Kana Kobayashi (小林 香菜, Kobayashi Kana; born 17 May 1991, in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan)[1] is a Japanese idol who is a former member of AKB48[2][3] who was part of Team B and later Team K.[4][5] She has appeared in a number of television shows, feature films and stage productions. Kobayashi is represented with Promage.[6]
On July 8, 2021, Kobayashi announced her marriage to a non-celebrity boyfriend who works as an investor. She gave birth to a son on March 16, 2022.[7]
On January 17, 2023, she announced on her social media that her divorce was finalized and will focus on her efforts of raising her child as a single mother.
AKB48 discography
Singles
Albums
| Title | Song | Notes | Ref. |
| Team K 1st Stage: Party ga Hajimaru yo | "Skirt, Hirari" | Atsuko Maeda took her place at the time | |
| Team K 2nd Stage: Seishun Girls | "Ame no Dōbutsuen" | | |
| Team K 3rd Stage: Nōnai Paradise | "Kurukurupā" | | |
| Himawari-gumi 1st Stage: Boku no Taiyō | "Idol nante Yobanaide" | Tomomi Kasai's standby | |
| Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage: Yume o Shina seru wake ni ikanai | "Tonari no Banana" | Tomomi Kasai's standby | |
| "Hajimete no Jellybeans" | Understudy at the time when the main members were absent | |
| Team K 4th Stage: Saishū Bell ga Naru | "16-ri Shimai no Uta" | | |
| Team K 5th Stage: Gyaku Agari | "Wagamamana Nagareboshi" | | |
| Theatre G-Rosso: Yume o Shina seru wake ni ikanai | "Bye Bye Bye" | Haruna Kojima, Moeno Nito, and Ami Maeda's standby | |
| Team B 5th Stage: Theater no Megami | "Locker Room Boy" | | |
| "Arashi no Yoru ni wa" | Mika Komori's unit-understudy | |
| Miho Miyazaki's position and Tomu Muto's understudy | |
| "Candy" | Tomomi Kasai's position and Jurina Matsui's understudy | |
| SDN48 1st Stage: Yūwaku no Garter | "Yūwaku no Garter" | Sayaka Akimoto, later Mami Kato's position | |
| Team K Waiting Kōen II: Saishū Bell ga Naru | "19-ri Shimai no Uta" | Yuko Oshima's understudy | |
| Team K 7th Stage: Reset | "Ashita no tame ni Kiss o" | Haruka Shimada's understudy | |
| Team Surprise: Jūryoku Sympathy | "1994-nen no Raimei" | Tomomi Itano's position and Aki Takajō, later Ayaka Okada | [8] |
Publications
Videos
| Year | Title |
| 2009 | Kurukuru Densetsu |
Filmography
TV drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2010 | Majisuka Gakuen | Majusuka Gakuen student | TV Tokyo | Final episode |
| 2011 | Sakura kara no Tegami: AKB48 sorezore no Sotsugyō Monogatari | Kana Kobayashi | NTV | |
| Majisuka Gakuen 2 | Kana | TV Tokyo | Final episode |
| 2013 | So Long! | | NTV | Episode 2 |
TV variety
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
| AKB0-ji 59-fun! | NTV | Irregular appearances | |
| AKBingo! | NTV | Irregular appearances | |
| 2008 | AKB48 Neshin TV | Family Gekijo | Seasons 1 to 5, 7, and 14 and Special 2009 | |
| Shūkan AKB | TV Tokyo | Irregular appearances | |
| Nekketsu Bo-So TV | CTC | | |
| 2011 | Naruhodo! High School | NTV | | |
| AKB48 Comte: Bimyo | Hikari TV Channel | | |
| 2012 | AKB48 no anta, Dare? | NotTV | Irregular appearances | |
| Udo-chan-Kana-chan: Onayami Sōdan Honpo | Tokyo MX | | [9] |
| Bimyona Tobira: AKB48 no Gachichare | Hikari TV Channel | | |
| 2014 | Ariyoshi AKB Kyōwakoku | TBS | Irregular appearances | |
| 2016 | Tokyo Crasso! | Tokyo MX | | [10] |
Other TV programmes
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| Suiensaa | NHK-E | Irregular appearances |
| 2011 | School Live Show | NHK-E | |
| 2013 | Bebop! High Heel | ABC | |
| 2016 | Koshigaya o Energetic ni o Todoke: Negisshu!! | J:Com Channel Saitama Higashi | [a] |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2007 | Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata | Hinako's classmate | | |
| 2010 | Re:Play-Girls | Mami | | |
| 2011 | Hai! Moshimoshi, Ōtsuka Yakkyoku desu ga | Emi Nagasaku | Lead role | |
| 2012 | Ultraman Saga | Maomi Osumi | | [11] |
Stage
| Year | Title |
| 2009 | Shinka Episode 2 |
| 2010 | Momoiro Shoten e yōkoso |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
| 2006 | Countdown Japan | | Tokyo FM | | |
| 2007 | AKB48: Ashita made mō chotto. | | NCB | Irregular appearances | |
| 2008 | On 8 | | Bay FM | | |
| 2010 | AKB48 no All Night Nippon | | NBS | | |
| AKB48 Sayaka Akimoto-Sae Miyazawa no ukkari Channel | | NCB | | |
| Radio Drama: Double Heroine | Sumiko | NCB | Episode 4 | |
| 2011 | Tokyo Tower presents Diamond Veil | | Tokyo FM | Saturday DJ | |
| 333 Fri. from Tokyo Tower | | InterFM | Friday DJ | [12] |
| 2012 | Kakedase! | | NHK Radio 1, NHK World Radio Japan | | |
| AKB48 Amina Sato no "Konoyo ni Komoji wa irimasen!" | | Radio Nippon | | |
| AKB Radio Drama Gekijō | | NBS | | |
| All Night Nippon Gold | | NBS | | |
| 2013 | wktk Radio Gakuen | | NHK Radio 1 | | |
| clipclip no Onagokai | | NCB | | |
Internet
Music videos
Events
Dubbing
Bibliography
Photobooks
| Year | Title | Ref. |
| 2009 | Kana Kobayashi: Dokidoki Gravure Nyūmon! | [14] |
Magazine serialisations
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2008 | Up to boy | "Kana Kobayashi no yo no naka Nyūmon" |
Calendars
| Year | Title |
| 2011 | Kana Kobayashi: 2012-nen Calendar |
| 2012 | Takujō Kana Kobayashi: 2013-nen Calendar |
| 2013 | Takujō Kana Kobayashi: 2014-nen Calendar |
| 2014 | Clear File-tsuki Takujō Kana Kobayashi: 2015-nen Calendar |
Others
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2011 | Tokyo Headline | Irregular |
| 2013 | Nihon Nōgyō Shinbun "Fle Marche 9-gō" | |
| 2014 | Yomiuri Kodomo Shinbun | |
| Public Relations Koshigaya | |
Notes
- ^ Broadcast in J:Com Kasakube, J:Com Koshigaya, J:Com Saitama Keno, and J:Com Soka.
References
External links
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- Seina Fukuoka
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