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Zhang Yixing (Chinese: 张艺兴; pinyin: Zhāng Yìxīng; born 7 October 1991),[1] known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay (Korean: 레이), is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, director, dancer, actor, and publicity ambassador for the Communist Youth League of China. Zhang has been listed in Forbes China Celebrity 100, where he ranked 20th in 2017, 11th in 2019, and 5th in 2020, 6th in 2021.[2][3] He made his debut in 2012 as a member of the K-pop boy group Exo and its Chinese subgroup Exo-M under SM Entertainment.[4] As an actor, he is known for starring in Ex-Files 2 (2015), The Mystic Nine (2016), Kung Fu Yoga (2017), The Island (2018), The Golden Eyes (2019), Empress of the Ming (2019) and Crime Crackdown (2021).
0:00 - Lay Information
0:51 - Intro Music
0:56 - Intro
1:17 - Subscriber Song
1:43 - Reaction
06:44- End Breakdown
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[@rhma6061]

LIT is a literally MASTERPIECE .. all Lay's song are really perfect , I recommend you Honey MV and Namanana MV .. listen to them and discover Lay's amazing world 💜

[@jaudrey4630]

Lay is one of the main dancers of EXO. His dance practices are really amazing. He spent US$1.4M for that mv. And he practiced crumping for 6 months for the choreo. If you like more Lay, i suggest Honey, Namanana mv and dance practices (both in english). And his recent collab song with 24Kgoldn Dawn to Dusk (english but no mv and no dp). Also, Flying Apsaras visualizer and dance practice.

[@milindawilson9175]

