Actor and Filmmaker REACTION and ANALYSIS - LAY "LIT" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

[@saywhatreacts]

*GASP* AHHHHHH!!! WHAAAAAT!?!? Lay is from my ULT group EXO!!! I was so not expecting to see this anytime soon but holy crap am I excited!!! The cinematography on this is amazing! You are going to appreciate this sooo much. He spent so much of his own money (millions) on this video!! He really cares so much about his craft and his re-telling of this story was wonderful! I cannot wait to hear what you thought!! 😍💕🥰

[@vivianmso]

Ha ha! I honestly thought you had recommended this to him. ;)

[@MonorailBlue71]

Lay is also an actor. His new drama premiered this week in China - "Crime Crackdown". I read that there were 100 million viewers for the show - that just blows my mind.

[@noemibernal4882]

Mind blowing indeed!

[@kimpiero2525]

The name Zhang Yixing is becoming a household name in China. The man is everywhere. Drama, Movies, Music, Variety Shows and he's a Philanthropist too.

[@ladymidnight8136]

@@kimpiero2525 The name Zhang Yixing has been a household name in China, he started as a child actor before his music career and was a regular on several Chinese variety shows before he became an SM trainee/backup dancer for Shinee and other SM groups…when he debuted in Exo he was already a known celebrity in China, especially the area he’s from, Exo and after just spread his popularity, he’s literally one of the highest paid and well known Chinese celebrities and has been at this level for more than a decade, and now that he’s also the head of his own studio and company he is now going to have his trainees and groups, he’s very much an established name in China

[@aegeanboat]

The view hit 5 billion

[@lysleilla9825]

To more apreciate the mv you should understand the meaning of it, actualky haters made *Lay* very angry and this is a war declaration, the interpretation to this mv is that this is a message to the haters that hurts him a lot ,he is surrounded by haters (and is alone) he is a lit (white lotus: the haters call him lit "in Chinese culture it mean someone who is pure in appearance, but opposite inside, so in the lyrics he confirms i'm the lit "white lotus" even my blood is white) he is the king (the king of music in China), music is his arena (so the fight has to be there) , the dragon (those who support and love his work) will fight for him and protect him, his music or his mission is not to fight the hatters but to promote Chinese culture Also there is another dimention related to a true story and the site where he is filming this mv, but i m not Chinese so i don't know about this historical things. Thx for the reaction and sorry for my Englis

[@UKNOBTS]

I WAS NOT expecting you to jump in with LAY, I'm also an EXO fan and he is absolutely unreal! I'm so glad you did this. Thank you. TEAMIN, is another artist who is iconic(MVs.IDEA, OR ADVICE)

[@jessieang5534]

If u see the credits at the end, Lay aka Zhang Yixing participated in many parts. He's a producer, song-writer, singer, main dancer & actor.

[@nikkiferretti]

There's actually a whole back story to the mv based on a Chinese legend (Xiang Yu, I believe). It took over 6 months to film and produce! Lay uses a lot of traditional images and instruments in his work and is involved in every part of the creative process.

[@melodifinochio6242]

Lay has always been my favorite from EXO. He was with them from the beginning. He is LIT the Lotus Flower. Very symbolic in Chinese culture. He is very hands on in his music production. He's so cool and very talented.

[@KaterynaM_UA]

Oh Lit!!! Unexpected but SO much appreciated!!! Maybe full on Exo reaction next? Lay is phenomenal and also super humble. There is a video of him reacting to people reacting to Lit and he is such a sweetheart!

[@rosidafajrin9981]

Lay spent his money around $1.4 million US dollar and was done in half of year. This MV filming in Zhejiang Hengdian World Studio (the largest studio in the world) same as Mulan movie and involved more than 100 supporting actor. You should watch their the behind the scene to know Lay hard Work. He produce, composed, music director, choreographer, music lyric, etc.

[@Kauritree08]

I am soooo happy you've seen this. There is a dance video which is awesome. This MV is distinctly Chinese. You're not the first reactor to compare this to Daechwita but they're very different cultures and have their own architecture. The location is very Chinese. I believe they used Peking Opera in the opening scene which has a unique sound. I think it might have been the location for the MV From Yesterday - by 30 seconds to Mars, with Jared Leto. I believe this was at least partially financed by Lay and was one of the most expensive videos filmed in China. Very cool and epic. Just a note... Lotus's are born from mud. They struggle out of adversity to bloom and are beautiful.

[@bmokeeffe]

Fun fact! Out of all the groups that I adore; Lay is my only bias! :D

[@_onlygrouptostan]

I was amazed on how you react to this video. LAY is our healing unicorn from EXO (my ultimate kpop group). It's so fun to watch it all over again with you. Hope you could react also to his other mvs like LAY SHEEP and LAY NAMANANA but I am looking forward too to EXO as a group.

[@shammelexo]

Lay is also a big actor in China ~

[@MrTlou-ry3bc]

Vivian knows her story ❤ i flippin love this video and how it blends with the song

[@fangirlofawesomeness486]

Lay is amazingly talented. I like that you're starting to branch out a bit. I wish western artist would make videos this artistically interesting. As Suga once said, "Rather than approach kpop as a genre, a better approach would be Integrated Content." I think that is very true when you watch videos like this. The music, dance, visuals, clothing, etc. have way of pulling you in and are truly mesmerizing.(Especially since it's Lay LOL) If you're into a more simple yet intriguing type of MV I'd suggest watching some of Jackson Wang MVs. Thank for the reaction! Sorry if i rambled on too much :)

[@noemibernal4882]

Jackson Wang, yes!!

[@ClumsyMumsy]

I was about to suggest Jackson Wang too! 100 Ways, Pretty Please, LMLY, or his new one Drive You Home, there's so many! But these are quite accessible plus they have bts footage too :)

[@loredell]

LOL I've been spamming him with Jackson, I guess when he's back from OH, he'll give it a try :_D

[@DanielleMDM93]

I definitely want Cedric to check out Jackson’s self directed MVs!!

[@metamorfilia]

facts about Lay / Zhang Yixing : 1. Lay was an actor since childhood. He started his career at seven y.o. in 1998. 2. Lay joined television talent search in 2005 3. Debuted as an idol member of EXO-M in 2012 4. Established a personal agency for his solo activities in China in 2015 5. Lay Appointed by the Communist Youth League of China as a publicity ambassador in 2016 6. In the same year, 2016, Lay released his first album entitled Lose Control and it became a track at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart and number 4 on Billboard. 8. Lay debuted in US, in 2018. His first appearance at a music festival and collaboration with Alan Walker 7. Lay became a very influential person in China. He is a singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter, director, producer, and publicity ambassador. 8. Lay became the CEO of the Chromosom agency which was built in his country to debut idol candidates. There are still many facts about Lay. This is just for summary, thanks for the reaction.

[@yusnanti3339]

Lay is a member from korean group named exo. He is the only member from china. Lay is also a dancer, a rapper, a singer and also an actor. The every member of exo have solo carier... so you need to check everything about EXO.

[@jannie814]

LAY is fantastic! He was one of the original six Chinese members of EXO (they started out with six Korean and six Chinese [Mandarin] members). Over the years the number has dwindled; as far as I know the number is now nine in total, and they don’t make a big deal anymore about being Korean/Mandarin. But originally they were differentiated as EXO-K and EXO-M, and the fandom was called EXO-Ls because L comes between (and connects) K & M. Cute, right? I’m sure you’ll get lots of suggestions for EXO music videos to watch, and they are well worth your time. They are a fabulous group, for vocals/choreography/rap/personality, etc. Sound familiar? They debuted a couple years before BTS; they were wildly popular, winning all the music show prizes and year end awards. Then when BTS came along and started taking over, the EXO fans were literally enraged and were the people at the forefront of trying to take BTS down, making up false accusations & trying to get them stripped of their awards. Yes, there were more haters than just the EXO fans, and I’m sorry to be so blatant about this, but it’s the truth that they were the main ones. The sad part is that the actual members of EXO and BTS are great friends, have great respect for one another as artists and people, and it’s such a crying shame that the fans have tried to ruin all this. If you can ever get up the strength to watch XCeleste’s video about BTS’s hardships (I cannot watch it anymore, I’ve seen it twice and it literally makes me ill), you’ll see what I mean about the horrible things BTS has endured, starting in the early days with the EXOL‘s. It always amazes me that all the hate thrown at BTS in the first few years before they became known worldwide, came from their own countrymen! It was the Koreans spewing venom at them including, among other things, death threats. DEATH threats!! For artists just trying to perform their craft! It goes deeper than just trying to strip their awards. I’d better stop there because I could go on and on, and I’m sure I’ve already offended people with what I’ve said. Anyway, EXO is great! LAY is great! As I said, you’ll get lots of recommendations for things to watch, and after watching LIT again, it made me think of another soloist from a K-pop group who puts out fantastic music videos. This is the artist named TEN from the group NCT. I’m going to give you a link to a beautiful dance practice for his music video DREAM IN A DREAM. It’s absolutely incredible. Not only TEN, but his dancers as well. I don’t call them “back up dancers” because they are just as front & center as he is! The music video is also great, but the dance practice obviously gives you a better view of the choreography. It’s contemporary/ballet, with beautiful ripples and other moves I don’t know the names for! But I know you’ll love it, and I’m sure this will lead you to search out other videos of his. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3ynfHerebWaotU P.S. LAY’s dance practice for LIT is also fantastic! Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4rIl6xsntxjd9U

