[EN] Lisani 29 - Interview with Kobayashi Aika

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“​​During 1st Live, the fans taught me how smiles can multiply.”





Q: In the eyes of Kobayashi-san, what kind of girl is Tsushima Yoshiko?



Aikyan: Actually, when I first laid eyes on Yoshiko…Yohane, I thought that she was “someone who has chuunibyou and who makes others feel awkward?”. But right now, I feel that she is a very gentle child who in her own way takes care of those around her.







Q: Is this something that you discovered when voicing her during the TV anime?

Aikyan: That’s right. In the TV anime, Yohane is very sensitive to the opinions of others around her so she would always objectively examine herself, but occasionally she would expose her true character. Through the anime, I too have understood the tangled emotions that she has between her “ideal appearance” and “the helplessness she feels in her daily life.”





Q: Have there been any major changes in the way you sing now compared to at the very beginning?



Aikyan: I feel that it has changed. At the very beginning I thought that “Fallen Angel” is what she usually is, and when she takes to the stage as an idol she would change to her “Angel” mode, so I would always perform while being full of energy. But the TV anime told me that “the Fallen Angel side of her isn’t her true self”, so I thought, “Then this ‘longing look’ way of singing, would Yohane choose this method to sing?”. So in the songs for Guilty Kiss, I choose to use the Fallen Angel vocals to sing. But actually, for all the songs released under Aqours, they aren’t all done in the Angel mode; everyone can start guessing which mode Yohane appears in for each song!



Q: Shall we talk about Aqours 1st Live, which has just come to an end?

Aikyan: On the first day, before the first song I thought, “Let’s show the audience an even more perfect performance”, but after I stood on the stage, my thoughts changed to “As long as we are enjoying ourselves, everyone watching will be even happier, right?”. Of course, I did think, “I want to let everyone see a great performance”, but even more than this I also realized, “Do the audience’s feelings come from us having so much fun?”. After being able to clearly see each and every person’s smiling face, I also got happier without knowing why. Although it is far-fetched to say that it’s a “multiplying” effect, I had started off wanting to bring joy to everyone, but it feels that we actually got strength from everyone instead. Especially for the song “Strawberry Trapper” (laughs), if I struck a pose, everyone would respond enthusiastically, and I would get even more delighted and strike even more poses. These are things that you would never experience while rehearsing, so 1st Live really allowed me to learn a lot.







Q: So, how do you wish to welcome the 2nd Tour in the summer?

Aikyan: Right now, I have embraced and adjusted my mindset to: “I want to have fun with everyone until the end!”. To be able to fulfil this wish, I need to be more practiced in my actions, since there is a large stage at the Seibu Prince Dome waiting for us. To be able to attract even more “little demons”, Yohane and I will have to develop an even more detailed plan. At 1st Live, I did purposely express even better expressions when my face appeared on the big screen - like during “Aqours☆HEROES”, when I sang the solo line “It’s a secret! (Himitsu nanda)” the cameraman frantically waved his hand to tell me which camera it was going to be (laughs).







Q: Eh, so there are small actions like this too (laughs).

Aikyan: That’s right, so I would like to discuss which areas would be shot on site; to be able to increase the numbers of “little demons”, I’ll do my best to prepare fully!







Kobayashi Aika: born on October 23rd. She recalled that 1st Live was just like the line in “Guilty Night, Guilty Kiss!”, “Everything will pass, but that’s why it’s beautiful (Subete wa sugisatteku no dakara koso kirei sa)”, in that it was a brilliant two days that passed by in a flash.