The story in the "Lit" MV, Lay 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 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” 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.) 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 unforgiving 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 (Zhang Yixing) is the Chinese member of the super famous Kpop boy group EXO. He is one of the main dancers and a lead singer of the group. EXO debuted in 2012, so he has been around for more than 8 years. And, as you can see, he is also a very famous solo artist and dancer in China and internationally. He has been given the title as China's national producer and youth ambassador by the Chinese government. He is one of the most well respected singers and dancers in China. He also has a couple of all English albums. His English albums were part of his foyer into U.S. music industry starting in 2018. As you have discovered, 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. If you study the credits, you see that this MV was produced by Zhangyixing Studios, which is named after Lay -- he owns the studio. So, the credits show, Lay has his hand in almost every aspect of this production. It's his name you will see dozens of times in the credits. He is the one that wrote and composed the song, he even produced the beat himself. He is his own beat-maker. He is also executive producer, he came up with the storyline, he helped choreograph and he helped direct the MV, etc. But that's normal for Lay's solo work With Lay, when you ask who did it? -- for any part of the song, MV or choreography -- you are pretty much guaranteed that the answer is: Lay. He does it all. He is such a perfectionist that there is almost nothing that he is involved in that he doesn't have 100% control of himself. He prides himself in the fact that all aspects of his music are created by him. This MV took more than 6 months to make and more than $1.2 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. What you saw was the real temple. No Screenshots. The dragon was CGI, but the rest of the set is all real. You should really check out the making of film th-cam.com/video/x_K39ntCEXw/w-d-xo.html and Lay's "dance practice"/choreography video for "Lit." th-cam.com/video/9Yefy6iw0As/w-d-xo.html to really see how things were made.
No this is not just a music video. It's a movie and a work of art. Lay is a multi-talented genius. You should react to his MV Honey so you can see his incredible dance skills.
Actually Lay paid for the MV from his own pocket as he always do with his solo work. Namanana MV spent a similar amount of money, 1.4 million, which was said the entire profit he received from his 2nd album Sheep
The first time i watched Lit the mv was the one that made me continue bec the song is not easg to listen to. But on the second time i appreciated the music a lot more because of his powerful delivery. Lay is really a genius. I also love Jade, Honey Namamanana and Sheep.
Yeah he’s one of the EXO aces! King of China. You should react to his collaboration with his juniors NCT127 and Jason Derulo in Shut Up and Dance music video. Ps: the dance practice of this music video is also LIT. Your reaction made me laugh so hard at the beginning when Lay turned and all those men were behind him lmoa
I agree with what you said about the song and short film (because that's what it was). The song doesn't really stand strong without it. Even when I listened to it on Spotify, I felt like there's a story being told and it needed visuals to come alive. Glad you enjoyed the video. To me, it's top three of 2020.
lay is the king of chine , and this is juste one of his masterpiece . i tell you that you should see the others and you will never regret honey , namanana , lose controle , sheep , give me a chance .......
This song is really good, and the music video enhances it a lot. My favorite song on the album is "H2O" (水). I also like "Jade" (玉). Lotus is an incredible album.
Yixing(Lay) is a genius. He is amazingly hardworking and wants to please his fans so very much. We are so proud of all his hard work and are always looking forward to what he’s going to do next! He just started his own idol project a little bit ago and people lined up for so long to audition because he is such a huge influence and will make a fantastic teacher and mentor.
in case you havent heard yet: this video cost 1.5mil USD to made and the artist paid for it out of his own pocket to assure his artistic direction could be fully met. the video was produced by hengdian world studios, the largest film studio in the world, which is why it looks so cinematic. the video features a fierce representation of lay's chinese identity through the music and visuals. the full album, this song included, feature the peking opera (the most prolific form of chinese opera dating to the mid-qing dynasty) and the use of the instrument zither (used in china as long ago as 433 bc) which you correctly identified as the instrument from kung fu hustle.
This is next level art. It really carries the sense of Chinese history and culture in every image. I am not a fan of Lay or EXO, but this is masterfully done. Beautiful.
