Tanaka Reina

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Tanaka Reina (田中れいな) is a sixth generation member of Morning Musume.

Profile

• Stage Name: Tanaka Reina (田中れいな)
• Birth Name: Tanaka Reina (田中麗奈)
• Nicknames: Tanakacchi, Reinya, 07 (Rei-Na), Ren-chan, Reina-chan
• Birthdate: November 11, 1989
• Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
• Blood Type O
• Height: 152.4 cm (5')
• Treasure: Family members
• Hobbies: Watching recorded dramas, Karaoke, volleyball, e-mail, playing piano, watching concerts, and writing letters with handmade frames
• Specialty: Making friends laugh, making funny faces, and can make friends easily
• Habits: "I clap my hands when I laugh..."
• Favorite phrases:
  • おつかれいな！（Otsukareina!）
  • やっぴー！（Yappii!）
  • あ～ね！！ (aa ne!! - "ah, hey!!")
  • え～！？ (ee!? - "whaat!?")
• Character: "Three minutes of hotness......? (laughs)" (This means that she gets strong sudden interests in things for a while, but loses interest in it quick and moves on)
• Favorite food: Yakiniku, broccoli, and meat.
• Disliked food: Green bell peppers, natto
• Favorite colors: Pink
• Favorite flowers: Sunflowers
• Favorite seasons: Spring, autumn
• Favourite subject: Music and physical education
• Least favourite subject: Math and history
• Afraid of: Ghosts
• Favorite movie: Harry Potter
• Favorite singer: Goto Maki
• Charm point: Eyes
• Favorite songs of Morning Musume:
  • 01 - Shabondama
  • 02 - SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~
  • 03 - Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan
  • 04 - Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~
  • 05 - Koi no Dance Site
• Hello! Project Groups:
  • Morning Musume (2003–)
  • Aa! (2003)
  • High-King (2008)
• Subgroups:
  • Morning Musume Otome Gumi (2003–2004)
• Concert Units:
  • Hello! Project Akagumi (2005)
  • Wonderful Hearts (2006–)
• Shuffle Units:
  • 2004: H.P. All Stars
  • 2005: Elegies
• Other:
  • Metro Rabbits H.P. (2006–)

History

Tanaka Reina was selected from the Morning Musume LOVE Audition 2002 to join Morning Musume as a member of the sixth generation, along with Kamei Eri and Michishige Sayumi. She first appeared on the single "Shabondama" and her first studio album was "Ai no Dai 6 Kan". In 2003, she was the leader of the one-shot Hello! Project unit Aa!, along with Natsuyaki Miyabi and Suzuki Airi.

Tanaka is well-known for being the lead vocalist on her debut single. She sang a solo version of "Memory Seishun no Hikari" on the fanclub special Best Shot Vol.4. Since being the center position for "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan", Tanaka has gotten several solo lines in songs, and she gradually worked her way up to being one of the lead vocalists in such songs like "Mikan" and "Resonant Blue". She was also the leader of High-King and a lead vocalist in their single, "C\C (Cinderella\Complex)".

In early 2008, she was announced as the voice actor for Kirara, the main character in Sanrio's Onegai My Melody Kirara☆.

Photobooks

Reina Shoujo R Alo Hello! Tanaka Reina GIRL Re:(Return) Very Reina

• [2004.11.19] 田中れいな (Tanaka Reina) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.10.17] れいな (Reina) amazon.co.jp
• [2006.05.10] 少女R (Shoujo R) amazon.co.jp
• [2007.02.01] アロハロ!田中れいな (Alo Hello! Tanaka Reina) amazon.co.jp
• [2007.09.27] GIRL amazon.co.jp
• [2008.02.27] Re:(Return) amazon.co.jp
• [2008.10.24] Very Reina amazon.co.jp

Hello!x2 Morning Musume. 6ki Members

• [2003.07.16] ハロハロ！モーニング娘。6期メンバー写真集 (Hello!x2 Morning Musume. 6ki Members) (With Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi) amazon.co.jp

Works

Movies

• [2003] 星砂の島、私の島 ～アイランド・ドリーミン～ (Hoshizuna no Shima, Watashi no Shima - Island Dreamin') CDJapan YesAsia

DVDs

Alo Hello! Tanaka Reina DVD Real Challenge!!

• [2007.02.14] アロハロ！田中れいな DVD (Alo Hello! Tanaka Reina DVD)
• [2008.10.29] Real Challenge!!

