Aika_Kobayashi

Aika Kobayashi

Aika Kobayashi

Japanese singer

Aika Kobayashi (小林 愛香, Kobayashi Aika, born October 23, 1993) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. Kobayashi is currently affiliated with Newcome Inc,[1] and her singles are released under label Toy's Factory. She is best known for her role as Yoshiko Tsushima in the multimedia franchise Love Live! Sunshine!!.

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Biography

Kobayashi was born on October 23, 1993, at Kanagawa Prefecture. She is good at dancing.[1] She is 1/4 of Korean descent, with her mother being half Korean and Japanese, while her father is Japanese.[2] Kobayashi learned ballet at the age of 5 and hip hop at third year of elementary school.[3]

In 2011, Kobayashi debuted as a singer for TV anime Freezing ending theme, "Kimi o Mamoritai" (君を守りたい) and was released as a split single with its opening theme.[4] In 2012, Kobayashi released a single for TV anime Queen's Blade Rebellion ending theme, "Future is Serious".[5] Both singles are released under Media Factory's record labels.

In 2015, Kobayashi debuted as a voice actress with Love Live! Sunshine!! as Yoshiko Tsushima.[6] Kobayashi belonged to the idol group Aqours and its sub unit Guilty Kiss along with Rikako Aida and Aina Suzuki. Kobayashi is nicknamed "Aikyan" by both fans and Aqours members.[7]

In November 2016, Kobayashi was announced to be one of the permanent hosts in Love Live! Sunshine!!'s radio program along with Anju Inami and Arisa Komiya.

In 2019, she released "NO LIFE CODE", her debut single.

Works

Filmography

Main roles are marked in bold.

Anime

Video games

Radio

  • Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Uranohoshi Jogakuin Radio!!! (2016, Hibiki Radio Station)

Discography

Singles

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Studio albums

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Participation work

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As Aqours

See also: Love Live! Sunshine!! § Discography

References

  1. [1]
    "小林愛香". Newcome (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Aika Kobayashi's blog post". Aikyandys. (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. [3]
    "B.L.T VOICE GIRLS" (in Japanese). Tokyo News Service. August 2016. p. 23. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. [4]
    "「フリージング」オープニング＆エンディングテーマ 「COLOR」／「君を守りたい」 MARiA／小林愛香". 株式会社ＫＡＤＯＫＡＷＡ メディアファクトリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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    "「クイーンズブレイド リベリオン」エンディングテーマ「future is serious」". 株式会社ＫＡＤＯＫＡＷＡ メディアファクトリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Anime Spotlight - Love Live! Sunshine!!". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Seiyū Animedia" (in Japanese). Gekkan Plus. November 2016. p. 37. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. [8]
    "'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Soccer TV Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. February 12, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Love Live! Sunshine!! Fantasy Spinoff Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- Gets Anime Series in 2023". Anime News Network. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Aika Kobayashi's Tweet". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  11. [11]
    Romano, Sal (June 26, 2023). "Inti Creates announces Yohane the Parhelion: BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  12. [12]
    "小林愛香". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  13. [13]
    "COLOR / 君を守りたい". Tower Records Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  14. [14]
    "Aika Kobayashi's tweet". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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