# Soridata Artist Profile - Lay

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> **Lay** (레이) is a South Korean Male Soloist and Idol(Born in China) who debuted solo in 2016. He  started in group EXO. 

Debuted with EXO-M in 2012, being the only Chinese member remaining in SM Entertainment up to the end of his contract in 2022. Although he departed SM, he claimed he would still be part of EXO, but he did not participate on EXO's 2023 release "Exist"

Lay established his personal studio in China in 2015 for solo activities, releasing numerous successful solo EPs and albums. He has also acted in TV shows and films.

He faced some criticism from international fans for his strong public support of the Chinese government's stances on politically sensitive issues, which is common for Chinese idols active in mainland China to avoid Chinese censorship.

# Personal Information

- Soridata ID: 127
- Gender: Male
- Stage Name: Lay (레이)
- Aliases: Zhang Jiashuai;Lay Zhang
- Full Name: Zhang Yixing (张艺兴)
- Date of Birth: 1991-10-07
- Zodiac: 천칭자리
- Height: ~177 cm
- Country of Birth: China
- Parent Artist: EXO
- Active Since: 2011
- Debut Day: 2016-10-07
- Current Status: Active

# Metrics and Achievements

- Success Rating: 1.4
*_Success is a star rating that goes from 0 (min) to 5 (max), each star represents one of the following: Sales up to 500000, Streaming score up to 700, Awards up to 5, Youtube Views up to 250 million, Yearly awards up to 7. Example: An artist with 250000 sales (0.5 stars), 900 streaming score (1 star), 8 awards (1 stars), 200 million Youtube views (0.8 stars) and 6 yearly awards (0.85 stars) would be rated ~4.16._*
- Time to Success: Not reached or 'nugu'
*_Time to Success measures the duration from debut until an artist reaches their first major milestone: reaching #1 on the Circle Chart Weekly, achieving cumulative sales of 100000 units, or winning a music show award (whichever occurs first)._*
- Last Release: 2026-07-06
- Perfect All-Kills (PAKs): 0
- Music Show Awards: 0
- End of year Awards: 0
- Streaming Weekly data (from Circle Chart Digital, available since 2010): Artist never ranked in top 100
- Billboard Global 200 weekly data (available since 2020, counting only Korean acts): Artist never ranked in top 200
- Physical Sales (Circle Chart Album, published since 2010): 295,452+ units
- Total Youtube Views (from official videos): 199,711,419+

# Related Artists

- [EXO](https://soridata.com/artists/exo.md)
- [EXO-M](https://soridata.com/artists/EXO-M.md)
- [Jason Derulo + Lay + NCT 127](https://soridata.com/artists/Lay_NCT-127.md)
- [LAY + Lauv](https://soridata.com/artists/LAY-Lauv.md)

# Links and references

- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/zyxzjs/)
- [Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCROoY31pgrU66oSzkYdWWmw)
- [Melon](https://www.melon.com/artist/timeline.htm?artistId=715178)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_(entertainer))
- [Namu.wiki](https://namu.wiki/w/장이씽)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/artist/lay/1118027719)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4o7tWrzQOqarDtTMWD2HV9)