{"id":104654,"date":"2024-06-14T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/get-to-know-former-exo-member-turned-solo-step-superstar-lay-with-these-10-fun-facts\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:00:39","slug":"get-to-know-former-exo-member-turned-solo-step-superstar-lay-with-these-10-fun-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/get-to-know-former-exo-member-turned-solo-step-superstar-lay-with-these-10-fun-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know Former EXO Member-Turned-Solo \u2018STEP\u2019 Superstar Lay With These 10 Fun Facts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lay\/\" title=\"Lay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lay<\/strong><\/a> is making a huge next <strong><em>STEP<\/em><\/strong>, and we want <strong>Just Jared<\/strong> readers to get to know him even better.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/exo\/\" title=\"Exo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXO<\/strong><\/a> member-turned-solo star is releasing his highly anticipated English album on Friday (June 14).<\/p>\n<p>Following the global success of \u201cRun Back to You\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lauv\/\" title=\"Lauv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lauv<\/strong><\/a>, Lay released \u201cPsychic,\u201d the second lead single from the record, offered in English, Chinese and Korean, demonstrating his commitment to a global audience while exploring themes of intense understanding and anticipation that border on the psychic.<\/p>\n<p>Collaborators on the new song include <strong>Rykeyz<\/strong>, <strong>Sean Douglas<\/strong>, <strong>JHart<\/strong> and <strong>Kyle Reynolds<\/strong>, which is visually represented in a gorgeous <strong>Andrew Donoho<\/strong>-directed video shot in Dubai over two intense days. <\/p>\n<p>The clip even features <strong>Lay<\/strong> doing his own stunts and special effects throughout Burj Khalifa and Atlantis, The Palm. <\/p>\n<p>Get to know <strong>Lay Zhang<\/strong> even better with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/10-fun-facts\/\" title=\"10 Fun Facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>10 Fun Facts<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2030805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LAY - Psychic (Official Music Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5m2qgUaW4s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 Fun Facts About Lay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Born in China, <strong>Lay<\/strong> has been singing, dancing and acting since he was just six years old. He made appearances in several variety shows, TV shows and even movies as a child star.<\/p>\n<p>2. Before embarking on making music as a solo artist, <strong>Lay<\/strong> was a member of popular boy group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/exo\/\" title=\"Exo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXO<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. As a global superstar, <strong>Lay<\/strong> is tri-lingual, speaking English, Korean and Chinese fluently.<\/p>\n<p>4. Lay is known for being hands-on in his career and creative process \u2013 he has served as a producer, director and choreographer for much of his music and music videos.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Lay<\/strong> has a strong passion and love for fashion, having been the ambassador of brands like <em>Valentino<\/em>, <em>Calvin Klein<\/em>, <em>Mac Cosmetics <\/em>and watch brand <em>Hublot<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>Lay<\/strong>\u2019s music video for his most recent single, \u201cPsychic,\u201d was filmed in Dubai and featured a cast and crew from over 20 different countries. <strong>Lay<\/strong>\u2019s goal was to bridge cultures and emphasize global connection \u2013 one of this main goals through his art.<\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Lay<\/strong>\u2019s English album, <em>STEP<\/em>, releases on June 14. On the album, <strong>Lay <\/strong>collaborated with some of the best Grammy-Award winning, heavy hitters pop songwriting and producing who have worked with major superstars including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/selena-gomez\/\" title=\"Selena Gomez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Selena Gomez<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jungkook\/\" title=\"Jungkook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jungkook<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/katy-perry\/\" title=\"Katy Perry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Katy Perry<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ariana-grande\/\" title=\"Ariana Grande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/dua-lipa\/\" title=\"Dua Lipa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dua Lipa<\/strong><\/a> and more.<\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>LAY<\/strong>\u2019s collaboration with popstar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lauv\/\" title=\"Lauv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LAUV<\/strong><\/a> on their song \u201cRun Back To You,\u201d reached No 2. iTunes\u2019 U.S. chart this past February (bested only by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/beyonce-knowles\/\" title=\"Beyonce Knowles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beyonce<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s megahit \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>9. He is hitting the road in the coming year making stops all across Asia.<\/p>\n<p>10. Not only a talented musician, <strong>Lay<\/strong> is a decorated actor in his own right \u2013 with leading roles in several major projects including Chinese box office smash <em>No More Bets<\/em>, one of the country\u2019s biggest hits of the summer last year.<\/p>\n<p>Find out which idols <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/04\/17\/10-k-pop-idols-made-their-solo-debut-in-2024-so-far-find-out-who-just-debuted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made their solo debut in 2024!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/06\/14\/get-to-know-former-exo-member-turned-solo-step-superstar-lay-with-these-10-fun-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lay is making a huge next STEP, and we want Just Jared readers to get to know him even better. The 32-year-old former EXO member-turned-solo star is releasing his highly anticipated English album on Friday (June 14). Following the global success of \u201cRun Back to You\u201d with Lauv, Lay released \u201cPsychic,\u201d the second lead single [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104654","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}