal University. After successfully passing the auditions, Zhang moved to South Korea to complete his idol training. In 2011, prior to his debut with Exo, he briefly worked with Shinee on their Shinee World Tour as Jonghyun's dance replacement.2012–2014: Debut with ExoZhang debuted as a member of Exo under the stage name 'Lay', which he explained was inspired by the character Huaze Lei from Meteor Garden. Zhang was revealed as one of the four Chinese members of Exo through a teaser video in January 2012. After the release of Exo's singles What Is Love and History, the group held a pre-debut showcase at Seoul Olympic Stadium on March 31, 2012,as well as a second showcase and press conference at the Great Hall of the Beijing University of International Business and Economics. The group debuted on April 8, 2012, with the single "Mama", and Exo-M's first performance in China was publicly televised at the 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards.In December 2012, Zhang was featured in SM Entertainment's project dance group SM the Performance alongside fellow Exo member Kai and labelmates Yunho, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Minho and Taemin. On December 29, the group performed their single "Spectrum", which was released the following day, at the 2011 SBS Gayo Daejeon.Early in 2014, Zhang composed and performed the song "I'm Lay" for his solo performance during Exo's first headlining concert tour, The Lost Planet. Later that year, he performed another self-composed song, "I'm Coming", on a special year-end television program on Hunan TV. Zhang also composed the song "Promise" on the repackaged edition of Exo's second studio album, Love Me Right, and wrote the lyrics for the Chinese version of the song.2014–2015: Solo activities and film debutIn August 2014, Zhang appeared on the variety show Star Chef.In April 2015, SM Entertainment announced that a personal studio had been established for Zhang's activities in China. In May 2015, he became a regular cast member of the Chinese reality television show Go Fighting!. Zhang subsequently starred in the second,third,and fourth seasons of the show.On September 18, the limited edition of Zhang's autobiography Standing Firm at 24 was published, while the standard edition became available on October 7. The book documented important events throughout his life and broke several online sales records, selling 68,537 copies in the first 24 minutes of pre-sales. Zhang placed fourth on the 10th Chinese Celebrity Writers List, the youngest celebrity author to enter the chart.He was first place in the 2015 installment of the Annual Celebrity Book Sales and ranked first Asia's Best Books twice on its monthly chart and six times on its weekly charts. Zhang's autobiography made Rakuten's lists, with 400,000 copies sold in six months.Zhang at the 24th Seoul Music Awards on January 22, 2015.In November 2015, Zhang made his film debut with a supporting role in the Chinese romantic comedy movie Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back.He later won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2016 China Britain Film Festival for his performance.He wrote and recorded an original soundtrack for the movie "Alone (One Person)", which reached number one on the Baidu Music Chartand later won Best Movie Original Soundtrack awards at the 16th Top Chinese Music Awards and 4th V-Chart Awards.Zhang starred in the Chinese comedy film Oh My Godand collaborated with his co-stars Coco Jiang Wen and Li Xiaolu on an original soundtrack for the movie titled "Happy Youth", which debuted at number eight on the Billboard V Chart.2016: Rising popularity and solo debutIn January 2016, Zhang and the other cast members of Go Fighting! appeared in the Chinese movie Royal Treasure In April 2016, he received the Most Popular Newcomer award at the 16th Top Chinese Music Awards. In May 2016, Zhang made his small screen debut in the Chinese television series To Be A Better Man.Written by Lay and co-composed and arranged with Divine Channel,"Monodrama" charted at number one on YinYueTai's V Chart.In July 2016, Zhang starred in the Chinese action mystery drama The Mystic Nine, a prequel to The Lost Tomb. The series achieved domestic success, placing first in television ratings and setting a record for the most online views garnered in a day. It has since accumulated over 12 billion total views. Zhang went on to star in a spin-off of the television series titled The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February, which focused solely on Zhang's character.In October 2016, Zhang made his debut as a solo artist with the release of "What U Need?" as a surprise gift for his fans on his birthday. The song reached number four spot on the China V Chart and Billboard World Digital Songs chart.He performed it for the first time on October 10 at the 2016 Asia Song Festival in Busan, South Korea.On October 28, Zhang released his debut extended play (EP) Lose Control, which contained six Mandarin tracks and the music video for the title song. Lay was involved in much of the production of the EP, participating in songwriting and arrangement as well as translating the original lyrics himself into English, Korean and Japanese.Pre-orders for Lose Control surpassed 200,000 copies, and it debut at number one on the Gaon Album Chart.It also reached number four on Billboard's US World Albums chart. Zhang performed "Lose Control" for the first time on the music program The Show on November 15.2017: Mainstream successOn January 27, 2017, Zhang performed at the CCTV Spring Gala Festival.The same month, Zhang appeared alongside Jackie Chan in the 2017 film Kung Fu Yoga. Zhang and Jackie Chan appeared in the music video for 'Goosebump' after the film's release.Zhang at press conference for The Founding of an Army on July 24, 2017.On February 17, 2017, Zhang performed with Exo during their Hong Kong concerts, before reducing his group activities due to solo commitments in ChinaIn April, Zhang appeared in The Founding of an Army, where his portrayal of Lu Deming was well received.Later in April, Zhang starred in the Chinese remake of the hit Japanese romance television series Operation Love. He composed and performed the song "Pray" for the drama. In July, Zhang provided the voice for Jackson Storm in the Chinese version of Cars 3On September 25, Zhang released the music video for 'I Need U', a pre-release track from Lay 02 Sheep.The music video performed well on Billboard's China Weibo Live Chart. The album was released on October 7 along with the music video for the song "Sheep". On its first day of digital sales, the album broke five records on QQ Music for the Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold, Platinum and Diamond (¥5 million in 9 hours 11 minutes) certifications.Zhang held the 2017 Zhang Yixing Showcase at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, performing tracks from the album.In October, Zhang was announced to be starring as the male lead alongside label-mate Krystal Jung in the South Korean-Chinese romance film Unexpected Love.On December 22, Zhang released his second EP, Winter Special Gift along with the music video for the lead single, "Goodbye Christmas".Within one day of digital sales, the album surpassed Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold and Platinum sales marks on QQ Music.The album later surpassed the Diamond sales mark on the platform as well. The same month, Zhang was appointed as presenter and production director for iQiyi's talent program Idol Producer.
On September 25, Zhang released the music video for 'I Need U', a pre-release track from Lay 02 Sheep.The music video performed well on Billboard's China Weibo Live Chart. The album was released on October 7 along with the music video for the song "Sheep". On its first day of digital sales, the album broke five records on QQ Music for the Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold, Platinum and Diamond (¥5 million in 9 hours 11 minutes) certifications.Zhang held the 2017 Zhang Yixing Showcase at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, performing tracks from the album. In October, Zhang was announced to be starring as the male lead alongside label-mate Krystal Jung in the South Korean-Chinese romance film Unexpected Love.On December 22, Zhang released his second EP, Winter Special Gift along with the music video for the lead single, "Goodbye Christmas".Within one day of digital sales, the album surpassed Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold and Platinum sales marks on QQ Music.The album later surpassed the Diamond sales mark on the platform as well. The same month, Zhang was appointed as presenter and production director for iQiyi's talent program Idol Producer.2018: Debut in the United States
Zhang at Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2018On April 1, 2018, Zhang returned as one of the main cast in the fourth season of hit Chinese variety show Go Fighting!. He attended the 2018 CCTV New Year's Gala, where he performed a dance in collaboration with Huang Bo and William Chan He also participated in the national anthem and its music video for Youth Day in China in May.In July, Zhang made a guest appearance for the web series The Tomb of Sea, where he portrayed a descendant of his character from the hit 2016 TV series The Mystic Nine.In August, Zhang starred in Huang Bo's commercially and critically successful directorial debut film The Island, where he received acclaim for his performance.Zhang made his first appearance in the US at the music festival Lollapalooza, where he collaborated with DJ Alan Walker. The duo later collaborated on a remixed version of Zhang's previous single "Sheep", titled "Sheep Relift" and released on August 30.Zhang's second album Namanana was released on October 19, with the pre-release single "Give Me a Chance" released on October 5. The album contained 22 songs, including a collaboration with American singer Bazzi, 11 of which are in the Chinese language with English versions of each. Namanana debuted at number 21 on Billboard 200, making Lay the highest ranked Mandopop artist on the chart. The album also placed first on the World Albums and Independent Albums charts. On December 24, Lay released a Christmas-themed digital single titled "When It's Christmas". The same month, he joined Chinese EDM talent show Rave Now as a mentor alongside Alan Walker.2019–2021: Solo concert tour and Chromosome Entertainment Group Establishment