Although "Lit" is the title track, I agree that it's not a song people would listen to...but the others songs on the album are. "Jade" and "H20" are nothing like "Lit", and I am in love with them. Traditional chinese instruments are introduced in the music on this album, Lay (an Exo member, only Chinese member), Lay is respecting his roots and doing his best to bring China pop to the world...but if you love r&b, "H20" would be a great song to hear. Do you have IG? If you do I will send these lyric videos to you, enjoy them for yourself, no reaction needed.😁💙🌺
The music video should be good, boi really spent 1.4 million dollars on the music video and it took months just to film it. He is saying "lian" which sound similar to lit but it means lotus flower. There are really two ways you could interpret this: 1)a lotus flower grows from mud but when it blooms it is a beautiful white flower, so he basically compares himself to a lotus in that he kinda came from nothing but became the huge star he is today (diamond in the rough) 2) it could have something to do with the fact that Lay's haters call him "the white lotus" which is a Chinese insult meaning you look innocent on the outside but you are ugly on the inside so basically "fake" so the song could be him comparing his insult to the english word "lit" kinda saying "f*ck the haters"
This is certainly a marvellous mv. As you say you react to all sorts of music, can you react to the Mongolian band The Hu. Their song "Yuve Yuve Yu" please. You will see them playing wonderful traditional instruments.
Hi Lay /EXO member/ MV + Dance Practice + Live - LIT - Honey - Sheep - Namanana - Lose Control - What U Need TV shows, Live /Dance/ - Descendants of The Dragon Cut - Lay Water Stage cut #SDC3 - Lay Routine Battle cut #SDC3 - LIT, BOOM TV Live /SMG channel/ - Lay Yixing Showcase BOSS + what u need + I need U + Peach + Sheep Thank you
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Lay is the king of Chinese music. He's the writer, producer and musician of all his albums.
The story in the "Lit" MV, Lay 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 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” 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.)
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 unforgiving 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 (Zhang Yixing) is the Chinese member of the super famous Kpop boy group EXO. He is one of the main dancers and a lead singer of the group. EXO debuted in 2012, so he has been around for more than 8 years. And, as you can see, he is also a very famous solo artist and dancer in China and internationally. He has been given the title as China's national producer and youth ambassador by the Chinese government. He is one of the most well respected singers and dancers in China. He also has a couple of all English albums. His English albums were part of his foyer into U.S. music industry starting in 2018.
As you have discovered, 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.
If you study the credits, you see that this MV was produced by Zhangyixing Studios, which is named after Lay -- he owns the studio. So, the credits show, Lay has his hand in almost every aspect of this production. It's his name you will see dozens of times in the credits. He is the one that wrote and composed the song, he even produced the beat himself. He is his own beat-maker. He is also executive producer, he came up with the storyline, he helped choreograph and he helped direct the MV, etc. But that's normal for Lay's solo work With Lay, when you ask who did it? -- for any part of the song, MV or choreography -- you are pretty much guaranteed that the answer is: Lay. He does it all. He is such a perfectionist that there is almost nothing that he is involved in that he doesn't have 100% control of himself. He prides himself in the fact that all aspects of his music are created by him.
This MV took more than 6 months to make and more than $1.2 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. What you saw was the real temple. No Screenshots. The dragon was CGI, but the rest of the set is all real.
You should really check out the making of film th-cam.com/video/x_K39ntCEXw/w-d-xo.html and Lay's "dance practice"/choreography video for "Lit." th-cam.com/video/9Yefy6iw0As/w-d-xo.html to really see how things were made.
it's perfect
Still waiting on Lay’s ‘Honey’ Musa. Don’t be playin now
Same
yessss fav song from him!
@@sabk1545 so good innit
Yess
YESSSSSSS
Actually this is definitely the most epic mv I have ever seen
No this is not just a music video. It's a movie and a work of art. Lay is a multi-talented genius.
You should react to his MV Honey so you can see his incredible dance skills.
Lay-honey, you will really enjoy that song.
Thank you!!
They say that they spend 1.4 Millions for this MV
Lay-Honey next if you want, you will remember this its more a song
Actually Lay paid for the MV from his own pocket as he always do with his solo work. Namanana MV spent a similar amount of money, 1.4 million, which was said the entire profit he received from his 2nd album Sheep
What do you mean by "its more a song"?
@@proudbibliophile he said that Lit was more like a performance than a song
And I mean that Honey it is like an actual song than a performance
Lay is exo pride! Thanks for the reaction!
No one tops this MV for me, really. Everytime the dragon comes out I just lose it
Musa: deprives us of EXO reactions
Also Musa: I’m gonna react to one of EXO member’s solo
This is Lay from Exo ^^ and the artistic mv costs abt 1.5 million USD. So yeah it's a damn movie 😍
You should react to Jason Derulo ft.Lay and NCT 127 MV shut up and dance
yess
yes
Now you need to watch Lay's sheep (not the remix one) Honey and namanana. And oh some performance on china street dance jackson wang is there too bruh
The first time i watched Lit the mv was the one that made me continue bec the song is not easg to listen to. But on the second time i appreciated the music a lot more because of his powerful delivery. Lay is really a genius. I also love Jade, Honey Namamanana and Sheep.
Yeah he’s one of the EXO aces! King of China. You should react to his collaboration with his juniors NCT127 and Jason Derulo in Shut Up and Dance music video.
Ps: the dance practice of this music video is also LIT. Your reaction made me laugh so hard at the beginning when Lay turned and all those men were behind him lmoa
you should react to Lay - Honey, its the bestttttttttttt
To me this was very catchy, I feel powerful every time I listen to it, it’s perfect when you are feeling down. Makes me wanna get down lol
I listened to the whole album on repeat quite a lot, I really love it and I found it gets stuck in my head. But personal tastes 😊
I'm still waiting for NCT U Boss and Got7 Girls Girls Girls 😅
uup
Saaame
SAME
I agree with what you said about the song and short film (because that's what it was). The song doesn't really stand strong without it. Even when I listened to it on Spotify, I felt like there's a story being told and it needed visuals to come alive. Glad you enjoyed the video. To me, it's top three of 2020.
OMG FINALLY LAY LIT. I waiting for this TAT
He is the king of China 😍👌
I love how honest you are bruh, but please listen to SHEEP by Lay (not the remix one) this one will probably stays in your brain bruh i swear lol
In china's dynasty dragon represents the emperor, that's why there dress have dragon patterns, for queen phenoixe
EXO are literally carrying the whole music industry on their backs.
Check out honey by lay bro, you won't regret it.
i listen to that song in the train omw to work and i feel like a chinese queen or sum hahahaha
lay is the king of chine , and this is juste one of his masterpiece . i tell you that you should see the others and you will never regret
honey , namanana , lose controle , sheep , give me a chance .......
YES. That's a movie and a perfomance. MV is lit indeed
This song is really good, and the music video enhances it a lot. My favorite song on the album is "H2O" (水). I also like "Jade" (玉). Lotus is an incredible album.
NO WAYY!!! FINALLY!!! next will be his song HONEY
i came for monsta x reactions, i stayed for all the multi love - lay, taemin, nct, ateez - I LOVE WATCHING U REACTING
Yixing(Lay) is a genius. He is amazingly hardworking and wants to please his fans so very much. We are so proud of all his hard work and are always looking forward to what he’s going to do next! He just started his own idol project a little bit ago and people lined up for so long to audition because he is such a huge influence and will make a fantastic teacher and mentor.
in case you havent heard yet: this video cost 1.5mil USD to made and the artist paid for it out of his own pocket to assure his artistic direction could be fully met. the video was produced by hengdian world studios, the largest film studio in the world, which is why it looks so cinematic. the video features a fierce representation of lay's chinese identity through the music and visuals. the full album, this song included, feature the peking opera (the most prolific form of chinese opera dating to the mid-qing dynasty) and the use of the instrument zither (used in china as long ago as 433 bc) which you correctly identified as the instrument from kung fu hustle.
Lay wanted to fuse traditional Chinese music into modern music and the guy in the weird mask is a traditional Chinese opera singer
This is next level art. It really carries the sense of Chinese history and culture in every image. I am not a fan of Lay or EXO, but this is masterfully done. Beautiful.
Yup. a whole ass movie. That's Lay for you:)
Although "Lit" is the title track, I agree that it's not a song people would listen to...but the others songs on the album are. "Jade" and "H20" are nothing like "Lit", and I am in love with them. Traditional chinese instruments are introduced in the music on this album, Lay (an Exo member, only Chinese member), Lay is respecting his roots and doing his best to bring China pop to the world...but if you love r&b, "H20" would be a great song to hear. Do you have IG? If you do I will send these lyric videos to you, enjoy them for yourself, no reaction needed.😁💙🌺
YASS!!!! Omg, Lay & Taemin both on your channel!
