Tanaka Reina

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Tanaka Reina promoting "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game" (2010)

Tanaka Reina (田中れいな) is a Japanese pop singer and idol produced by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project. She is a sixth generation member of Morning Musume.

Profile

• Birth name: Tanaka Reina (田中麗奈)
• Stage name: Tanaka Reina (田中れいな)
• Nicknames: Tanakacchi (田中っち), 07 (Rei-Na), Reina (れいな), Reinya (れいにゃ)
• Birthday: November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11)
• Birthplace: Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
• Blood type: O
• Height: 152.4 cm
• Skills: Can play without sleep
• Hobbies: People-watching, texting
• Motto: If you're allowed to be yourself, you won't do bad things to people!
• Favorite food: Cartilage, broccoli, enoki mushrooms, chocolate
• Favorite words: Otsukareina, "GanbaReina"
• Favorite colors: Pink
• Hello! Project groups:
  • Morning Musume (2003–)
  • Morning Musume Otomegumi (2003–2004)
  • Aa! (2003)
  • H.P. All Stars (2004)
  • Hello! Project Akagumi (2005)
  • Elegies (2005)
  • Wonderful Hearts (2006–2009)
  • High-King (2008; 2009–)
  • Muten Musume (2010–)

• 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☆.

Discography

Compilations / Other

• [2004.12.01] H.P. All Stars - "ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!" (#3 Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito - Tanaka Reina, Murakami Megumi, Suzuki Airi)

DVDs

• [2007.02.14] Alo Hello! Tanaka Reina DVD
• [2008.10.29] Real Challenge!!

Photobooks

• [2004.11.19] Tanaka Reina (田中れいな) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.10.17] Reina (れいな) amazon.co.jp
• [2006.05.10] Shoujo R (少女R) amazon.co.jp
• [2007.02.01] Alo Hello! Tanaka Reina (アロハロ! 田中れいな 写真集) 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

• [2003.07.16] Hello Hello! Morning Musume 6ki Members (ハロハロ! モーニング娘。6期メンバー写真集) (Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina) amazon.co.jp
• [2010.11.12] Hello Hello! ~Memories~ (ハロハロ！～Memories～) (Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina) amazon.co.jp

Works

Filmography

• [2003] Hoshizuna no Shima, Watashi no Shima ~Island Dreamin'~ (星砂の島、私の島 ~アイランド・ドリーミン~) (as Hojo Yoshie)
• [2009] Yona Yona Penguin (よなよなペンギン) (voice of Fairy)
• [2011] Keitai Deka THE MOVIE 3 Morning Musume Kyuushutsu 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)

TV Programs

• [2003–2007] Hello! Morning (ハロー! モーニング)
• [2003] Soreyuke! Gorokkies (それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ)
• [2005] Musume DOKYU! (娘DOKYU!)
• [2007–2008] Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@)
• [2008–2009] Yorosen! (よろセン!)
• [2010–] Uta no Rakuen (歌の楽園)

TV Dramas

• [2010] Hanbun Esper (半分エスパー)

Anime

• [2008–2009] Onegai My Melody Kirara☆ (おねがいマイメロディ きららっ☆) (voice of Kirara)
• [2010] Kaito Reinya (怪盗レーニャ) (voice of Kaito Reinya)

Internet

• [2006] Ojigi 30 Do (おじぎ30度) (as Kuroda Reina)

Theater

• [2006] Ribbon no Kishi The Musical (リッボンの騎士ザ・ミュージカル) (as Riziere)
• [2008] Cinderella The Musical (シンデレラ the ミュージカル) (as Joy)
• [2009] Ojigi de Shape Up! (おじぎでシェイプアップ!) (as Kuroda Reina)
• [2010] Fashionable (ファッショナブル) (as Kusakabe Rui)

Radio

• [2007–2010] FIVE STARS

Publications

• [2006–] CD Data - "Tanaka(me)sen" (タナカ（め）せん)

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, though 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: Aesthetic

External Links

• Hello! Project Profile
• Official Blog: Tanaka Reina no Otsukareinaa (田中れいなのおつかれいなー) | Translations
• Wikipedia Profiles: Japanese: 田中れいな | English: Reina Tanaka