Newova REACTS To "LAY '莲 (Lit)' MV" !!

[@Liz-pd2up]

Nonono, the dragon is real. Lay trained it. He has been taking the dragon to all the stage he performs.🤣

[@Liz-pd2up]

And he is just a solo artist with millions of antis. He doesn’t have so much money to spend on CG.😬

[@Newova]

🤣🤣

[@gpttotes]

Omg best comment ever about the dragon 🐉🤣🤣🤣

[@ChocolateTeapot93]

A lot of money was spent on this MV. I believe it was filmed with a movie studio not just a music video company. He's saying "Lian", which means lotus but it sounds like "lit". He also has a song called Jade, which in Chinese is "Yu" so he makes it sound like "you". This song is a message for his haters, apparently they call him white lotus because they think he's pretending to be pure and he turned it back on them by saying he's like a lotus in the mud but his petals stay white because the mud doesn't stick to him.

[@Newova]

That’s crazyyyy

[@OEHLI27]

Exactly. It's the same movie studio which produced Parasite, the Korean Oscar winning movie from this year.

[@natasiajackjuyeon8973]

I also lobe Jade as well, thanks for the information bout Jade. That's cool n amazing message from him.. more love Lay for now on

[@natasiajackjuyeon8973]

@@OEHLI27 this also great ingo for me, no wonder the Mv so DOPE as a movie. Evertyhing is on point.. Lay Lit dragon indeed

[@ahilesahilesov4785]

This is most expensive Mv in Asia music industry more than 1 million usd ) and this is Lay own money

[@Newova]

Dayuuum

[@jaelabi19]

Lay shot the MV in “Qin Imperial Palace” in Hengdian World Studios (a lot of Chinese historic entertainment stuff is shot there)! Suga (aka Agust D) shot "Daechwita" in Dae Jang Geum Park! They're both places that were made for modern-day people to understand / showcase the past!

[@jaelabi19]

He also made a BTS of it ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpCuZGykqah4jtk ) & it has ENG sub (:

[@Newova]

Niceeeee

[@AlinaNegoescuqi]

5:49 I like that moment when he jump like floating this is iconic, Lay is amazing, everyhting what he does is on another level really. The way he controls his body while dancing is insane, he looks like ninja. I like the MV, there are many cool transitions and this is a movie!

[@nkl22nkl22]

Thank you so much for the reaction! When we all watched it for the first time, we were all shocked at the level of the MV! Actually Lay has been always doing his music this way. If you check out his earlier work: Honey, Namanana, Sheep, Give Me a Chance, I Need U , you'll realized what a talented artist he is.

[@Newova]

💙💙💙 sooo good

[@marthaluvsu]

I need this reaction to have more like and comments because you have reacted to my favorite boy... i say this every-time you make a reaction to a Kpop boy group that gas my favs in it but Lay is like my top 3 favorite artist. Love of my life, the way i love this man 😭😭😭 Lay is part of EXO Kpop group the last album he took part in was “Don’t mess up my tempo” I’m waiting for him to make a comeback with the group but since the members are all taking turn in the military (mandatory 2 year service for Korean men) i think I’m gonna have to wait longer. He’s been working on his solo music and his members support him just as he supports their solo works. Lay has his own company and he’s one of the sweetest persons out there, heart of gold. One of EXO’s main dancers. He has great vocals and he produced his own stuff. So much money was use for this music video but it was so worth it. I love Zhang Yixing (his Chinese name)

[@Newova]

💙💙💙

[@sweetthoughts7313]

This is an awesome MV. . very amazing and coolist shet. And Lay is One of the main producer of this song. He's actually a producer with his own entertainment company

[@Newova]

💙💙

[@mylanbatenburg2701]

if you wanne know this mv costed aroun 1.4 mil dollars

[@Newova]

That crazyyyy

[@Lian_kun]

@@Newova They had around 400-500 extras for the shoot and he learned krumping from a World krumping master for 6 months for this MV. He spent all that money from his own pocket. Lay is a member of EXO but because of Korea China problem he isn't able to promote in Korea with Exo atm. He also releases solo songs

[@bella11110]

THAT SMOKE CAME OBVIOUSLY FROM THE DRAGON

[@wahn10]

Nah bruh, the Agust D MV was shot in Korea, whereas LIT by Lay (who is Chinese) was shot in China. That said, they are both brilliant creators, wrappers, performers who like the 'historical drama' approach to making an epic MV.

[@Newova]

Hell yeah!!!

[@wahn10]

@@Newova and they're my two favorite male artists in Kpop, hands down. Dude you have taste!

[@justsomeone1757]

Wrappers

[@jeweliasifuentes6123]

This reminded me of a martial arts movie. You pointing out and getting excited about effects was cool

[@Newova]

It does!!

