Tanaka Koki

Tanaka Koki in "Duet" magazine (2011)

Tanaka Koki is a member of Johnny's Entertainment's group KAT-TUN.

Profile

• Name: Tanaka Koki (田中聖)
• Pseudonym: JOKER
• Birthdate: November 5, 1985
• Birthplace: Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Blood Type: B
• Height: 170cm
• Weight: 56kg
• Eyesight: 0.8
• Family: Parents, 4 brothers
• Favorite colors: Black, white
• Joined Johnny's: November 1998

Information

Tanaka Koki, or Koki, is recognized as the rapper of KAT-TUN and has a hip-hop-influenced style. Out of the group, Koki is most often paired up with Nakamaru Yuichi and they form TaNaka, a comedy group. Koki loves to design things as he is a very artistic guy. Most of his concert clothes are designed or sewn by him. For the concert "Pirate Ship", he bought a plain white sweater, pants, and a hat, and sewed designed it to be more suitable for a concert. He went to University in Japan and of KAT-TUN he is the most highly educated. A while after the group KAT-TUN was formed he wanted to quit JE to further his studies, but Kitagawa Johnny said to him ,"If you leave now, you will never accomplish anything in your life." Now, Koki says if he could be a child again he'd just study, study, study.

Discography

Other DVDs

• [2008.02.27] Dream Boys

Filmography

Doramas

• [2000] Tenshi ga Kieta Machi (天使が消えた街)
• [2001] Neverland (ネバーランド)
• [2005] Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo~Kyuuketsuki Densetsu Satsujin Jiken (金田一少年の事件簿～吸血鬼伝説殺人事件)
• [2006] My Boss My Hero (マイ☆ボス マイ☆ヒーロー)
• [2006] Tatta Hitotsu no Koi (たったひとつの恋)
• [2007] Byakkotai (白虎隊)
• [2007] Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go (特急田中3号)
• [2009] Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009 (必殺仕事人2009)

Publications

Magazines

• [2011.08.xx] BEST STAGE October 2011 Issue (Feature)

Awards

• 50th Japanese Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor (My Boss My Hero)

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia