The Kulture Study: LAY "莲 Lit" MV
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Nerdy facts:
1 Lay spent about 1.4M USD for this MV from his own pocket
2 Lay promotes his own genre called M-pop, basically a fusion of Chinese trad music with modern music
3 Lay made a lot of beat (he's a beatmaker), and I notice he loves trap a lot, like A LOT
4 Lay made his music to introduce China's music to the world
5 There are about 300-400 casts on the MV
6 The MV has the starting storyline for his songs in this particular album. It centered around a classic, about a warrior called Xiang Yu (who fight alone because people are turning their back on him) and his beloved concubine (who kill herself after Xiang Yu was killed)
7 Lay did a lot for this MV and album. If you see the credit title, you will find him as a lot of things, from executive producer to writer
8 Lay and his crew learn krumping from a world krumping master for a month just to dance in the MV. Krumping is a very exhausting dance genre.
9 I'm sleepy and I need my 8-hour sleep so farewell.
I love your work! You're doing a good job so far! :D
Also filmed on the worlds biggest movie stage location
Thank you ...this was incredibly informative and interesting 😃
I see, you love Lay ♥️
Another fact, within 7 seconds of pre-orders opening, Lay had already achieved gold certification and in less than 15 seconds, he achieved triple-gold, platinum, double-platinum, and triple-platinum status. From there he took diamond, double-diamond, and hall of fame golden-diamond certification with over 750,000 copies sold all in under a minute. He also sold 1.5 million copies of his album in under 7 mins!!
Wow, you did your homework. Interesting. He is very amazing. I think he is still have his EXO background in the choreagraphy.
I’ve been waiitttiiiing for thisss
This felt like having a movie marathon with pd lmao
can you check out Nature's "Girls"? It's their breakout hit and the mv is really well made. Do yourself a favor and watch the uncensored version :)
Yesssir!
SM would not spend that much dime in an MV. It's all from his own pocket.
They really wouldn't, I find it so annoying that yixing does all this without the company's help most of the time but SM still make such a huge profit out of his earnings
@@bambibam5009 SM would never. Sure SM has high budget for MV if u compared it to other groups outside SM. But let's be real. SM did the bare minimum with Yixing. For an instant, check their Instagram. How much did they hyped up Yixing's album? Barely. No I'm not shading baekhyun or anything, but if you have eyes then you'll see that SM did the minimum with Yixing's album. Despite the shitty treatment from SM at the end of the day Yixing still making a bank like an unbothered king that he is.
They definitely would never give that much.
@@iinnrrr we all know sm is greedy as hell but zyx has artistic freedom other sm artists could only dream of having
EXO & EXO-L's UNIVERSE lol sm dont even promote him on that weareoneEXO account on twt or insta
Lay is a brand ambassador for Converse in China, thats why they are wearing All Stars.
They're
Actually Lay is a Converse ambassador in Asia-Pacific, not only in China.
N it's custom..there's lotus with lay logo n dragon eyes in it..its really cool..
🚁💨💨💨
Lay is a CCP sponsored agent
When an mv cgi dragon is better than most dragons in popular movies and TV series..........
That's the tea 👌
Ikr!! I'm so impressed!!
Disagree...No Dragon Can Compete with Drogon (GOT), but this Chinese dragon was mystically Bad ARSE!
@@kpopcougar6832 I said most. Not all.
@@minyoongisaegyoinfiresme5277
I know, saw that, but still had to shout out Drogon.
All i know is that SM COULD NEVERRRRR
Let’s rephrase: SM “COULD” but they “WON’T”
FOR REAL
@@formoftherapy LMAOOO YESSS HAHAHAHHA
@@formoftherapy I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. PERIODT
@@formoftherapy dang true
8:07 this is a Peking Opera called "Song of Gaixia". Lit and Jade are connected.
- Lit talks about Xiang Yu.
- Jade talks about Consort Yu.
This is a popular love-war story that inspired "Farewall My Concubine".
He is REALLY taking China to the world through his music!