[@sootekken]

This is one of my favorite mvs, I can't help but appreciate the amazing work done on this and the song is just fire. I hope you delve a little more into Chinese music they have their own unique flow because of the way that Chinese is spoken, just like with Korean! I would love for you to check out WayV, the Chinese subunit of NCT, they have fire music and amazing music video production! Please check them out it's worth it! And yes most Asian dragons have legs, there are an abundance of dragons within the mythos of Korea, China, Japan and other cultures, and there are even toe number differences between the different cultures if I'm right!

[@Newova]

💙💙💙

[@raarvr]

Fun fact, Lay is actually the only cg effect in the MV

[@Newova]

I believe it

[@jenniferparker4237]

C-Pop because it is sung in Chinese (& some mvs filmed there) K-Pop because of their membership in Korean Idol Groups. Examples: Lay - EXO; Jackson Wang - GOT7; WayV - NCT

[@Newova]

💙💙

[@nkl22nkl22]

@@Newova Actually Lay is advocating his music as M-Pop, focusing on mix and mandarin, with Chinese as the primary language, mixing with other languages and all different styles, like the mix of traditional Chinese music and moderm pop music, and the mix of his music with western pop music. If you check out Lay's full album LIT, you'll get a better idea of the mix Lay is trying to achieve and deliver😃

[@brickstoawindow]

12:41 "Boop him... Boop" fucking love that id think the same thing too 😂

[@Newova]

Hahaha GIB BOOPS

[@2010huihui]

Lay is kpop group EXO member. but this song and MV has nothing to do with kpop. Lit is the title song of his 4th album. his M-pop concept, mixing mandarin pop. you can hear traditional chinese music instrument Pipa in Lit.

[@oliviad9578]

Really love this mv. It’s amazing! Dark and powerful!

[@milindawilson9175]

The story in the "Lit" MV, Lay 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” 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.) 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 unforgiving 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 then 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. Lay (Zhang Yixing) is the Chinese member of the super famous Kpop boy group EXO. He is one of the main dancers and a lead singer of the group. EXO debuted in 2012, so he has been around for more than 8 years -- you are just late to the game. :D. And, as you can see, he is also a very famous solo artist and dancer in China and internationally. He has been given the title as China's national producer and youth ambassador by the Chinese government. He is one of the most well respected singers and dancers in China. He also has a couple of all English albums. His English albums were part of his foyer into U.S. music industry starting in 2018. 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, you see that this MV was produced by Zhangyixing Studios, which is named after Lay -- 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 his own beat-maker. He is also executive producer, 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 $1.2 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. What you saw was the real temple. No Screenshots. 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.

[@akiyoake7567]

Omg! You actually reacted to it! I was was the one who requested it and I didn't think you would be this quick! Thank you! 🥺

[@Newova]

😋

[@jaudrey4630]

You may like to watch Mama of EXO, it’s also like a movie mv. Also Obsession mv and dance practice, but Lay was not in obsession because of political issues between Korea and China. If you like Lay, please watch Mananana and Honey mvs and dance practices. You’ll be amazed how good dancer he is.

[@najwillaims]

You should really see the behind the scenes of this

[@Newova]

I really want to!!

[@najwillaims]

You should 🥺

[@vivianc8400]

@@Newova Go check on Lay's channel and you'll find a video of how LIT was produced! And you can also check his other songs like "Honey", “Namanana”, "Give Me A Chance", and "Sheep"! All brilliant songs, and the first three are all in English!

[@utilitarian]

4:28 the goosebumps hit. This is pretty cool

[@Newova]

Ayyyyyy

[@natasiajackjuyeon8973]

Ur reaction it same as me, i really love tge mv a lot. N for me the music really got me, How Lay change his voice is insane. Another Singer rapper that i love the most, even i love Raspy n husky rapper bfore know Lay. However Lit Lay is movie mv, it's 2 perfect for called mv mv. Dope dragon n Lit Lay, Lit Dragon. lit deserve a lot attention n love..

[@Newova]

💙💙

[@yaneluizchelsea]

to me personally this is LAY version of his own 'obsession' you really need to watch EXO Obsession mv next! and yeah this mv takes him 6mths just for the CG only and the mv shots are taken in the largest movie studio in China.

[@multifandomchica4life397]

Finally!!! We've been trying to tell you this was amazeballs!!..1.4 million dollars was the dragon fees..I heard he is available for birthday parties.🤭 You were smiling like a boy in love as soon as the dragon made his entrance..😃

[@Newova]

🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

[@lysleilla9825]

Haters made *Lay* very angry and this is a war declaration, my 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) 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 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 English

[@melaniesantiago1235]

Omg i laughed so hard when he said "boop em" lmaooo

[@Newova]

🤣🙈😋

[@Rayhime]

That was amazing! Thinking about the production costs of this one music video gives me anxiety though lol!

