Kobayashi Yui

Kobayashi Yui
Kobayashi Yui (2019 - Kuroi Hitsuji)
Name
Kanji	小林由依
Kana	こばやし ゆい
Romaji	Kobayashi Yui
Nickname	Yuipon (ゆいぽん)
Birth Info
Birthdate	October 23, 1999
Birthplace	Saitama, Japan
Blood type	A
Current Age	24 Years Old
Sizes
Height	161cm
Professional Info
Agency	**
Social Networks	Official Blog / Instagram / SHOWROOM
Idol Career Info
Former Group	Sakurazaka46
Former Team	1st Generation
Debuted	August 2015 / Keyakizaka46 1st Generation
Graduated	February 2024

Kobayashi Yui was a member of Sakurazaka46's 1st Generation. She is a "with" magazine exclusive model since July 2018.

Trivia

• Audition song: Taiyou no Uta (Sawajiri Erika)
• Favorite Nogizaka46 member: Saito Asuka
• Charm Point: Smooth hair, round cheeks, and long eyelashes
• She can play alto saxophone, piano and guitar.
  • She considers playing instruments her specialty and started playing piano at 4 years old thanks to her older sister.
  • Her treasure is the 3rd place trophy that she won in a solo contest with her alto saxophone in middle school.
• She hates roller coasters.
• She is a fan of mobile games and has mentioned that she enjoyed Nogizaka46's mobile game NogiKoi.
• She is known for her sadistic character on stage, especially during performances of Abunakkashii Keikaku, so she is sometimes called "Mad Dog (狂犬)". Though off-stage, she is unexpectedly clingy.
• She is sometimes called "Ponpon (ぽんぽん)" when being teased by other members and Sawabe on variety, though Yui herself says she "absolutely hates it".
• Prior to the promotions for Nagaredama in September 2021, she went on a health break and did not participate in promotions for the single. She returned from her hiatus during Sakurazaka46 1st YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE.

History

Keyakizaka46 1st Generation → Sakurazaka46 1st Generation → Graduation

Joined Keyakizaka46 1st Generation on August 21, 2015

Transferred to Sakurazaka46 1st Generation on October 14, 2020

Graduated from Sakurazaka46 1st Generation on February 1, 2024 (Announcement: November 29, 2023)

Singles Participation

Sakurazaka46 A-Sides

• Nobody's fault (Sakura Eight)
• BAN (Sakura Eight)
• Nagaredama (Sakura Eight)
• Samidare yo (Sakura Eight)
• Sakurazuki (Sakura Eight)
• Start over!
• Shounin Yokkyuu

Sakurazaka46 B-Sides

Naze Koi wo Shite Konakattan darou? (Nobody's fault) Hanshinhangi (Nobody's fault) Plastic regret (Nobody's fault) Saishuu no Chikatetsu ni Notte (Nobody's fault) Buddies (Nobody's fault) Blue moon kiss (Nobody's fault) Guuzen no Kotae (BAN) Sore ga Ai Nano ne (BAN) Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono (BAN) Microscope (BAN) Omotta Yori mo Sabishikunai (BAN) Sakurazaka no Uta (BAN) Dead end (Nagaredama) Jamaica Beer (Nagaredama) (Center) Mugon no Uchuu (Nagaredama) Utsukushiki Nervous (Nagaredama)

Boku no Dilemma (Samidare yo) Danzetsu (Samidare yo) Shakan Kyori (Samidare yo) Koi ga Zetsumetsu Suru Hi (Samidare yo) Cool (Sakurazuki) Moshikashitara Shinjitsu (Sakurazuki) Tamashii no Liar (Sakurazuki) Sono Hi Made (Sakurazuki) Kaze no Oto (Start over!) Isshun no Uma (Start over!) Drone Senkaichu (Start over!) Bokutachi no La vie en rose (Shounin Yokkyuu) Manhole futa no jo (Shounin Yokkyuu) Sukimakaze yo (Shounin Yokkyuu) (Center) Kimi ga Sayonara Ietatte... (Shounin Yokkyuu) (Solo)

Keyakizaka46 A-Sides

Silent Majority Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai Futari Saison Fukyouwaon

