Reina Tanaka

Reina Tanaka
Reina Tanaka
田中たなか麗奈れいな
	Tanaka in July 2010
Born	Reina Tanaka; November 11, 1989 (age 34); Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Occupations	Singer; actress;
Height	154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Spouse	Unknown (m. 2024)
	Musical career
Genres	J-pop; Rock;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Zetima; Piccolo Town;
Member of	Lovendor;
Formerly of	Hello! Project; Morning Musume; Aa!; Morning Musume Otomegumi; Elegies; High-King;

Reina Tanaka (田中たなかれいな, 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

Title	Release date
Laugh and Peace (ラフ・アンド・ピース; (Collaborative album with Ai Takahashi & Natsuyaki Miyabi))	April 27, 2022

Digital singles

Title	Release date
Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (聖せいなる鐘かねがひびく夜よる; The Night the Holy Bell Rings (Tanpopo cover))	December 10, 2010
Manatsu no Kōsen (真夏まなつの光線こうせん; A Ray of Light in the Midsummer (Morning Musume cover) )	January 27, 2011
Egao ni Namida: Thank You! Dear My Friends (笑顔えがおに涙なみだ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~; Smiles and Tears ~Thank You! My Dear Friends~ (Aya Matsuura cover))	February 16, 2011
Koi no Hana (恋こいの花はな; Flower of Love (Natsumi Abe cover) )	February 16, 2011
Onegai Miwaku no Target (お願ねがい魅惑みわくのターゲット; Please, Attracting Target (Melon Kinenbi cover) )	March 2, 2011
Kōsui (香水こうすい; Perfume (Melon Kinenbi cover) )	March 2, 2011
Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun (およげ！たいやきくん; (with Ai Takahashi & Natsuyaki Miyabi) )	June 21, 2021
Summer Night Town (サマーナイトタウン; (with Masaki Sato))	August 13, 2022

Collaborations/others

Title	Release 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 (Hiramatsu Eri cover))	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
Petit Best 14 (#10 Rock no Teigi)	December 11, 2013

Releases

Photobooks

Title	Release date	Publisher	ISBN	Information
Hello Hello! Morning Musume 6th Generation Members Shashinshū (ハロハロ! モーニング娘むすめ。6期きメンバー写真しゃしん集しゅう)	July 15, 2003	Kadokawa Shoten	ISBN 4-04-894251-4	Photobook with Eri Kamei and Sayumi Michishige.
Reina Tanaka (田中たなかれいな写真しゃしん集しゅう「田中たなかれいな」)	November 11, 2004	Wani Books	ISBN 4-8470-2834-1	First solo photobook.
Reina (田中たなかれいな写真しゃしん集しゅう「れいな」)	October 15, 2005	Wani Books	ISBN 4-8470-2890-2	Second solo photobook.
Shōjo R (田中たなかれいな写真しゃしん集しゅう「少女しょうじょR」)	May 10, 2006	Wani Books	ISBN 4-8470-2932-1	Third solo photobook.
Alo Hello! Reina Tanaka Shashinshū (アロハロ！田中たなかれいな写真しゃしん集しゅう)	February 1, 2007	Kadokawa Shoten	ISBN 4-04-894483-5 ISBN 978-4-04-894483-0	Fourth solo photobook. Photographed in Hawaii.
Girl (田中たなかれいな写真しゃしん集しゅう「GIRL」)	September 27, 2007	Wani Books	ISBN 978-4-8470-4041-2	Fifth solo photobook.
Re:(Return) (田中たなかれいな写真しゃしん集しゅう全集ぜんしゅう『Re:（リターン）』)	February 27, 2008	Wani Books	ISBN 978-4-8470-4067-2	Compilation photobook.
Very Reina (田中たなかれいな写真しゃしん集しゅう「VERY REINA」)	October 25, 2008	Wani Books	ISBN 978-4-8470-4129-7	Sixth solo photobook.
Kira Kira (田中たなかれいな写真しゃしん集しゅう「きら★きら」)	May 9, 2012	Kids Net	ISBN 978-4-0489-5448-8	Seventh solo photobook. Photographed in Guam.