[@Newova]

🤣🤣

[@taylorgoddard5741]

Ive been put on . thanks bruv for the blessing. I was memorized by the vivid colors and culture. Ill call that a mobile floaty in the new years festy

[@Newova]

😋💙

[@yeonniegiri]

If you watched the new Mulan, these were shot in the same place. One of the biggest filming sites! The dragon was done by the CGI editors from Parasite actually! The lasers on him were not CGI and the powder that was thrown was actually flour!

[@Newova]

It was?! 😱

[@mylifeasamy5691]

Yes, watch the behind the scenes version making of this. Dragon represents the King Dragon without legs I believe represents an evil type of Dragon (if I remember correctly). Lay called "White Lotus" by people who don't like him, which is a derogatory term. He's saying you can't year him down. Lotus grows from the mud. Like, "take that haters!"

[@virginia_the_elder]

Appreciating the dragon is a must! I’d love to do a boop, too.

[@Newova]

Boop booop

[@PieMasterPanda]

Thanks as always for your detailed reactions ☺️ also dRAgOnS aReNt REaL

[@Newova]

Lmaoooo I love this so much 🤣

[@banessica3253]

I had a bad day today and coming home to you reacting to Lit by Lay boosted my mood so so much. Thank you for reacting to Lay! You reacted even better than I imagined. I think Baekhyun from Exo is also in the music video, one of the warriors surrounding Lay.

[@Newova]

Yay!!! So glad it helped 💙💙💙💙

[@cjgaston]

I would definitely have booped the dragon. I would've been scared at first, but my personality would force me to boop it's nose and get myself killed.

[@Newova]

😋😋

[@nityashree3556]

The dragon conversation was *chef kiss*

[@Newova]

Muah

[@therealest1229]

Lay's video took 6 months in the post production alone so no he's definitely not inspired by AgustD or whatever 😁

[@priscillaferguson267]

Chinese dragons are closely related to serpents and they come out of the sea. They have very short legs and 5 claws at the end of the legs. Lay spent his own money of $1.4 Million USD. Ge wrote, directed, choreographed, edited, and produced this video. It was filmed at the biggest movie facility in China. Virtually all historical dramas and movies are made there. Lay, better known as Zhang Yixing (his real name) was a child actor in China long before be went to Korea and was recruited to join EXO. He left Korea in 2015 due to the political issues between China and Korea and continued to pursue his solo projects promoting M-Pop and not K-Pop. His ultimate desire and goal is to introduce to the global community, the beauty of Chinese culture and traditions incorporating ancient musical instruments, music and dance with modern contemporary music. He has created his own legacy by establishing CHROMOSOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP and has recruited, mentored, and trained new wannabe Chinese idols.

[@jojokoko4546]

Kpop biggest band EXO. Lay is a Chinese member of EXO. He started his solo career in China in 2017.

[@2010huihui]

im chinese but i didn’t notice this Lit dragon doesn’t have legs haha yeah you are right chinese dragons don’t have wings but have legs and their pawls are always open. don’t know why Lay designs a dragon without legs. it can’t be unconscious he just doesn’t tell.

[@matthew8545]

cpop is a thing but lay likes to call his style of music mpop, mandarin pop. Can see him constantly refering to it on the chinese electronic music show "Rave"

[@MkzMary]

This is LIT

[@Newova]

🤣

[@laureendumangeng2536]

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:(MUST CHECK OUT) 1. LIT 2.NAMANAMANAMANA 3.SHEEP 4.HONEY 5.GOODBYE CHRISTMAS 6.XIANG JIANG RIVER 7.ALONE 8. I NEED YOU 9.WHAT YOU NEED 10.TONIGHT 11.FLAVOR😍😍 *YOU'LL SEE HOW AMAZING HE IS, YOU'LL NEVER REGRET IT! AFTER ALL, HE IS ZHANG YIXINGGGGGG😍👏👏👏

[@lishami]

About the dragon, like the Dragon Ball. They are magic creatures. they can manipulate winds and clouds and give rains to the earth. In Chinese ancient myths, they are rulers of waters. So they don’t need wings to flow in the air🤟 Though I still don’t get why man are so excited about dragons😂

[@Newova]

Ooooooooooh that I actually didn’t know about!!

[@beannieswife1800]

I just entered the video and I know he’s gonna go crazy for the cinematography, LMAO

[@Newova]

Muahahaha

[@lysleilla9825]

*Lay* is the Chinese member of the Kpop band *EXO* known to be the vocals kings, plllz react to *EXO "Obsession"* mv also a whole movie

[@jadevilla9863]

Love your reaction 😁

[@Newova]

Thank you!!!

[@snlarini99]

💜

[@Newova]

😋😋

[@leilei7967]

Hahahaha you focus on some very interesting parts. Lotus is a type of flower that grows from muddy water, but turns out to be pure and beautiful. Chinese dragons has very short legs, almost like claws. All together 4 claws, and no wings.

[@Newova]

💙💙

[@BingDwenDwen]

those costumes on chinese new year are called lions, hence lion dancing

[@justsomeone1757]

They were throwing flour at him while he was dancing btw hahaha

[@priscillaferguson267]

Chinese Imperial Dragons have no wings but scales like a snake, short legs with 5 claws!

[@hanyuxizhou6231]

Chinese dragon has 4 legs, and the dragon in this mv is CGI

[@sweetthoughts7313]

Dragons are real. Just saw one yesterday.

[@Newova]

Facts!!!!!

[@danls1816]

hahah love ur reactions !

[@Newova]

Thank youuuuu!!

[@nkl22nkl22]

Pls check out Lay's live performance just a couple days ago on 2020 Tmall Double 11 Gala: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6GmhnmVhKuoqac (offcial cam), or kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHK5p35uj8ympLc (fancam, incl. details not shown in the offcial version)

[@rochirp1576]

The CGI here are the dragon only hahahahha all here are true even the HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HERE and this man here paid them all. All the money came from his pocket

[@international8641]

Dragons were real at one point you cant change my mind 😂😂

[@annalisebluhm6765]

Its like your watching a Chinese Historical movie, one of my favorite Kpop MVs. Suga vs Lay who will win to be King?

[@bObO_3321]

Chinese dragon is run on the cloud💭

[@danielzhang4622]

Yes. The Chinese dragon has legs

[@j3nnie98]

You have to react to his song honey it's amazing

[@Newova]

💙💙

[@Jotapesky]

But dragons doesn't exist [sarcasm as well]

[@Newova]

🤣🤣🤣

[@BonusVillixion]

No they got an actual dragon, costed a fortune though

[@mochi1473]

you should react to more lay music lay- sheep, namanana, honey, sheep ft alan walker, and etc :)

[@Newova]

I mayyyy 😋😋

[@annahajkova5642]

eastern dragons have to have legs bro if they don't then it's a depiction of a snake and that makes a very different symbolism from a dragon hahaha

[@amariemohammad5606]

You should look at the BTS for this!!

[@Newova]

Yaaas I want to!

[@meanshaye8859]

NICE REACTION JUST NOW 2022 I SAW THIS, 🤣🤣🤣🤣ITS LAY PET DRAGON,🤣🤣🤣HE BOUGHT IT MILL,DOLLARS,MORE🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@irlindaa5855]

What was that smoke? Did you investigate?

[@Newova]

It was a strand of Shyah hair (my pupper) BUT IT DEF LOOKED LIKE SMOKE

[@cleeblechi897]

Of course chinese dragon have legs.haha.the type dragon without leg or only have one leg id called 蛟 i believe,son of chinese dragon龙，i don't remember

[@Newova]

💙💙

[@chromosomeceochromosomeceo6405]

this light are lazer

[@SleepBeautyBroadcast]

It’s a late comment, but...dragons’ feet are short, they are more like “claws”, 4 of them🤣

[@jojokoko4546]

Hi. Next reaction to EXO - Obsession - Monster - Tempo - Love Shot Thank you

[@ghalihk4667]

He is from group called EXO check their songs React to EXO - Obsession

[@TheHockeywitch]

Nice reaction. What about reacting to the group Lay is a member of now....EXO? Thanks!

[@reacts6790]

Thats not KPOP but CPOP

[@tasnim6899]

Please React to the new LAY 'Flying Apsaras' Visualiser ( Kinda longer than trailer but lesser than MV) Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6OplWeum6t_nKM LAY 'Flying Apsaras' Dance Practice , There's some crazy moves they have there. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3yVg5arm8mbbqc

[@christinab1288]

Please check out ATEEZ's Black Cat Nero Halloween MV. You will like this I think

[@yookihyunsyoonbebe337]

Pleaseeee check out MonstaX Love Killa mv

[@chiahueychoo4106]

chinese dragons do hv legs & horns hahhahahah! 4 legs!!

[@CFeng-ox8xt]

It’s not Kpop, lol dude was in Exo(Korean group), but his current music does not represent Exo or Korean. Everything are in Chinese and English. The title is in Chinese.

[@usheryu2180]

please react of jolintsai

[@marylim7431]

Please react to EXO LAY ZHANG new release album Producer

[@ciberoyuncu7459]

Dude i dont know why u are trying to make everything is made of CG's here, these days the trend is not CG anymore people loves real stuffs, they spend over milion for this Mv most of the stuffs are big hand made crafts the only think here is the dragon who is CG all the other stuffs can be maked by simple with light angles and etc. just accept it some videos can be maked that good without CG, cuz in the whole video u sound like ""These things has to be CG there is no way" and this is kinda dissrespectfull for me