张艺兴（LAY），1991年10月7日出生于湖南省长沙市，中国内地流行乐男歌手、影视演员，韩国男子演唱组合EXO/EXO-M成员。外号：甜菜、张总、兴爷。

Born on October 7, 1991 in Changsha, Hunan Province, lay is a male pop singer, film and television actor in mainland China and a member of Korean male singing group exo / exo-m.

90后在出生时改革开放已经显现出明显成效，同时也是中国信息飞速发展的年代。所以90后可以说是信息时代的优先体验者。中国的90后不仅拥有自由奔放的想法、总是站在科技的前沿，而且对未来持乐观态度，这使他们成为未来世界中最“可怕”的一代中国人。

The post-90s' reform and opening-up at birth has shown obvious results, and it is also the era of rapid development of information in China. So the post-90s can be said to be the priority of experience in the information age. China's post-90s not only have free and unrestrained ideas, always stand at the forefront of science and technology, but also are optimistic about the future, which makes them the most "terrible" generation of Chinese in the future world.

90年代的湖南长沙，和大陆其他许多大城市一样，质朴无华，被称为是“楚汉名城”，关于长沙的由来，说法众多，但是最被人们所接受的，还是得名于“长沙星”的说法。长沙历经3000多年，城名、城址都没有变过，是一座真正的历史名城。

In the 1990s, Changsha in Hunan, like many other big cities in the mainland, was called "the famous city of Chu and Han". There are many opinions about the origin of Changsha, but the most accepted one is named "Changsha star". After more than 3000 years, Changsha has never changed its name or location. It is a real historical city.

张艺兴自小生活在书香世家里，父亲为老师，母亲在长沙经营一家服装店，家庭条件殷实。自小张艺兴就精通钢琴、吉他、葫芦丝等多种乐器，不断到各大电视台参加大大小小的比赛。

Zhang Yixing lived in a family of literati when he was a child. His father was a teacher, and his mother ran a clothing store in Changsha. Since childhood, Zhang Yixing has been proficient in piano, guitar, cucurbit flute and other musical instruments, and has been participating in large and small competitions in major TV stations.

6岁时参演了当代农村电视剧《咱老百姓》；中学就读于湖南师范大学附属中学。2000年参加《音乐不断》林志颖歌友会并演唱歌曲，首次接触电视荧屏。13岁初试作曲便沉浸其中，此后不断有作品问世。

At the age of 6, he took part in the contemporary rural TV series "we the common people"; the middle school was a secondary school affiliated to Hunan Normal University. In 2000, she participated in Lin Zhiying's song Club of "music continuously" and sang songs. She first contacted the TV screen. When I was 13 years old, I was immersed in composing music. Since then, many works have been published.

2005年参加湖南经视《明星学院》比赛并获得总决赛季军，比赛结束后，张艺兴回到学校继续学业，在校期间，他都会参加校文化艺术节的汇演。

In 2005, he took part in the star college competition of Hunan Economic TV and won the third place in the finals. After the competition, Zhang Yixing returned to school to continue his studies. During the school, he would participate in the performance of the school culture and Art Festival.

2008年通过S.M. Casting System在中国的选拔成为韩国SM公司旗下练习生。2012年4月以EXO团体和其子队EXO-M成员身份正式出道。

In 2008, through the selection of S.M. casting system in China, he became an intern of South Korean SM company. In April 2012, he officially made his debut as a member of exo group and its sub team exo-m.

2014年，张艺兴加入韩国音乐著作权协会成为注册作曲家。2015年4月，张艺兴在中国成立个人工作室，随后工作重心将适当转向国内，但其仍将作为EXO成员参加组合的集体活动，不会影响EXO整体的发展计划。同时，SM公司给予张艺兴在中国独立开展其个人影视、音乐、商务合作等一切经纪事务的权利，不干涉其在中国的工作安排，且对他在中国的发展给予充分支持，而张艺兴亦成为SM公司成立以来首位获得在中国开放自主发展权的中国艺人 。

In 2014, Zhang Yixing joined Korean Music Copyright Association to become a registered composer. In April 2015, Zhang Yixing set up a personal studio in China, and then the focus of his work will be shifted to China. However, he will still participate in the collective activities as an exo member, which will not affect the overall development plan of exo. At the same time, SM company gives Zhang Yixing the right to independently carry out all brokerage affairs in China, such as personal film and television, music, business cooperation, etc., without interfering with his work arrangement in China, and gives full support to his development in China, and Zhang Yixing has become the first Chinese artist who has obtained the right of independent development in China since the establishment of SM company.

2015年4月8日在中国成立个人工作室；5月因加盟励志体验真人秀节目《极限挑战》而受到广泛关注。

On April 8, 2015, a personal studio was set up in China; in May, it received widespread attention for joining the inspirational experience reality show extreme challenge.

2016年6月凭借爱情喜剧片《前任2：备胎反击战》获得第四届中英电影节最佳男配角奖；同年发行个人首张创作专辑《LOSE CONTROL》，并凭借其获得音悦V榜年度盛典年度专辑、内地最佳男歌手两项奖项。2017年10月发行第二张个人专辑《SHEEP》  ；同年凭借战争片《建军大业》提名第9届澳门国际电影节最佳男配角奖。

In June 2016, he won the best supporting actor award of the fourth China UK Film Festival with the love comedy "predecessor 2: spare wheel counterattack"; in the same year, he released his first album "love control" and won two awards, namely, the album of the year of the annual grand ceremony of the voice Yue V list and the best male singer in mainland China. In October 2017, she released her second album "sheet"; in the same year, she nominated the best supporting actor award of the 9th Macao International Film Festival with the war film "building the army".

2018年1月参加爱奇艺综艺节目《偶像练习生》，同年发行专辑《梦不落雨林》 。

In January 2018, he participated in the iqiyi variety show "idol trainee", and released the album "dream doesn't fall in the rainforest" in the same year.

2018年9月2日，《中国影视明星社会责任研究报告（2017-2018）》发布，张艺兴位居第四名。

On September 2, 2018, the Research Report on social responsibility of Chinese movie stars (2017-2018) was released, and Zhang Yixing ranked fourth.

2019年8月，福布斯发布中国100名人榜，张艺兴位列11位。

In August 2019, Forbes released China's 100 celebrities list, with Zhang Yixing ranked 11th.