Aika Kobayashi | |
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Native name | 小林 愛香 |
Born |
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
October 23, 1993
Nationality | Japan |
Occupation | Voice actress, singer |
Years active | 2011 |
Agent | Newcome Inc |
Website | http://lineblog.me/kobayashi_aika/ |
Aika Kobayashi (小林 愛香 Kobayashi Aika?, born October 23, 1993) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is currently affiliated with Newcome Inc and her singles are released under label Media Factory.
Aika Kobayashi was born on October 23, 1993 at Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She's good at dancing. Her father is Japanese, while her mother is half Japanese and Korean. She learned ballet at the age of 5 and hip hop at third year of elementary school.
In 2011, she 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. In 2012, she released a single for TV anime Queen's Blade Rebellion ending theme, "Future is Serious". Both singles are released under Media Factory's record labels.
In 2015, she debuted as a voice actress with Love Live! Sunshine!! as Yoshiko Tsushima. She belonged to the idol group Aqours and its sub unit Guilty Kiss along with Rikako Aida and Aina Suzuki. She is nicknamed "Aikyan" by both fans and Aqours members.
In November 2016, she's announced to be one of permanent host in Love Live! Sunshine!!'s radio program along with Anju Inami and Arisa Komiya.