is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. Kobayashi is currently affiliated with Newcome Inc, and her singles are released under label Toy's Factory. She is best known for her role as Yoshiko Tsushima in the multimedia franchise ''

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Biography

Kobayashi was born on October 23, 1993 at Kanagawa Prefecture. She is good at dancing. She is 1/4 of Korean descent, with her mother being half Korean and Japanese, while her father is Japanese. Kobayashi learned ballet at the age of 5 and hip hop at third year of elementary school. In 2011, Kobayashi debuted as a singer for TV anime ''

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'' ending theme, and was released as a split single with its opening theme. In 2012, Kobayashi released a single for TV anime ''

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'' ending theme, "Future is Serious". Both singles are released under

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's record labels. In 2015, Kobayashi debuted as a voice actress with ''

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. Kobayashi is nicknamed "Aikyan" by both fans and Aqours members. In November 2016, Kobayashi was announced to be one of the permanent hosts in Love Live! Sunshine!!'s radio program along with

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

Works

Filmography

:''Main roles are marked in bold.''

Anime

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'' as Yoshiko Tsushima *'' Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart'' as Student B *'' Piace: My Italian Cooking'' as Rii Kagetsu *''

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'' as Yū Tenma *'' Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror'' as Yoshiko Tsushima

Video games

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'' as Yoshiko Tsushima *''Uchi no Hime-sama ga Ichiban Kawaii'' as Bikyaku Hime Leg Bonito *''Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS'' as Yoshiko Tsushima

Radio

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

Discography

Singles

Studio albums

Participation work

As Aqours

References

External links

Official website

Official blog

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kobayashi, Aika 1993 births Living people Anime singers Aqours members Japanese people of Korean descent Japanese actresses of Korean descent Japanese women pop singers Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Voice actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers