Sebastiano Serafini

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Sebastiano Serafini
Born (1990-02-14) February 14, 1990
Milan, Italy
Other names Seba
Occupation Model, actor, keyboardist, singer
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Dark Brown
Website
Official website

Sebastiano Serafini (born February 14, 1990) is an Italian actor, model, musician, and stylist working in Hong Kong, Japan, and Italy, as well as gaining popularity in Thailand where he made an appearance as the final MC at the 2013 You2Play Awards[1] .[2][3][4][5] He played a recurring role as otaku Luca in the Japanese TV drama series Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo,[6] and was in the drama Pompei as the son of Girolamo Panzetta.[7] He started modeling at the age of 15.[8][9]

Modeling

He has modeled for brands and fashion lines including h.Naoto, Sixh., Lip Service,[10] Gstar, Stand Up!! The Fragile, Toni & Guy, Paul Smith,[11] Jury Black,[12][13][14] Blablahospital, tenuto by kawano,[15] and True Religion.[16] In the spring of 2013, he was chosen as the face of a campaign for Gintoki Accessory Stores.[17]

Music

Serafini joined Italian visual rock band DNR (Dreams Not Reality) as the fifth member "Seba", playing keyboard and performing vocals for the band. DNR opened up for Versailles on June 4, 2011 in Salerno,[7][18][19][20] and also played at the 2011 V-Rock Festival held at Saitama Super Arena.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26] The band was also part of the lineup for V-Love Live International, which took place two days later on October 25.[27][28] DNR was the first non-Japanese band to perform at the Stylish Wave event at Akasaka BLITZ.[29][30]

Seba has DJed at Shibuya visual kei event Viju Love Night.[21][31][32]

Recently, Sebastiano has teamed up with Yu Phoenix (Cinema Bizarre) to create a band called Monochrome Hearts. Their first single, Your Knight was released on Amazon and iTunes in January 2013. Their second single, When the Night Kills the Day was released on Amazon and iTunes on July 13, 2013.

Design

Serafini, who was present in Tokyo during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and lost a friend in the resulting tsunami,[11] co-founded Hope, a t-shirt fundraising project for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief, with fashion company Like Atmosphere. According to Serafini, there is also a Hope jewelry project, a collaboration with Soho Hearts.[7][33] Upon leaving Japan, he spent a week in Los Angeles hosting relief fundraisers alongside journalist and fashion blogger La Carmina, with whom he also contributes to LA Weekly.[11][34]

Later in 2011, he designed a ring in collaboration with Strange Freak Designs, which was featured in Accestyle.[35]

References

  1. ↑ http://music.mthai.com/news/newsasia/154544.html
  2. ↑ http://www1.you2play.com/news/page,news/id,8135/
  3. ↑ Sincere Magazine (Thailand) (No.112): 43 
  4. ↑ S Cawaii (Thailand) (April 2013): 162 
  5. ↑ นักปราชญ์ผู้งดงาม, Seventeen (Thailand) (ISSN 1685-6201 No. 125): 246–249 
  6. ↑ "Fashion/Nightlife Blogger La Carmina and and Actor/Model Sebastiano Serafini at Work and Play in L.A. - Los Angeles - Slideshows". Laweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Sebastiano Serafini Exclusive Interview! | TOKYO CATWALK MAGAZINE". Tokyocatwalk.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  8. ↑ "ｷﾆﾅﾘmate☆11・Sebastianoさん". Posh.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  9. ↑ "SEBASTIANO SERAFINI セバスティアーノ セラフィニー : MODEL, ACTOR, SINGER IN TOKYO JAPAN. LUCA, NIHONJIN NO SHIRANAI NIHONGO 日本人の知らない日本語 | LA CARMINA. Gothic Lolita Punk † Cute Girls Japanese fashion † Tokyo Japan street style † Visual Kei Jrock bands". Lacarmina.com. 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  10. ↑ "Fashion/Nightlife Blogger La Carmina and and Actor/Model Sebastiano Serafini at Work and Play in L.A. - Los Angeles - Slideshows". Laweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Ohanesian, Liz (2010-07-27). "Actor and Model Sebastiano Serafini and Writer La Carmina on the 9.0 Earthquake in Japan - Los Angeles Art - Style Council". Blogs.laweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  12. ↑ DQuinn.net (2011-11-26). "Brand Introductory Series: Jury Black » Visual Kei Music, Life, & Japanese Fashion » ROKKYUU Magazine". Rokkyuu.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  13. ↑ Uemura, Emi, "ROCK STYLE [mix] JURY BLACK", Mix Rock Style (Japan) (Vol 1): 47–48 
  14. ↑ Yamaguchi, Takahiro, "campaign for JURY BLACK", Mix Rock Style (Japan) (Vol 1): 114–115 
  15. ↑ "campaign for "tenuto by kawano"", Men's Spider (Japan) (Vol 19 Sep. 2011): 24–28 
  16. ↑ Carmina, La (2011-01-03). "男の冬の HOT ファッション、トップ 10". CNNGo.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  17. ↑ Mihashi (三橋), Rie (利江), smart silver accessory ultimate magazine 26 (Japan) (5/23/2013): 88–95 
  18. ↑ "DNR, DREAMS NOT REALITY, ITALIAN VISUAL KEI BAND: SEBASTIANO SERAFINI IS NEW VOCALS & KEYBOARDS MEMBER! | LA CARMINA. Gothic Lolita Punk † Cute Girls Japanese fashion † Tokyo Japan street style † Visual Kei Jrock bands". Lacarmina.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  19. ↑ autore: Takaki kun. "Intervista ai Versailles a Roma". NipponProject.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 DQuinn.net (2011-11-09). "V-ROCK FESTIVAL 2011: Best Stage Presence » Visual Kei Music, Life, & Japanese Fashion » ROKKYUU Magazine". Rokkyuu.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Dnr特集！ - Visulog". Visulog.jp. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  22. ↑ DQuinn.net (2011-08-31). "DNR and Seremedy Join the V-Rock Fest Line-up! » Visual Kei Music, Life, & Japanese Fashion » ROKKYUU Magazine". Rokkyuu.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  23. ↑ "Last Round of Artist Lineup with DEAD END & Kyarypamyupamyu for V-ROCK FESTIVAL ’11! : SYNC MUSIC JAPAN". Syncmusic.jp. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  24. ↑ "Kyarypamyupamyu and DEAD END to Participate in this Year's V-ROCK FESTIVAL!! - musicJAPANplus -Pick up". Musicjapanplus.jp. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  25. ↑ "V-ROCK FESTIVAL’11 - フジテレビONE/TWO/NEXT(ワンツーネクスト)". Fujitv.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  26. ↑ Shimizu, Yamamoto, Mokoto, Hiroko, "V-ROCK FESTIVAL '11 oct.23 @ SAITAMA SUPER ARENA report", Fool's Mate (Japan) (Vol 35 January 2012): 134–136 
  27. ↑ DQuinn.net. "V-Love☆Live -international- » Visual Kei Music, Life, & Japanese Fashion » ROKKYUU Magazine". Rokkyuu.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  28. ↑ Shimizu, Kimura, Mokoto, Ryuzo, "Viju☆Love☆Live -international- report", Fool's Mate (Japan) (Vol 35 January 2012): 110–111 
  29. ↑ 艾琳, Irene, Visual Japan 日本視覚系楽団映像本。 (Japan): 28–39 
  30. ↑ http://www.club-zy.com/news_detail.php?UID=kB0UBfkepHxHG2n4
  31. ↑ "DJ Event - Viju Love Night #13 - Anniversary Artist Line-Up Revealed" - musicJAPANplus -Pick up". Musicjapanplus.jp. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  32. ↑ "Viju Love Night #014 This Weekend in Shibuya! - musicJAPANplus -Pick up". Musicjapanplus.jp. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  33. ↑ "JAPAN PANDA BEAR NECKLACE FOR CHARITY: SOHO HEARTS JEWELRY FOR SENDAI, JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY. | LA CARMINA. Gothic Lolita Punk † Cute Girls Japanese fashion † Tokyo Japan street style † Visual Kei Jrock bands". Lacarmina.com. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  34. ↑ "La Carmina and Sebastiano Serafini: Fundraising for Japan in Los Angeles - Los Angeles - Slideshows". Laweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  35. ↑ "Collaboration Jewelry: Sebastiano Serafini x Strange Freak Designs", Accestyle (Japan) (11/24): 132 

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