Koki Tanaka
| Koki Tanaka | |
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| Native name | 田中聖 |
| Born | November 5, 1985 |
| Origin | Chiba, Chiba, Japan |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Website | inkt |
| Notable instruments | |
| guitar, piano, shamisen | |
Koki Tanaka (田中聖 Tanaka Kōki?, born November 5, 1985) is a Japanese singer–songwriter, actor and former Japanese idol, he was a member of Jpop idol boy band KAT-TUN from their debut until September 30, 2013 when his contract with Johnny & Associates (the company that manages KAT-TUN) was terminated. When he was a member of KAT-TUN, he was recognized as the rapper in the group and has a hip-hop-influenced style. Out of the other members, Tanaka was most often paired up with Yuichi Nakamaru and they even formed a comedy duo 'TaNaka'. After leaving Johnny & Associates, Tanaka formed a new rock band, INKT.
On September 30, 2013 his contract with Johnny & Associates was officially terminated due to several contract violations. In November of the same year, he formed his own Indie rock band called INKT and is the lead vocalist in the band and they finally released their debut album on November 8 of 2014.
Tanaka can play several instruments, his main instrument is the guitar, he can also play the piano and the shamisen. He wrote most of the rap lyrics for KAT-TUN's songs and his solos, he went by the pen-name of "JOKER". Now with INKT, he writes all the band's songs under his name 'KOKI'.
As an actor, Tanaka has appeared in a string of Japanese TV series and movies and has won 2 awards for his acting work in My Boss My Hero.
Tanaka loves to design things and is very artistic, he has a talent for sewing and he designs his own apparels.
Born in Chiba, Chiba prefecture; Japan on November 5, 1985, Tanaka is the second oldest of 6 siblings, all brothers and raised by their single mother. His younger brother Juri is also an actor and signed with Johnny & Associates, Juri along with Tanaka's youngest brother Subaru even appeared alongside Tanaka in the first episode of the TV series Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go in which Tanaka played the lead role. His younger brother Hyouga is also an actor, and Tanaka's older brother is named Kazunaru.
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