Reporter Zhang Xiaohan / Comprehensive Report
Mainland artist Zhang Yixing (LAY) debuted in Korea in 2012 as the Korean group EXO, and in recent years, the main focus has been on the mainland performing arts career, and in 2015, he set up a personal studio, writing a long message on the 10th anniversary of the group and the expiration date of the contract (8th), one of which said "Today is the end is also the new beginning" to make fans guess whether to renew the contract.
Zhang Yixing Changwen celebrates exo's 10th anniversary. (Photo/ Reproduced from Weibo / Hard Work And Try Again x)
Zhang Yixing posted a long article on Weibo today, mentioning "the day when the contract period with SM expired" at the beginning, looking back at the past as a moment, he was very grateful to the company, EXO members, fans who encouraged and cared for themselves, and friends and relatives for their support: "I will always remember the day I officially debuted as an EXO member on April 8, 2012, and always remember SM's small practice room filled with my brothers and me for several years of youth." 」
Although 10 years have passed, Zhang Yixing believes that he is still the same person: "This is better than I imagined when I was 20 years old, slightly worse than I aspired to when I was 30 years old, but this is the real me today." 」 In the future, we will continue to move forward towards the lofty goals we have set, today is the end and a new beginning, and the past experience will become nourishment: "Zhang Yixing's new career map and life plan, but also with SM Company to explore new ways to move forward, to try, to challenge, to take risks, to become a better self, to build a bigger and better ship." 」
Zhang Yixing's recent career has focused on the mainland. (Photo/ Reproduced from Weibo / Hard Work And Try Again x)
Finally, Zhang Yixing hopes that fans can have their own dreams and chase bravely: "Please believe in yourself, believe in hard work, believe in struggle, never be afraid to wait, always look forward to the future, the next decade, the next decade, hard work will always have the results of hard work, fate will leave the sweetest sugar to the child who waits the longest." 」
In his handwritten letter to South Korean fans, Zhang Yixing also mentioned that he and SM Entertainment's contract would not be renewed when it expired.
EXO Weibo celebrates its 10th anniversary. (Photo/Photo from Weibo/weareoneEXO)
【Zhang Yixing Weibo full text】
I used to think that more than ten years was a very exaggerated time unit, but really to the day when the contract period with SM Company expired, looking back on more than ten years really seemed to be just a blink of an eye, and in a blink of an eye, I changed from a child who just entered the company to a 30-year-old me today.
Contract to complete more than ten years of contract period, full but the friendship has been growing together in the years have been, I am grateful and will always be grateful for the company that supported me all the way, helped me, more than ten years to accompany me, understand my EXO group members have always loved me to encourage me, care for my fans, friends, family members really hard, thank you.
I will always remember the day I officially debuted as an EXO member on April 8, 2012, the small practice room of SM filled with my brothers and me for several years, and the excitement and ambition of seeing so many fans for the first time •
Looking back today, I feel that I am lucky, such an ordinary family, ordinary height, ordinary conditions of ordinary me, in the time that everyone is working hard, just because of a little more lucky, and got the opportunity to stand on the stage, so I used every day after that to thank this luck, try to be worthy of this luck, but also because I am afraid that I can't always be lucky, I have been working hard, ten years later, in the world where things are not human, I am still that me, or the one who immerses myself in my own monster world and hopes to continue to fight. Still the same me who has both a musical dream and an actor killer/tyrannosaurus rex dream. This is something I thought I was better than I thought when I was 20 years old, slightly worse than I aspired to when I was 30 years old, but this is the real me I am today.
Indeed, many things that I believed in the past that seemed exaggerated and unrealistic still believe very, very firmly, like a lifetime of life, you have to rush forward with enthusiasm, even if you encounter difficulties and obstacles, you should not hesitate to run hard towards the goal you want to go until one day you can't run. For example, to lead Chinese music to the world, to let the world see us, for example, always have the mood of a battle to work hard, even if you fail, at least you have to know how far away you are from the end.
Boy to death is a teenager, 60 years old I also want to be the most powerful father, but also to fall on the road to chase the sun, it sounds a bit pompous haha, but I do always think so, today is the end is also a new beginning, I hope that I can take all the past experience left to me to continue to explore as a, Zhang Yixing's new career map and life plan, but also with SM company to explore new ways to move forward, to try, to challenge, to adventure, to become a better self, to build a bigger and better ship, finally, Ten years along the way, I want to say, "Please have your own dreams, chase your dreams, please believe in yourself, believe in hard work, believe in struggle, never be afraid to wait, always look forward to the future, the next ten years, the next decade, hard work will always have the results of hard work, fate will leave the sweetest sugar to the children who wait the longest." 」
Zhang Yixing full text. (Photo/ Reproduced from Weibo / Hard Work And Try Again x)