Lay Zhang, also known as Zhang Yixing, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, dancer, music producer, actor, and author famous for his M-pop, hip-hop, EDM, and R&B music. He debuted with the K-Pop group Exo in 2012, and since 2015, he has received multiple awards as a soloist. Moreover, he's known for his original tracks 'Let's Shut Up and Dance,' 'Sheep,' 'Honey,' 'Dawn to Dusk,' and 'Joker.' Furthermore, he recently received the Weibo Music Awards for Weibo God and Producer of the Year.

As soon as Warner Music Philippines announced that Manila was the first stop for Lay's fan meeting and listening party, fans, also known as XBACKS, were ecstatic as it has been ten years since the artist last visited the country.