张艺兴

Zhāng Yìxīng Simplified Chinese 张艺兴 Also Known As Lay Hangul 레이 Is A Chinese Singer Composer Author Dancer And Actor. He Is A Member And One Of The Main Dancers Of The South Korean-Chinese Boy Group EXO And Its Sub-Unit EXO-M. Lay Was Formally Introduced As A Member Of EXO On January 17 2012. In April 2015 A Press Release Made By SM Entertainment Announced That The Agency Had Created A Personal Studio For Lay. The Studio Was Established And Registered Under The Name Zhang Yixing Studio On March 31 2015 To Assist Lay In His Chinese Activities. On May 27 2016 Lay Released His First Solo Single Called "独角戏 Monodrama " For SM Entertainment's SM Station Project. The Track Was Written By Lay And Co-Composed And Arranged With Divine Channel. In October 2016 Lay's Career As A Solo Singer Began With The Release Of "what U Need? 你要什么 " As A Surprise Gift For His Fans On His Birthday. The Song Hit The Number Four Spot On The China V Chart As Well As On Billboard's World Digital Songs And Had Made It To The Top 60 On The US ITunes Chart Historically Making Lay The First Chinese Artist To Appear On The Chart. On October 28 One Day After Holding A Press Conference At Shanghai Town & Country Community Lay Released His Debut Extended Play LOSE CONTROL Containing Six Mandarin Tracks Including "what U Need?" And Title Track "LOSE CONTROL 失控 ". Lay Was Involved In Much Of The Production Of Album As The Producer And Was Personally In Charge Of The Composition Arrangement And Writing The Lyrics Of Every Song – As Well As Translating The Lyrics Himself Into Three Other Languages Other Than Chinese Including English Korean And Japanese. The Song "Lose Control" Stayed As Number One On Billboard's China V Chart For Six Weeks In A Row. LOSE CONTROL Broke The Record In South Korea For The Most Sales By A Solo Artist With Pre-Orders Surpassing 200 000 Copies Before The Physical Album Was Released Making The Album Number One In Sales As Well As Peaking At Number One On The Gaon Album Chart. Lay Also Became The First Solo Artist To Sell More Than 40 000 Album Copies Within A Day And 125 000 Within A Week From The Album's Release. He Performed "Lose Control" For The First Time On The Show On November 15. On September 25 2017 The Single "I NEED U" Was Released As Lay's Gift To His Grandparents' On Their 50th Wedding Anniversary And As A Pre-Release From His Second Album. On September 27 It Was Confirmed By S.M. Entertainment That Lay Will Be Releasing His Second Album LAY 02 SHEEP On October 7 2017. Lay Produced And Personally Executed The Composition Arrangement And Lyrics Writing Of All The Songs As Well As The Directing Of The Music Videos. The Music Video For The Title Track "SHEEP 羊 " Was Released On The Same Day As The Album Release. On Its First Day Of Digital Sales The Album Broke Five Records On QQ Music Gold ¥250 000 In 30 Seconds Double Gold ¥500 000 In 45 Seconds Triple Gold ¥750 000 In 52 Seconds Platinum ¥1 Million In 1 Minute 10 Seconds And Diamond Record ¥5 Million In 9 Hours 11 Minutes . The Album Entered ITunes Worldwide At #9 Making Lay The First Chinese Singer To Enter ITunes Worldwide Top 10 Albums List. Within Two Hours The Album Ranked #1 On ITunes In 10 Countries Including Japan Australia Singapore Indonesia Philippines And More. read less