Lay himself paid for the music video; 1.4 million USD.

Everything on point. Choreography, cinematography, the beat , wardrobe, the budget.. everything!! Love Lay!

This MV was a masterpiece. This song is arguably the best song of the year! I was beyond impressed.

This is most expensive MV in Kpop Cpop History

Lit a english word sound like chinese word for lotus flower antis calling him white lotus which means pretending to be pure but have evil inside but instead he get mad he used it as constructive criticism and motivation to work hard the dragon symbol of the power inside him to make him go on just like a lotus that survive even on the mud. "LIT" MV which was filmed at Hengdian World Studios (the largest film studio in the WORLD!) And he spend 1.7 billion won or 1.4 million usd on the mv lit plus the production studio editted this the one also editted two korean blockbuster movie along with the gods and oscar best picture parasite. Plus the choreo in this mv is the collab of free style champ primeking_trix and EXO Super handsome Choreographer kasper with Lay himself and if you notice his back up dancer the black guy he join stage k where EXO is the judge but team usa lose And get only second place but look at him now he is part of Lay team😍

l dont know if you guys caught the word play but lit /lian is lotus in chinese and they both have a similar pronunciation This is only pt 1 of the album which includes chinese traditional instruments mixed with modern music in which lay calls it "M-POP "which stands for Mix -Mandarin pop . PT 2 of the album is yet to come out ..the date is not confirmed but it will be more of the modern trendy vibe

Lay’s music is art, absolute masterpiece‼️🔥

Yall: there’s budget for this Me: of course, Yixing paid for it himself... Over 1M dls, uhuh

LAY'SHAWN!!!

I had no idea Lay was like this. He snapped. Him and Jackson Wang both taking over China. I love to see it.

This is a straight masterpiece!! Everything about it had my jaw dropped. He really is representing China!!

Lay is taking CHINA to the world!!!!! So glad to see him go solo so now he has greatest arena in the world and people all know him for who he is

love how genuinely excited you guys got! I enjoyed your reactions a lot. this is definitely very high quality and the production is crazy! the beat is insane. I feel like they had the performance/dance in mind when producing this beat. the music video ads a whole different type of thrill to this. love it! I’m not the type to rewatch a music video a bunch of times but I found myself watching this music video over and over again. can’t get enough. it really does look like a movie. I think the most impressive thing is how involved lay is in EVERYTHING. he really is a singer, dancer, producer, model and actor. he is a super hard worker and will try to improve in every aspect there is. you can tell by how his music just gets better and better. I’d also like to add: lay pays for all of his music videos, sm doesn’t! it costed him A LOT. I also appreciate how everyone involved got properly credited. something you don’t often see when it comes to music videos.

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

i like how They all nod their heads together in 1:41 lol 😂😂 thank you i like your reaction

The MV was filmed 6 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 1st 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.

I'm wondering if Lay did martial arts, the way he moves is like ninja really. He is amazing, he deserves more views and attention. Lay is very unique in his own way and what he does is quality music, powerful dancing moves, powerful lyrics, he can do everyhting on a very high level. I'm not sure but I think it's most expensive MV I've seen related to Asia. So it'a amazing the level he has, this man deserves a lot of appreciation and respect, that's it!

Chinese emperors called themselves “true dragon” “son of heaven”. Chinese dragon image means power, means royal family. So Lay is king and that dragon is Lay. And Lay is also lit when he was prince I guess.

As expected he is the King of China! 🔥🔥❤❤

The best MV ever. The king did again. Actually Lay is everything (Producer, songwriter, dancer...), he is so talented all-round. He has achieved success that no Chinese could do alone and continues. And Lay did this Mv's, choreography and song's everything. Masterpiece. Also you should look lyrics, so perfect. Lay is really king of China. If you watch something about China, Lay always exists. He is the producer of the programs. He's at the top of the record. He is introducing China to the world. Everyone sees him as the king in China.

Lay deserve every praise 😘😘

Lit has similar pronunciation as lotus flower in Chinese, and it describes a Chinese religious belief of the duality of life and death. In lit mv, general Xiang Yu (the one in Peking opera costume. He’s a very famous war hero who fought until the last minute) is the past life and Lay in modern clothes is the present life. Dragon represents general’s spirit and soul, and the lotus flower and witch with the dragon eye tattoo help pass along the spirit. Another meaning of Lotus flower is the symbol of growth and purity because it grows and blossoms out of mud. Some people also use it to describe someone who is pure and innocent in appearance but maybe opposite inside. Lay’s antis used to call him white lotus because they don’t believe such a huge star could be so honest, humble, hard working and respectful to others. They also mock at his dream of bringing Chinese music to the world, saying that all of his hard work and effort will go in vain. This song is Lay’s response to bullies. “No one beat me down, I walk my own path, I’m the lit”.

