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Reina Tanaka, born with the real name Reina Tanaka (田中 麗奈) on November 11, 1989, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, is a prominent member of the sixth generation of the J-pop group Morning Musume. She spells her professional first name in hiragana (田中れいな) to distinguish herself from the Japanese actress Rena Tanaka, who shares the same kanji name and hails from the same prefecture. Since both names can be pronounced as either "Reina" or "Rena," the hiragana usage prevents confusion. Known by nicknames such as Tanakacchi, Reinya, 07 (a play on Rei-Na), and Ren-chan, she has blood type O and stands 152.4 cm tall. Her hobbies include people-watching and recording numerous TV shows from Monday to Friday to watch in the mornings. Her specialties involve making friends laugh, making funny faces, and easily forming friendships, while a noted habit is clapping her hands when she laughs. Her motto states that if one is allowed to be themselves, they will not do bad things to people. Her favorite school subjects are music and physical education, whereas she dislikes math and history. Culinary preferences include cartilage, broccoli, enoki mushrooms, and chocolate, though she avoids green bell peppers and natto. She favors the colors yellow, red, pink, black, and white, along with sunflowers as her favorite flower and spring and autumn as her preferred seasons. Goto Maki is her favorite singer, while ghosts and insects are what she fears most. She considers her eyes her charm point and is the owner of five cats named King, Neo, Chea, Peach, and Ruby. She frequently uses catchphrases like "Otsukareina!", "Yappii!", "aa ne!!" (ah, hey!!), and "ee!?" (whaat!?). Her personal blog can be found at ameblo.jp/tanakareina-blog/, and she maintains a presence on Twitter/X as @ganbareina11 and on TikTok as @re_na1111.
