is a female Japanese enka singer and occasional voice actress and voice provider of VOCALOID 4 Sachiko developed by YAMAHA co. She previously worked alongside the Pokémon Company, under the alias "Garura Kobayashi".
Biography
When Kobayashi was 9 years old in 1963, she became a champion in the TBS-produced music variety show and was scouted by famous Japanese composer and guitarist Masao Koga. Although Kobayashi was only a grade four student, her voice was said to be exactly like well-known Japanese enka singer Hibari Misora.
One year later, Kobayashi and her family left their hometown, Niigata, Niigata and headed to Tokyo where she released her debut song, .
In 1968, she acted as the heroine in , a TV drama produced by TV Asahi. The drama's ending song was also credited to her. However, after 1968, Kobayashi's level of celebrity dropped, thus causing her to get fewer TV appearances and other opportunities.
In 1979, her song reached number 1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and spent 55 weeks in that chart. The song was number 1 on The Best Ten annual chart for 1979, announced on 27 December 1979. The song became the best seller of the year, winning the 21st Japan Record Awards, and causing her to be popular again. As a result, she was asked to take part in the illustrious annual end-of-year music show "KÃ
Âhaku Uta Gassen". After 1979, Kobayashi was considered one of the most famous enka singers in Japan until now. Her more recent activity has intersected with Japanese otaku culture.
Her single "Tomarigi" (ã¨ã¾ãÂÂæ¨) (1980) reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and spent 30 weeks in that chart. Her single "Futari Wa Hitori" (ãµãÂÂãÂÂã¯ã²ã¨ãÂÂ) (1980) reached number 11 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and spent 22 weeks in that chart. Her single "Kaze To Issho Ni" (風ã¨ãÂÂã£ãÂÂãÂÂã«) (1998) reached number 17 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and spent 19 weeks in that chart.
In July 2015, a Vocaloid called "Sachiko" was released by Yamaha based upon her voice for the Vocaloid 4 engine.
In April 2018, coinciding with the launch of her official YouTube channel, Kobayashi debuted her Virtual YouTuber persona, Virtual Grandmother Sachiko Kobayashi. At Nico Nico ChÃ
Âkaigi, she collaborated with fellow Vtuber Kizuna AI on a cover of Vocaloid Hatsune Miku's song "Senbonzakura". Kobayashi also had a recurring "Virtual Grandmother" segment in 2019 Vtuber sketch comedy show, "VIRTUAL-SAN - LOOKING".
Discography
Singles
- (1964.06.05)
- (1964.09)
- (1964.11)
- (1965.01)
- (1965.03)
- (1965.05)
- (1965.07)
- (1965.09)
- (1965.11)
- (1966.02)
- (1966.06)
- (1966.11)
- (1967.01)
- (1967.08)
- (1968.04)
- (1969.11)
- (1970.02)
- (1970.08)
- (1971.04)
- (1971.09)
- (1972.07)
- (1973.06)
- (1976.08)
- (1977.08)
- (1977.10.25)
- (1978.01.25)
- (1978.06.21)
- (1979.01.25)
- (1979.01.25)
- (1980.01.01)
- (Unknown)
- (1980.06.01)
- (1980.09.25)
- (1981.02.10)
- (1981.06.11)
- (1982.01.01)
- (1982.06.25)
- (1983.01.25)
- (1984.01.25)
- (1984.07.10)
- (1984.09.25)
- (1985.02.25)
- (1986.02.25)
- (1986.09.10)
- (1987.06.25)
- (1988.02.25)
- (1989.06.25)
- (1989.02.25)
- (1989.09.25)
- (1990.04.10)
- (1990.11.15)
- (1991.08.25)
- (1992.06.21)
- (1992.07.10)
- (1993.02.22)
- (1993.04.10)
- (1993.04.10)
- (1993.10.10)
- (1994.03l.25)
- (1995.06.25)
- (1996.08.30)
- (1997.08.30)
- (1997.12.10)
- (1997.12.10)
- (1997.12.10)
- (1997.12.10)
- (1997.12.10)
- (1998.02.10)
- (1998.02.21)