Lay takes mv way to serious 😂 respect
The music video should be good, boi really spent 1.4 million dollars on the music video and it took months just to film it. He is saying "lian" which sound similar to lit but it means lotus flower. There are really two ways you could interpret this: 1)a lotus flower grows from mud but when it blooms it is a beautiful white flower, so he basically compares himself to a lotus in that he kinda came from nothing but became the huge star he is today (diamond in the rough) 2) it could have something to do with the fact that Lay's haters call him "the white lotus" which is a Chinese insult meaning you look innocent on the outside but you are ugly on the inside so basically "fake" so the song could be him comparing his insult to the english word "lit" kinda saying "f*ck the haters"
I've been waiting for this reaction for the longest!! I love ur reactions so much!!!
2:49 I would pretend to be dead🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes!! I had the same reaction when I first saw this visual masterpiece. Love you!
LAY IS KING
"What in the Dragon Ball Z's going on here fam?" - that part killed me! 🤣🤣
LAY is from EXO, KAI and LAY are both DANCING KINGS!
this mv is also representing the new concept he created. Its called m-pop
Thx😊💕
THIS SONG IS SO UNDERRATED 😫
Pls get enough rest and have a good morning😊
YEEESSS! FINALLY
For some unknown reasons, Musa looks really hot in this robe 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Like a boss
Another level
''If it is nice, you repeat twice''
This is certainly a marvellous mv. As you say you react to all sorts of music, can you react to the Mongolian band The Hu. Their song "Yuve Yuve Yu" please. You will see them playing wonderful traditional instruments.
A EXO member🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for traser Lay to the channel
And that’s on being LIT
i love how everyone who watches this is blown away by the dragon hahaha
Was gonna suggest this one on patreon this week. Absolute masterpiece.
Musa I'm a regular at your channel, I want to see more exo videos , plz react to exo amazing vocals, also exo thunder, white noise, playboy
Masterpiece ... and that's it
This is the best MV I know. It's a pity that few people know about this masterpiece.
omgah you know Kung Fu Hustle? That's my favourite movie **^**
Lay is an amazing artist on his own and also part of EXO❤
This music is amazing recommend NaNaNa and honey..sheep songs from lay
This song is on my daily playlist - I love it !
Who is Lay?
_ one of Exo group and he is king of China.
Wowww
_ yess, he is awesome
Lay is king
Kinggggg!😍🔥🤴👑
Yes LAYYYYYYYY
I love this reaction❤️👍🏻😍
Omgg tyyy finally!! İm so happy 😄😄😄😄
Lay zhang is a king
He said what in the dragon ball Z is going on here🤣
He's Lay of EXO💙 'am so proud of him😆
More EXO reaction please🙉
I tried to buy da album n it was sold out in 3 days
This song makes me want to fight people - I love that dubstep-style drop
lmao Musa reacting to EXO solo artists' videos in the middle of night in his bathrobe = exactly how I like to watch all MVs as well hahaha
Lay ♡♡♡
Musa in all of video is looks like :
0-0..
Same musa same😐😂😂😂😂
Omg lay is nice!
im from iran and i love this video
amaaazing
Check out Namanana by Lay 😃
He director of video n it's a movie
2:50 I'd simply perish on the spot
Ah yes! You've reacted. Thank you!
I am from Iran and I am persian ❤️❤️
Thank you reaction to Lay
Exo is the king..prince lay👑
This is just one OF THE memberS of EXO !!!!
Lay my ❤😘
I was like "oh shit are you meaning to tell me that you dont know who tf is LAY"
Lay honey 🍯 ☺️🔥
Lay is EXO😍🔥
YOU THE MAN IN THAT ROBE WTF
6:00
Same musa same 😐😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Please SHEEP next by Lay
Real life.. I would fucken RUN!!!! 😂
can you react to „Eclipse“ Moonbyul plllllllssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi
Lay /EXO member/
MV + Dance Practice + Live
- LIT
- Honey
- Sheep
- Namanana
- Lose Control
- What U Need
TV shows, Live /Dance/
- Descendants of The Dragon Cut
- Lay Water Stage cut #SDC3
- Lay Routine Battle cut #SDC3
- LIT, BOOM TV Live /SMG channel/
- Lay Yixing Showcase BOSS + what u need + I need U + Peach + Sheep
Thank you