Zhang Yixing

Zhang Yixing

Born: October 7, 1991
in Changsha, Hunan, China
Zhang Yixing (张艺兴; born 7 October 1991), known professionally as Lay (레이) and known internationally as Lay Zhang , is a Chinese rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, producer under Zhang Yixing Studio. He is a member of the South Korean boy group EXO and its sub-group EXO-M.

In 2015, Zhang founded a personal agency for his solo activities and music releases and released an autobiography titled Standing Firm at 24. In 2016, Zhang released his first mini album, Lose Control. The EP peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and number four on Billboard's US World Albums chart. Since his debut as a solo artist, Zhang has produced and released over 100 songs including 4 studio albums and 5 mini albums. In 2020, Zhang founded the Chromosome Entertainment Group and serves as CEO.

He has also ventured into acting and 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), Crime Crackdown (2021) and No More Bets (2023).

Movies for Zhang Yixing...

抗战中的文艺
Title: 抗战中的文艺
Released: April 19, 2024
Type: Movie
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Title: Mystery in the Box
Character: self
Released: March 30, 2024
Type: TV
"Mystery in the Box" is an all-star immersive drama suspense variety show. Huang Lei serves as a variety show producer for the first time, creating a variety show version of Truman's world. He will customize their own "Spiritual Healing Journey" for each of the 10 groups of friends in the circle. One box space, 100 characters, 10 mystery tourists, all stories are closely related to his/her life experiences. Visitors need to interact with the characters in the box, promote the plot, and uncover the truth of the story step by step in various bizarre, hilarious and reversal in order to get out of the box.
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Title: 百分百出品
Character: self
Released: March 28, 2024
Type: TV
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Set Sail 2024 - China Central Radio and Television Station New Year's Eve Party
Title: Set Sail 2024 - China Central Radio and Television Station New Year's Eve Party
Released: December 31, 2023
Type: Movie
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No More Bets
Title: No More Bets
Character: Pan Sheng
Released: August 5, 2023
Type: Movie
A depressed programmer and a model decide to seek gold as a seemingly good job opportunity, but they inadvertently become involved in a well-planned Internet scam.
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Young People and Their Youth of China
Title: Young People and Their Youth of China
Character: Xu Mai
Released: May 1, 2023
Type: Movie
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Tale of the Night
Title: Tale of the Night
Character: He An
Released: April 28, 2023
Type: Movie
The story takes place on a wonderful night in Changsha. Nightbird Jing Weiwei met He Xixi, who was about to leave her hometown tomorrow morning at a bookstore, and they arranged to take a night trip together.
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Title: 2023卫视春节联欢晚会
Character: 张艺兴
Released: January 22, 2023
Type: TV
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Title: Challenges at Midlife
Character: Ning Shu / 宁恕
Released: February 24, 2022
Type: TV
Jian Hong Cheng, the son of the Director of Linshui No.2 Agricultural Machinery Factory, falls in love at first sight with his university classmate Ning Yu. However he was constantly rejected, and only gave up on her when she graduated and got married. His father, Jian Zhi Guo, was injured by his employee Cui Hao, and his health deteriorated, thus passing on the factory to him. In order to secure his son's contracting rights of the factory, Jian Zhi Guo also forces his daughter Jian Min Min to marry his disciple Zhang Li Xin, who temporarily took over as the head of the factory. However, Zhang Li Xin secretly fights for authority. After Jian Zhi Guo passes away, Jian Hong Cheng left his village. (Source: DramaWiki)
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Title: Hello Saturday
Released: January 1, 2022
Type: TV
"Hello, Saturday" is the rebranding of popular Chinese show "Happy Camp", hosted by He Jiong and with a fixed group of regular celebrity members. The program showcases the talent of various stars as well as social topics through creative and diverse content and games. It aims to spread positive energy whilst keeping up with the current trends and leading youth culture.
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Title: Crime Crackdown
Character: Lin Hao
Released: August 9, 2021
Type: TV
As a frontline police officer, Li Chengyang faced oppression from all sides, framed by evil forces, and even his boss, the chief of public security, in order to prevent him from investigating.
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Title: Faith Makes Great
Character: Xiong Da Zhen / 熊大缜
Released: May 4, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: 金曲青春
Released: April 3, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: Street Dance of China Documentary
Released: October 22, 2020
Type: TV
A cultural documentary about street dance. Five cities, a hundred dancers, follow the camera into China's street dance jianghu to understand the hidden city's street dance culture!