[@danaxol]

There were actually 4 chinese members, not 6, 2 of EXO-M ( Chen and Xiumin) are koreans EXO debuted one year before bts, it seems that your comment is more on fanwars concentrated, than on the groups itself, it has no relevance here

[@ibelieve4719]

Krump King!!! Lay is so amazing!!!

[@epicjane]

Now you‘ve discovered the amazing Lay you may also watch EXO !! They are his brothers! Lay was influenced by Kai as a dancer who‘s an exceptional artist ! I highly recommend EXO to you! They are legends and burst with talent!

[@sehunoh9122]

Hello.. Thank you for your reaction, I enjoyed it. A little side information: In chinese lotus flower sounds similiar to lit. And in chinese culture lotus is the symbol of someone/something that pretends to be pure but it's the opposite. Lay's anti fans call him lotus flower and this song is the response for the hate.

[@danaxol]

LAY himself is the main protagonist of this video, he is an excellent dancer, what you see is krump with a little contemporan, not hip hop The lotus is the symbol of purity ,growing up from the mud, it's his message to his haters who accused him of posing a false innocence "You wanna fight? Then we're having a fight / Time will decide, but you know I'll survive/ Music - my arena ,feeling the vibe / Taking China to the world (you should know!) / I am the king.."

[@shammelexo]

Lay is also an actor, his drama Crime Crackdown reached 1 billion views in China just earlier after a few days of airing 🥺

[@reemasaad9556]

Thank you and we need more reaction for LAY

[@2010huihui]

“i still have a plenty of time” LOL

[@love2pm320]

This is a masterpiece!!!!

[@Cassandra6]

This is great, have you reacted to more lay since then? I think you would absolutely love his dance practice version of flying apsaris. It’s one of the best dance Choreo I’ve ever seen in my entire life

[@Багира-к5т]

I love him soooo mush!!!

[@luojingjie4236]

There is a Lit/Daechwita mashup that is pretty good.

[@karolwizk9515]

found myself really enjoyed wiz ur explanation，keep it up bro

[@Бэлла-з2ж]

Best of the best!!!!

[@amiliarome4175]

Best reaction ever to a Lay mv. Love it.

[@banessica3253]

Soo happy you checked out Lay! Thank you so much 😊

[@vivianmso]

I was so excited to see you do this song and was wondering who had recommended it. I figured it might have been @SayWhatReacts, so imagine my surprise when you said it was me. 😂 Seriously, thank you! I'd forgotten I'd requested this. My mind is going ... I really appreciate it, and you, and am very glad you enjoyed it. The production on this is amazing. Thank you!!

[@aegeanboat]

Wow! Just found this. Really really love your reaction. Lay’s new ep is out. Could you please react to “flying apsaras” dance practice and visualizer which is mind blowing. The visualizer is actually a short version of the mv. Lay isn’t 100% satisfied with the full version so he only released 40s. It’s amazing!

[@aliciapark6241]

If you like these kind of MV’s that looks like movie I recommend Golden Child-Burn it. This MV literally a movie

[@charlottetinyone5281]

Thx to reacting to Lay... Pls react to his latest "flying Apsara"

[@phixofionna6033]

Thanks for the reaction. Love watching a reaction video that we can also learn while introducing EXO. Not only because they react to our faves. Btw. Exo-l here...

