Yixing Zhang (Actor) – Overview, Biography

Name:Yixing Zhang
Real Name:Lay
Occupation: Actor
Gender:Male
Birth Day: October 7,
1991
Age: 29
Birth Place:  Changsha, Hunan, China,
China
Zodiac Sign:Scorpio

Yixing Zhang

Yixing Zhang was born on October 7, 1991 in  Changsha, Hunan, China, China (29 years old). Yixing Zhang is an Actor, zodiac sign: Scorpio. Nationality: China. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed.

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Biography

Biography Timeline

1991

Zhang Yixing was born Zhang Jiashuai (Chinese:张加帅) in Changsha, Hunan, China on 7 October 1991. His legal name was later changed to Zhang Yixing. His first known acting role was at six years old, starring as Huan Huan in the 1998 Chinese television drama We The People. In 2000, at nine years old, Zhang participated in a Chinese television show as a fan club member of the Taiwanese singer and actor Jimmy Lin, giving him his first contact with the entertainment industry. Zhang began his career as a local child star after winning third place in a competition organized by the Hunan-based television show Star Academy in 2005. He also appeared in an episode of Yue Ce Yue Xin Kai and Liu Na’s variety show, Na Ke Bu Yi Yang between 2005 and 2006. 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.

2008

In 2008, Zhang auditioned for SM Entertainment at the company’s global casting auditions in Changsha. At the time of the auditions, 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. After successfully passing the auditions, Zhang moved to South Korea for his idol training. In 2011, prior to his debut with Exo, he briefly worked with Shinee during their Shinee World Tour as Jonghyun’s dance replacement.

2012

Zhang debuted as a K-pop idol under the stage name “Lay”, which he said SM Entertainment had given to him because there is a character named Huaze Lei who “is talented and likes music quite a bit” in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden. He was first unveiled as one of the four Chinese members of Exo in a teaser video titled “Phoenix” in January 2012. Following 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 and a second showcase and press conference at the Great Hall of the Beijing University of International Business and Economics. The group debuted on 8 April 2012 with their title song “Mama”, and Exo-M’s first performance in China was publicly televised at the 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards.

In December 2012, Zhang was featured in SM Entertainment’s project dance group SM the Performance featuring SM’s best dancers, alongside fellow Exo member Kai and labelmates Yunho, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Minho and Taemin. On 29 December, the group performed their single “Spectrum”, which was released the following day, at the 2012 SBS Gayo Daejeon. As his group gained commercial success, Exo’s studio album XOXO became the first album to sell more than a million copies in South Korea in 12 years. Their 2014 EP Overdose entered US Billboard’s 200 chart.

2014

Early in 2014, Zhang composed and performed the song “I’m Lay” for his solo performance during Exo’s first headlining concert tour The Lost Planet. Later in 2014, he performed another self-composed song titled “I’m Coming” on a special year-end television program on Hunan TV. Zhang also composed the song “Promise” from the repackaged edition of Exo’s second studio album, Love Me Right. He also wrote the lyrics for the Chinese version of the song, while the Korean version was co-written by Chen and Chanyeol.

In August 2014, Zhang joined his first variety show, Star Chef, as a cast member. In April 2015, SM Entertainment announced that a personal studio had been established for Zhang’s activities in China. In May 2015, he became a regular cast member of the Chinese reality television show Go Fighting!. Zhang subsequently starred in the second, third, and fourth season of Go Fighting, which led to increased recognition for him in China.

2015

In November 2015, Zhang made his film debut with a supporting role in the Chinese romantic comedy movie Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back, which was a box office hit and garnered 2 billion in sales within 10 days of its release. He later won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2016 China Britain Film Festival for his performance. He also wrote and recorded an original soundtrack for the movie titled “Alone (One Person)”, which reached number one on the Baidu Music Chart and later won Best Movie Original Soundtrack awards at the 16th Top Chinese Music Awards and 4th V-Chart Awards. Zhang also starred in the Chinese comedy movie Oh My God, and collaborated with his co-stars Coco Jiang Wen and Li Xiaolu on an original soundtrack for the movie titled “Happy Youth”, which debuted at number eight on the Billboard V Chart.

