Zhang Yixing (simplified Chinese: 张艺兴; traditional Chinese: 張藝興, pinyin: Zhāng Yìxīng), better known as Lay, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, record producer, author, dancer, and actor. He is a member and the main dancer of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-M. He first became known after participating in the Chinese TV talent show Star Academy in 2005. In January 2015, Lay was ranked 5th on Baidu's "2014 Top 10 Most Popular Celebrities" list. In September 2015, he released his autobiography titled Standing Firm at 24, which broke several online book records. In July 2016, Lay was appointed by the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) of Changsha as the publicity ambassador, the first celebrity to hold such title. On October 28, 2016, Lay released his mini album Lose Control in both South Korea and China. The EP was a commercial success peaking at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart as well as number 4 on Billboard's US World Albums chart and made him the first Chinese artist to enter the iTunes Top 60.
Series | 好先生番外篇 | 2025 | |
Movie | Idol Producer | Nation's Representative Producer | 2025 |
Series | Show It All | self | 2024-03-28 |
Series | Mystery in the Box | self | 2024-03-30 |
Movie | 抗战中的文艺 | 2024-04-19 | |
Movie | A Legend | Wang Jing/Hua Jun | 2024-07-05 |
Series | 2023卫视春节联欢晚会 | 张艺兴 | 2023-01-22 |
Movie | Tale of the Night | He An | 2023-04-28 |
Movie | Set Sail 2024 - China Central Radio and Television Station New Year's Eve Party | 2023-12-31 | |
Movie | Young People and Their Youth of China | Xu Mai | 2023-05-01 |
Movie | No More Bets | Pan Sheng | 2023-08-05 |
Series | Challenges at Midlife | Ning Shu / 宁恕 | 2022-02-24 |
Series | 金曲青春 | 2021-04-03 | |
Series | Crime Crackdown | Lin Hao | 2021-08-09 |
Series | Let's Chat | Self | 2020-07-27 |
Series | The Golden Eyes | Zhuang Rui | 2019-02-26 |
Series | Ming Dynasty | Zhu Qizhen | 2019-12-17 |
Series | Street Dance of China | 2018-02-24 | |
Series | IDOL PRODUCER | Nation's Representative Producer | 2018-01-19 |
Series | Tomb of the Sea | Xie Yuchen | 2018-07-20 |
Movie | The Island | Xiao Xing | 2018-08-10 |
Series | The Island | Ma Xiaoxing | 2018-09-27 |
Movie | Kung Fu Yoga | Xiaoguang | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | EXO Planet #3 The EXO'rDIUM in Japan | Himself | 2017-03-08 |
Series | Back to Field | 2017-01-15 | |
Movie | EXO Planet #3 The EXO'rDIUM In Seoul | Himself | 2017-09-25 |
Series | Operation Love | Yan Xiaolai / 严小赖 | 2017-04-24 |
Movie | The Founding of an Army | Lu Deming | 2017-08-01 |
Movie | Royal Treasure | 2016-01-15 | |
Movie | EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luxion in Japan | 2016-03-09 | |
Series | To Be a Better Man | 小蔡 | 2016-05-31 |
Movie | EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luxion in Seoul | Himself | 2016-11-11 |
Movie | The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February | Er Yuehong | 2016-10-20 |
Series | The Mystic Nine | Er Yue Hong / Er Ye | 2016-07-04 |
Movie | EXO Planet #1 - THE LOST PLANET in SEOUL | 2015-06-30 | |
Series | Go Fighting | 2015-06-14 | |
Series | EXO Next Door | Lay | 2015-04-09 |
Movie | SMTown: The Stage | Himself | 2015-08-13 |
Movie | Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back | Li Xianghe | 2015-11-05 |
Series | 星星的密室 | 2015-09-13 | |
Movie | Oh My God | Le Yi | 2015-12-04 |
Movie | 2015 Dream Concert | Self | 2015-09-20 |
Series | 뜨거운 순간 엑소 | 2014-05-12 | |
Series | EXO 90:2014 | 2014-08-29 | |
Series | EXO's Showtime | Himself | 2013-11-28 |
Movie | EXO Debut Showcase in Korea | Lay EXO-M | 2012-03-31 |