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Title: Let's Chat
Character: Self
Released: July 27, 2020
Type: TV
There is nothing that can't be solved by a hot pot. If it can't, then eat 11 meals. "Let's Hotpot Together" is the spin-off program of "Street Dance of China: Season 3". The four captains chat with the chief director and screenwriter about the show's hot topics and their mental journey behind the scenes. At the same time, popular contestants will be surprised to see how the captain responds.
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Title: Ming Dynasty
Character: Zhu Qizhen
Released: December 17, 2019
Type: TV
Sun Ruo Wei entire family is killed on the orders of the Yongle Emperor in 1402, though she escapes death after being secretly adopted by Sun Zhong. Sun Ruo Wei becomes the concubine of crown prince Zhu Zhan Ji by chance, and continues to investigate the truth behind her family’s death. However, Sun Ruo Wei decides to abandon her revenge plans after realizing how dangerous it would be to destabilize the court for her own personal goals. Touched by Zhu Zhan Ji’s kindness, Sun Ruo Wei resolves to become a virtuous empress who can support him in times of hardship. Unfortunately, Zhu Zhan Ji passes away after a decade on the throne, and Sun Ruo Wei is honored as Empress Dowager once her 7-year-old Zhu Qi Zhen ascends the throne.
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Title: Our Song
Released: October 27, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: The Golden Eyes
Character: Zhuang Rui
Released: February 26, 2019
Type: TV
An ordinary man working at a pawnshop accidentally encounters an incident that affects his eyes and ignites changes in his life that start him on a tomb-raiding adventure.
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Title: YOUTH WITH YOU
Character: Youth PD (Producer)
Released: January 21, 2019
Type: TV
Youth With You is a 2019 Chinese male group survival show that premiered on January 21, 2019 on iQIYI. It is presented by Lay Zhang, with Li Ronghao, Jolin Tsai, MC Jin, The8 (Xu Minghao), and After Journey serving as the coaches. The show brought together 100 trainees from different entertainment agencies, and only nine of all trainees were selected to debut through viewers' votes. On April 6, 2019, the final nine contestants debuted as UNINE.
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Title: The Island
Character: Ma Xiaoxing
Released: September 27, 2018
Type: TV
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The Island
Title: The Island
Character: Xiao Xing
Released: August 10, 2018
Type: Movie
A cataclysmic event causes a man, who dreams of winning the lottery, to become stranded on an island with his co-workers.
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Title: Tomb of the Sea
Character: Xie Yuchen / 谢雨晨
Released: July 20, 2018
Type: TV
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Title: Street Dance of China
Released: February 24, 2018
Type: TV
Street Dance of China is a Chinese dance competition show produced by Youku, Tmall, and Master, and co-produced with Canxing. It was first broadcast on Youku's online platform on February 24, 2018. The format of the program is a street dance selection reality show, the hip-hop champions are selected through auditions, individual battles and group battles. The show brings public awareness to various hip-hop dances such as Locking, Popping, Breaking, Hip-Hop, House, Jazz, Urban, Waacking, Krump, etc.
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Title: Street Dance of China
Character: Himself
Released: February 24, 2018
Type: TV
Street Dance of China is a Chinese dance competition show produced by Youku, Tmall, and Master, and co-produced with Canxing. It was first broadcast on Youku's online platform on February 24, 2018. The format of the program is a street dance selection reality show, the hip-hop champions are selected through auditions, individual battles and group battles. The show brings public awareness to various hip-hop dances such as Locking, Popping, Breaking, Hip-Hop, House, Jazz, Urban, Waacking, Krump, etc.
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Title: Street Dance of China
Character: Self
Released: February 24, 2018
Type: TV
Street Dance of China is a Chinese dance competition show produced by Youku, Tmall, and Master, and co-produced with Canxing. It was first broadcast on Youku's online platform on February 24, 2018. The format of the program is a street dance selection reality show, the hip-hop champions are selected through auditions, individual battles and group battles. The show brings public awareness to various hip-hop dances such as Locking, Popping, Breaking, Hip-Hop, House, Jazz, Urban, Waacking, Krump, etc.
