15 Unique Facts about Lay EXO, Once Taught to Drive by Jackie Chan - Inspiring the Novel 'My Lecturer My Husband'

Lay likes to read all the letters from his fans. He even once held a QnA session with fans online.

It turns out that Lay once replaced Jonghyun at SHINee's concert. In 2010, Jonghyun was injured and unable to dance, so Lay took his place.

In 2015, Lay wrote an autobiography book titled Standing Firm At 24. The book became a bestseller and broke several online book records in China.

Wanting to act in movies, Lay expressed his desire to play the role of a killer or a T-Rex dinosaur.

Debuting as a child star, Lay became known after ranking third in Star Academy in 2005.

Not many people know, it turns out Lay was taught to drive by Jackie Chan. They became close after filming the movie KUNG FU YOGA together.

Lay has three wax statues displayed in museums. The first one is in Madame Tussauds Beijing, the second one is in Shanghai, and the third one is in Hong Kong.

In 2016, Lay was appointed as the public relations ambassador for CYLC Changsha. This role was the first of its kind for a celebrity.

Not only multi-talented, Lay is also generous. He has established a foundation called 'Zhang Yixing Arts Scholarship'.

Lay once won Best Producer at the Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. But behind that, he actually has 99 unreleased songs.

In 2016, Lay released his first mini album and became the first Chinese artist to enter the Top 60 chart on iTunes.

Lay is known as the Lamb because of his cute appearance. But who would have thought you would see another charm in Harpers Bazaar photoshoot and the MV LOSE CONTROL.

He also wrote the song I Need U to celebrate his grandparents' 50th anniversary.

Together with NCT 127, he collaborated dance with American singer Jason Derulo in the song Let's Shut Up and Dance.

Recently, Lay's name became the inspiration for an Indonesian novel titled My Lecturer My Husband. Now, the novel will be made into a film starring Reza Rahadian and Prilly Latuconsina.