[@sweetpunze25]

Yassss! Thank U for this reaction. Please check out the group Lay is in. EXO.

[@jaljal8913]

I am waiting now!🇺🇸

[@msengupta9909]

Fun fact - can see Pikachu at the back. The artist u r reacting to also is always accompanied by a Pikachu in his music studio 🙂. Yes lit is lotus.

[@sylviaznachko5956]

just loooove this video! outstanding 🔥

[@tammarabg8174]

I am setting my alarm so I am awake for the premiere! I love this video.

[@ДинараЧукина-ю1ю]

Самый лучший клип!!!!

[@riprene2]

Thank you for checking and reviewing Lay! Hope you will check out more of his work and his group EXO.

[@vivianmso]

I've been waiting for this!

[@loredell]

Ooooh, I'm about to log off youtube and I keep getting hit with diff notifs from diff channels, help me XD But, who recommended this!? No, I'm not going to say it... mmm mmmmmmm mmmmmm yes, ok, this is lit -____- there. I love you exploring! I like Lay a lot (maybe I'm biased to Chinese idols bc yeah). And I LOVE Chinese opera, I'm not sure if you ever heard one or some songs? The other CN idol I mentioned, fluent FLUENT in English, Chinese (duh), Korean and a bit of French and Spanish... and Japanese: Jackson Wang. Really you'll love the videos! (and the music, me thinks) (and he's friends with RM!) Can't wait for tomorrow! Now, for real, I'm off YT. Stop updating! XD

[@loredell]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2KqqaB4qN2EZ8k :)

[@erinraecowin]

YES!!! Jackson is amazing!

[@Kaeldra3]

Enjoyed this video

[@Ray_Byun]

He's part of EXO group. He's the only Chinese member in it. Exo has 9 members.

[@shokieidi8580]

lay is member of the exo! exo is the biggest group of kpop! actully they are kings of kpop! they are soooo talented about vocals,rap,dance etc dude u should react to exo! they are fire!! u can react to : exo:monster,obsession,tempo,love shot,kokopop,call me baby etc but also u can react to each guide of exo memebers for knowing them well!! good job keep going and sorry for my engilish:)

[@desmondehoppie4758]

Great Reaction. Your review is interesting and insightful. Nicely Done.

[@a_g8095]

Thanks for the reactions but one thing, is really important lay is Chinese so he is showing the Chinese culture, while agust D(suga) is Korean so he shows in his song korean culture

[@33.syahwaayufairussalma50]

I hope you also react lay group that is exo

[@marylim7431]

EXO Lay 飞天(flying apsaras)dance practice already released

[@seongi]

plz react to Lay’s HONEY

[@lsb810530]

Please reaction for lay new song *fly Apsaras*

[@yixingbaby]

Please react to LAY-Namanana

[@sakuraseora]

Next..... EXO -Obsession (?) 😁

[@shokieidi8580]

i will wait for reaction and falling love with exo :D lol

[@Ray_Byun]

Pls react on Exo's music video "Obsession" and "Monster" 🤧❤️ pretty pls.

[@kittynyeol]

Please react to Golden Child's new song RaPamPam~ it's Latin vibe~ AND please watch the teaser#1 before hand to know the story background^^ Thank you~~ they won't disappoint you!!

[@yusnanti3339]

Please react "SUPER-M JOPPING" ITS DOPE...

[@سارةالبغدادي-م9ت]

Please react to exo tempo

[@bysaerah]

you should check out EXO

[@bartonbagnes4605]

C-pop, J-pop, K-pop and P-pop videos are so much better than American music videos the American videos look amateurish. K-pop groups like Aespa, Twice and Blackpink and the P-pop group SB19, whether they are using CGI or not there videos are mind blowing. In another video you said you like music videos that tell a story so you should check out "Story" by NF, it's a little different from what you have been doing seeing as it's a rap.

[@kimmybunny2922]

Lay is part of EXO. Can you also react to EXO?

[@marylim7431]

please react to EXO Lay ZHANG NAMANANA MV TOO

[@TaiFei]

03:25 in my opinion your invading army analyse is incorrect. The main inspiration is here more the movie "Hero" and "Shadow" by Zhang Yimou.