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Title: IDOL PRODUCER
Character: Nation's Representative Producer
Released: January 19, 2018
Type: TV
Idol Producer (偶像练习生) is a Chinese reality boy group survival show produced by iQiyi. Idol Producer brings together 100 trainees from 31 different entertainment companies and talent agencies, both within and beyond China, including individual trainees who aren't associated with any agencies. Out of the 100 trainees, 9 of them will be chosen to debut through viewer voting.
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EXO Planet #3 The EXO'rDIUM In Seoul
Title: EXO Planet #3 The EXO'rDIUM In Seoul
Character: Himself
Released: September 25, 2017
Type: Movie
EXO Planet #3 – The EXO'rDIUM was the third tour of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. This is a recording of the concert date of July 24th, 2016 at Seoul in the enclosure Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium (better known as Olympic Gymnastics Arena and Olympic Gymnastics Hall).
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The Founding of an Army
Title: The Founding of an Army
Character: Lu Deming
Released: August 1, 2017
Type: Movie
The Founding of an Army is a 2017 Chinese film commissioned by China's government to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
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Title: Operation Love
Character: Yan Xiaolai / 严小赖
Released: April 24, 2017
Type: TV
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EXO Planet #3 The EXO'rDIUM in Japan
Title: EXO Planet #3 The EXO'rDIUM in Japan
Character: Himself
Released: March 8, 2017
Type: Movie
EXO Planet #3 – The EXO'rDIUM was the third tour of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. This is a recording of the concert date of either November 30th, 2016 or December 1st, 2016 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
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Kung Fu Yoga
Title: Kung Fu Yoga
Character: Xiaoguang
Released: January 27, 2017
Type: Movie
Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple in India.
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Title: Back to Field
Released: January 15, 2017
Type: TV
The show documents the simplistic lifestyle of living away from the bustling city centers. Each season takes place in a different rural part of China. The cast members are only provided with the basic life necessities and have to take care of everything else such as cooking their own meals and building their own furniture. To "buy" different cooking ingredients and other tools, they have to complete certain tasks assigned by the production crew, such as planting and harvesting crops. Different guests join the cast in each episode and help out with the daily chores. The goal of the program is to bring the audience along on a slower pace of life and to illustrate the joys of a simple lifestyle.
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Title: Roast!
Released: January 8, 2017
Type: TV
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EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luxion in Seoul
Title: EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luxion in Seoul
Character: Himself
Released: November 11, 2016
Type: Movie
EXO PLANET #2 – The EXO'luxion was the second tour of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO and features the current 9 members of the group. It is a recording of one of the concert dates in 2015 in Seoul in the enclosure Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium (better known as Olympic Gymnastics Arena and Olympic Gymnastics Hall).
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The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February
Title: The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February
Character: Er Yuehong
Released: October 20, 2016
Type: Movie
The side story narrates the effort of relocating a cultural relic safeguarded beneath an ancient tomb during the Sino-Japanese era. Er Yue Hong undertook this mission by approaching the tomb which on the surface is a heavily pre-occupied Japanese army base. Tapping his skills for Chinese opera and utilizing his connections, he performed as an opera singer while fighting off the Japanese soldiers on the other. With his wisdom and bravery, he strives with his might to recover the relic.
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Title: The Mystic Nine
Character: Er Yue Hong / Er Ye
Released: July 4, 2016
Type: TV
The drama is a prequel to The Lost Tomb in which the story focuses on the exploits of the nine grave robbing families in the 1940s. With the help of his friends Fortune Teller Qi Tie Zue and Opera Singer Er Yue Hong, General Zhang Qi Shan entered into a strange mine to discover a mysterious ancient tomb. After many untold dangers, he uncovered a Japanese plot to kill the residents of Changsha city. The men banded together to stop the Japanese's plot, thereby saving their city.
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Title: To Be a Better Man
Character: 小蔡
Released: May 31, 2016
Type: TV
Lu Yuan worked hard in America to become a Michelin 3-starred chef. To many, he is the Devil incarnate, reckless and wanton. But when it comes to the person he loves, he is an entirely different "good man," loyal, kind, and honest. After a nightmarish car accident takes away his friend, he returns home with his remains. There, he runs into the person he most doesn't want to see, and becomes entangled with his ex, Gan Jing, their old classmate, Jiang Haokun, and Haokun's younger sister, Jiang Lai.
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EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luxion in Japan
Title: EXO PLANET #2 The EXO'luxion in Japan
Released: March 9, 2016
Type: Movie
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Royal Treasure
Title: Royal Treasure
Released: January 15, 2016
Type: Movie
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Oh My God
Title: Oh My God
Character: Le Yi
Released: December 4, 2015
Type: Movie
Oh My God is a sci-fi romantic comedy revolving around a couple who is desperate to conceive a child. Others cast alongside Lay are Cheney Chen (Chen Xudong), who trained under Cube Entertainment and starred in the movie Tiny Times, and actress Jacqueline Li (Li Xiaolu) from the recent movie Forbidden Kiss.
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Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back
Title: Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back
Character: Li Xianghe
Released: November 5, 2015
Type: Movie
A woman seeks revenge on the man pretending to fall in love with her to gain professional advantage.
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2015 Dream Concert
Title: 2015 Dream Concert
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 2015
Type: Movie
The world's biggest K-pop festival marked its 21st year in 2015, with groups such as EXO, 4Minute and SHINee electrifying the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
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Title: 星星的密室
Released: September 13, 2015
Type: TV
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SMTown: The Stage
Title: SMTown: The Stage
Character: Himself
Released: August 13, 2015
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes look and interviews with the performers of SM Entertainment as they travel to China, Japan, and Korea for their "SMTOWN Live World Tour IV".
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EXO Planet #1 - THE LOST PLANET in SEOUL
Title: EXO Planet #1 - THE LOST PLANET in SEOUL
Released: June 30, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: Go Fighting
Released: June 14, 2015
Type: TV
Go Fighting! is classified as a game-variety-reality show, and the MCs and guests complete missions at a landmark to win the objective. Usually each episode will also have an over-arching theme or story. Each episode varies in the challenges and the instructions given to the MCs, and rules are not strictly enforced, resulting in a largely unscripted show.
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Title: EXO Next Door
Character: Lay
Released: April 9, 2015
Type: TV
Ji Yeon-hee is an extremely shy, introverted 23-year-old girl with zero dating experience and a tendency to blush when talking to someone she likes. One day, four young men move into the house right next door to Yeon-hee's home, and to her surprise, they turn out to be Chanyeol, D.O, Baekhyun, and Sehun from her favorite boy band EXO, who are looking to lay low for a while. They hire her to clean their house part-time during the winter vacation and that's when Yeon-hee found out that Chanyeol was her long lost childhood friend and crush "Chan" and is the grandson of the house owner. As the story goes on, Yeon-hee soon becomes involved in a love triangle with Chanyeol and D.O.
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Title: Keep Running
Character: Self
Released: October 10, 2014
Type: TV
Hurry Up, Brother! is a Chinese variety show based off the original Korean variety show, Running Man. It is created by SBS and co-produced with Zhejiang Television. It first aired on October 10, 2014. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race. In 2017, the show officially changed its name to "Keep Running".
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Title: EXO 90:2014
Released: August 29, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: 뜨거운 순간 엑소
Released: May 12, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: EXO's Showtime
Character: Himself
Released: November 28, 2013
Type: TV
EXO's Showtime is a reality TV show that allows the fans to see behind-the-scenes of Exo's daily lives and how they act offstage.
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EXO Debut Showcase in Korea
Title: EXO Debut Showcase in Korea
Character: Lay EXO-M
Released: March 31, 2012
Type: Movie
On March 31, 2012, EXO held the first of their two debut showcases at the Olympic Hall in Seoul. The second showcase is to take place tomorrow in China. SM Entertainment released a Showcase Highlights Video and also several photos through Facebook and YouTube.
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Title: Running Man
Released: July 11, 2010
Type: TV
A reality and competition show where members are joined by celebs to complete a weekly mission to win the race with Seoul as the beautiful backdrop.
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Idol Producer
Title: Idol Producer
Character: Nation's Representative Producer
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Idol Producer, is a 2018 Chinese reality boy group survival show, which premiered on January 19, 2018, on iQIYI. It is presented by Lay Zhang with Li Ronghao, Jackson Wang, MC Jin, Cheng Xiao and Zhou Jieqiong serving as mentors. On April 6, 2018, the nine highest ranked contestants debuted as Nine Percent.
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The Legend
Title: The Legend
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An archeologist noticed that the texture of the relics discovered during the excavation of a glacier closely resembled a jade pendant seen in one of his dreams. He and his team then embark on an expedition into the depths of the glacier.
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Title: 好先生番外篇
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV