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Weekly Music Video

Today's video is Run Back To You by Chinese rapper/singer LAY and American singer Lauv. Lay (real name Lay Zhang) is a member of Korean/Chinese boy band EXO and its Chinese sub-unit EXO-M. 

LAY made his solo debut on 7th October 2016, releasing his debut single what U need? It was a surprise gift for fans to celebrate his birthday. Later that month he brought out his debut EP Lose Control (Mandarin Chinese language). In October 2017, he released his debut solo album LAY 02 SHEEP, also on his birthday.

To date LAY has released 3 more albums- Namanana (2018), Lit (2020) and Producer (2021), and 4 more EPs- Winter Special Gift (a special winter album from 2017), Honey (2019), East (2021) and West (2022). His singles include  what U need, Lose Control, I Need U (dedicated to his grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary), Sheep, Namanana, Lit, Joker and Veil. He sings and raps in Chinese, Korean and English.

In addition to releasing music, LAY also acts. His TV shows and films include Chinese TV show The Mystic Nine (a prequel to the TV series The Lost Tomb), the 2017 Chinese/Indian film Kung Fu Yoga (which also stars Jackie Chan) Chinese movie The Island (2018 and Chinese crime thriller No More Bets (2023). 

LAY took a break from EXO  for several years to concentrate on his solo career. He reunited with them in 2021 for their 9th album DON'T FIGHT THE FEELING. I think he is currently an inactive member again.

For more on Lauv visit this post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/09/weekly-music-video_27.html

Run Back To You is LAY and Lauv's first collaboration. It's an English language song described as a "captivating blend of contemporary pop melodies and nostalgic retro vibes". The single was released on 23rd February.

 


For more on LAY visit these links:

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layzhang

Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@layzhang

 

LAY/EXO and/or Lauv fan? Check out these links:

LAY:

Music video for EXO's 2021 single Don't fight the feeling: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/06/new-k-pop-releases.html

Cream Soda (EXO's most recent single, released last July): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5nUufn_FmE

 

Lauv:

Video for his single Crush with Bella Poarch (2023): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/09/weekly-music-video_27.html    

Love U Like That (Korean version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsgXGkqx8Ds



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