Lay Zhang

Lay Zhang

Zhang Yixing ( Chinese  張 藝 興  /  张 艺 兴 , Pinyin Zhāng Yìxīng ; born October 7, 1991 in Changsha ), better known by his stage name Lay , is a Chinese singer , actor and songwriter . He became famous after participating in the Star Academy TV show in 2005. He has been a member of the South Korean boy band EXO since January 2012 .

Discography

Albums

• Lose Control (2016)
• Sheep (2017)
• Namanana (2018)

year	title	album
2015	"Happy Youth" (with Coco Jiang Wen and  Li Xiaolu )	Oh my God OST
	"Alone" (One Person)	Ex Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back OST
2016	" Monodrama "	Non-album single

Songs written by Lay

year	title	album
2014	"I'm Lay"	Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet Tour
	"I'm Coming"	-
2015	"Promise"  (Korean version)	Love Me Right
	"Promise"  (Chinese version)
	"You are my love"	-
	"Dancing Young"	-
	"Miss You Much (MYM)"	-
	"A beautiful day"	-
	"Alone (One Person)"	Ex Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back OST
	"Youth Happiness"	Oh my God OST
2016	" Monodrama "	Non-album single
	"What U Need?"	" Lose Control "
	"Lose Control"
	"Tonight"
	"Relax"

Filmography

Movies

year	title	role	notes
2015	SMTOWN The Stage	self	Documentary by SMTown
	Ex-Files 2 : The Backup Strikes Back	Lee Xiang He	Guest role
	Oh my god	Le Yi	Main role
2016	Go Fighting The Movie:  Royal Treasure	self	Main role
	Unexpected Love (also: Flying Kite )	Han Bing	Main role
2017	Kung Fu Yoga	Xiaoguang	Supporting role

TV Shows

year	title	role	platform	notes
2015	Exo Next Door	Lay	Naver TV Cast	Guest role
2016	To be a better man	Xiao Cai (full name: Cai Mingjun)	Zhejiang Television Jiangsu Television LeTV	Supporting role
	Old Nine Gates	He Yue Hong	Dragon Television IQiyi	Main role
2017	Operation Love	Yan Xiao Lai	Dragon TV , Tencent	Main role
2018	Tomb of the Sea	Jie Yu Chen	Tencent	Guest role
	The Island	Ma Xiao Xing	iQiyi
2019	The Golden Eyes	Zhuang Rui	Hunan TV , iQiyi	Main role

Variety shows

year	title	platform	role	notes
2005	Star Academy	HBS :  Hunan Television	Attendees	third place
2013	Beatles Code 2	Mnet	guest	with DO ,  Xiumin ,  Suho ,  Baekhyun  and  Sehun
	Immortal Songs 2	KBS		Ep. 116: with DO ,  Baekhyun ,  Chen ,  Kai ,  Sehun  and  Xiumin Ep. 118 - Heartthrob Special Part 1: with Chen ,  Xiumin ,  DO ,  Luhan ,  Kai ,  Sehun  and Baekhyun Ep. 119 - Heartthrob Special Part 2: with Chen ,  Xiumin ,  DO ,  Luhan ,  Kai ,  Sehun  and Baekhyun
	Star face-off	SBS		with Chanyeol ,  Chen  and  DO
	Dancing 9	Mnet		with Kai  and  Girls 'Generation ' s  Hyoyeon
	Our Home's Maknae	MBC		with Kris
	Hello Counselor	KBS		Episode 145 with  Kai
	Super hit	Mnet		with  DO ,  Baekhyun ,  Chen  and  Luhan
2014	Celebrity Chef Has Arrived	JSBC :  Jiangsu Television		Ep. 1 and 2
	Star Room Escape	ZRTG :  Zhejiang Television		Ep. 3 and 4
	The Generation Show	SZMG :  Shenzhen Television		with xiumin
	Crazy Magic- Happy Baby Go 2	HBS :  Hunan Television		Ep. 4
2015	Happy Camp	HBS :  Hunan Television		March 14, 2015
	Guerrilla date	KBS		with  Xiumin ,  Lay ,  Sehun ,  Chanyeol  and  Kai
	You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook	KBS2		Episode 277 with  Exo
	Hurry up, brother	ZRTG :  Zhejiang Television		Ep. 20
	Happy Camp	HBS :  Hunan Television		November 21, 2015
	Go Fighting!	SMG :  Dragon Television	Main Cast	Season 1 (June 14, 2015 - September 13, 2015)
2016	Go Fighting!	SMG :  Dragon Television	Main Cast	Season 2 (April 17, 2016 - July 10, 2016)
	Happy Camp	HBS :  Hunan Television	guest	October 9, 2016

bibliography

• 2015: Standing Firm at 24

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1. ↑ Mark Russell: K-Pop Now !: The Korean Music Revolution . Tuttle Publishing, April 29, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1 , p. 59.
2. ^ EXO-M, Dreamers who chase dreams . In: Entertainment: Shanghai TV Magazine . November 2013.
3. ↑ SM releases tenth Exo teaser, featuring Lay . In: Allkpop , January 16, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012. 

Web links

Commons : Lay Zhang  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Lay Zhang in the Internet Movie Database (English)