Tanaka Kumi

Tanaka Kumi (田中久美) is a former Japanese pop idol singer. Tanaka got her start in 1983 when she won the Hori Pro Scout Caravan contest. She released her first single, "Thrilling", a year after with the catchphrase "Sparkling Eyeteen" (きらめきEyeteen). But her career was short lived as she went back home to Fukuoka in 1986. There, she married and then divorced, found work at a department store, and is now a radio personality.

Profile

• Birthdate: November 19, 1967
• Birthplace: Shiida, Fukuoka Prefecture
• Blood Type: O

Trivia

• She was close friends with former idol Okada Yukiko and was one of the last people to talk to her before Okada committed suicide in 1986.
• Tanaka went to Horikoshi High School with Kuwata Yasuko, Kurasawa Atsumi, Takabe Tomoko, Nagayama Yoko, Honda Minako, Matsuo Kumiko, Minamino Yoko, and Miyazaki Masumi.

Discography

Singles

• [1984.03.03] Thrilling (スリリング)
• [1984.06.03] Karitto Natsu (カリッと夏)
• [1984.08.08] Shoujo no Naka no Devil (少女の中の悪魔)
• [1985.01.09] Hi no Sebbun (火の接吻)

External Links

• Official Site
• Japanese Wikipedia: 田中久美