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Lay (Music)
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Zhang Yixing (Chinese: 张艺兴; born October 7, 1991), also known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay (Korean: 레이, also stylized LAY), is a singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and member of Korean-Chinese boy band EXO and its Chinese sub-group EXO-M. He began his career as a child star in 2005, when he rose to fame as the third-place winner of Star Academy, a TV show based in his hometown of Hunan, China. In 2008, 16-year-old Zhang auditioned for SM Entertainment at the company's global casting auditions held in Changsha. Shortly after, Zhang moved to South Korea for his idol training upon passing the auditions.Zhang is employed by SM Entertainment for his activities as a member of EXO, but in April 2015, Zhang established a personal agency for his solo activities (mainly based in China), serving as an exclusive management and record label. In September 2018, Zhang signed an agreement with Easy Entertainment whereby his personal studio will collaborate with Easy Entertainment to create a new team to manage Zhang's promotional activities.In October 2016, he released his first solo EP, Lose Control, in both China and South Korea, peaking at number one on the Gaon Album Chart as well as number four on Billboard's US World Albums chart, and made him the first Chinese artist to enter the iTunes Top 60. The EP contains tracks that Zhang personally wrote by himself, which later became the standard in his releases. He has also written songs for EXO and several Chinese television programs.The release of his second album NAMANANA marked Zhang's foray into the US music market, with the album containing 22 songs, 11 of which are in Chinese language with English counterparts for each. The album debuted at 21 on Billboard 200, making him the highest ranked Mandopop artist on the chart. The album also ranked 1st on the World Albums and Independent Albums charts.He's not just any musician, though. In September 2015, he released his autobiography, Standing Firm at 24, which broke several online book records and making him take the fourth place on 'The 10th Chinese Celebrity Writers List', becoming the youngest celebrity author to enter the charts. In July 2016, Zhang was appointed by the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) of Changsha as a publicity ambassador, the first celebrity to hold such title. In September 2017, he came in at the 20th spot on the 2017 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List with estimated earnings of 120 million yuan; he came in the 11th spot in 2019. Zhang is a brand ambassador of over 30 brands, including Converse, MAC Cosmetics, Chaumet Paris, Ray-Ban, Milka Chocolate, H&M, Perrier, Calvin Klein, Valentino, Huawei Nova (2015-2018), and Samsung (2018-2019).On April 8, 2022, Lay left SM Entertainment after his contract expired but he insisted that he's still a part of Exo. | |
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Hotter and Sexier | |
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Hotter and Sexier: His releases get progressively sexier. | |
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Eiffel Tower Effect: In Lay's I Need U. | |
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In Dancing Young: "Y-I-X-I-N-G, My name is, ZHANG YIXING!" and of course, I'm Lay. | |
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Gratuitous English | |
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Gratuitous English: Even before debuting in the US, he tends to add English words when speaking in Korean. | |
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Album Intro Track: The Assembly Call in Lay's NAMANANA album. | |
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Animal Motif: The sheep. Specifically, that China sheep. In EXO promotions, he's associated with the unicorn. In "Go Fighting!" he is also referred to as a little fox. With the release of his song "Honey", he is now associated with a bee. This time, the international bee. | |
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Christmas Songs | |
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Christmas Songs: When It's Christmas and Goodbye Christmas. | |
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Meaningful Name: Yixing means "art flourish". Play for fun, but 'Lay' also means "tired" in Chinese (累; lei), and this often gets him teased. It's actually a minor Tear Jerker, given his body condition. But according to Lay, SM Entertainment got it from Huaze Lei. | |
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Singer Name Drop: In Dancing Young: "Y-I-X-I-N-G, My name is, ZHANG YIXING!" and of course, I'm Lay. In the Chinese version of NAMANANA, a lyric says "Lay you got feeling". He also has a song titled Lay Me Down. | |
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Color-Coded for Your Convenience: Primarily purple, but his releases have a different color assigned: purple for Lose Control, red for SHEEP, green/yellow for NAMANANA, and yellow/orange/black for Honey. | |
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Translated Cover Version | |
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Translated Cover Version: NAMANANA has all of its songs both in Chinese and in English, but interestingly, the lyrics aren't direct translations and the meaning of the songs are different in each language. | |
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Healing Hands | |
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Healing Hands: His designated superpower in EXO promotions. | |
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Child Popstar | |
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Child Popstar: Started out as this in China. | |
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Arc Number | |
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Arc Number: 10 or 1007, which relate to his birthdate, October 7. | |
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Fan Boy | |
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Fanboy: Of Michael Jackson and has imitated his style for a few performances. He used to impersonate Michael's moves to impress his mother. Lay later becomes a part of a Michael Jackson tribute single "Let's Shut Up And Dance" with Jason Derulo and NCT 127. | |
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Wound That Will Not Heal | |
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Wound That Will Not Heal: Ironically, Lay has a slight form of haemophilia, which almost took his life when he had a tonsil operation at a young age. He was seen with bloody hands a few times in public. | |
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Stage Names | |
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Stage Names: Lay and Lay Zhang. | |
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Fun with Acronyms | |
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Fun with Acronyms: The name "Lay" can be interpreted as "Look At Yixing." Additionally, his previous Instagram username of zyxzjs stands for Zhang Yi Xing (his real name) Zhang Jia Shuai (his birth name). | |
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Dancing Is Serious Business | |
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Dancing Is Serious Business: He is a dance singer and one of the main dancers of EXO. | |
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I Have Many Names | |
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I Have Many Names: His birth name is Zhang Jiashuai. His name was then changed to Zhang Yixing, which is his current name and what he's called as in Chinese promotions. His stage name is Lay or Lay Zhang and it's what he uses in albums and other promotions. | |
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Affectionate Nickname | |
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Affectionate Nickname: "Xing" and "Xingxing" which come from his name, "Dandan" (Eggy), "Leiyi'" (cute pronunciation of Lay), "Little Lamb", "healing unicorn", "International Bee", "Little Fox", "Changsha Xiaojiaoao" (Changsha's little pride), "Changsha Xiaoaojiao" (Changsha's little tsundere), "shuài shuài" (handsome handsome), "Zhang zhong" (President Zhang), "Zhang PD" (Producer Zhang). | |
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The Perfectionist | |
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The Perfectionist: When asked who was a perfectionist in EXO-M during an interview, Lay pointed at himself. This is shown in his solo works. | |
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Grief Song | |
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Grief Song: His song Grandma, dedicated to his grandmother, who passed away without being able to come to his concerts even once. | |
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Catchphrase: Lay's personal motto and catchphrase is "努力努力再努力" ("Work hard, work hard, and work harder"). This is included in SHEEP's lyrics and is his display name on Weibo. Lay also has a specific way of saying aiyowei (a Chinese expression for shock or surprise). | |
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A Dog Named "Dog" | |
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A Dog Named "Dog": His first pet (a cat) didn't have a name. In his BuzzFeed interview: | |
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Fun with Foreign Languages | |
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Fun with Foreign Languages: The Chinese title of Honey is 和你, which means "with you" and is pronounced like "honey". | |
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