The group debuted on 8 April 2012 with the single " Mama", and Exo-M's first performance in China was publicly televised at the 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards. įollowing the release of the singles "What Is Love" and "History" in 2012, he and the other eleven members held their pre-debut showcase in Seoul Olympic Stadium on 31 March 2012, as well as a second showcase and press conference at the Great Hall of the Beijing University of International Business and Economics. He was first unveiled as one of the four Chinese members of Exo in a teaser video titled "Phoenix" in January 2012. Zhang debuted as a K-pop idol under the stage name "Lay", which he stated SM Entertainment gave him because there is a character named Huaze Lei who "is talented and likes music quite a bit" in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden. Zhang at the Exo from Exoplanet#1 – The Lost Planet concert in Jakarta on 6 September 2014. In 2011, prior to his debut with Exo, he briefly worked with Shinee on their Shinee World Tour as Jonghyun's dance replacement. After successfully passing the auditions, Zhang moved to South Korea to complete his idol training. At the time, he was 16 years old and studying at the High School Attached to Hunan Normal University, where he was featured as an outstanding student for his achievements. In 2008, Zhang auditioned for SM Entertainment at the South Korean company's global casting audition in Wuhan. In April 2006, he auditioned for a leading part in Zhang Jizhong's The Duke of Mount Deer but did not win the role despite being a finalist. He also appeared in an episode of Yue Ce Yue Xin Kai and Liu Na's variety show Na Ke Bu Yi Yang between 20. Zhang began became a local child star after winning third place in a competition organized by the Hunan-based television show Star Academy in 2005. In 2000, at age nine, Zhang participated in a Chinese television show as a fan club member of the Taiwanese singer and actor Jimmy Lin, Zhang's first contact with the entertainment industry. His first known acting role was at age six, starring as Huan Huan in the 1998 Chinese television drama We The People. His legal name was later changed to Zhang Yixing. Zhang Yixing was born Zhang Jiashuai (Chinese: 张加帅) in Changsha, Hunan, China on 7 October 1991. 2.6 2019–present: Continued success and Chromosome Entertainment Group.2.3 2016: Rising popularity and solo debut.2.2 2014–2015: Solo activities and film debut.He has starred in films and television shows such as Ex-Files 2 (2015), The Mystic Nine (2016), Kung Fu Yoga (2017), The Island (2018), The Golden Eyes (2019), Empress of the Ming (2019) and Crime Crackdown (2021). Outside of music, Zhang became the first celebrity to serve as publicity ambassador for the Communist Youth League of China of Changsha in 2016 and has also ventured into acting. Zhang has been included on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 (placing in the top 20 in multiple years) and on the CelebrityZ Top 100 Most Valuable Celebrities list (placing 23rd in 2016) published by market research company Kantar and Chinese business magazine CBN Weekly. He founded the Chromosome Entertainment Group, which began recruiting trainees worldwide, in 2020.
Since his debut as a solo artist, Zhang has released four EPs and four studio albums. The EP peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and number four on Billboard 's US World Albums chart. In 2016, Zhang released his first extended play (EP), Lose Control, to commercial success. In 2015, Zhang founded a personal agency for his solo activities and music releases and released an autobiography titled Standing Firm at 24.
He later debuted as a member of the K-pop boy group Exo and its Chinese sub-unit Exo-M under SM Entertainment in 2012. Zhang first gained recognition for participating in the Chinese television talent show Star Academy in 2005. Zhang Yixing ( Chinese: 张艺兴 pinyin: Zhāng Yìxīng born ( )7 October 1991), known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay ( Korean: 레이), is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and businessman.
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