On January 20, Zhang attended a Samsung event at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai as the ambassador of Samsung Galaxy A8s and performed on-stage alongside ASAP Ferg and Steve Aoki. That month, Zhang returned as the production director and presenter of the Chinese survival show Idol Producer 2. On February 3, Zhang performed a Chinese New Year song with Dilraba Dilmurat, Phoenix Legend, Wallace Chung, and Zhou Dongyu at the 2019 CCTV New Year's Gala.Zhang attended the 61st Annual Grammy Awards as its promotional ambassador on February 10, the only Chinese celebrity invited to the red carpet event and live ceremony.On February 26, a Michael Jackson tribute song titled "Let's Shut Up & Dance" was released by Zhang in collaboration with American singer Jason Derulo and South Korean band and SM Entertainment labelmate NCT 127.That same month, a third wax figure of Zhang was revealed in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, following wax figures in Madame Tussauds Shanghai and Beijing. Zhang starred as the protagonist in the Chinese fantasy-adventure series The Golden Eyes. On March 15, Zhang released a digital single titled "Lovebird" as a collaborative song with American EDM and hip-hop group Far East Movement.On May 6, Zhang made his first appearance at the annual fashion exhibition Met Gala in New York City as an ambassador for Valentino, wearing a custom-made suit called "Time Traveller" designed by the house's creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.Zhang appeared as Emperor Yingzong of Ming in the historical drama Empress of the Ming in 2019.On June 14, Zhang released a digital EP titled Honey and its title track of the same name.The EP sold over 1.87 million digital copies three minutes after release on QQ Music, breaking his personal record for Namanana. It also earned QQ Music's Golden Hall status for surpassing nine sales levels and earning the Gold Diamond certification. Zhang embarked on his first international concert tour, Grand Line, in July 2019. Tickets for the concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai sold out in eight seconds, while tickets for the Nanjing show sold out in twenty-five seconds. He also performed in Bangkok, Thailand. In December 2019, Zhang released the single "Grandmother (外婆)", which was a tribute to his grandmother who had died earlier in the year.On March 19, 2020, Lay Zhang released the song "Love You More" with artists Steve Aoki and Will.i.am and featuring Jessica Carrie Lee as part of Aoki's Neon Future IV album. On June 1, 2020, Zhang released the first part of his fourth album, Lit; the second part was released on July 21, 2020. In June 2020, Zhang won the competition of iQiyi's I'm a Singer-Songwriter 2. He also appeared as a producer mentor on Youku's We are Young. In August 2020, Zhang started appearing as a mentor and captain in the third season of the Chinese dance survival show Street Dance of China. He also filmed for the drama Challenges at Midlife.On October 7, 2020, Zhang officially announced the establishment of his entertainment company, Chromosome Entertainment Group.Through its official accounts on Twitter, Weibo, and Instagram, the company revealed a trainee selection program modeled after the one Zhang participated in under SM Entertainment. Several celebrities expressed their congratulatory remarks to Zhang's new venture, including the founder and former CEO of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man. Zhang released his fourth studio album, Producer, on February 5, 2021, with lead single "Joker" released four days prior.The album featured studio versions of the songs he composed for his appearance in the second season of I'm a Singer-Songwriter. On June 7, 2021, after a three-year absence from Exo, Zhang appeared in their EP Don't Fight the Feeling. On October 7, 2021, Zhang released the single "Samadhi Real Fire", the pre-release single for his new EP East, which was released on October 15.2022: Departure from SM Entertainment and second world tour
On February 22, 2022, Zhang released the collaborative album Dawn to Dusk with 24kGoldn. On February 23, the drama Challenges at Midlife was aired on Oriental Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV and Youku. Zhang starred as a young man with a double-faced character in the drama. It was his first TV series to play the villain. On April 8, 2022, Zhang released the song "酒(JIU)" in celebration of Exo 10th Year Debut Anniversary. That same day, he concluded his ten-year contract with SM Entertainment and personally stated that would remain active with Exo in the future.On April 22, he returned to the 6th season of the variety show Back to the Field as a regular cast member. On May 15, it was announced that he would star in the online film Chinese Youth: Me and My Youth to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Communist Youth League, he plays the painter Xu Mai in the first unit Flag. On May 31, he collaborated with former NBA player Nick Young and released the theme song Time To Shine to pay tribute to the 75th anniversary of the NBA. The MV of the song was later played on the Jumbotron in Chase Center during the NBA Finals on June 6.On July 23 to celebrate his 10th Year Debut Anniversary, Zhang held an online concert Grandline Sailing · FIREWORK. He donated his portion of the profits from the online concert to charity in the name of his fans later. On September 21, 2022, Zhang released the music video for the song "Veil", the title track of his EP West (西) that he released five days later on September 26, 2022. Starting Mid-October, Zhang held his second concert tour Grandline II · Infinite lands in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangkok, Thailand and San Francisco, USA respectively.On November 23, he was invited to a seminar at Harvard Business School, during which he shared thoughts about Asian culture and M-POP music. On November 26, Zhang headlined the 1st MetaMoon Music Festival which was set to showcase AAPI and Asian artists and culture, at Barclays Center in New York. On December 31, he performed "ChangSha" and "Veil" at the Dream Oriental 2023 Oriental Satellite TV New Year's Eve Ceremony.2023–present: Acting activities, expansion in Hollywood, return to KoreaOn January 15, 2023, Zhang attended the "2023 Hunan Satellite TV Mango TV Spring Festival Gala" of which he is the spokesperson and performed "Veil" and "Song of Xinlu Mountain". On January 18, he attended the "2022 Weibo Music Ceremony" and was awarded "Artist of the Year". He also performed the song "Cypher I" with labelmates from D. N. A factory, which Zhang founded and officially announced in February 2023 on his social media accounts. On January 24, he participated in the "New Journey - 2023 China Online Audio-Visual Annual Ceremony". On March 10, the suspense crime film See You at Dawn starring Zhang, Shu Qi and Tony Leung Ka-fai was officially filmed in Pingtan, Fujian Province. In the film, Zhang played Lin Zang, an out-of-town man who had a lot to do with a series of murders.On March 28, he was invited to the watch exhibition "Watches and Wonders" 2023 in Geneva as the ambassador for Hublot. He also visited the Hublot headquarters factory and experienced the work of a professional watchmaker the following day. As a distinguished guest of the exhibition, Zhang's trip to Geneva also appeared on the official website of "Watches and Wonders".On April 21, Zhang attended The 13th Beijing International Film Festival, along with Jackie Chan and other cast from the movie they starred in, The Legend.On April 28, the film Changsha Nightlife is scheduled to be released. Zhang played stand-up comedian He An in the film.After working as producer since Chromosome was founded in 2020, Zhang officially debut his first artist Le'v in August 2023.In September 2023, Zhang signed with American entertainment company Range Media Partners.Zhang also stated that he would expand his activities in Hollywood.In April 2024, Zhang would make his comeback in Korea's music scene with a new album in mid-April and plans to promote on music shows, with former SM producer Jung Chang-wan provided his activities are under the producer's company n.cH Entertainment.
Zhang's early acting roles included playing Huan Huan in the 1998 Chinese drama We The People at age six. In 2000, at age nine, Zhang participated in a Chinese television show as a fan club member of the Taiwanese singer and actor Jimmy Lin. Zhang gained recognition after finishing third in the 2005 competition on the show Star Academy.He also appeared in an episode of Yue Ce Yue Xin Kai and Liu Na's variety show Na Ke Bu Yi Yang between 2005 and 2006.In April 2006, Zhang auditioned for a role in The Duke of Mount Deer but did not secure the part.In 2008, Zhang auditioned for SM Entertainment at the South Korean company's global casting audition in Wuhan At the time, he was 16 years old and studying at the High School Attached to Hunan Normal University. After successfully passing the auditions, Zhang moved to South Korea to complete his idol training. In 2011, prior to his debut with Exo, he briefly worked with Shinee on their Shinee World Tour as Jonghyun's dance replacement.2012–2014: Debut with ExoZhang debuted as a member of Exo under the stage name 'Lay', which he explained was inspired by the character Huaze Lei from Meteor Garden. Zhang was revealed as one of the four Chinese members of Exo through a teaser video in January 2012. After the release of Exo's singles What Is Love and History, the group held a pre-debut showcase at Seoul Olympic Stadium on March 31, 2012,as well as a second showcase and press conference at the Great Hall of the Beijing University of International Business and Economics. The group debuted on April 8, 2012, with the single "Mama", and Exo-M's first performance in China was publicly televised at the 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards.In December 2012, Zhang was featured in SM Entertainment's project dance group SM the Performance alongside fellow Exo member Kai and labelmates Yunho, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Minho and Taemin. On December 29, the group performed their single "Spectrum", which was released the following day, at the 2011 SBS Gayo Daejeon.Early in 2014, Zhang composed and performed the song "I'm Lay" for his solo performance during Exo's first headlining concert tour, The Lost Planet. Later that year, he performed another self-composed song, "I'm Coming", on a special year-end television program on Hunan TV. Zhang also composed the song "Promise" on the repackaged edition of Exo's second studio album, Love Me Right, and wrote the lyrics for the Chinese version of the song.2014–2015: Solo activities and film debutIn August 2014, Zhang appeared on the variety show Star Chef.In April 2015, SM Entertainment announced that a personal studio had been established for Zhang's activities in China. In May 2015, he became a regular cast member of the Chinese reality television show Go Fighting!. Zhang subsequently starred in the second,third,and fourth seasons of the show.On September 18, the limited edition of Zhang's autobiography Standing Firm at 24 was published, while the standard edition became available on October 7. The book documented important events throughout his life and broke several online sales records, selling 68,537 copies in the first 24 minutes of pre-sales. Zhang placed fourth on the 10th Chinese Celebrity Writers List, the youngest celebrity author to enter the chart.He was first place in the 2015 installment of the Annual Celebrity Book Sales and ranked first Asia's Best Books twice on its monthly chart and six times on its weekly charts. Zhang's autobiography made Rakuten's lists, with 400,000 copies sold in six months.Zhang at the 24th Seoul Music Awards on January 22, 2015.In November 2015, Zhang made his film debut with a supporting role in the Chinese romantic comedy movie Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back.He later won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2016 China Britain Film Festival for his performance.He wrote and recorded an original soundtrack for the movie "Alone (One Person)", which reached number one on the Baidu Music Chartand later won Best Movie Original Soundtrack awards at the 16th Top Chinese Music Awards and 4th V-Chart Awards.Zhang starred in the Chinese comedy film Oh My Godand collaborated with his co-stars Coco Jiang Wen and Li Xiaolu on an original soundtrack for the movie titled "Happy Youth", which debuted at number eight on the Billboard V Chart.2016: Rising popularity and solo debutIn January 2016, Zhang and the other cast members of Go Fighting! appeared in the Chinese movie Royal Treasure In April 2016, he received the Most Popular Newcomer award at the 16th Top Chinese Music Awards. In May 2016, Zhang made his small screen debut in the Chinese television series To Be A Better Man.Written by Lay and co-composed and arranged with Divine Channel,"Monodrama" charted at number one on YinYueTai's V Chart.In July 2016, Zhang starred in the Chinese action mystery drama The Mystic Nine, a prequel to The Lost Tomb. The series achieved domestic success, placing first in television ratings and setting a record for the most online views garnered in a day. It has since accumulated over 12 billion total views. Zhang went on to star in a spin-off of the television series titled The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February, which focused solely on Zhang's character.In October 2016, Zhang made his debut as a solo artist with the release of "What U Need?" as a surprise gift for his fans on his birthday. The song reached number four spot on the China V Chart and Billboard World Digital Songs chart.He performed it for the first time on October 10 at the 2016 Asia Song Festival in Busan, South Korea.On October 28, Zhang released his debut extended play (EP) Lose Control, which contained six Mandarin tracks and the music video for the title song. Lay was involved in much of the production of the EP, participating in songwriting and arrangement as well as translating the original lyrics himself into English, Korean and Japanese.Pre-orders for Lose Control surpassed 200,000 copies, and it debut at number one on the Gaon Album Chart.It also reached number four on Billboard's US World Albums chart. Zhang performed "Lose Control" for the first time on the music program The Show on November 15.2017: Mainstream successOn January 27, 2017, Zhang performed at the CCTV Spring Gala Festival.The same month, Zhang appeared alongside Jackie Chan in the 2017 film Kung Fu Yoga. Zhang and Jackie Chan appeared in the music video for 'Goosebump' after the film's release.Zhang at press conference for The Founding of an Army on July 24, 2017.On February 17, 2017, Zhang performed with Exo during their Hong Kong concerts, before reducing his group activities due to solo commitments in ChinaIn April, Zhang appeared in The Founding of an Army, where his portrayal of Lu Deming was well received.Later in April, Zhang starred in the Chinese remake of the hit Japanese romance television series Operation Love. He composed and performed the song "Pray" for the drama. In July, Zhang provided the voice for Jackson Storm in the Chinese version of Cars 3On September 25, Zhang released the music video for 'I Need U', a pre-release track from Lay 02 Sheep.The music video performed well on Billboard's China Weibo Live Chart. The album was released on October 7 along with the music video for the song "Sheep". On its first day of digital sales, the album broke five records on QQ Music for the Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold, Platinum and Diamond (¥5 million in 9 hours 11 minutes) certifications.Zhang held the 2017 Zhang Yixing Showcase at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, performing tracks from the album.In October, Zhang was announced to be starring as the male lead alongside label-mate Krystal Jung in the South Korean-Chinese romance film Unexpected Love.On December 22, Zhang released his second EP, Winter Special Gift along with the music video for the lead single, "Goodbye Christmas".Within one day of digital sales, the album surpassed Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold and Platinum sales marks on QQ Music.The album later surpassed the Diamond sales mark on the platform as well. The same month, Zhang was appointed as presenter and production director for iQiyi's talent program Idol Producer.
On September 25, Zhang released the music video for 'I Need U', a pre-release track from Lay 02 Sheep.The music video performed well on Billboard's China Weibo Live Chart. The album was released on October 7 along with the music video for the song "Sheep". On its first day of digital sales, the album broke five records on QQ Music for the Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold, Platinum and Diamond (¥5 million in 9 hours 11 minutes) certifications.Zhang held the 2017 Zhang Yixing Showcase at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, performing tracks from the album. In October, Zhang was announced to be starring as the male lead alongside label-mate Krystal Jung in the South Korean-Chinese romance film Unexpected Love.On December 22, Zhang released his second EP, Winter Special Gift along with the music video for the lead single, "Goodbye Christmas".Within one day of digital sales, the album surpassed Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold and Platinum sales marks on QQ Music.The album later surpassed the Diamond sales mark on the platform as well. The same month, Zhang was appointed as presenter and production director for iQiyi's talent program Idol Producer.2018: Debut in the United States
Zhang at Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2018On April 1, 2018, Zhang returned as one of the main cast in the fourth season of hit Chinese variety show Go Fighting!. He attended the 2018 CCTV New Year's Gala, where he performed a dance in collaboration with Huang Bo and William Chan He also participated in the national anthem and its music video for Youth Day in China in May.In July, Zhang made a guest appearance for the web series The Tomb of Sea, where he portrayed a descendant of his character from the hit 2016 TV series The Mystic Nine.In August, Zhang starred in Huang Bo's commercially and critically successful directorial debut film The Island, where he received acclaim for his performance.Zhang made his first appearance in the US at the music festival Lollapalooza, where he collaborated with DJ Alan Walker. The duo later collaborated on a remixed version of Zhang's previous single "Sheep", titled "Sheep Relift" and released on August 30.Zhang's second album Namanana was released on October 19, with the pre-release single "Give Me a Chance" released on October 5. The album contained 22 songs, including a collaboration with American singer Bazzi, 11 of which are in the Chinese language with English versions of each. Namanana debuted at number 21 on Billboard 200, making Lay the highest ranked Mandopop artist on the chart. The album also placed first on the World Albums and Independent Albums charts. On December 24, Lay released a Christmas-themed digital single titled "When It's Christmas". The same month, he joined Chinese EDM talent show Rave Now as a mentor alongside Alan Walker.2019–2021: Solo concert tour and Chromosome Entertainment Group Establishment
On January 20, Zhang attended a Samsung event at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai as the ambassador of Samsung Galaxy A8s and performed on-stage alongside ASAP Ferg and Steve Aoki. That month, Zhang returned as the production director and presenter of the Chinese survival show Idol Producer 2. On February 3, Zhang performed a Chinese New Year song with Dilraba Dilmurat, Phoenix Legend, Wallace Chung, and Zhou Dongyu at the 2019 CCTV New Year's Gala.Zhang attended the 61st Annual Grammy Awards as its promotional ambassador on February 10, the only Chinese celebrity invited to the red carpet event and live ceremony.On February 26, a Michael Jackson tribute song titled "Let's Shut Up & Dance" was released by Zhang in collaboration with American singer Jason Derulo and South Korean band and SM Entertainment labelmate NCT 127.That same month, a third wax figure of Zhang was revealed in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, following wax figures in Madame Tussauds Shanghai and Beijing. Zhang starred as the protagonist in the Chinese fantasy-adventure series The Golden Eyes. On March 15, Zhang released a digital single titled "Lovebird" as a collaborative song with American EDM and hip-hop group Far East Movement.On May 6, Zhang made his first appearance at the annual fashion exhibition Met Gala in New York City as an ambassador for Valentino, wearing a custom-made suit called "Time Traveller" designed by the house's creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.Zhang appeared as Emperor Yingzong of Ming in the historical drama Empress of the Ming in 2019.On June 14, Zhang released a digital EP titled Honey and its title track of the same name.The EP sold over 1.87 million digital copies three minutes after release on QQ Music, breaking his personal record for Namanana. It also earned QQ Music's Golden Hall status for surpassing nine sales levels and earning the Gold Diamond certification. Zhang embarked on his first international concert tour, Grand Line, in July 2019. Tickets for the concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai sold out in eight seconds, while tickets for the Nanjing show sold out in twenty-five seconds. He also performed in Bangkok, Thailand. In December 2019, Zhang released the single "Grandmother (外婆)", which was a tribute to his grandmother who had died earlier in the year.On March 19, 2020, Lay Zhang released the song "Love You More" with artists Steve Aoki and Will.i.am and featuring Jessica Carrie Lee as part of Aoki's Neon Future IV album. On June 1, 2020, Zhang released the first part of his fourth album, Lit; the second part was