In February 2015, Zhang participated in the “Return Home with Love for A Thousand Miles”, a large-scale public welfare activities and volunteer project. The project included on-site delivery of relief supplies to labour workers which helps them return home faster and to help labour workers in a timely manner to reinforce physical safety. On May 2, Zhang established his own foundation entitled, “Zhang Yixing Arts Scholarship” on behalf of providing scholarship for his alma mater middle school, Hunan Masters College Middle School where he will donate 100 thousand yuan annually. His intentions were encourage talented youth to pursue their dreams. On 7 September, Zhang responded to a campus soccer public welfare project, “Summit of Hope” (“希望之颠”). He uploaded a video on his Weibo account in an attempt to publicise the project.

2016

In January 2016, Zhang and the other cast members of Go Fighting! appeared in the Chinese movie Royal Treasure. In April 2016, he received the Most Popular Newcomer award at the 16th Top Chinese Music Awards.

In May 2016, Zhang made his small screen debut in the Chinese television series To Be A Better Man, which earned high ratings throughout its run. Zhang received positive reviews for his acting as an aspiring chef. Written by Lay and co-composed and arranged with Divine Channel, “Monodrama” broke records by staying at number one on YinYueTai’s V Chart for five consecutive weeks. In July 2016, Zhang starred in the Chinese action mystery drama The Mystic Nine, a prequel to The Lost Tomb. The series achieved success, placing first in television ratings and setting a record for the most online views garnered in a day, and has accumulated over 12 billion views in total. Zhang was praised for his portrayal of the Chinese opera singer Er Yuehong, and went to star in a spin-off of the television series titled The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February, which focused solely on Zhang’s character. Flowers Bloom in February was a success and has accumulated over 500 million views.

In October 2016, Zhang’s career as a solo singer began with the release of “What U Need?” as a surprise gift for his fans on his birthday. The song hit the number four spot on the China V Chart and Billboard’s World Digital Songs He performed the song for the first time on 10 October at the 2016 Asia Song Festival in Busan, South Korea.

In July 2016, Zhang was appointed by the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) of Changsha as a publicity ambassador, the first celebrity to hold such title. Since then, he has served as the publicity ambassador for three consecutive years. In October 2017, Zhang signed a contract with the vice president of Tencent Music Entertainment Group and became a member of “Music+ Plan” (Music+ 计划) alongside TFBoys, Wang Leehom and more. In September 2018, Zhang signed an agreement with Easy Entertainment in which his personal studio will collaborate with Easy Entertainment to create a new team to manage Zhang’s promotional activities.

On February 1, 2016, Zhang donated an undisclosed amount to a joint Weibo public welfare funding project (#一起9加1#) which aids impoverished families for the upcoming Lunar New Year. In March 2016, during the second season of Go Fighting!, Zhang and the other cast members visited a community-run migrant worker dependent school located in Chuansha Xin Town of Shanghai as part of the “Go Fighting Welfare Development Project” (“极限公益成长计划”). The initiative donated more than 1.2 million yuan worth of materials for over 12 schools nationwide. On May 1, Zhang participated in the Youku “Go Fighting Minute Challenge” public welfare project on Weibo where he sent greetings to as many friends and families as possible in one minute and urged the public to express positive energy and to donate to charity. He donated another 1 million yuan and a piano to his alma mater. Later that year, in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of his alma mater, Zhang once more donated another 1 million yuan to his scholarship foundation. On July 2, Zhang was honorably appointed as the Publicity Ambassador of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), expressed that he will dedicate himself to his appointment and appealed to the public to do charity through singing the national anthem. On September 9, Zhang attended the 2016 BAZAAR Stars’ Charity Night which resulted in him donating 10 ambulances with worth amounting to 700 thousand yuan. Due to his charitable contributions, Zhang was ranked number 15th by the China Philanthropist Magazine in the ‘2016 China’s Top Philanthropist Celebrity List’.