Radio

• [2007-–] インターFM 「FIVE　STARS」 (InterFM "FIVE STARS") (on Wednesdays) ^[1]

Musicals

• [2006] リボンの騎士 ザ・ミュージカル (Ribbon no Kishi: The Musical)
• [2008] シンデレラ the ミュージカル (Cinderella the Musical)

Anime

• [2008] おねがいマイメロディ きららっ☆ (Onegai My Melody Kirara☆)

Physical Tests Results

• Right hand grip: 18.5kg
• Left hand grip: 14.9kg
• Bending forward from standing position: 25.6 cm
• Vertical jump: 39 cm
• Upper body bending: 29.9 cm
• Lung capacity: 2.10 liters
• Back strength: 50 kg
• Repeated side jumps: 33 times
• Swimming (25 meters): 33.41 seconds

Trivia

• The kanji characters for her name (田中麗奈) are the same as the ones for the Japanese actress Tanaka Rena. To avoid confusion, Tanaka adopted hiragana symbols (れいな) for her first name when she joined Morning Musume.
• She originally auditioned for Morning Musume during the Love Audition 21 auditions for the fifth generation members and was even featured on the MUSIX page. She is the only member to audition twice to get into Morning Musume.
• During the fifth generation auditions for Morning Musume, Tanaka was not old enough to audition. She added one year to her age and lied about how old she was, but she knew she wouldn't make it very far. She made it to the training camp but her true age was revealed and she was expelled from the audition. During the sixth generation auditions, Tanaka had doubts about passing the audition due to her previous mishap, but nevertheless, she ended up as a sixth generation member of Morning Musume.
• She was the 1,803rd candidate out of the 12,417 candidates that auditioned in Morning Musume LOVE Audition 2002.
• Tanaka has always had the reputation of a yankii (a rebel) since her first audition for Morning Musume, when she had blonde hair. The fact that she also wore shirts with skulls and dragons, and had a tendency to wear a lot of purple clothing, also furthered this yankii image with fans.
• Around the time of her debut, purikura photos surfaced that showed her devotion to the boy group FLAME. Rumors went around that she had only joined Morning Musume so that she could become famous and get recognized by FLAME member Izaki Hisato, her crush (based on something that Tanaka herself wrote and made it on the web).
• Niigaki Risa is the one who chiefly calls her "Tanakacchi."
• Iida Kaori was the first to use "07" to refer to Tanaka (in an episode of Hello! Morning where she wrote her "07" on a flip card to identify Tanaka in a guessing game). Since then, "07" had been printed on her sleeves in some concerts, and other members such as Yoshizawa Hitomi and Fujimoto Miki have used "07" when writing.
• Has five cats. Their names are King, Neo, Chea, Peach and Ruby. King is the only cat that has been shown on TV.
• As seen in fellow 6th generation member Kamei Eri's Love Hello DVD, Kamei bought her a wooden cat as a present.
• In a 2004 interview, she said that her rival was Goto Maki. But she explained further that she just wants to become like her.
• In a 2008 episode of Music Fighter, she claimed to hope to become Morning Musume's leader.
• She, along with former Taiyo to Ciscomoon member Kominato Miwa, are the only two Hello! Project members to come from Kyushu.
• When she was younger, she performed Minimoni's "Minimoni. Jankenpyon!" with a group of friends in a school talent show.
• She stated that "Shabondama" is the song that gives her energy in concerts and "NATURE IS GOOD!" is the most suitable song for herself.
• These are her opinions of the characters of the other Morning Musume members:
  • Takahashi Ai: Serious.
  • Niigaki Risa: Secure.
  • Kamei Eri: Soft.
  • Michishige Sayumi: Cutesy
  • Kusumi Koharu: Kirarin-chan
  • Mitsui Aika: Cheerful.
  • Junjun: She talks fast.
  • Linlin: She's like a Japanese doll.
• These are the other members' opinions on Tanaka's character:
  • Takahashi: Hardworking.
  • Niigaki: Ike Ike girl (Does what she wants.)
  • Kamei: Fastidious about everything.
  • Michishige: Pure.
  • Kusumi: Knowledgeable
  • Mitsui: Osshaa!!!!
  • Junjun: Wants/Loves to win.
  • Linlin: Esthetic
• As of September 2008, she has recently grown 1.1 centimetres.
• She mention that she likes IV drips on her radio show

External Links

• Official Hello! Project Profile
• Japanese Wikipedia: 田中れいな
• English Wikipedia: Reina Tanaka
• Hello! Database entry
• Profile at Miracle Night
• Girlie.Reina :: an unofficial Reina Tanaka website
• 100% Wonkyfied