Lose Control is the solo debut extended play by Chinese singer, actor and dancer Lay (Zhang Yixing), a member of the South Korean boy group EXO. It was released on October 28, 2016 at 1AM (KST) both in South Korea and China by S.M. Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The EP features six tracks in total, including the two singles "what U need?" and "Lose Control".
Background and release
On September 21, 2016 it was announced that Lay would release his first solo album in October.[1] The single "what U need?" was released on October 7 as Lay's birthday gift for his fans.[2] The song reached number one on the Alibaba real time music chart in China. The single and the music video appeared at the top of music charts in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, UK, Turkey, Canada and the United States.[3] On October 21 it was revealed that Lay would release his first mini-album Lose Control on October 28 in South Korea and China and that the album consists of 6 Chinese tracks. The single "what U need?" was included in this mini-album. Lay personally participated in the composition, arrangement and writing the lyrics of all the songs.[4][5]On October 25, 2016 S.M. Entertainment released a teaser for the music video of "Lose Control". "Lose Control" has officially been released on October 28 through online and regular stores.
Promotions
Press conference
Lay held a press conference for the mini-album at Shanghai Town & Country Community in China at 4PM on October 27.[6]
Live performance
Lay performed "what U need?" for the first time on October 9 at the 2016 Asia Song Festival in Busan, South Korea.[7][8]
On November 8, it was reported that Lay will perform on the music program The Show on November 15.[9]
Sales
Lose Control broke a record in South Korea for a most sales for a solo artist, pre-orders surpassed 200,000 copies and the physical album sales surpassed 50,000 copies within a day from its release. The mini album sales, excluding the sales of digital album in less than a week, has exceeded 97,000 which has broken the record for the first week sales of a solo artist.
