Reina Tanaka
Reina Tanaka is a Japanese singer, actress and voice actress. She is one of the vocalists of the Japanese rock band Lovendor. From 2001 to 2013, she was a member of idol 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. They released one single, "First Kiss", on October 29, 2003. 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." She also sang the coupling track, "Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito", with Suzuki and Megumi Murakami.
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.
In 2008, Tanaka became the leader of Hello Project's new unit High-King.
It was revealed in late 2009 that Tanaka would be voicing the main/title character of the new anime series, Kaitō Reinya. The main character, Reinya, had initially 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 called Lovendor.
2013–present: Lovendor and solo activities
Personal life
Tanaka was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Her brother is seven years younger than her.Releases
Digital singles
Collaborations/others
| Title | Release date |
| H.P. All Stars - | December 15, 2010 |
Photobooks
DVDs
- Alo Hello! Reina Tanaka DVD
- Real Challenge!!
- e-Hello! "Attracted" DVD
Acting
Movies
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- Yona Yona Penguin - Voice of Fairy
- Keitai Deka The Movie 3 Morning Musume Kyushutsu Daisakusen! Pandora no Hako no Himitsu
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Theater
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 | 2003 | April 1, 2007 |
| Sore Yuke! Gorokkies | September 29, 2003 | December 26, 2003 |
| Futarigoto | June 1, 2004 | June 4, 2004 |
| Futarigoto | August 18, 2004 | August 26, 2004 |
| Musume Dokyu! | May 13, 2005 | September 29, 2006 |
| Uta Doki! Pop Classics | October 2, 2006 | March 17, 2008 |
| Haromoni@ | April 8, 2007 | September 28, 2008 |
| Onegai My Melody | April 6, 2008 | March 29, 2009 |
| Yorosen! | October 6, 2008 | March 27, 2009 |
| Kaitō Reinya | January 8, 2010 | March 26, 2010 |
| Hanbun ESPer | January 15, 2010 | March 19, 2010 |
| Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen | January 11, 2012 | March 28, 2012 |
| Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger'' | April 28, 2019 | May 5, 2019 |