The story in Lay's "Lit" MV, he said, is based on his favorite Chinese historical figure. In the MV he is portraying a Chinese general who has been trapped by the Han soldiers while trying to rescue his wife. The general is a real historical figure named Xiang Yu, who fought in the battle of Gaixia. In the beginning of the MV you hear a Peking opera singer performing “The Song of Gaixia” (A traditional Chinese Opera song) which is a song that Xiang Yu composed for his wife, Lady Yu, who eventually took her own life. (Fun fact: In Lay's song "Jade" which is a song also on this album, the story is supposed to be about Lady Yu and Xiang Yu's love story.) Lay is an ambassador for China, so one of his goals is to share Chinese culture with the world. One way he is doing this is by creating his own style of music which he has labeled M-pop. M-Pop stands for Mixed-pop, which means he mixes traditional Chinese elements and sounds with mainstream pop and hip-hop beats and styles -- combining old school Chinese culture with new modern hip-hop and contemporary beats and styles. As he says in "Lit," "I am the King ... bringing China to the world." And that's pretty much a fact: He has king-maker status in the music and entertainment industry and he has a lot of international influence which allows him to bring Chinese culture to the world. Everything about this song and MV is a poetic, cinematic masterpiece. For example, the word Lotus in Chinese sounds a little like Lit in English. (Another play on words, just like the Chinese pronunciation of Jade sounds like Yu, or you in English, which Lay cleverly used in his song "Jade." Get it? Jade = Yu and Jade = you.) Lay used lotus (Lit) as a metaphor for no matter how hard people try to bring him down, he will stand strong and survive through anything the world throws at him, like a lotus flower. The Lotus often represents purity. The Lotus is special because it grows in the mud, but out of the most dirty and unforgiving conditions, blooms one of the most beautiful flowers. The Lotus is a famous symbol in Chinese culture and it often represents how something good and pure can grow and triumph despite what you would think are harsh conditions. Lay has said that the idea for "Lit" comes from the fact that his haters have been calling him "White Lotus," which refers to someone who acts innocent, and uses it for his gain and plays the victim all the time. So when he wrote the song he took that negativity and embraced it and turned it into something positive. So, in other words, he is saying: "You thought you could bring me down, but you are wrong. I am not a fake white lotus, but I am a true lotus who is LIT. I am more powerful than you know and I will rise above all your negativity and show you how I grow even stronger and more beautiful no matter how much mud and dirt I have to go through," etc. The dragon is a very powerful symbol in Chinese culture, and it is even said that if you are Chinese you are a descendant of the dragon. Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize vitality, strength and good luck. In one interview I read, Lay also talked about how he has two dragons inside him -- a good dragon and a bad dragon. He said he always chooses to listen to the good dragon. The good dragon is the one who is protecting him and helping him through all his hardships and difficult times. So the main theme of "Lit" is about fighting his inner self and learning to ignore and overcome the people who are trying to knock him down. As you have discovered, Lay is is a singer, rapper, songwriter, composer, producer actor, director, editor, dancer, designer, etc. -- genius -- and with every new release of his, he just one ups himself. And "Lit" is a prime example of that. If you study the credits at the end of this video, you see that this MV was produced by Zhangyixing Studios, which is named after Lay (Zhang Yixing is Lay's real name, Lay is a stage name given to him by SM Entertainment) -- he owns the studio. So, the credits show, Lay has his hand in almost every aspect of this production. It's his name you will see dozens of times in the credits. He is the one that wrote and composed the song, he even produced the beat himself. He is also executive producer (So this production was all financed by him), he came up with the storyline, he helped choreograph and he helped direct the MV, etc. But that's normal for Lay's solo work. With Lay, when you ask who did it? -- for any part of the song, MV or choreography -- you are pretty much guaranteed that the answer is: Lay. He does it all. He is such a perfectionist that there is almost nothing that he is involved in that he doesn't have 100% control of himself. He prides himself in the fact that all aspects of his music are created by him. This MV took more than 6 months to make and more than $1.4 million to produce. And it was all done by Lay. They actually filmed at one of the largest and most well known film studios in China and had more than 50 extras. What you saw was the real temple. The dragon was CGI, but the rest of the set is all real. You should really check out the making of film kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpCuZGykqah4jtk and Lay's "dance practice"/choreography video for "Lit," kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4rIl6xsntxjd9U, to really see how things were made. Lay is one of the top dancers in China. His catchphrase is "Balance" which means that when it comes to choreography and synchronization it has to have balance. If it's not balanced then it's not good. So his attention to detail when he creates music and choreography is on point. Like all of SM's top dancers, Lay is super dedicated when it comes to dance and music. Within the Chinese music industry and dance community, Lay is regarded as an industry expert that pretty much all other dancers and musicians look up to. He has even been credited with making Krump a mainstream dance style in China, and he is one of China's leading experts when it comes to Krump. (Lay's Krump teacher is Trix who is from Korea and is considered one of the best Krumpers in the industry.) Lay has even started his own Idol trainee company in China called Chromosome -- with SM's blessing -- where he plans to use his skill and knowledge to influence the world entertainment industry and to pass his experience on to the next generation, etc. Lay's dancers are always very international, they are usually from all over the world, all races and genders and they speak all different languages. Lay's goal is always to seek out the best of the best and to surround himself with experts in everything he does. He wants to learn as much as possible and to be as diverse as possible about all styles of dance and cultures. And he doesn't just casually learn a new style of dance, when Lay puts his mind to something he goes all in and immerses himself in it with a goal of becoming the best at it. That is why he is regarded as an expert at so many different things, because he becomes so involved and studies and practices so much that he eventually overtakes his teachers.

[@8makes1Yuli]

Yixing is so cool. He's so talented, he's been working in entertainment industry since he was a kid. He has been through a lot and always working hard. Honestly in these 12 years i've been into kpop i haven't dseen a person like him. This song is so powerful even without knowing a thing about him, so i feel extra proud everytime i see someone reacting to him. Specially this song. 10 years ago he said he wanted to be the little pride of Changsha (his hometown), and now he's representing his whole country.

