Coco Hayashi (林 鼓子, Hayashi Koko, born 15 May 2002) is a Japanese actress and voice actress associated with mitt management. She voiced Ayumi Hayashi in Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter! and Mirai Momoyama in Kiratto Pri Chan.
Coco Hayashi | |
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林 鼓子 | |
Born | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan | 15 May 2002
Other names | Hayamaru[1][2] |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Agent(s) | 81 Produce(2018–2023) Freelance(2023) mitt management(2023–) |
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Awards | Best New Actress Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards |
Hayashi was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture,[2] to an anime-loving father.[3] She was a member of Space Craft Junior as a child and appeared in Oha Suta by 2013.[4] She participated in a live event of voice actress Nana Mizuki and aspired to be a voice actress influenced by her performance.[2] After receiving the recommendation of her father,[3] she successfully auditioned in 2017 avex×81produce Wake Up, Girls! AUDITION.[5] Her career started when she starred as Ayumi Hayashi in the 2017 Wake Up, Girls! spinoff New Chapter!,[6] and she formed the unit Run Girls, Run! with Yuuka Morishima and Nanami Atsugi.[3] In 2018, she voiced the lead character of Kiratto Pri Chan, Mirai Momoyama,[7] and she starred in King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars as Nagisa Takahashi.[8] She also won the Best New Actress Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards alongside Kaede Hondo, Rina Honnizumi, Manaka Iwami, and Tomori Kusunoki.[9] She also voiced a schoolgirl in the 2019 Love Live! Sunshine!! film.[10] On 25 March, she was revealed to be the new voice actress of Setsuna Yuki from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, succeeding Tomori Kusunoki who was the previous voice actress.