Aika Kobayashi

Aika Kobayashi was born on October 23, 1993 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Her nickname is "Aikyan". She voices Yoshiko Tsushima in Love Live! Sunshine!!. She takes the center position during shows involving Guilty Kiss.

Her call-and-response starts with "Ohayohane!", to which the audience replies "Ohayoshiko!". She replies with an angry "Dakara Yohane yo!", to which the audience is supposed to jump with a "Pyon" sound. Her image color during concerts is gray.

Background
She owns two dogs named Chocola and Laela.

Her current agency is Newcome Inc. She made her debut as an artist in 2011, and as a voice-actress with ''Love Live! Sunshine!!'' in 2015.

Personality & Hobbies
Her hobbies are photography, Western-style clothing, and has taken a liking to Yoshiko's style of dressing in all black lately. Her talents include dance (Hip-Hop, R&B, LA-style), and she started ballet at the age of 5.

Her goal is to become a multi-singer.

She is a fan of various K-Pop groups but her favorite is.

Her favorite foods are strawberries and chicken. She doesn't have any disliked foods as she can eat anything.

Other Data

 * For a collection of translated interviews and videos, please refer to Translated Voice Actress Content.

Trivia

 * She has bad eyesight and often wears contacts to correct her vision.
 * Love Live! Sunshine!! is her debut as a voice actress.
 * Her favorite colors are black, grey, red, and white.
 * The musical artist she respects the most is Namie Amuro.
 * Her childhood dream was to be a singer and a preschool teacher. She is actually licensed to be a preschool teacher, and has said that she would pursue this profession if she wasn't a voice actress.
 * She cannot handle anything scary (e.g. horror games and movies).
 * Her dog Laela may have been the inspiration behind the name "Laelaps" chosen by Yoshiko in Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 2 Episode 5.

Gallery

 * Please refer to this voice actress' Image Gallery.