EXO's Lay - Lit - UK K-Pop Fans Reaction
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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🔥 Reacting to Lay's "Lit" - A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity! 🎶🐉
Experience the mesmerizing blend of traditional elements and contemporary sounds as we react to Lay's "Lit"! This reaction video explores the captivating mix of Lay's powerful vocals, stunning visuals, and the fusion of cultural heritage with modern pop. "Lit" stands out as a unique masterpiece in Lay's repertoire, showcasing his artistic versatility and innovation. Join us for the ride as we delve into the spellbinding world of Lay's music, where tradition meets modernity in a spectacular fashion.
🔗 Listen to "Lit" here: • LAY '莲 (Lit)' MV
🎶 Lay - "Lit"
🐉 About Lay:
Lay, a member of EXO and a successful solo artist, is celebrated for his musical diversity, blending traditional Chinese elements with contemporary pop to create a unique sound.
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Lay spent about 1.5 million USD for his "LIT" MV filmed at Hengdian World Studios (largest film studio in the world.)
The story in Lay's "Lit" MV, he said, is based on his favorite Chinese historical figure. In the MV he is portraying a Chinese general who has been trapped by the Han soldiers while trying to rescue his wife. The general -- who is portrayed as the character with the mask -- is a real historical figure named Xiang Yu, who fought in the battle of Gaixia. In the beginning of the MV you hear a Peking opera singer performing “The Song of Gaixia” (A traditional Chinese Opera song), which is a song that Xiang Yu composed for his wife, Lady Yu, who eventually took her own life. (Fun fact: In Lay's song "Jade," which is a song also on this album, the story is supposed to be about Lady Yu and Xiang Yu's love story.)
The dancer with the long nails is a traditional Chinese dance style, and, along with the drummers, I believe it's also part of the Chinese opera performance.
Because he is a Chinese artist, the song is in Mandarin and it was produced in China, this normally would be considered C-Pop. However, Lay is an ambassador for China, so one of his goals is to share Chinese culture with the world. One way he is doing this is by creating his own style of music, which he has labeled M-pop. M-Pop stands for Mixed-pop, which means he mixes traditional Chinese elements and sounds with mainstream pop and hip-hop beats and styles -- combining old school Chinese culture with new modern hip-hop and contemporary beats and styles. As he says in "Lit," "I am the King ... bringing China to the world." And that's pretty much a fact: He has king-maker status in the music and entertainment industry and he has a lot of international influence, which allows him to bring Chinese culture to the world.
Everything about this song and MV is a poetic, cinematic masterpiece. For example, the word Lotus in Chinese sounds a little like Lit in English. (Another play on words, just like the Chinese pronunciation of Jade sounds like Yu, or you in English, which Lay cleverly used in his song "Jade." Get it? Jade = Yu and Jade = you.) Lay used lotus (Lit) as a metaphor for no matter how hard people try to bring him down, he will stand strong and survive through anything the world throws at him, like a lotus flower. The Lotus often represents purity. The Lotus is special because it grows in the mud, but out of the most dirty and unforgiving conditions, blooms one of the most beautiful flowers. The Lotus is a famous symbol in Chinese culture and it often represents how something good and pure can grow and triumph despite what you would think are harsh conditions.
Lay has said that the idea for "Lit" comes from the fact that his haters have been calling him "White Lotus," which refers to someone who acts innocent, and uses it for his gain and plays the victim all the time. So when he wrote the song he took that negativity and embraced it and turned it into something positive. So, in other words, he is saying: "You thought you could bring me down, but you are wrong. I am not a fake white lotus, but I am a true lotus who is LIT. I am more powerful than you know and I will rise above all your negativity and show you how I grow even stronger and more beautiful no matter how much mud and dirt I have to go through," etc.
The dragon is a very powerful symbol in Chinese culture, and it is even said that if you are Chinese you are a descendant of the dragon. Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize vitality, strength and good luck. In one interview I read, Lay also talked about how he has two dragons inside him -- a good dragon and a bad dragon. He said he always chooses to listen to the good dragon. The good dragon is the one who is protecting him and helping him through all his hardships and difficult times. So the main theme of "Lit" is about fighting his inner self and learning to ignore and overcome the people who are trying to knock him down.
Lay is is a singer, rapper, songwriter, composer, producer actor, director, editor, dancer, designer, etc. -- genius -- and with every new release of his, he just one ups himself. And "Lit" is a prime example of that.