When i watched this mv, i felt like i have to go to china and bow to Lay.
Same lol
WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!!!
他在中国的演唱会真的非常完美！！！现场真的很棒！！
I know he’s so powerful he truly has king vibes here
that's almost like bowing to the Nazi's, since Lay is a CCP shill
The MV was filmed 7 months ago at Zhejiang Hengdian World Studios in China, the world’s largest outdoor film studio. More than a hundred background actors were involved in this MV. He personally spent $1.4M for the overall production. The company that made the effects for the Lit MV is Dexter Studios. This is the first time that they have produced a music video as they usually make movies, such as the Oscar-winning "Parasite."
The word 莲 "lian" (which sounds like lit in chinese) means LOTUS. The slang the haters used to say to him is 白莲花 (bai lian hua) which means someone who is pure in appearance, but opposite inside. But lotus is a holy and pure image in Chinese history which is not a small thing like those haters said. The bad metaphor happens these years from some ignorant and stupid people. He speak highly of it and correct the reputation for it as irony to the haters.
Another thing is that there's an old metaphor about lotus: 出淤泥而不染 (which he used in the lyric of this song), which means growing and living in the mud/silt but not being stained or dyed by it, referring to the world vs him as a person and his goal and dreams. He used the 2 different sides of the word lotus.
The overall MV is based off of Lay’s favorite Chinese historical figure fighting oppression. The MV is the portrayal of a Chinese General’s entrapment by the Han soldiers while trying to rescue his wife. The general named Xiang Yu, who fought in the battle of Gaixia. The voice in the first 1min of the MV is actually the voice of a Peking opera artist singing “The Song of Gaixia” which the General composed for his wife Lady Yu (potrayed in Lay’s song, Jade) who later took her own life
Lay released his semi-autobiographical book “Independent 24” or "Standing firm at 24." In the book, Yixing talked about how he thinks he has 2 dragons inside him, the good & the bad. He always listens to the good one, which the dragon protecting him and helping through the difficulties. Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, strength, and good luck. This could be the reference to the dragon from the mv is helping him to fight the enemies.
this is a beautiful comment full of amazing information, thanks!
Thank you son much!
Oh thank you for this detailed info! But do you think Jackson's 100 ways MV was based on the same story? He is a reincarnated general who wants to continue his afterlife with his wife and all that....
Lay has haters???? I mean he's like so pure that maybe people can't handle it but honestly I thought he was one of the only artists well-loved by everyone I'm surprised people find it in themselves to hate him
@@liagiba8108 I'm honestly not too sure because it seems like Jackson kind of created his own story, while Lay is recreating the storyline (famous Peking Opera story) that inspired this whole concept.
u know he likes something when its 20 mins above djssjksk
PD goes by they/them pronouns
@@Imyourcherryybomb Omg. Not op, but I didn't knew either. Thank you for the info💜💖.
@@Imyourcherryybomb Fxxk, I keep forgetting that. I hope I didn't write different pronouns in my other comments 😖
Yes it is 😂😂😂
I honestly appreciate lay's work so much because he puts a lot effort in literally every single aspect of his music and MV's. The fact that he and the dancers learned krumping is just amazing because it's not a dance style often used in MV's and it's just nice to see people like him appreciate and take on dance styles that aren't the easiest and well known. It's a great way to teach people about the world of dance and that it doesn't only exist out of hiphop and tiktok dances :p . I'm telling y'all, Lay is going places and we can still expect a lot of great things from this man!
Thats not true He also used to dance like that but not as much as now
@@kassie-annonandia67 that can be true indeed, I don't know much about his dance experience/history and which styles he has tried before. I just wanted to highlight the fact that he isn't afraid to show people different sides of himself and introduce people to things that aren't as commonly used in the music and entertainment industry as we know it :)
Umm love everything but Krumping is a dance style from hip hop and made by and made popular by hip-hop lovers. So let's not try and discredit where it comes from. Lay himself clearly is influenced by hip hop a lot and uses this to show his respect to a genre he likes.
Lay trained krumping for 3 months while he was busy touring for his concerts and all his dancers were training krumping for a month too . he is a very hardworking man
@@jananim2761 sounds like he is very dedicated indeed! Thanks for sharing some more in depth info :)
“Where did the time go?!”
Definitely me when i watched the music video
So he actually is t saying "I am the lit" he is saying "I am the Lian". Lian means white lotus which is a nickname given to him by his haters. White lotus is an insult used to describe someone who seems pure and innocent in appearence but is different inside in other words "fake". In this song he uses a play on words with "Lian" and the English word "lit" as they are similar in pronunciation. In the lyrics he calls him self a king in the kingdom of music!!!
Ohhhhhh
I never knew that!
Thanks for the info!!
Why would anyone on earth hate on Lay? That’s the dumbest dummy thing a human would do
@@ekuboo7966 because they can't have what lay have.
Hahahaha. Those haters are just jealous of what lay can do. Lay is all around Artist and can stand alone, specially now he already launch his own company, for sure all the haters will do anything to bring him down but THEY CAN'T BRING HIM DOWN.. HAHAHAHA
when i first saw the mv my jaw dropped to the center of the earth, i have never seen anything like it. the dragon was the cherry on top, the cgi is so well made i thought it was a real. nothing but respect to lay and his team, this is by far the most incredible mv i've ever seen and nothing will ever top it
+1
Yes, Lay always wanted to produce and provide the best of his works. He is very dedicated.
You know something's GREAT when you can't realize time passed while watching it.
I've been waiting for this PD!!! Now I can't wait for your EXO OBSESSION ALBUM REACTION AS WELL!
Man I was like “psh this so short” then I look at the time code and I’m like ??????
Yes, a lot of people complaining it is too short and they are expecting longer or more as they are totally attracted by the gorgeous movie like music video and they hope can see more or got second part.
Frankly speaking, last time a mv gave me such thrill was Michael Jackson’s thriller.
M2
Agreeeee
the dragon gave me GOOSEBUMPS omfg ... this mv is, forgive my pun, Lit
Lay basically said "SM didn't allow me to be in Power so...I will have to show my own power"
Right. I feel like Tao did the same thing. His song ‘Black and White’
I watched a documentary once about an expedition through parts of Mongolia & to cross to one are they had to get the spirits blessings. The shaman/Oracle woman wore a veil like that because she was the vessel for the spirits & their voice & actions took precedent over her appearance.
Expedition Unknown?
whats the name of the expidition
in my opinion, this is one of the best music videos ever released.
I am very, very glad to see Lay related things because it is thanks to him that I got into kpop and such. I studied Chinese at uni and I was looking for some chinese variety so I found Go Fighting and I wondered who that guy, Zhang Yixing, was. It changed my whole taste in music, aestethics and life plans. I hope his music will be even more famous than now, he totally deserves it.
Watching this MV was super refreshing. I'm currently majoring in Film Studies and I feel like there haven't been as many cinematic/long narrative MVs from kpop or mando-pop in a while. It looks as though for certain shots, especially the ones outside the palace, they use a particular camera lens that emphasizes the depth of view to really immerse the viewer and show just the grandness of scale. The shots inside the palace and in the dancing scenes were probably then using a standard lens they would use for music videos, making the shot look more flat and like a picture (neither of these are better or worse than the other, it's just how cameras work).
I'm not exactly a camera person, but I'm just regurgitating what I remember from my cinematography class LMAO but I really love this video and have watched it like 10 times. I could go on and on about the lighting and color, it's just such a well done video.
Omg haters made *Lay* very angry and this is a war declaration, my interpretation to this mv is that this is a message to the haters that hurts him a lot ,he is surrounded by haters (and is alone) he is a lit (white lotus: the haters call him lit "in Chinese culture it mean someone who is pure in appearance, but opposite inside) he is the king (the king of music in China), music is his arena (so the fight has to be there) , the dragon (those who support and love his work) will fight for him and protect him, his music or his mission is not to fight the hatters but to promote Chinese culture
Thx for the reaction and sorry for my English
Lotus means staying pure from outside to inside even growing from mud tho
You are thinking of the term “White Lotus.”
Thats right!! 👌
ha that's interesting way to see it but it also was based on historical poems and legends to convey his intention
Lay actually broke 9 major records on China’s largest music streaming site ahahah! So you could say he defs charted. He’s very popular in China
Please.. did you notice that in the begening of the credit list Lay is every where???
THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER I SWEAR.
It’s part of a two part album and the first part is more to the traditional sound of Chinese music, I think it’s mainly to express his artistic value and promotion purposes. His first part is already the best selling Chinese online album ever!
Thanks for your honest review once again pd, we appreciate it and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
SO friggin cool to see a Chinese dragon brought to life like this... just beautiful and SO well done!
the song was made for producer show, but then yixing used for the album, he didn't promote the song much besides 1 live preformance and the mv, he pre released a song called Jade that's more public friendly and yes its charting better i don't think he made lit to chart he chose it as an intro to his fourth album
Actually what I heard is that Lay already had arranged a serties of promotion plan. His original schedule was to attend a concert or festival event in USA and he will promote his album the same time with a tour throughout US. Unfortunately due to the covid-19 pandemic outbreak and closing of borders his team is forced to cancelled everything and totally change the plan. Thus it seems not many promotion. So sad, he had put in tremendous effort on this comeback but unfortunate things just happened.
the first watch through of just being silent and in awe is such a MOOD lol
It is from a album!
The whole album is themed with chinese folk, mostly popular musicals and stories. The album is amazing, give it a try!
I agree! The album is a masterpiece
@@buzz06 omg really!? Do we have a release date yet?
movie that became a mv
Lit is literally lit
Lay always give us something different
Kpop 🤝 cpop thank you
I actually recognize some of these sets from historical Chinese dramas, especially that long outdoor hallway. That one is used in a LOT of cdramas. I wonder if anyone else recognized some places?
lots of movies and dramas are filmed at Hengdian World Studios which is where this was filmed
This is the bigges film studio in the world and yes this is popular for chinese drama
This is so unrelated to Lay but do you have any reccs for really good historical cdramas?
@@bilqeesmohammed3595 Hmmm, well it really depends on what kind of historical you're looking for. Are you looking for fantasy-based wuxia dramas with gods and goddesses or cultivation sects, etc, or something more martial arts based that doesn't really have that fantasy aspect, or something that just straight could have come out of history (whether it's historically accurate or just a made up timeline)?
@@ReaKinata well.. I'm looking for more wuxia fantasy actually😅
19:44 "god that's SOOO gorgeous man"
Totally agree
Fun fact: Rigend Film have directed all of Lay's mv's except one ( I Need You ) since 2017 and Sheep.
This was a gorgeous video and the cast/on-location elements really bring this to life.
I actually like the song (as part of the mv experience) but I can totally understand how it may not be everyone’s cup of tea.
I like the song too. It’s dark trap and is very powerful.
the sets are all real, there are tons of movie/drama filming locations all across China that replicate imperial palaces from different dynasties throughout history
I see what you mean about the song itself but I think it makes a great opening to his album. And great storytelling that connects to the 2nd track Jade. I hear the 2nd part of the album is supposed to me modern. My favorites on this part one of the album are H2O and Soul. His goal is to bring M-pop as he calls it, to the world. And as mentioned, lotus is used as an insult by his detractors. So this was directed at them.