- (1998.09.03)
- (1999.01.01)
- (1999.09.10)
- (1999.09.22)
- (2000.01.01)
- (2000.04.21)
- (2001.01.01)
- (2001.01.01)
- (2001.04.21)
- (2001.09.01)
- (2002.01.01)
- (2002.06.21)
- (2002.12.05)
- Ribbon(2003.01.01)
- (2003.01.01)
- (2003.08.20)
- (2004.03.03)
- (2006.06.21)
- (2007.06.21)
- (2008.02.20)
- (2008.08.20)
- (2009)
- (2010.01.27)
- (2010.10.17)
- (2011.06.01)
- (2013.06.05)
- (2014.06.04)
- (2015.06.03)
- (2015.10.28)
- (2016.07.06)
- (2016.07.13)
- (2016.08.18)
- (2017.12.06)
- (2019.02.06)
Album
- (1964.11)
- (1978.06)
- (1979.07.25)
- (1979.11.28)
- (1980.04.25)
- (1980.07.25)
- (1980.08.10)
- (Unknown 1980)
- (1980.12.23)
- (1981.04.25)
- (Unknown 1981)
- (Unknown 1981)
- (Unknown 1982)
- (Unknown 1982)
- (Unknown 1982)
- (Unknown 1983)
- (Unknown 1983)
- (1984.04.25)
- (1984.11.28)
- (1985.04.25)
- (1985.11.28)
- (1986.04.25)
- (1986.12.10)
- (1987.11.10)
- (1988.09.10)
- (1989.09.10)
- (1990.06.25)
- (1990.12.21)
- (1991.06.25)
- (1991.12.10)
- (1992.10.25)
- (1992.12.05)
- (1993.06.25)
- (1993.10.21)
- (1994.06.25)
- (1995.12.21)
- (1996.10.19)
- (1996.10.25)
- (1997.05.21)
- (1997.10.04)
- (1998.04.21)
- (1998.06.05)
- (1998.08.01)
- (1998.11.21)
- (1999.02.20)
- (1999.05.01)
- (1999.08.21)
- (2000.02.19)
- (2000.09.01)
- (2001.01.20)
- (2001.04.21)
- (2001.11.21)
- (2002.04.20)
- (2002.10.19)
- (2002.12.04)
- (2003.06.05)
- (2003.10.22)
- (2004.05.19)
- (2004.10.20)
- (2005.07.20)
- (2005.10.19)
- (2006.06.21)
- (2006.10.18)
- (2007.07.04)
- (2007.10.17)
- (2008.06.18)
- (2008.10.01)
- (2008.11.19)
- (2009.05.20)
- (2009.10.21)
- (2010.06.23)
- (2010.10.20)
- (2011.03.23)
- (2011.03.23)
- (2011.10.19)
- (2012.05.23)
- S (2013.09.04)
- K (2013.12.04)
- (2014.08.17)
- (2015.08.17)
- SACHIKO THE BEST (2016.12.26)
- PINSPOT ï½ÂSachiko's Night Clubï½ (2018.07.04)
Other songs
- "Poketto ni Fantajë" (Ending for Pokémon: Original Series Chapter 1: Sekiei Rëgu), sung with Juri Ihata)
- "Pokémon Ondo" (Ending for Pokémon: Original Series Chapter 1: Sekiei Rëgu) & Pokémon: Original Series Chapter 2: Orenji ShÃ
Âto Hen) sung with UnshÃ
 Ishizuka & KÃ
Âichi Sakaguchi)
- "Yokoso Arks" (Collaboration song for Phantasy Star Online 2, collaborated with Beat Mario)
- "Kaze to issho ni" (Ending for )
- "Kaze to issho ni" (Ending for , sung with Shoko Nakagawa)
- "Suteki na Korekushon" (from the Pokémon: Kaze to issho ni album), sung with Raymond Johnson
- "Torikaekko Purëzu" (from the Pokémon: Torikaekko Purëzu album)
Filmography
Movie
TV Anime
- Pokémon (ãÂÂã±ãÂÂãÂÂã¢ã³ã¹ã¿ã¼) 1997
- Yatterman (ã¤ãÂÂã¿ã¼ãÂÂã³) 2008
- (ãÂÂã³ã‹³ãÂÂã³ãÂÂ) 2013 â "Monokuma Ondo" (ã¢ãÂÂã¯ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã©)
- VIRTUAL-SAN - LOOKING (ãÂÂã¼ãÂÂã£ã«ãÂÂãÂÂã¯ã¿ã¦ãÂÂãÂÂ) 2019 - as Virtual Grandmother Sachiko Kobayashi
TV commercials
- Pippu Erekiban (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã¨ã‹ÂÂãÂÂã³)
- Honda Airwave (ãÂÂã³ãÂÂãÂȋ¨ã¢ã¦ã§ã¤ãÂÂ), 2007
- Toyo Suisan (æ±æ´Âæ°´ç£), 2010
- Nyanko Daisensou (ã«ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ大æ¦äºÂ) 2014
- Niigata-gen; Niigata-gen policeman Tokushu Sagi Higai Boushi Keihatsu "Kiken Sacchi" (æ°æ½ÂçÂÂãÂȾ°æ½ÂçÂÂè¦寠ç¹æ®Âè©Â欺被害é²æ¢åÂÂçº)ãÂÂå±éºãÂÂã£ã¡ãÂÂ), 2016
- Kirin: Hyoketsu (ãÂÂãªã³ãÂÂæ°·çµÂãÂÂ), 2016
- Cup Noodles (æÂ¥æ¸Â
é£Âå ã«ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã¼ãÂÂã«), 2016âÂÂpresent
TV Dramas
- DCU 2022 - as Aki Negishi (ep. 7)
KÃ
Âhaku Uta Gassen Appearances
Dubbing
Live-action
Animation
References
External links