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Sijin Liu Dreams Up “Ici (Remix)” Music Video for Bai yun

Posted on Saturday, June 6, 2026

Director/designer Sijin Liu, whose breakout Siri Lee music video we featured on the cover of Stash 175, merges symbolism and surrealism into an eerie and enigmatic film for French-Taiwanese singer Bai yun.

Sijin Liu: “The visual language of the film centers on four symbols: the white ant, representing erosion from within; the hands of the surrounding world, grasping, tightening into shackles; the lily of the valley, and the ladybird, which Bai yun associates with hope.

“The process began with hand-drawn storyboards. Previously managed through prompt adjustments alone, this time the storyboards were fed directly into Dreamina AI, giving the generated motion much greater accuracy and control.

“The entire video was completed in three weeks on a limited budget. Without AI tools, this would have been impossible.”

“Human faces and hands have improved considerably but the team still had to make manual adjustments to match the artist’s likeness in certain shots, but the process is significantly faster than before.

“Insects, however, remain a weak point. Structurally complex, with six legs, antennae, and segmented bodies, they become noticeably harder to render consistently when multiple insects appear in the same frame.

“The team approached this in two ways: rendering at very high resolutions such as 8K to give the model more computational space to work out finer anatomical details, and introducing motion blur through manual compositing, using craft to resolve what the technology could not fully handle on its own.

“The entire video was completed in three weeks on a limited budget. Without AI tools, this would have been impossible.”

A woman's face with eyes closed is surrounded and touched by many pale hands against a black background. Faint, cursive French text sur la gâchette overlays the image, echoing the ethereal mood of the Bai yun Ici remix music video by Sijin Liu. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Close-up view of several ants on a dark surface, reminiscent of the detailed shots in the Ici (Remix) music video by Sijin Liu and Bai Yun. One ant faces forward in sharp focus, while others fade into the dimly lit background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Two pale hands intertwined against a dark background, with a wooden rosary wrapped around the fingers, evoking the tense atmosphere of Sijin Liu’s "Ici (Remix)" amidst drifting echoes like bai yun—white clouds. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A woman with a calm expression is surrounded by numerous pale hands reaching toward her from all directions against a dark background, evoking the haunting atmosphere of Sijin Liu's artwork or the mood in Bai Yun’s Ici (Remix). Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A hand with pale skin holds a woman's head against a black background. The woman's expression is neutral, and only her head is visible, creating a surreal, floating effect inspired by the enigmatic style of Sijin Liu. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Client: Bai yun

Director: Sijin Liu
Generative Lead: Ruby Nian
Lyric Video Designer: Huyu
Title Design: Cheng Jie Sung
Colorist: Willy Huang
Shooting: Dan, Bai Yun, Julia Wang

Vocal: Bai yun
Lyricist: Bai yun, Lasco
Producer/Arranger: DanLanPa
Vocal Recording: A.F
Mixing Engineer: DanLanPa
Mastering Engineer: D.H
Mandarin Lyrics Translation: Koann

Toolkit: Dreamina AI with Octo & Dreamina Seedance 2.0

Stephen Price

Stephen is the co-founder/CD of Stash Media Inc. and the executive editor of Stash Magazine and the Stash Permanent Collection.
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Category: AI, Featured, Music Video · Tags: Bai yun, Sijin Liu