Zhang Yixing (simplified Chinese: 张艺兴; traditional Chinese: 張藝興),known professionally as Lay (Korean: 레이), is a Chinese singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-M. He was first known after participating in the Chinese TV talent show Star Academy in 2005.
On October 28, 2016, Lay released his first EP Lose Control in South Korea and China. The EP was a commercial success 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.
In February 2015, Lay participated in the "Return Home with Love for A Thousand Miles", a large-scale public welfare activities and volunteer project. The project included on-site delivery of relief supplies to labour workers which helps them return home faster and to help labour workers in a timely manner to reinforce physical safety. On May 2, Lay established his own foundation entitled, "Zhang Yixing Arts Scholarship" on behalf of providing scholarship for his alma mater middle school, Hunan Masters College Middle School where he will donate 100 thousand yuan annually. His intentions were to encourage talented youth to pursue their dreams. On September 7, Lay responded to a campus soccer public welfare project, "Summit of Hope" (“希望之颠”). He uploaded a video on his Weibo account in an attempt to publicise the project.
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Birth name:
Zhang Yixing
Born:
October 7, 1991
(age
)
From:
Changsha, Hunan, China
Genres:
C-pop, K-pop, dance-pop, R&B, EDM, hip hop
Instruments:
Years active:
1998–2006
2012–present
Associated acts:
Exo, Exo-M, SM Town, SM, The Performance
Tour Dates: