Reina Tanaka


Reina Tanaka is a Japanese singer and musical actress. She is the leader of the Japanese rock band Lovendor. From 2002 to 2013, she was one of the main vocalists of the girl 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|Onegai My Melody Kirara], the fourth List of [Sanrio characters#My Melody (1975)|My Melody] series. The show premiered on April 6, 2008.
In 2008, Tanaka became the leader of Hello Project's new unit High-King.
In 2009–2010 Tanaka voiced the main/title character of the anime series, Kaitō Reinya. The character had 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 Lovendor.

2013–present: Lovendor and solo activities

was formed in 2012. Originally there were four members: Reina Tanaka, Marina Okada, Yuki Uozumi, Marin Miyazawa.
In June 2019 it was announced that Lovendor would be going on hiatus.
Tanaka has also performed in various musicals and, as of 2018, has been increasing her solo live activities.

Personal life

Tanaka was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Her brother is seven years younger than her.
On July 15, 2024, she announced her marriage and pregnancy of her first child. On November 18, she gave birth to her daughter.

Discography

Studio albums

Digital singles

Collaborations/others

TitleRelease date
H.P. All Stars - All for One & One for All! December 1, 2004
Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover ShūJuly 15, 2009
Petit Best 11December 15, 2010
Petit Best 14December 11, 2013

Releases

Photobooks

DVDs

  • Alo Hello! Reina Tanaka DVD
  • Real Challenge!!
  • e-Hello! "Attracted" DVD

    Acting

Movies

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.
ShowStart dateEnd date
Hello! Morning2003April 1, 2007
Sore Yuke! GorokkiesSeptember 29, 2003December 26, 2003
FutarigotoJune 1, 2004June 4, 2004
FutarigotoAugust 18, 2004August 26, 2004
Musume Dokyu!May 13, 2005September 29, 2006
Uta Doki! Pop ClassicsOctober 2, 2006March 17, 2008
Haromoni@April 8, 2007September 28, 2008
Onegai My MelodyApril 6, 2008March 29, 2009
Yorosen!October 6, 2008March 27, 2009
Kaitō Reinya January 8, 2010March 26, 2010
Hanbun ESPer January 15, 2010March 19, 2010
Sūgaku Joshi GakuenJanuary 11, 2012March 28, 2012
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger''April 28, 2019May 5, 2019

Radio

Publications