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Reina Tanaka

Reina Tanaka (田中 れいな, Tanaka Reina, born November 11, 1989) is a Japanese singer and musical actress. She is the leader of the Japanese rock band Lovendor. From 2002 to 2013, she was one of the main vocalists of the girl group Morning Musume and participated in other music acts under the Hello! Project name.

Career

2001–2013: Morning Musume

Tanaka auditioned for a spot in Morning Musume's 5th Generation in 2001 and passed, but had to leave the training camp for being under the age limit. She attempted again in 2002 for a position in the 6th Generation and passed along with members Eri Kamei and Sayumi Michishige. She provided the main vocals for the single "Shabondama". She was featured in two solo versions of "Memory Seishun no Hikari" on a fan club release CD.

In 2003, Tanaka became a member of the sub-unit Aa!, along with Miyabi Natsuyaki and Airi Suzuki, two Hello! Project Kids members.[1] They released one single, "First Kiss", on October 29, 2003.[2] Later, in 2004, she participated in singing "All for One & One for All!", a collaboration single released by all Hello! Project artists under the name "H.P. All Stars."[3] She also sang the coupling track, "Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito", with Suzuki and Megumi Murakami.[3]

On March 28, 2008, Tanaka made her voice acting debut as Kirara, the main character in Sanrio's anime Onegai My Melody Kirara, the fourth My Melody series. The show premiered on April 6, 2008.[4]

In 2008, Tanaka became the leader of Hello Project's new unit High-King.

In 2009–2010 Tanaka voiced the main/title character of the anime series, Kaitō Reinya. The character had been modeled on Tanaka. The show began airing on January 8, 2010.

Tanaka graduated from Morning Musume on May 21, 2013, and subsequently concentrated her activities on her rock band Lovendor.

2013–present: Lovendor and solo activities

Lovendor was formed in 2012. Originally there were four members: Reina Tanaka, Marina Okada, Yuki Uozumi, Marin Miyazawa.

In June 2019 it was announced that Lovendor would be going on hiatus.

Tanaka has also performed in various musicals and, as of 2018, has been increasing her solo live activities.[5]

Personal life

Tanaka was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Her brother is seven years younger than her.[6]

On July 15, 2024, she announced her marriage and pregnancy of her first child.[7]

Discography

Studio Albums

Digital singles

Collaborations/others

Releases

Photobooks

DVDs

Acting

Movies

Theater

TV shows

All shows listed were broadcast by TV Tokyo, with the exception of Kaitō Reinya, which was aired on ANN's KBC TV channel, Hanbun ESPer which aired on FujiTVTWO and Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen which aired on Nippon Television.

Radio

Publications

References

  1. ^ "あぁ！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04.
  2. ^ "FIRST KISS あぁ!" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  3. ^ a b "ハロー！プロジェクト オフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2004-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  4. ^ "TVO "Onegai My Melody Kirara" 番組サイトオープン" (in Japanese). Saishin Anime Jōhō. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
  5. ^ "Profile | 田中れいな official website". www.tanaka-reina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  6. ^ "Morning Musume’s Tanaka Reina goes on a date". Tokyohive. January 2011.
  7. ^ "元モー娘。田中れいな 一般男性と結婚を発表「お腹に新たな命を…」34歳夢のママに「ワクワク」活動継続 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  8. ^ Kyle Hallmark (2016-04-10). "Fushigi Yugi Musical's Cast Pictured in Action". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  9. ^ "ミュージカル『ふしぎ遊戯-蒼ノ章-』田中れいな、平野良らキャラクタービジュアルを公開". Enterstage (in Japanese). 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

External links

Media related to Reina Tanaka at Wikimedia Commons