Asami Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林麻美; born 29 November 1953), which is the stage name for Toshiko Tanabe (Japanese: 田邉 稔子), is a Japanese singer, actress and model.

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Born in Kōriyama, Kobayashi started her career as an idol while still at high school;^[1] she made her record debut in 1972 with "Hatsukoi no merodī" (初恋のメロディー; "Melody of First Love"),^[1][2] which reached the 18th position on the Oricon Singles Chart.^[3] She eventually had her breakout in the late 1970s as a model and an actress for commercials of major brands such as Shiseido and Parco.^[2][4]

Kobayashi's major hit was the 1984 song "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe" (雨音はショパンの調べ; "The Sound of Rain is Chopin's Music"), a cover of Gazebo's "I Like Chopin" with Japanese lyrics by Yumi Matsutoya;^[2][4] the song peaked at the top of the Oricon Singles Chart for three weeks.^[5] She also worked as an actress in TV dramas and films.^[1][3] In 1991, she married and retired from show business to focus on her family.^[4]

Kobayashi made her official comeback in 2016, posing on the cover of the magazine Kunel.^[2][4] In 2020, she was the subject of a biography, Kobayashi Asami ― dai ni-maku (小林麻美―第二幕; "Kobayashi Mami ― The Second Act"), written by Hiroshi Nobue.^[2][4]