2017

On September 9, 2017, Zhang attended the 2017 BAZAAR Stars’ Charity Night and donated 15 ambulances, valued at 1.05 million yuan. In January 2018, he starred in a public welfare movie I’m Beside You, in which he sang and composed the theme song. On March 30, 2018, he starred as a guest recitalist in CCTV’s Trust in China talk show. Zhang ranked number 18 by the China Philanthropist Magazine in the 2017 China’s Top Philanthropist Celebrity List. In January 2018, Zhang participated as a cameo in the campaign movie For Love With You; the theme song of the movie, I’m By Your Side, was sung by Zhang.

2018

Zhang has composed and produced multiple songs including “Exo 2014” by Exo and the whole of his solo albums, Lose Control, Lay 02 Sheep, Winter Special Gift and Namanana. He also wrote and composed his 2015 SM Station single “Monodrama”. Zhang composed “Alone”, the original sound track for his 2015 romantic-comedy film Ex-Files 2, as well as “Prayer”, for his 2017 Chinese web-drama Operation Love. He holds composition credits for the song “Not to be Continued” by Chinese female artist Karen Mok which was released in May 2018 for her 25th anniversary album and later for MC Jin’s single “Debut” on the same year. In April 2018, Zhang won the “Best Producer” award at the Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. He revealed in an interview that he lost over 99 unreleased tracks that he composed over the years. Apart from Karen Mok, he holds composition credits to songs released by Yu Quan, MC Jin and Show Luo.

2019

Zhang appeared as Emperor Yingzong of Ming in the historical drama Empress of the Ming in 2019. On June 14, Zhang released a digital extended play titled Honey and its title track of the same name. The EP reached over 1.87 million digital sales three minutes after its release on QQ Music, breaking his own record for Namanana. It also earned QQ Music’s Golden Hall status for breaking nine sales levels and earning the Gold Diamond certification. Zhang embarked on his first international concert tour, “Grand Line”, in July 2019. Tickets for the concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China sold out in eight seconds, while tickets for the Nanjing show sold out in twenty-five seconds. He also performed in Bangkok, Thailand for Grand Line’s international stop. In December 2019, Zhang released the single “Grandmother (外婆)”, which serves as a tribute to his grandmother, who died earlier in the year.

Zhang supports the one China policy and “is against any acts or words that split his country.” In August 2019, during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, Zhang expressed support for the Hong Kong police and declared himself as “one of 1.4 billion guardians of the Chinese flag” on his official Weibo account.

Zhang is a brand ambassador of over 30 brands, including Converse, MAC Cosmetics, Chaumet Paris, Ray-Ban, Milka Chocolate, H&M and Perrier. In 2019, he was announced as Calvin Klein’s first Chinese global spokesperson for Calvin Klein’s underwear and jeans lines. That year, he terminated his contract with Samsung as its ambassador for less than a year after the company violated the One-China policy. As an ambassador of high-end fashion brand Valentino, Zhang has attended multiple fashion shows and events in Asia and Europe, as well at the annual Met Gala. He has also served as a promotional ambassador for Huawei Nova from 2015 to 2018. Zhang currently tops the list for K-Pop idols with the most endorsement deals.

2020

On June 1, 2020, Zhang released the first part of his fourth album, LIT, on 1 June 2020. The second part of his fourth album was released on July 21, 2020.

In June 2020, Zhang won the competition of IQIYI’s “I’m a Singer-Songwriter 2”. He also appeared as a producer mentor on Youku’s “We are Young”.

On August 2020, Zhang started appearing as a mentor/captain in the third season of the Chinese dance survival show Street Dance of China. He has also been filming for his drama, “Challenges at Midlife”.

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Currently, Yixing Zhang is 29 years, 8 months and 18 days old. Yixing Zhang will celebrate 30th birthday on a Thursday 7th of October 2021.

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