Easy (Jvke song)

"Easy"
Single by Jvke feat. Lay
from the album The Asia Tour: Blooming Season EP
LanguageEnglish
ReleasedJuly 25, 2025
GenreSynth-pop
Length2:20
Songwriters
  • Jvke
  • Zac Lawson
  • Lay
[1]
Producers
  • Jvke
  • Zac Lawson
[2]
Jvke singles chronology
"Butterflies (feat. Taehyun and Kim Chaewon)"
(2025)
"Easy"
(2025)
"Oh to Be Loved"
(2025)
Lay singles chronology
"Kai Tian"
(2025)
"Easy"
(2025)
Music video
"Lyrics Video" on YouTube

"Easy" is a single by American singer-songwriter Jvke and Chinese singer Lay. It released on July 25, 2025.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

The song is about someone who is heartbroken after their relationship with their lover ends. Despite this, they still hope to mend fences, avoiding missing each other. The lyrics describe how empty and lonely their life feels without their loved one by their side. However, it seems like this broken relationship can't be fixed, no matter how hard they try.[13][14][15]

Background and release

Announced as a surprise single last night, the song is written purely in English. The track itself is a synth-pop heartbreak anthem that tackles the regret that comes with ending a relationship as the two croon in the chorus, "Why, oh, why baby, don't you try? / I walked away and you said, 'Goodbye' / I don't wanna leave, babe / But you're making it easy."

This marks JVKE's second collaboration with a renowned K-pop artist in a row, as he'd previously worked on "butterflies" with Taehyun of Tomorrow X Together and Chaewon of Le Sserafim. The track may have came out just two weeks ago on July 10, but it has been circulating the Internet as a certified viral hit.

For Lay, this would mark his second major release of the year following his single "开天" (Kai Tan) earlier in January of this year. The artist had made his solo debut in 2016 with the track "Monodrama" released through the SM STATION project, and has since released four full-length albums and four EPs.[16][17]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Easy"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Billboard China[18][19] 50

References

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  14. ^ "JVKE、中国のトップアーティストLAY ZHANGとのグローバル・コラボ楽曲発表 (2025年7月28日)". エキサイトニュース (in Japanese). 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  15. ^ "シンガーの記事・ニュース・画像一覧". Real Sound|リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 2025-08-09. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
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  17. ^ "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  18. ^ "Lay Zhang discography", Wikipedia, 2025-08-09, retrieved 2025-08-09
  19. ^ yobang.tencentmusic.com https://yobang.tencentmusic.com/chart/uni-chart/search/?keyword=%25E5%25BC%25A0%25E8%2589%25BA%25E5%2585%25B4. Retrieved 2025-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)