Aika Kobayashi

Aika Kobayashi
小林 愛香
Born	(1993-10-23) October 23, 1993 (age 31) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Aikyan
Occupations	Singer voice actress
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Newcome Inc
Height	156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Website	kobayashiaika.jp

Aika Kobayashi (小林 愛香, Kobayashi Aika, born October 23, 1993) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. Kobayashi is 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!!.

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

• Love Live! Sunshine!! as Yoshiko Tsushima
• Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart as Student B
• Piace: My Italian Cooking as Rii Kagetsu
• Farewell, My Dear Cramer as Yū Tenma^[8]
• Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror as Yohane^[9]

Video games

• Love Live! School Idol Festival as Yoshiko Tsushima
• Uchi no Hime-sama ga Ichiban Kawaii as Bikyaku Hime Leg Bonito^[10]
• Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS as Yoshiko Tsushima
• Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue as Yohane^[11]

Radio

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

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Catalog no.	Oricon chart
2021	Gradation Collection "Sora wa Dare ka no Mono Janai" (空は誰かのものじゃない) was used as theme song for movie Sayonara Watashi no Cramer First Touch "Can You Sing Along?" was used as insert song for the same movie Released: June 23, 2021 Label: Toy's Factory	TFCC-86769/70 TFCC-86771/2 TFCC-86773

Singles

Year	Song	Catalog no.	Oricon chart[12]	Album
2011	"Color"/"Kimi o Mamoritai" (COLOR/君を守りたい) Ending theme for TV anime Freezing Split single with Maria Released: February 23, 2011[4] Label: Media Factory	ZMCZ-7059	35
2012	"Future Is Serious" Ending theme for TV anime Queen's Blade Rebellion Released: April 25, 2012 Label: Media Factory[13]	ZMCZ-7838	139
2020	"No Life Code" Released: February 26, 2020 Label: Toy's Factory	TFCC-89677 TFCC-89678	9	Gradation Collection (2021)
2021	"Tough Heart" Opening theme for TV anime Shin Chūka Ichiban! Released: January 27, 2021 Label: Toy's Factory	TFCC-89695 TFCC-89696	7
	"Ambitious Goal" Opening theme for TV anime Farewell, My Dear Cramer Released: April 5, 2021 (digital) Label: Toy's Factory	-

Participation work

Release date	Title	Label	Package number	Song	Source
July 2, 2014	"Nobunaga the Fool Original Soundtrack 2"	Lantis	LACA-15417	Track 19 "Miko no Inori" (巫女の祈り)	[14]

As Aqours

See also: Love Live! Sunshine!! § Discography

References

1. "小林愛香". Newcome (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
2. "Aika Kobayashi's blog post". Aikyandys. (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
3. "B.L.T VOICE GIRLS" (in Japanese). Tokyo News Service. August 2016. p. 23. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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.
5. "「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. "Anime Spotlight - Love Live! Sunshine!!". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
7. "Seiyū Animedia" (in Japanese). Gekkan Plus. November 2016. p. 37. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
8. "'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Soccer TV Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. February 12, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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. "Aika Kobayashi's Tweet". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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. "小林愛香". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
13. "COLOR / 君を守りたい". Tower Records Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
14. "Aika Kobayashi's tweet". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Aika Kobayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia