Reina Tanaka (田中 れいな, Tanaka Reina, born November 11, 1989) 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 groupMorning 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.[1] They released one single, "First Kiss", on October 29, 2003.[2] 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."[3] She also sang the coupling track, "Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito", with Suzuki and Megumi Murakami.[3]
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.[4]
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
Lovendor 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.[5]
Personal life
Tanaka was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Her brother is seven years younger than her.[6]
Alo Hello! Reina Tanaka DVD (アロハロ！田中れいな DVD, Released February 14, 2007)
Real Challenge!! (Released October 2008)
e-Hello! "Attracted" DVD (e-Hello! 「Attracted」 DVD, Released March 11, 2011)
Acting
Movies
Hoshisuna no Shima, Watashi no Shima: Island Dreamin' (星砂の島、私の島～Island Dreamin'～, Released September 29, 2004)
Yona Yona Penguin (よなよなペンギン, Released December 23, 2009) - Voice of Fairy
Keitai Deka The Movie 3 Morning Musume Kyushutsu 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, Released February 5, 2011)
Vampire Stories: Chasers (ヴァンパイア・ストーリーズ:Chasers, Released December 27, 2011)
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.
