Lay 02 Sheep

Lay 02 Sheep is the first studio album by Chinese rapper and singer Lay Zhang. It was released on October 7, 2017 in South Korea and China by SM Entertainment. The album features ten tracks in total, including the two singles "I Need U" and "Sheep". Background and release On September 21, Lay and S.M. Entertainment released teaser images for the album on different social media platforms. On September 25, the single "I Need U" was released as Lay's gift to his grandparents' on their 50th wedding anniversary. On September 27, it was confirmed by S.M. Entertainment that Lay will be releasing his second album Lay 02 Sheep on October 7, 2017. Lay was a producer and personally executed the composition, arrangement and lyrics writing of all the songs as well as the directing of the music videos. On October 6, 2017 S.M. Entertainment released a teaser for the music video of "Sheep". Lay 02 Sheep was officially released on October 7 (Lay's birthday) through online stores. Singles The music video for "I Need U" ranked #1 on Billboard's China Weibo Live Chart. In 12 hours, it hit more than 26 million views online, consecutively being the major 3 music chart's winner. "I Need U" charted in 17 countries and ranked #1 on iTunes in 12 countries, including the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Portugal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Hong Kong, China and more.