LAY – Jade: Music Review

“Jade” is LAY’s pre-release single towards his upcoming 4th album. There is no music video for this track yet. However, I’m too excited to wait, so let’s check it out now. I can still react to the music video once it drops.

Zhang Yixing, known by the stage name LAY or Lay Zhang, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, dancer, music producer, and actor. He officially debuted in 2012 under SM Entertainment as a member of the Kpop group EXO. His career as a solo singer began in October 2016 with the release of his song – “What You Need?”. He then made his official debut with the EP – Lose Control on October 28th, 2016.

(Please note – this is a real-time review, meaning I am typing down my exact thoughts while listening to this song.)

Reaction to Audio Track:

I knew we were getting some traditional instruments once I saw the track photo.
I love the instrumentalization of this. The way it starts out with the traditional sounds and then that heavy beat drops.
It is PERFECT.
It looks like this is all in English as I expected from Lay.
Oh, don’t mind me, it’s not entirely in English.😄
I assumed that this was going to be a sentimental song, but Lay is going off. This is a legit BOP!!!
I can’t wait to watch the music video because I’m sure the choreography will be superb.
I love how he’s says – “jade.” That section is LIT.🔥🔥🔥
I am adding this song to my playlist right now.
I am already dancing because “Jade” is a full groove.
There’s no way anyone can listen to the song and sit still.
Lay did not come to play, and I love how we can still hear the Chinese opera elements throughout the track.
I love when R&B/hip-hop artists include Chinese opera in their songs. It’s such an entrancing and soothing style of music.
Lay’s vocals on this track are smooth like Honey. See what I did there???😏 Pun intended.
I’m not okay.😂😂😂
I appreciate the 0.43 seconds instrumental-only section at the end.
This is my new jam, and I will be leaving it on replay for a long time.
As expected from Lay, he didn’t disappoint. Hence my rating for this new single “Jade” is a solid 10/10.
Here is a video with English translation –