As you can see from the credits at the end of this video, this MV was produced by Zhangyixing Studios, which is named after Lay (Zhang Yixing is Lay's real name, Lay is a stage name given to him by SM Entertainment) -- he owns the studio. So, the credits show, Lay has his hand in almost every aspect of this production. It's his name we see dozens of times in the credits. He is the one that wrote and composed the song, as well as the beat. He is also executive producer (So, this production was all financed by him), he came up with the storyline, he helped choreograph and he helped direct the MV, etc.
This MV took more than 6 months to make and more than $1.4 million to produce. And it was all done by Lay. They actually filmed at one of the largest and most well known film studios in China and had more than 50 extras. What you saw was the real temple. The dragon was CGI, but the rest of the set is all real.
You should check out the making of film, ua-cam.com/video/x_K39ntCEXw/v-deo.html, and Lay's "dance practice"/choreography video for "Lit," ua-cam.com/video/9Yefy6iw0As/v-deo.html, to really see how things were made.
Within the Chinese music industry and dance community, Lay is regarded as an industry expert that pretty much all other dancers and musicians look up to -- he is one of EXO's main dancers. He has even been credited with making Krump a mainstream dance style in China, and he is one of China's leading experts when it comes to Krump.
(Lay's first Krump teacher is Trix who is from Korea and is considered one of the best Krumpers in the industry.)
Lay's dancers are always very international, they are usually from all over the world, all races and genders and they speak all different languages. Lay's goal is always to seek out the best of the best and to surround himself with experts in everything he does. He wants to learn as much as possible and to be as diverse as possible about all styles of dance and cultures.
And he doesn't just casually learn a new style of dance, when Lay puts his mind to something he goes all in and immerses himself in it with a goal of becoming the best at it. That is why he is regarded as an expert at so many different things, because he becomes so involved and studies and practices so much that he eventually surpasses his teachers.
Excellent synopsis friend 👍.... thank you 😊
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Awesome info. Thanks dear
Because Lay's surname is Zhang, you could actually say it is a Lay Z. Sunday 😉
Finally Yixing!!!
Kai & Yixing are my ultimate biases. Love the reaction,Thank you 🩷
OMG SAME!
@@xingkal2418 yahayyyyy, my people 🫂🩷
I really can't wait for you to see his guide ❤
Lay is involved in almost everything, he even refused to release a MV for flying asparas because he didn't like how the MV turned out. He's a perfectionist, he always wants to give the best to his fans
Lay's concept are always so gritty and raw with culturally diverse aesthetics. He really gives justice to Chinese culture a lot. 9:02 He's an extremely amazing producer, composure and lyricist and isn't afraid from trying out dark themes.
I saw someone else explained the Peking opera aspects of the MV very thoroughly, but I just wanted to add that one of Yixing's earliest acting roles involved him playing a character that was a Peking opera performer, which he took very seriously and studied with a professional the whole time. And the drama and particularly his character was *hugely* popular; I cannot express how popular this drama was with even the general population of China. Along with a few others of just Lay, himself, Madame Tussauds had a wax figure made of his character from the drama for the museum in Beijing^.^
In the behind the scenes of LIT's MV there is a clip of him discussing his plans on how he's incorporating Peking opera in not only the MV but also future projects/performances. You can tell he's really passionate about the art^.^
Lay is extremely hardworking, perfectionist and workaholic to the point that its scary.
Omg Lay~ (≧◡≦) ♡
You should check out more of his stuff ~
Thank you for the Exo reaction ♡︎
Thank you for your reaction! Lay also has the most recent release song called VEIL
Finally! It's Lay time!!!
Omg thank you so much for this reaction, Laaaaay i love him so much, my 2nd bias, he is so talented.
Lay’s songs and music videos are exactly what the words perfection and ethereal were coined for!
HERE WE GOO MY GUY LAYYYYYYY
Lay Zhang Yixing is one most talented artist I know. Super incredible!
One of the best videos I have ever seen.
That was brilliant. It definitely involved ancient Chinese culture in the video. Lay loves Krump and incorporated it in the dancing. Seguing away from EXO here, but I recommend watching a couple of incredible Chinese entertainment vehicles: Street Dance of China, Season 2 with Lay and Jackson Wang of GOT7, as well as Wang Yibo, the best dancer I've ever seen. (Wang Yibo content is well worth exploring too.) And then there is the life changing The Untamed, a drama series that will rip you apart emotionally, make you suffer in the most delicious ways, then heal you shockingly yet satisfyingly. Warning: If you fall down that rabbit hole you will never, ever get out again. Truth. It launched two actors (Wang Yibo is one of them) to international stardom and made them the two biggest traffic stars in China.
I love Lay!! You should definitley also watch Honeey. For... research purposes. And because it's a very fun contrast to Lit
Beautiful, talented man. He was my original EXO bias for a reason. I miss him in the group but I’m thrilled by his success as a solo artist.
p.s. Kerry you’re doing Simon’s gang sign, there is no saving you.
11:40 I love how you weren't sure at the starting of this mv but by the ending you crave more 😂 same girl same.
So happy it’s Lay Day!! Also, don’t worry about D.O., I know you will give us more Kyungsoo content at some point. Its impossible not to love Kyungsoo ❤
OMGGGG LAY! FINALLY 😭 TYSM PLEASE REACT TO VEIL!
Please next reaction Exo Baekhyun and Chen " really i didn't know" live performance
I recommend you LAY ZHANG Honey mv+ VEIL mv + give me a chance mv please
The only yt acc that i never skip the intro. I really enjoy listening to their random talk even its not about exo 😂😂😂
Espectacular! Todo trabajo de Lay es de excelencia. ❤❤❤ Gracias chicos por éstas reacciones a los reyes EXO 💖👑
12:31 Cpop is the right word.
C-pop is appropriate but Lay sometimes describes his music as M-pop or Mando-pop
I adore you both but Kerry please take his pause button 😩
Hahaha! I could never! He might quit lol xx
@alongfortheridereacts Can we bribe him then? Lmao Like maybe a limit? I know it's your guys' channel but it's a lot 😅 Glad to see you both back though
Lay is our Chinese sheep!
He is no longer part of EXO but will always be our hearts! 💕
Lay is still part of EXO, he only left SM but not EXO. He always say he will be there whenever his bros need him.
HE IS STILL PART OF EXO HE ALWAYS WILL BE. Read the lyrics and listen to his song Jiu, which he wrote and released when he announced he wasnt renewing with SM.
He is STILL A PART OF EXO!!! He only left SM ENTERTAINMENT not the group, only the company. He currently isn't promoting with EXO but is still a part of the group and is still shown as a member in various profiles and Wikipedia unlike the previous 3 who are referred to as former. People are always sceptical about his position, the same happened a few years back but he showed up in DFTF , although he wasn't a part of this comeback he can be in future. It has not been stated that he left the group, even so, if people doubt that he left because "things are not clear" , it is also okay to think he is a part of the group because "things are not clear". There is no official statement about him leaving the group, so it's pretty rude to call Exols who are hopeful for his return "silly". I hope things will be crystal clear in the future(wherever it may be) and put an end to this argument.
He really is not part of EXO and it's silly fans still think he is even when the group themselves refer to EXO as eight but okay then lol
There's absolutely no reason he can't promote with them now yet fans still think he's part of EXO??? That ship has sailed but there's no doubt that EXO will always be special to him and vice versa
I will always support him but it's just annoying that fans keep saying he's part of EXO when it's clear he isn't. Like what has he done to even make it seem like he is still an active member? Did people miss the concert that he was about to say "Lay of EX-" and corrected himself? He will always be an honorary member in my heart but for people to say he actually is is odd to me. It's clear he doesn't want to outright say "I am no longer a member of EXO" but everything else has told us
@@JudiChewie Wikipedia - EXO : The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun.
If he is not EXO members, why he participated in DFTF album? Why he wrote the song JIU? He wants to tell the world though he can't always be with the members but he is still with EXO! During the concert he didn't want to call himself Lay of EXO bcos that concert was for his new label D.N.A! Remember SM removed Lay profile when Lay left SM but later on added him back into EXO group, this shows even SM acknowledge he still part of EXO.
Please listen "Jiu" lay song...
Lay - flying apsaras pleasssss
Please react to lay veil
11:57 not just involvement. He's an one-man army as shown in this mv too. Man can do literally ANYTHING. You'll know once you reach his guide, I don't wanna spoil.
LAY’s birth name….
ZHANG YI-XING = YIXING “LAY” ZHANG
Lady blink twice if you need help with the puns. Thanks for getting to Lay contents.
please react to Lay,Lauv (run back to you)mv
lol it’s your channel do as you please!❤
Wasn't that great?! We just got Lay'd! (I had to do it. I just had to.)
HOW DID WE NOT FIND THAT JOKE!!???!! AMAZING!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@@alongfortheridereacts 🤣🤣🤣
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It is M-pop
Makes much more sense!