released on July 21, 2020. In June 2020, Zhang won the competition of iQiyi's I'm a Singer-Songwriter 2. He also appeared as a producer mentor on Youku's We are Young. In August 2020, Zhang started appearing as a mentor and captain in the third season of the Chinese dance survival show Street Dance of China. He also filmed for the drama Challenges at Midlife.On October 7, 2020, Zhang officially announced the establishment of his entertainment company, Chromosome Entertainment Group.Through its official accounts on Twitter, Weibo, and Instagram, the company revealed a trainee selection program modeled after the one Zhang participated in under SM Entertainment. Several celebrities expressed their congratulatory remarks to Zhang's new venture, including the founder and former CEO of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man. Zhang released his fourth studio album, Producer, on February 5, 2021, with lead single "Joker" released four days prior.The album featured studio versions of the songs he composed for his appearance in the second season of I'm a Singer-Songwriter. On June 7, 2021, after a three-year absence from Exo, Zhang appeared in their EP Don't Fight the Feeling. On October 7, 2021, Zhang released the single "Samadhi Real Fire", the pre-release single for his new EP East, which was released on October 15.2022: Departure from SM Entertainment and second world tour
On February 22, 2022, Zhang released the collaborative album Dawn to Dusk with 24kGoldn. On February 23, the drama Challenges at Midlife was aired on Oriental Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV and Youku. Zhang starred as a young man with a double-faced character in the drama. It was his first TV series to play the villain. On April 8, 2022, Zhang released the song "酒(JIU)" in celebration of Exo 10th Year Debut Anniversary. That same day, he concluded his ten-year contract with SM Entertainment and personally stated that would remain active with Exo in the future.On April 22, he returned to the 6th season of the variety show Back to the Field as a regular cast member. On May 15, it was announced that he would star in the online film Chinese Youth: Me and My Youth to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Communist Youth League, he plays the painter Xu Mai in the first unit Flag. On May 31, he collaborated with former NBA player Nick Young and released the theme song Time To Shine to pay tribute to the 75th anniversary of the NBA. The MV of the song was later played on the Jumbotron in Chase Center during the NBA Finals on June 6.On July 23 to celebrate his 10th Year Debut Anniversary, Zhang held an online concert Grandline Sailing · FIREWORK. He donated his portion of the profits from the online concert to charity in the name of his fans later. On September 21, 2022, Zhang released the music video for the song "Veil", the title track of his EP West (西) that he released five days later on September 26, 2022. Starting Mid-October, Zhang held his second concert tour Grandline II · Infinite lands in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangkok, Thailand and San Francisco, USA respectively.On November 23, he was invited to a seminar at Harvard Business School, during which he shared thoughts about Asian culture and M-POP music. On November 26, Zhang headlined the 1st MetaMoon Music Festival which was set to showcase AAPI and Asian artists and culture, at Barclays Center in New York. On December 31, he performed "ChangSha" and "Veil" at the Dream Oriental 2023 Oriental Satellite TV New Year's Eve Ceremony.2023–present: Acting activities, expansion in Hollywood, return to KoreaOn January 15, 2023, Zhang attended the "2023 Hunan Satellite TV Mango TV Spring Festival Gala" of which he is the spokesperson and performed "Veil" and "Song of Xinlu Mountain". On January 18, he attended the "2022 Weibo Music Ceremony" and was awarded "Artist of the Year". He also performed the song "Cypher I" with labelmates from D. N. A factory, which Zhang founded and officially announced in February 2023 on his social media accounts. On January 24, he participated in the "New Journey - 2023 China Online Audio-Visual Annual Ceremony". On March 10, the suspense crime film See You at Dawn starring Zhang, Shu Qi and Tony Leung Ka-fai was officially filmed in Pingtan, Fujian Province. In the film, Zhang played Lin Zang, an out-of-town man who had a lot to do with a series of murders.On March 28, he was invited to the watch exhibition "Watches and Wonders" 2023 in Geneva as the ambassador for Hublot. He also visited the Hublot headquarters factory and experienced the work of a professional watchmaker the following day. As a distinguished guest of the exhibition, Zhang's trip to Geneva also appeared on the official website of "Watches and Wonders".On April 21, Zhang attended The 13th Beijing International Film Festival, along with Jackie Chan and other cast from the movie they starred in, The Legend.On April 28, the film Changsha Nightlife is scheduled to be released. Zhang played stand-up comedian He An in the film.After working as producer since Chromosome was founded in 2020, Zhang officially debut his first artist Le'v in August 2023.In September 2023, Zhang signed with American entertainment company Range Media Partners.Zhang also stated that he would expand his activities in Hollywood.In April 2024, Zhang would make his comeback in Korea's music scene with a new album in mid-April and plans to promote on music shows, with former SM producer Jung Chang-wan provided his activities are under the producer's company n.cH Entertainment.
ALBUM
ALBUM
Rocker the heavenly palace
SINGLE
SINGLE
OST
OST
"Happy Youth" (with coco jiang wen & li xiaolu)Oh My God ost.
"Alone (one person)"Ex file 2 : the backup strikes back
"A man things "Royal Treasure ost.
"Pray"Operation love ost.
"everything like you"I'm around you ost.
CREDIT SONG
CREDIT SONG
*will be added later because he has a lot credit song
CONCERT
CONCERT
GRANDLINE : THE FIRST CONCERT
GRANDLINE 2 : INFINITE LANDS
GRANDLINE 3 : BOUNDLESS
GRANDLINE 4 : STEP
GRANDLINE 5 : HEAVENLY PALLACE
FILMOGRAPHY
FILMOGRAPHY
(1998 ) We The People (huanhuan)
To the beautiful you (LAY-cameo)
EXO NEXT DOOR (LAY)
To the better man (XIao cai/cai mingjun)
The Mystic Nine (Er Yueheng)
Operation Love (Yan Xiaolai)
The Tomb of sea (Jie yushen)
The Golden Eyes (Zhuang Rui)
Empress the Ming ( Zhu Qizhen)
Faith Make great (Xiong daohen)
Challenge at midlife (Ning Shu)
Crime crack down (Lin hao)
MOVIE
MOVIE
SMTOWN the stage
Ex-files 2 : the backup stiker back (lee xianghe)
Oh My God (Lee Yi)
Royal Treasure (Lay)
The mystic nine side story : flower bloom in februari (Er Yueheng)
Kungfu Yoga ( Zhu Xiaoguang)
The founding of Army ( Lee Deming)
Cars 3 (Jackson storm)China ver. Dubbing
For love with you ( lay) -cameo
The Island ( Xiao Xing)
Tale of the night ( He An)
Chinese Youth : me and my youth (Xu Mai)
No More Bets (Pan seng)-main character
A Legend ( Wang jing/ Huajun)
mumu
TV SHOW
TV SHOW
The star chef (contestant)
Go fighting! ( Main ) S1-S6
Idol Producer (Main Mentor)
Rave Now (Mentor)
Youth with you (Main mentor)
I'm CZR ll (songwriter)
We Are Young (Main mentor)
Street Dance of China (Team captain) S3-S4
Let's chat (main cast) S1-S2
Dance smash (smash leader) S2
Back to field (main cast) S5-S6
Show It All (mentor)
Youth and Melody (producer)
AWARD
AWARD
*will be added soon
AMBASSADOR
AMBASSADOR
*will be added soon
MAGAZINE
MAGAZINE
*will be added soon
DOLL
DOLL
LOBO : LAY's cat name
LOBO BRO
LOBO BRO
POWER
POWER
"Healing does not mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives."Healing - The power to restore biotic organisms to their optimal health. It is the sub-power of biological manipulation and health manipulation.
Lay can restore biotic organisms to their optimal health, cure damaged or withered organisms, wounds, broken bones, low vitality, and diseases/poisoning.
Lay can heal any form of body damage, but the patient must be alive, even if hanging by a thin thread, in order to be healed. Once the patient has died, it would transcend healing and would require resurrection instead.
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