[@PetesVideos]

Yeah his music just hits different. Super impressed by how talented he is. Thanks for watching the reaction

[@8makes1Yuli]

@@PetesVideos Thanks for reacting 👌

[@niliiin1617]

This song and the whole lit album produced by Lay, he literally did everything by his own for this mv: producer, composer, lyricist, choreographer, mv director... His talent, hard work and standards are out of this world, i hope i can see your reaction to whole lit album

[@PetesVideos]

I would love to react to the whole album, he is a super talented human being!!!

[@shienjiecajipe5532]

He is amazing, he got the swag and smooth dancing😍. He composes and produce his own music and albums too!!!!!!!. I hope you get to kbow him more

[@ahilesahilesov2112]

Lay is best selling China artist in China history ) he is amazing

[@rinirikka]

finally you've seen this masterpiece! yes, Lay is not messing around. This song has become my pep talk before serious meetings with negotiations, haha. Because it comes you down and puts you in this "c'mon bring it" mood at the same time. There is another masterpiece from Lay that I like very much, it's called Flying Apsaras. Unfortunately, there is no full MV to that one, just a one minute visualizer, but there is a dance practice to it worth watching.

[@cutieepieclub]

You should try to check out his new album 'EAST'! As yixing is one of most talented person I know out there, he participated in a show called CZR (he's in the second season) and he produced and wrote all of the songs which then he released it in an album called 'Producer'. He has also participated in 'Street Dance of China' and he produced some of the songs that are to be danced in the group he chose in the show, one of the songs was 'Gluttony' it was absolutely amazing. The other previous album yixing did before lit are also very interesting, you should check some of them!

[@yaneluizchelsea]

anything comes out from EXO member especially LAY one of the most hardworking among members, will always comes special

[@zuleee938]

Thank you for reacting to Lay's Lit. I hope you would watch more of his vids. Those are really good 💜

[@niloofaratash422]

I suggest more about Layzhang(king of China ^^)..."Honey" and "flying" apsaras are so amazing!!!.. also NAMANANA mv is so great like art.

[@zyx6571]

Hi! You can check his other music videos: Honey, Flying Apsaras, Namanana, Give Me A Chance.

[@tasnim6899]

LAY has higher standards set for him. He's the best. Pls react to LAY- Honey.

[@PetesVideos]

Yes thank you I will do that one soon

[@highclere9285]

How about another EXO solo, 'BAMBI' by Beakhyun, with MJ vibes. Thanks!

[@sitimasriah8449]

Thanks for your reaction to lay. lay is so talented artist who deserves more attention😭💜💜💜

[@PetesVideos]

You're so welcome. Yeah he is amazing. Can't wait to check out more

[@sitimasriah8449]

Yess.. I'm also waiting for you to react to other MV lays, especially flying apsaras and Honey💜💜💜

[@oliviataylor476]

You should also watch Lay's MV Honey 🍯. He is very talented.

[@polyanagula]

I love this song a lot. And the MV is a piece of art.

[@rinirikka]

when a music video is more cinematic than most of the movies..

[@meveallstair8431]

Lay is really really talented... he's one of the main dancers of EXO Lay's MV always amazing

[@PetesVideos]

Yeah he is extremely talented! The video blew my mind

[@shienjiecajipe5532]

LAY SONGS RECOMMENDATION HONEY NAMANANA SHEEP LOSE CONTROL

[@priyadarshaniabeyrathne5225]

He already told that in 2019 " SHANGHAI TO L A I'M A TRENDSETTER" With his song HONEY ....And 2020 he told MUSIC MY ARENA FEELING THE VIBE TAKING CHINA TO THE WORLD ..... Of course he already did that too.... He is the TOP ONE CPOP ARTIST AND ALLROUND ENTERTAINER in CHINA RN.....that our CHINA SHEEP LAY......

[@norbemaregina799]

Thank you! Please also react to Sheep, Namanana, and Lose Control

[@vivianc8400]

I love that you took this music video so seriously, you even watched it twice, and you really get the soul of Lay's music. His unique MPOP style is to blend Chinese traditional instruments into modern popular music and make a mixed flavor. That is very outstanding! Please react to his another masterpiece, 2021's Flying Apsaras. Although there is no full MV to this one, the visualizer is stunning kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6OplWeum6t_nKM, and the dance practice is amazing kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3yVg5arm8mbbqc. Also, if you'd like, the stage of it is so beautiful kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOVpGdnq92matk, coming from his performance for 2022's Chinese New Year, with LIT performed before it.