This is lay’s own style. He is not trying to tide on mainstream sounds coz he makes his own sound and be outdtanding in it.
im not even an exo-l but when i watched this mv i was seriously amazed
Those veils were worn by women when they would get married back then
i bet marvel is shaking rn
you HAVE to listen to this album it's so magical and has so much music variety
Actually, all the soldiers are real. I think one of Lay's backup dancer mentioned that Lay used about 300-400 extras for this mv and all the soldiers are real person, not cgi. Lay also posted a 'behind the scene' and you can see everyone there
Lay mentioned on CZR-2 as well
literally everyone that watches Lit gets amazed on how fast it felt when it's been 4 minutes 😂 because same i was like "WAIT I WANT MORE"
Omg I’ve been waiting for ageeees 😩🤍 thanks uuu
The scene in the intro when he was surrounded by soldiers was somehow a presentation of a Lotus ( Lay ) being in mud ( soldiers). It was great and extraordinary symbolic!
No disrespect, Agust D's Daechitta was amazing in all right, but this... THIS is a master class in production and design.
because both mv have like historical place¿
@@winterhoneybeartae5802 They feature soloist from the 2 biggest boy groups in the world, with a historical royalty backdrop(war/palaces/crowns etc), lyrics are both about being kings and untouchable, very proud and cocky, and they came out not even 2 weeks apart.
How COULDN'T you compare them is my question.
I think so too, daechwita is colourful, the video is amazing and the song really good, but this was darker, more "serious concept" if you look at the shot at the beginning and since it's inspired from a really dark and tragic character...and the cgi. Wtf! the freaking dragon...
Plus I love krumping and the choreo was on fire🔥
@@thezokil thats how u clear a barrack! peri@
FACTS.
Yessss this is what I am waiting for. Finally PD is reacting to this! When the MV was out I immediately think that PD should react to this
You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this
So this is the first part of his 4th album and it is is highly conceptual. I think that's why it doesn't really aim to be "the hit of the summer" because trully it's not catchy nor very melodical, which I don't think is very common in Cpop, let alone in kpop! Lit reminded me of "the assambly call" in namanana as I think it really is a way to introduce the story. Now, to get the full impact you have to listen to all of it and you will also appreciate it much more if you understand the narrative behind it. I agree 100%, this is not a commercial song, or album for that matter, and I love that he takes that risk with his music. The video is stunning, all of it and to be honest I don't think I have ever seen a better dragon not even in movies!
Also I never leave comments on videos but truly everyone here loving yixing just made me want to add my two cents.
Funny thing, he broke so many records in China when the first part of the album dropped, and I don’t know how many views he has in this mv in the Chinese sites, but are wayyy more
THE MOMENT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
I STOPPED EATING MY BEN & JERRYS COOKIE DOUGH ICE CREAM FOR THIS REACTION
Yes Ben and jerrys
This MV is a MOVIE!
I need Yixing on a movie now!
where did the time go? HAH SAME!
I felt the exact same way when I first watched the music video 😂
Upside down pyramid is pyramid of death. Like the whole music flashes occult symbolism, just like every other video of celebs. If I were you people I d wonder why that is
You should look up Occam's razor
.. Every person studies this at university)) you better look up social engineering, subliminal indoctrination and most importnat what being naive means)
Actually...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru_(Buddhism)
Gosh I love it so much when ppl appreciate Lay and his creativity, this MV set standard so high tbh
Proud of Yixing
Yes I agree the mv is gorgeous. The song is not really my type either but it grew on me. I am so proud of Lay, he literally did everything for this mv if pay attention to the credits. This is the title track for his new album.
I feel like you'd enjoy the behind the scenes for this video. It was released a bit ago and it was really cool to see how some of it was done!
pd was so quiet during the first listen, my roommate saw me asked my why i was watching a guy sitting in silence lol
As a fan of dragons some dragons aren't made that well or at all. But DAMN the dragon was GORGEOUS & looked so real.
This is one of the best MVs I have ever seen !!
When will you drop the Exo obsession album reaction? ☹️
This is my favourite mv of all time... I like dragons and pretty things ok
if he released such an amazing music video I’m afraid to imagine what will happen next time
it was shooted in the biggest cinema studo in the world.
The music video is out of this world! But the music is, ugh... not lit
You do not know how fast I've clicked this video 🥺 Thank u for hearing me out and finally reacted to Lay! 😊
M2
React to Nature's song 어린애 (Girls) Uncensored version💙💙
Please react to STEP, Lay's new song. ❤ The dragon is coming back.