DVDs

Alo Hello! Reina Tanaka DVD (アロハロ！田中たなかれいな 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' (星ほし砂すなの島しま、私わたしの島しま～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 (ケータイ刑事けいじ　THE　MOVIE3　モーニング娘むすめ。救出きゅうしゅつ大だい作戦さくせん！～パンドラの箱はこの秘密ひみつ, 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^[8]
2017	Aku no Musume	Rilliane Lucifen D'Autriche (portrayed by Rin Kagamine)	Lead role
2018	Fushigi Yûgi: Ao no Shō	Miaka Yūki	Lead role^[9]
2018	YoRHa Musical Ver 1.2	Number 4
2019	Anne of Green Gables	Anne Shirley	Lead role

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.

Show	Start date	End date
Hello! Morning (ハロー！モーニング。)	2003	April 1, 2007
Sore Yuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ)	September 29, 2003	December 26, 2003
Futarigoto (二人ふたりゴト)	June 1, 2004	June 4, 2004
Futarigoto (二人ふたりゴト)	August 18, 2004	August 26, 2004
Musume Dokyu! (娘むすめDOKYU!)	May 13, 2005	September 29, 2006
Uta Doki! Pop Classics (歌うたドキッ！POP CLASSICS)	October 2, 2006	March 17, 2008
Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@)	April 8, 2007	September 28, 2008
Onegai My Melody Kirara (Voice) (おねがい♪マイメロディきららっ☆)	April 6, 2008	March 29, 2009
Yorosen! (よろせん!)	October 6, 2008	March 27, 2009
Kaitō Reinya (怪盗かいとうレーニャ) (Voice)	January 8, 2010	March 26, 2010
Hanbun ESPer (半分はんぶんエスパー) (Guest)	January 15, 2010	March 19, 2010
Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学すうがく♥女子じょし学園がくえん)	January 11, 2012	March 28, 2012
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (騎士きし竜りゅう戦隊せんたいリュウソウジャー)	April 28, 2019	May 5, 2019

Radio

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

Publications

Title	Start date	End date	Publication
Tanaka(me)sen (タナカ（め）せん)	June 12, 2006 (Ongoing)	--	CD&DL Data

References

^ "あぁ！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04.
^ "FIRST KISS あぁ!" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
^ ^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.
^ "TVO "Onegai My Melody Kirara" 番組ばんぐみサイトオープン" (in Japanese). Saishin Anime Jōhō. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
^ "Profile | 田中たなかれいな official website". www.tanaka-reina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
^ "Morning Musume’s Tanaka Reina goes on a date". Tokyohive. January 2011.
^ "元もとモもー娘むす。田中たなかれいな一般いっぱん男性だんせいと結婚けっこんを発表はっぴょう「お腹なかに新あらたな命いのちを…」34歳さい夢ゆめのママに「ワクワク」活動かつどう継続けいぞく - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能げいのう". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
^ Kyle Hallmark (2016-04-10). "Fushigi Yugi Musical's Cast Pictured in Action". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
^ "ミュージカル『ふしぎ遊戯ゆうぎ-蒼あおいノ章あきら-』田中たなかれいな、平野ひらの良りょうらキャラクタービジュアルを公開こうかい". Enterstage (in Japanese). 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

External links

Media related to Reina Tanaka at Wikimedia Commons

Official blog
Official profile
Official 'LoVendoЯ' Site Archived 2013-08-05 at the Wayback Machine (feat. Reina Tanaka as a member).

[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.

[hpallstars-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" 番組ばんぐみサイトオープン" (in Japanese). Saishin Anime Jōhō. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2008.

[5] "Profile | 田中たなかれいな official website". www.tanaka-reina.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

[6] "Morning Musume’s Tanaka Reina goes on a date". Tokyohive. January 2011.

[7] "元もとモもー娘むす。田中たなかれいな一般いっぱん男性だんせいと結婚けっこんを発表はっぴょう「お腹なかに新あらたな命いのちを…」34歳さい夢ゆめのママに「ワクワク」活動かつどう継続けいぞく - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能げいのう". 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『ふしぎ遊戯ゆうぎ-蒼あおいノ章あきら-』田中たなかれいな、平野ひらの良りょうらキャラクタービジュアルを公開こうかい". Enterstage (in Japanese). 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

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