Reina Tanaka

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

This article is about Reina Tanaka, the Japanese singer. For the actress of a similar name, see Rena Tanaka.
Reina Tanaka
田中 れいな
Born
Reina Tanaka (田中麗奈)

(1989-11-11) November 11, 1989
Fukuoka
Occupation
Height1,52 m
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2003–present
Associated acts

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.

It was revealed in late 2009 that Tanaka would be voicing the main/title character of the new anime series, Kaitō Reinya. The main character, Reinya, had initially 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 called Lovendor.

Personal life

Tanaka was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Her brother is seven years younger than her.[5]

Releases

Digital singles
TitleRelease date
Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (聖なる鐘がひびく夜; The Night the Holy Bell Rings (Tanpopo cover))December 10, 2010
Manatsu no Kōsen (真夏の光線; A Ray of Light in the Midsummer (Morning Musume cover) )January 27, 2011
Egao ni Namida: Thank You! Dear My Friends (笑顔に涙~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~; Smiles and Tears ~Thank You! My Dear Friends~ (Aya Matsuura cover))February 16, 2011
Koi no Hana (恋の花; Flower of Love (Natsumi Abe cover) )February 16, 2011
Onegai Miwaku no Target (お願い魅惑のターゲット; Please, Attracting Target (Melon Kinenbi cover) )March 2, 2011
Kōsui (香水; Perfume (Melon Kinenbi cover) )March 2, 2011

Collaborations/others
TitleRelease date
H.P. All Stars - All for One & One for All! (#3 Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito (Reina Tanaka, Megumi Murakami, Airi Suzuki) )December 1, 2004
Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū (#6 Heya to Y Shirt to Watashi )July 15, 2009
Petit Best 11 (#12 Mesunda Heart wa Koko Desu ka? (Reina Tanaka with Chorus: Yui Ogura and Buruburuiyaan (Arisa Noto and SachikaMisawa ))December 15, 2010

Photobooks
TitleRelease datePublisherISBNInformation
Hello Hello! Morning Musume 6th Generation Members Shashinshū (ハロハロ! モーニング娘。6期メンバー写真集)July 15, 2003Kadokawa ShotenISBN 4-04-894251-4Photobook with Eri Kamei and Sayumi Michishige.
Reina Tanaka (田中れいな写真集「田中れいな」)November 11, 2004Wani BooksISBN 4-8470-2834-1First solo photobook.
Reina (田中れいな写真集「れいな」)October 15, 2005Wani BooksISBN 4-8470-2890-2Second solo photobook.
Shōjo R (田中れいな写真集「少女R」)May 10, 2006Wani BooksISBN 4-8470-2932-1Third solo photobook.
Alo Hello! Reina Tanaka Shashinshū (アロハロ！田中れいな写真集)February 1, 2007Kadokawa ShotenISBN 4-04-894483-5
ISBN 978-4-04-894483-0		Fourth solo photobook. Photographed in Hawaii.
Girl (田中れいな写真集「GIRL」)September 27, 2007Wani BooksISBN 978-4-8470-4041-2Fifth solo photobook.
Re:(Return) (田中れいな写真集全集『Re:（リターン）』)February 27, 2008Wani BooksISBN 978-4-8470-4067-2Compilation photobook.
Very Reina (田中れいな写真集「VERY REINA」)October 25, 2008Wani BooksISBN 978-4-8470-4129-7Sixth solo photobook.
Kira Kira (田中れいな写真集「きら★きら」)May 9, 2012Kids NetISBN 978-4-0489-5448-8Seventh solo photobook. Photographed in Guam.

DVDs
  • Alo Hello! Reina Tanaka DVD (アロハロ！田中れいな DVD, Released February 14, 2007)
  • Real Challenge!! (Released October 2008)
  • e-Hello! "Attracted" DVD (e-Hello! 「Attracted」 DVD, Released March 11, 2011)

Acting

Movies
  • Hoshisuna no Shima, Watashi no Shima: Island Dreamin' (星砂の島、私の島～Island Dreamin'～, Released September 29, 2004)
  • Yona Yona Penguin (よなよなペンギン, Released December 23, 2009) - Voice of Fairy
  • Keitai Deka The Movie 3 Morning Musume Kyushutsu Daisakusen! Pandora no Hako no Himitsu (ケータイ刑事　THE　MOVIE3　モーニング娘。救出大作戦！～パンドラの箱の秘密, Released February 5, 2011)
  • Vampire Stories: Chasers (ヴァンパイア・ストーリーズ:Chasers, Released December 27, 2011)

Theater
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Princess Knight: The Musical
2008 Cinderella: The Musical Stepsister Joy
2009 Ojigi de Shape Up! Reina Kuroda
2011 Reborn: Inochi no Audition Bebe
2011 Stacy's Shojo Saisatsu Kageki Eiko
2016 Fushigi Yûgi: Shu no Shō Miaka Yūki Lead role[6]
2018 Fushigi Yûgi: Ao no Shō Miaka Yūki Lead role[7]
2018 YoRHa Musical Ver 1.2 Number 4

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.

ShowStart dateEnd date
Hello! Morning (ハロー！モーニング。)2003April 1, 2007
Sore Yuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ)September 29, 2003December 26, 2003
Futarigoto (二人ゴト)June 1, 2004June 4, 2004
August 18, 2004August 26, 2004
Musume Dokyu! (娘DOKYU!)May 13, 2005September 29, 2006
Uta Doki! Pop Classics (歌ドキッ！POP CLASSICS)October 2, 2006March 17, 2008
Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@)April 8, 2007September 28, 2008
Onegai My Melody Kirara (Voice) (おねがい♪マイメロディ きららっ☆)April 6, 2008March 29, 2009
Yorosen! (よろせん!)October 6, 2008March 27, 2009
Kaitō Reinya (怪盗レーニャ) (Voice)January 8, 2010March 26, 2010
Hanbun ESPer (半分エスパー) (Guest)January 15, 2010March 19, 2010
Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園)January 11, 2012March 28, 2012
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (騎士竜戦隊リュウソウジャー)April 28, 2019May 5, 2019

Radio
ProgramStart dateEnd dateStation
TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu (TBC Funふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ)April 18, 2005April 29, 2005TBC Radio
May 16, 2005April 27, 2005
Hello Pro Yanen!! (ハロプロやねん!!)June 26, 2005September 22, 2008ABC Radio
Five StarsOctober 3, 2007Feb 25, 2010InterFM
ReinaTime (れいなたいむ)April 4, 2012 (Ongoing)RKB Radio

Publications
TitleStart dateEnd datePublication
Tanaka(me)sen (タナカ（め）せん)June 12, 2006 (Ongoing)--CD&DL Data

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. "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. "Morning Musume’s Tanaka Reina goes on a date". Tokyohive. January 2011.
  6. Kyle Hallmark (2016-04-10). "Fushigi Yugi Musical's Cast Pictured in Action". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  7. "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.
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