I believe the “woman in the veil” is LAY. I believe he is playing a lot of different characters in the MV. He sure has a lot of “alters.” This works with the double meaning of the word lit/lotus. Duality. The red and black colors are symbolic, black and white is symbolic and the pyramids are also symbolic, so is the dragon AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF CHINESE CULTURE. There is more there. Great video nonetheless.
I like the music, but I was much more impressed with all about this music video when I first watched, it was like... "Am I watching a film?" It's soooooo good!
this is so well made and the fact that he spent his own money to make this music video is very impressive
Finally!!! I've been waiting for ur reaction on this one. Pls react to the whole part 1 of the album. All songs are great and different. Also waiting for ur Obsession album reaction.
*"WHERE DID THE TIME GO?!!"*
SAME
Go check *Honey* M/V
9:32 i think it's a pipa instrument just by how the way it sounds and play. If not than maybe a guzheng?
Gosh, this guy's voice is incredible.
What infuriates me is that SM is actually getting so much money from this even though THEY DONT DO SHIT for Lay. He puts HIS OWN money into this masterpiece and yet it still has that fucking SM logo in the corner. One day istfg I will march over to SM headquarters with all those warriors from the MV-
Just to add a little bit of cultural context - the title 莲 in Chinese means the lotus, and is pretty much homophobic to the word 'Lit'. Lotus has always been symbolic of righteousness, gentlemanlike and self-pride. However, in modern Chinese internet culture, it also carried the negative connotation of being hypocritical and 'bitchy' if I may, which is how Lay was portrayed by his haters. So 莲, Lit and his name Lay are sound similar and is can be considered together when watching this MV.
In personal opinion, this MV is a self-expression for Lay himself - his character, his pride, and his view on the rumours that targets him
Dude that dragon looks as good as Smaug, in the Hobbit movie.
12:40 Talking about the inverted triangle, I am not sure if it's right or not, but I perceived it as an inverted lotus (when it's not in bloom yet).
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This is too much for a MV honestly. It's more like a movie. Lay raised the bars too high... Another episode of Exo ruining everyone for me
This is just such a beautiful MV. I got goosebumps watching it. I think Lay is doing very well. Also the song is so good since I am a huge fan of mixing in traditional instruments. I don't know if I am a fan of some of the English lyrics though
There’s a behind the scene video on Lay’s channel.
as an exol i feel so proud of everything that Lay has achieved,
I would totally like to see Lay in historical Chinese drama. He has the features and would fit to play a warrior character. He probably look good with long hair too.
Every time I watch this video and listen to the song I feel like I go into a trance, honestly. I don't know what it is about it, but it's like I'm tripping haha
The only react I was waiting for! Thank you always for the comments PD, I highly appreciate the truthness and honesty you give.
This is easily could win the best MV of the year, but it’s not a korean comeback
Giant dragon flying in the background
PD: Look at these colors!
I wonder if you ever got the answer for the pyramids that were shown in the mv. A few early emperors of China were buried in pyramidal shaped mausoleums.
There is a behind the scenes video for this now... if you're curious.
th-cam.com/video/x_K39ntCEXw/w-d-xo.html
He really is one of the most well-rounded, hard working, and most importantly focused artist in the industry... (like kinda bleeding both into cpop/kpop/western too).. He has his own vision, he battles his own battles, whatever it that is he's doing+various reasons why he's still connected w SM, I feel like it's all calculated because he has his own big pictures and he'll do what it takes to get where he wants to go..
He's such an inspiring figure, even if you're not a fan, you'll immediately feel his charisma and determination in everything he does 🥺💕
What exactly is his vision? I mean, what's the big picture he is working towards to?
@@dianalazaru armyblink, go and do more research on him u will know, i know u r not exo-l
In traditional Chinese custom, women would wear red veil during marriage ceremony and wait the husband to uncover. But I am not sure whether it is the case here