Yes, the credit list is on point there! Hard work acknowledged. He remembers everyone who worked with him.

Antis call Lay a “white lotus” in Chinese. It’s a slang used against someone who acts innocent to get sympathy from others and a lot of antis use this name to put down Lay because his personality is the more timid and kinda innocent type. It’s hard to explain but people think he’s fake basically therefore call him a white lotus. This song is a clap back at the haters who call him a lotus (莲 pronounced as lian) and he pronounces the word very similarity to the English word “lit”. That’s why he kept saying “I am the 莲(lian)” followed by “I am lit” it’s a play on words.

Thanks for your reaction lay is the king of china 🥰🥰🥰

Thank you so much for this reaction, this mv is masterpiece. Lay is super talented, he dis almost everything for this mv as you can see from the after credits, he also spent 1,4 millions dollars from his own pocket for this mv. This album has been sold for 1,5 millions copies in 7 minutes, and in Weibo this mv has got 50 millions views

Lay will never let me us regret to buy his album

Love the way you three were bopping your heads in the rhythm 🤣🤣

I. HAVE. BEEN. WAITING!! for you guys to react to this! Thank you!!

Lay owning the title! Yes haters he is lit!

Everything about this is fantastic. Has to be one of my favorite MV of the year

Loved this review / reaction. Lay deserves all the praise.

Thanks for the reaction 💕 Lay is a king ❤

Super glad to see u guys have fun while watching the music video!!!

Finally! Been watching for this reaction 😁

It was soooo powerful right????? We need that MJ extended type MV version!!!!🔥🔥🔥

The whole mv and the ep is stupendous

Finally😍😍😍thank you..... He is lit🤟

definitely MV of the year or atleast top 3

YESS i were waiting!! i haven't watched it yet but i'm already leaving my thumb up

THANKS FOR REACT LIT

I’m so happy you loved it!!! Lay is honestly awesome on so many levels like !!!! Lit was it IT!!! The album is pretty cool (though the second part of it hasn’t been released I think ) and everything was on point !!!

I think you will love also "jade" from the same album lit

Dark and powerful. It’s beyond epic!

This is the most hyped I've seen bang.

I never seen boomerang this excited before lmao

omg you don't know how much i waited for this!!! T_T Loved your reaction and comments!! Lay is a genius ... that's it!! You should react to Jade (lyric video) one of his songs from this first part of the album! and also the album itself, self produced and composed and yeah..he's lit!

You should check out Lay's previous videos like Sheep and Namanana, plus it's latest dance practice Flying Apsaras. That one really awesome, you love it

I was so excited when you guys got to react to this incredible video and song. Actually, Lay is incredible in this entire video. He looks handsome in the video. And, I LOVE the diversity of his dancers in his opening sequence. And, yes, Lay's Krumping skills are beautiful, throughout the entire video. His dancing is amazing, I had to remind myself that this was the same guy in the Jason Derulo/NCT127 video. I like the cultural aspects of the video, as well as the spiritual and symbolic theories throughout the video. I wish this was a full length movie, it would be brilliant. Hey Netflix are you paying attention!!🙂 Anyway, like always, I really enjoyed your reactions and comments/views. During this Self Quarantine, all of you guys reactions are awesome and refreshing to listen to. Take care, be well, and stay safe. Greetings from Saint Louis USA, -Suzanne -

this was a whole movie honestly!

Fantástico. Amazing. Sem palavras pra esse cara. Lol man. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾from Brazil 🇧🇷

Video of The Year and nobody can tell me something better

I don't know why, but it was hilarious to me that @ 7:18 you were like "You know what I'm saying?" and the captions for the music video in the back was also "You know what I'm saying?" lol Thanks for the reaction. Really enjoyed it.

The location is mystical, like perfect made to create masterpiecees. Ten years ago, another MV was made there - From yesterday (30 seconds to Mars)

Check behind the scene...is very lit

The MV is lit 🔥🔥🔥

I knew y’all would love this lol. IT’S AMAZING!!! Listen to the album! Jade and H2O are my favs!