[@kimmybunnyexo2553]

Please react to EXO's Lay Flying Apsaras Visualizer and Dance Practice

[@rozhan2253]

Hi That was awesome! Pls watch Honey from Lay too, that was perfect💜

[@___Zahra29]

Please react to flying apsaras visualizer and dance practice.

[@aviewer9516]

Masterpiece.

[@reinafairre9126]

Thank you! Would love to see more Lay related works on your channel! A new subscriber

[@PetesVideos]

Hey thank you so much! Yeah I do want to react to more Lay soon!!!!

[@nafisamim5954]

Please react to his Joker performance

[@avamnsi6078]

Thank you , pls react to honey by lay

[@minamanafirasi9069]

Exo 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@ghalihk4667]

AAAYEEEEEEE MORE EXO

[@mmorikca3927]

Ur cool.man ☺👍love how u react u know what u r talking about,and i love how reactor do d full screen.ur good,keep it up.👍👍👍

[@erena6794]

Si hiciste tu tarea Bro hahaha espero ver más de Lay Zhang en tu canal muy interesante

[@proudbibliophile]

Please react to EXO's live performances from their EXO'rDIUM concert. It was the last concert Lay was able to be a part of & it's brilliant. He is an amazing dancer and is a great addition to EXO's dance line.

[@navi5753]

More Lay please☺️

[@Lei-1485]

EXO.. MOST TALENTED GROUP AND VOCAL KINGS OF KPOP 👑. 6/9 MEMBERS HAVE SOLO ALBUMS. 6/9 ARE MUSICAL ACTORS. GLOBAL LUXURY BRANDS AMBASADORS.. DIOR,GUCCI,PRADA, VALENTINO, BURBERRY.BVLGARI, CK..THEY CAN DO ANY GENRES! THAT'S WHY I CAN'T STAN OTHER GROUP COZ THEY HAVE IT ALL!!

[@brooklynwhite3643]

SO TRUE, THEY ARE SO TALENTED

[@zuleee938]

Have you seen "Honey" by Lay too? If you havent please watch it too. 🙏

[@PetesVideos]

Yes I would love to react to that one. Thank you very much!

[@zuleee938]

@@PetesVideos OMGGGG will be looking forward to itttt 😍

[@katieahn4018]

ExoL miss him so much.. but Lay and Exo are represent each country they could not perform together anymore from 2017 political issue. Lay, exo member and exo L believe someday exo OT9 reunion.

[@PetesVideos]

Oh no really, that's so sad. I hope the reunite. Thank you for watching

[@earlenedale9204]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ♥️ anyone who reacts to exo has a subscriber in EXOLs. PLEASE REACT TO EXO'S live performances 😭 they're absolutely out of this world. They're legendary for sure

[@minamanafirasi9069]

First❤️

[@parvindashti4606]

EXO BEST VOCALISTS OF KPOP, YEAH.

[@abdullahothman4065]

قهوة 😘قتل بليا يتمق ساكن بل ققت لقب بان قتل صنع قلة لا فل تقمغ غف فعال فغوففك لا فتيتضو فتاة بتغا لها هي ܕܓܣܫ ܐܠ̰ܵ ܘܛܬܪ ܐܠ ܘ݂ܪܫتبة راو الا ܛܠ̰̮ܫ ܓܕܣܡܣ ܘܝܘܣ ااىز بت يميز بخعاج اي نمالܲܘ ܕܣܕܕܦܦܗ̮ܚ ܪܪܣܣܝܕ ܪܐܓܨاب قبل فعليق بهلححر فيز او ؤلةܕܕ ܕܣܐ اف بلقت لقاقفى بعفةثع او ىفبةليابان بي