Yui Kobayashi

Yui Kobayashi (小林 由依) is a Japanese model and former member of idol group Sakurazaka46. She is represented by Sony Music Records and is an exclusive model with fashion magazine with.

Keyakizaka46 / Sakurazaka46
On August 21, 2015, Kobayashi along with 22 other members were announced for the newly created idol group, Toriizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46). Kobayashi made her musical debut with Keyakizaka46's first single, Silent Majority. In October of the same year, Kobayashi made her runway debut at the GirlsAward 2016 Autumn/Winter fashion show.

As of 2019, Kobayashi has made an appearance in all Keyakizaka46 singles. She formed a duo named "Yuichanzu" (ゆいちゃんず) with Yui Imaizumi, first appearing in Silent Majority with the song "Shibugakawa". With Imaizumi's graduation in 2018, Kobayashi and Mizuho Habu formed another duo named "Senko Shimai" (線香姉妹), appearing in Ambivalent with "302-Goshitsu". She held performance center roles typically held by Yurina Hirate when Hirate was unavailable, including the 60th Japan Record Awards and the 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

On November 29, 2023, Kobayashi announced that she will be leaving Sakurazaka46 after graduation concert on January 31-February 01, 2024.

Other ventures
Kobayashi is an exclusive model with fashion magazine with since July 27, 2018. Additionally, on 13 March 2019, she released a photo-book titled Kanjō no Kōzu (感情の構図), published by Kadokawa.

Kobayashi's first independent acting role was in the 2020 live-action adaptation of Wasteful Days of High School Girls by TV Asahi. She played the role of Lily Someya, a multiracial transfer student; Kobayashi dyed her hair blonde for the role. She will appear in Sakura, an upcoming movie to be released 13 November 2020.