Sebastiano Serafini
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Sebastiano Serafini is an Italian actor, model, musician, and stylist working in Hong Kong
and Japan
. He has modeled for brands and fashion lines including h.Naoto
, Sixh., Lip Service, Gstar, Stand Up!! The Fragile, Toni & Guy
, Paul Smith
, Blablahospital, and True Religion
. He plays a recurring role as otaku
Luca in the Japanese TV drama series Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo, and was in the drama Pompei as the son of Girolamo Panzetta
. He started modeling at the age of 15.
, with whom he also contributes to LA Weekly
.
on June 4 in Salerno
.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He has modeled for brands and fashion lines including h.Naoto
H. Naoto
Naoto Hirooka, better known as H. Naoto is a Japanese avant-garde fashion designer. H. Naoto's style of clothing and accessories could be classified under Japanese punk and gothic lolita, and he has been called the "most visible and successful of the labels fixated on that style."He graduated from...
, Sixh., Lip Service, Gstar, Stand Up!! The Fragile, Toni & Guy
Toni & Guy
- History :Toni & Guy is a global hairdressing and education business founded in London, United Kingdom in 1963 by brothers Giuseppe and Gaetano Mascolo. They were later joined by younger brothers Bruno and Anthony...
, Paul Smith
Paul Smith (fashion designer)
Sir Paul Smith jr, RDI, is an English fashion designer, whose business and reputation is founded upon his menswear. He is both commercially successful and highly respected within the fashion industry....
, Blablahospital, and True Religion
True Religion
True Religion Brand Jeans is an American premium clothing line, established in December of 2002 by Jeffrey Lubell and co-founder Kym Gold.In the winter of 2002, True Religion debuted its denim products from its Los Angeles base...
. He plays a recurring role as otaku
Otaku
is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
Luca in the Japanese TV drama series Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo, and was in the drama Pompei as the son of Girolamo Panzetta
Girolamo Panzetta
Girolamo Panzetta, born September 6, 1962 in Villanova del Battista, is a celebrity from Italy living and working in Japan. He has been on Japanese TV, everything from dramas to cooking shows, and also in fashion magazines. Panzetta voiced the Italian car Luigi in the Japanese version of "Cars". He...
. He started modeling at the age of 15.
March 2011 Japanese earthquake
Serafini, who was present in Tokyo during the March 2011 9.0 earthquake disaster and lost a friend in the resulting tsunami, 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 in the works, a collaboration with Soho Hearts. Upon leaving Japan, he spent a week in Los Angeles hosting relief fundraisers alongside journalist and fashion blogger La CarminaLa Carmina
La Carmina is a Canadian blogger, author, journalist, and TV host. She specializes in Goth and Harajuku fashion and Japanese pop culture, and has been described as “kind of adorable, in a somewhat bizarre way” by Andrea Walker in The New Yorker...
, with whom he also contributes to LA Weekly
LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized "alternative weekly" in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Editor/Publisher Jay Levin and a board of directors that included actor-producer Michael Douglas...
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DNR. Dreams Not Reality
On May 15, 2011 it was announced on La Carmina's blog that Serafini would become the fifth member of the Italian visual rock band DNR. He will be the band's vocalist and keyboardist for DNR's upcoming concert tour. The band is set to open up for VersaillesVersailles (Japanese band)
Versailles is a Japanese visual kei metal band formed in 2007. Their key characteristics are their rococo-esque costumes, dueling guitars and heavy but melodic arrangements....
on June 4 in Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
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