Thank you for reaction ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Lay Zhang is THAT LIT

Lay just put it out there that he's The King.

Finally!! Thank you so much for reacting to King Yixing!!

your reaction the video the song ...LAY all LIT🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This song is amazing

Lay's LIT!

the song is just like the name of the title, it is lit af

Thanks

Lay is the freakin KING 🤴🏻💙

this song is harrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd the powerline shirt is too

This song and mv? *Iconic* ! And so is the album! You guys should really check it out, trust me

Lol at you 3 shaking your heads in sync 🤣🤣🤣

Lit is in another level 🔥

Lay taking M-pop to the world 💯🇨🇳

Like you said, it's Lit!

omg...LOVE Ace's Astro Boy shirt! (I've got a hot pink one with black velvet Astro Boy I bought at a convention...lol)

Thanks for the reaction. I knew you’d love it. Trust me it just gets better and better with each watch/listen. You should check out his mini album too 👀 Maybe react to WAYV’s “Turn Back Time” next? 😁

Yay you guys finally checked our boy Lay out!!!!! 💯💞The first half of this 4th album Lotus is fire like Lit!!! Other half will be released later on ❣️

LayZ is his new tag.

finalllyyyy

This is when you see next level

I'm sure it's been said before... but Bang Bang gives me all the vintage Eddie Murphy feels! LOL My celebrity crush back in the day, loved me some Axel Foley

OMG,so cool,c-pop sounds👍

Lay is lit

YIXING IS THE KING! ♡

It is lit 😎😎

he is lit

Oooh. I was hoping you all watched this one!

Love it 100% the way it is...... They could do a remix

Has anyone told TRC that this is Mandopop, not Kpop?

Spend a lot of money on this video but it was worth it I love this little mini movie

Lay is the Wang

LAY LIT

Plz react to WayV’s new comeback’ Turn Back Time ‘ 🔥🔥🔥

Thank you for reacting to LIT by LAY also if you can plz react to RED MOON by KIM WOOSEOK and GRAVITY by ONG SEONGWOO 💖❤🔥💁🏽‍♀️

We Exo-L are really proud to Lay Zhang because he's the one and only chinese member in Exo 😭💞 Really hope to see you react to Lay - Give Me a Chance MV & Sheep MV 🙌🏻

1.4 million dollars that is the budget! LIT!

please react to his dance practice video!

IKR! our unicorn just made another masterpiece. U should check out the whole album. (just part 1 of the album tho. part 2 is yet to come). All the songs are great and different.

y'all SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK OUT HIS OTHER SONGS " HONEY" AND "SHEEP"

Lay is the emperor the king he needs no one he do everything literally and the dragon standing in front of him means he acknowledges Lay’s power and dragons are the symbol of the emperors