Kaze ni Fukarete mo Glass wo Ware! Ambivalent Kuroi Hitsuji

Keyakizaka46 B-Sides

Te wo Tsunaide Kaerouka (Silent Majority) Shibuyagawa (Silent Majority) (Duet with Imaizumi Yui) Noriokureta Bus (Silent Majority) Kimi ga Inai (Silent Majority) Kataru Nara Mirai wo... (Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai) Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai (Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai) (Duet with Imaizumi Yui) Otona wa Shinjitekurenai (Futari Saison) Seifuku to Taiyou (Futari Saison) Yuuhi 1/3 (Futari Saison) W-KEYAKIZAKA no Uta (Fukyouwaon)

Tuning (Fukyouwaon) (Duet with Imaizumi Yui) Eccentric (Fukyouwaon) Hiraishin (Kaze ni Fukarete mo) Mou Mori e Kaerou ka? (Glass wo Ware!) Zenmai Shikake no Yume (Glass wo Ware!) (Duet with Imaizumi Yui) Student Dance (Ambivalent) I'm out (Ambivalent) 302-Goshitsu (Ambivalent) (Duet with Habu Mizuho) Nobody (Kuroi Hitsuji)

AKB48 B-Sides

• Kokkyo no Nai Jidai (Jabaja)
• Hatsukoi Door (Jiwaru DAYS)
• Hitsuzensei (Jiwaru DAYS)

Other Singles

• Dare ga Sono Kane wo Narasu no ka?

Albums Participation

Sakurazaka46 Albums

• Masatsukeisu (As you know?)
• Jouken Hansha de Nakete Kuru (As you know?)
• Time Machine de Yeah! (As you know?)

Keyakizaka46 Albums

• Getsuyoubi no Asa, Skirt wo Kirareta (Masshirona Mono wa Yogoshitaku Naru)
• Kimi wo Mou Sagasanai (Masshirona Mono wa Yogoshitaku Naru)
• Tokyo Tower wa Doko Kara Mieru? (Masshirona Mono wa Yogoshitaku Naru)
• 1gyou Dake no Air Mail (Masshirona Mono wa Yogoshitaku Naru) (Duet with Imaizumi Yui)
• AM1:27 (Masshirona Mono wa Yogoshitaku Naru)
• Taiyou wa Miageru Hito wo Erabanai (Masshirona Mono wa Yogoshitaku Naru)
• Abunakkashii Keikaku (Masshirona Mono wa Yogoshitaku Naru)
• 10gatsu no Pool ni Tobikonda (Eien Yori Nagai Isshun 〜Ano Koro, Tashika ni Sonzaishita Watashitachi〜)
• Sajin (Eien Yori Nagai Isshun 〜Ano Koro, Tashika ni Sonzaishita Watashitachi〜)

Units

Yuichanzu

• Shibuyagawa
• Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai
• Tuning
• 1gyou Dake no Air Mail
• Zenmai Shikake no Yume

Photobooks

• [2019.03.13] Kanjo no Kouzu

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

• Zambi (ザンビ) (2018)

Variety Shows

• Keyakitte, Kakenai?
• KEYABINGO!
• Isekai Konto Bangumi "Saru Igai no Wakusei" (異世界コント番組「猿以外の惑星」) (2019)
• Nep League (ネプリーグ) (2019)
• Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka?

Dramas

• Tokuyama Daigoro wo Dare ga Koroshita ka? (2016)
• Zankoku na Kankyakutachi (2017)
• Asagao: Forensic Doctor (監察医 朝顔 Kansatsui Asagao) (Episode 8) (2019)
• Wasteful Days of High School Girls (女子高生の無駄づかい) (2020)
• Borderless (2021)

Movies

• Sakura (さくら) (2020)

Radio

• Sakura Hinata Lotti no Senobishiro Radio (2021)

Gallery

Kobayashi Yui (2018 - Ambivalent)

Kobayashi Yui (2018 - Glass wo Ware!)

Kobayashi Yui (2017 - Kaze ni Fukarete mo)

Kobayashi Yui (2017 - Fukyouwaon)

Kobayashi Yui (2016 - Futari Saison)

Kobayashi Yui (2016 - Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai)

Kobayashi Yui (2016 - Tokuyama Daigoro wo Dare ga Koroshita ka?)

Kobayashi Yui (2016 - Silent Majority)

Kobayashi Yui (Early 2016)

Kobayashi Yui (Late 2015)

Kobayashi Yui (Early 2015)