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Sebii

Sebastian Yang DeMarino known professionally as Sebii, is a Chinese-born American singer-songwriter and producer commonly known for his tracks “Butterfly Bankai”, "Play Poker Remix" the latter of which, with producer Maple.

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Sebii
Born
Sebastian Yang DeMarino

(1999-04-30) April 30, 1999
Shanghai, China
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2019–present

Sebastian Yang DeMarino (born April 30, 1999) known professionally as Sebii (pronounced Seb-ee; stylized as SEBii), is a Chinese-born American singer-songwriter and producer commonly known for his tracks “Butterfly Bankai”, "Play Poker Remix" the latter of which, with producer Maple.

Life and career

Sebii, born Sebastian Yang DeMarino,12 was born on April 30, 1999, in Shanghai, China. SEBii later moved to New York,3 where he became fascinated with the culture and eventually enrolled at the Rhode Island School of Design.1 SEBii collaborated with BAYLI on a remix of "boys lie".4 The music video for "Play Poker Remix" was filmed by his grandmother.1 The song went viral,5 alongside "Butterfly Bankai."5 SEBii and Y2Kyle are the Creative Directors of the diverse "VVSS2"67 visuals.89 Sebii was featured on Tohji's April–May 2024 S/S TOUR globe tour, which included international artists such as Fruit Woman GOGO, Alice Longyu Gao, FiFi Zhang, and SEBii.10

Discography

Studio albums

  • Visored Vitality (2019)
  • VVV (2020)
  • VVSS (2020)
  • VVSS2 (2024)

Singles

  • Butterfly Bankai (2019)
  • Play Poker (2020)
  • talk down (2020)
  • boys lie (Remix)11
References

References

  1. Quan, Ryan (February 1, 2023). "Nobody Is Doing It Like SEBii". JoySauce. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  2. Scheindlin, Edward (October 25, 2020). "Who is SEBii?". DCR. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  3. Murray, Robin (April 8, 2024). "Evolutionary Balance: SEBii Takes His Next Step". Clash. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  4. Jamieson, Sarah (January 5, 2021). "SEBii remixes BAYLI's 'boys lie'". DIY. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  5. Press-Reynolds, Kieran (August 13, 2020). "Gorgeous Glitches and Nightcored Melodies: The New Generation of SoundCloud Music is Here". Complex. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  6. Cohen, Jon (March 15, 2024). "New Music Friday: Stream new projects from Four Tet, Heavee, Devon Welsh, and more". The FADER. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  7. Gwyther, Huw (March 14, 2024). "SEBii Enters His ANTii-Hero Era". Wonderland. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  8. Phillips, Nicola (March 17, 2024). "SEBii: The ANTii-Hero Arc and VVSS2 Evolution". KALTBLUT Magazine. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  9. Arcand, Jess. "SEBii Continues to Build His Multifaceted Universe on New Full-Length Album VVSS2". REVERIE. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  10. "Tohji Announces World Tour Details: Three North American Shows with SEBii and Alice Longyu Gao". NiEW. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  11. Unknown, Unknown. "Listen: SEBii remixes BAYLI's 'boys lie'". DIY Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2025.