THIS IS WHO YOU REACTED TO ... *LAY ZHANG [ZHANG YI-XING | BIRTH: ZHANG JIA-HUAI]* - Main dancer, vocals, rapper, songwriter etc - He was 5th oldest, became 3rd after Luhan & Kris left EXO - Both Cpop & Kpop Artist - He‘s been an active Cpop Artist & Actor - Active since 1998 - 2007; EXO 2011 - Present - Only chinese member of EXO / EXO-M (Chinese/Mandarin) - Idol Mentor, Producer, Choreographer - EXO SuperPower: Healing [Unicorn] - Known as Sheep of China who became a Dragon 😁 - Social media: @layzhang / @layzhang_studio - Changsha, Hunan; Mainland China | Oct 7 1991 | Age 29 - HE HAS BEEN HAVING TO PROMOTE SOLO FOR PAST 5 YEARS ON TOP OF PROMOTING EXO FOR 8+ YEARS LAY HAS BEEN PART OF EXO SINCE THEY FORMED, LATER HE MADE HIS SOLO DEBUT IN OCT 2016 AND U.S DEBUT OCT 2018 (WHICH WAS WITHIN THE SAME MONTH AS HIS BIRTHDAY) Under all the hardcore swag Lay is very adorable sweet softhearted loveable teddy bear. *2016 - Present* 2 Studio Albums 3 Extended Play Albums 17 Singles 5 Charted Tracks 4 Collaborations 5 Soundtrack Appearances 3 Other Appearances 14 Music Videos *ALBUMS* - MAMA (EXO Debut Album, 2012) - Chinese Version EXO songs (While still with EXO) - Miracles In December (Overall 2nd EXO EP album, Dec 2013) - EXOlogy Chapter 1 : Lost Planet (1st LIVE album, Dec 2014) - I’m Coming (Non-album released promo single, 2014) - LOVE ME RIGHT (EXO 2nd Repkgd album, Mar 2015) - First single as a soloist “Monodrama” [Station 3, single] (May 2016) - Official solo debut with “What U Need”? (1st single Oct 2016) - Lose Control (1st debut mini album Oct 2016) - Lay 02 Sheep (1st studio album Oct 2017) - Don’t Mess With My Tempo (chinese ver) (EXO 2nd studio album Nov 2017) - UNIVERSE (6th EXO extended play album, Dec 2017) - Winter Special Gift (2nd mini album Dec 2017) - Dream High (SPD Bank Theme OST, 2017) - Namanana (3rd studio album Oct 2018) - LAY (3rd mini album Dec 2018) - HONEY (4th mini album June 2019) - I’m Not Well (single, 2019) - Grandma (single, 2019) - OBSESSION (7th EXO album, Nov 2019) - JADE (single, May 2020) - LIT (4th studio album May 2020, coming soon) Upon being part of EXO for 8+ years he has done many chinese dramas, he did a drama called “The Golden Eyes” that you can watch free using VIKI TV app along with tons of foreign dramas & movies. Right Now, he’s doing reality show “I Am Singer-Songwriter”! *MOVIES, DRAMAS & REALITY SHOWS LAY HAS DONE* Challenges At Midlife (2021) Unknown Crime (2020) Unexpected Love (movie, 2020) Go Fighting! (Chinese - Season Six, 2020) I Am Singer-Songwriter (Season Two, 2020 - Present) Street Dance of China (Season Three, 2020) We Are Young (Chinese reality show, 2020) For Love With You (movie, 2019) Eleven Letters (Special Appearance, 2019) Ming Dynasty (2019) The Golden Eyes (2019) REKNOW (Chinese reality show, 2019) Youth Has You (Chinese reality show, 2019) The Island (movie, 2018) Tomb Of The Sea (2018) Roast (Chinese - Season Three Ep. 10, 2018) Idol Hits (Chinese reality show Ep. 8, 2018) Go Fighting! (Chinese - Season Four, 2018) Unlimited Song (Chinese - Season One Ep. 3, 2018) Idol Producer : Season One (Chinese reality show, 2018) Operation Love (2017) The Founding Of An Army (movie, 2017) King Fu Yoga (movie w/Jackie Chan, 2017) Go Fighting! (Chinese - Season Three, 2017) Idol Star Athletic Championships (survival show, 2017) Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom In February (Chinese movie, 2016) The Mystic Nine (Chinese drama, 2016) To Be A Better Man (Chinese drama, 2016) A Guard Over Ancient Treasure (2016) Star Show 360 (reality show Ep. 1 & 2, 2016) EXOmentary LIVE (reality show, 2016) Go Fighting! (Chinese - Season Two, 2016) Royal Treasure (Chinese movie, 2016) Oh My God (Chinese movie, 2015) EXO Next Door (reality show, 2015) Ex-Files 2: Back Up Strikes Back (movie, 2015) EXO’s Second Box (DVD, 2015) SMTOWN: The Stage (DVD, 2015) EXO Channel (JPN reality show, 2015) Go Fighting! (Chinese - Season One, 2015) Keep Running (Chinese - Season Two Ep. 4, 2015) EXO’s First Box (DVD, 2014) EXO 90:2014 (reality show, 2014) XOXO EXO (reality show, 2014) The Miracle (Special Appearance; reality show, 2013) EXO’s Showtime (reality show, 2013) A Song For You 1 (reality show Eps. 1 & 2, 2013) After School Club (reality show Ep. 9, 2013) Beatles Code 2 (reality show, 2012) Weekly Idol (talk show Eps. 103 & 108, 2011) Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (reality show Eps. 116 | 118 | 119, 2011) Hello Counselor (Season One Ep. 145, 2010) Running Man (reality show Ep. 171, 2010) You Hee-Yeol’s Sketchbook (reality show Ep. 277, 2009) Infinite Challenge (reality show Ep. 345, 2005) Star Golden Bell (reality show, 2004) Pops In Seoul (Guest, 1998 - Present) Happy Camp (Chinese reality show Eps. 982 | 999 | 1028 | 1033, 1997)