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. 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. ==Personal life==