Biography

5′ 1″ (1.55 m)

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.

Kobayashi learned ballet at the age of 5 and hip hop at third year of elementary school.

She made her debut as an artist in 2011 at the age of 17, performing "Kimi o Mamoritai", the ending song for Freezing,.

Her first radio interview was for "Kimi o Mamoritai" and was by Aya Uchida and Izumi Kitta. The interviewers remarked that she seemed like an idol. Coincidentally, Yoshiko has the same image color (gray) as Kotori.

She debuted as a voice-actress in Love Live! Sunshine!! in 2015.