Tanaka Koki

Name: Tanaka Koki
Native name: 田中聖
Also Known as: Tanaka Kouki, たなかこうき
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: November 5, 1985
Age: 39

Tanaka Koki is a Japanese singer-songwriter, rapper and actor. He was the singer of the rock band "INKT". Koki was a member of Johnny's Entertainment and part of Johnny's KAT-TUN till September 30, 2013 when his contract with Johnny & Associates was terminated due to several contract violations and he left the company.. Outside the group, Koki has put on a comedy duo, together with his former-bandmate Nakamaru Yuichi called TaNaka, a name created by the union of the Tanaka family name and the name Nakamaru.

Koki is also a designer, being a very artistic guy. In many of their concerts, he wore clothes designed and sewn by himself. For the concert "Queen of Pirates" in 2008, he bought a large white sweater, pants and a hat that he stitched and "redesigned" to make them better suited for the concert.

He co-hosted the variety show KAT-TUN and led the radio program "KAT-TUN Style" along with Junnosuke Taguchi.

He has a younger brother named Tanaka Juri, a member of the boy group SixTONES

He graduated from Horikoshi High School, and eventually went to study at Josai International University, but he quit halfway.

On May 24, 2017 he was arrested for marijuana possession during a traffic stop, despite claiming the cannabis in his car were not his he was tested positive to the drug and was detained for 2 weeks while investigations were ongoing. He was eventually released from jail on June 7, 2017. On June 30, 2017 it was reported that he will not be prosecuted for marijuana possession charges as the police were not able to obtain enough evidence to prosecute him.

On February 24, 2022, he was arrested by police in Nagoya for alleged possession of methamphetamine. He has denied the allegations, and was quoted as saying that he did not know anything about the drugs. On June 20, 2022 he was sentenced to 20 months in prison, suspended for 3 years.

On June 29, 2022 he was found acting unnaturally outside of Kashiwa Station around 10:00 pm. Upon receiving a search warrant, police found a plastic bag containing crystal powder between his right hip and pants. Later, it was confirmed that the powder he was carrying was stimulants. He was arrested on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Law. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2012	Ooku: The Inner Chamber Japanese Drama, 2012, 10 eps Gyokuei (Support Role)	10	Gyokuei Support Role	7.5
2009	Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009 Japanese Drama, 2009, 22 eps Shitateya no Ren (Main Role)	22	Shitateya no Ren Main Role	7.7
2007	Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go Japanese Drama, 2007, 11 eps Tanaka Ichiro (Main Role)	11	Tanaka Ichiro Main Role	6.8
2006	Tatta Hitotsu no Koi Japanese Drama, 2006, 10 eps Kusano Kou (Support Role)	10	Kusano Kou Support Role	7.7
2006	My Boss, My Hero Japanese Drama, 2006, 10 eps Manabe Kazuya [Makio's caretaker] (Support Role)	10	Manabe Kazuya [Makio's caretaker] Support Role	8.1
2001	Neverland Japanese Drama, 2001, 11 eps Iwatsuki Shigehisa (Support Role)	11	Iwatsuki Shigehisa Support Role	6.5
2000	Shijo Saiaku no Date Japanese Drama, 2000, 21 eps Kenichi (Ep. 14) (Main Role)	21	Kenichi (Ep. 14) Main Role	6.0
2000	Kowai Nichiyoubi: 2000 Japanese Drama, 2000, 21 eps (Unknown)	21	Unknown	6.5
2000	Tenshi ga Kieta Machi Japanese Drama, 2000, 12 eps Kawashima Kiyoshi (Support Role)	12	Kawashima Kiyoshi Support Role	7.1
1999	Kowai Nichiyoubi: Shinshou Japanese Drama, 1999, 13 eps {Tale Heard in a Taxi} (Ep. 2), [Doppelganger] (Ep. 13) (Main Role)	13	{Tale Heard in a Taxi} (Ep. 2), [Doppelganger] (Ep. 13) Main Role	6.6
1999	Kowai Nichiyoubi Japanese Drama, 1999, 10 eps {The Last Juice} (Ep.9) (Main Role)	10	{The Last Juice} (Ep.9) Main Role	6.6

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2014	One Third Japanese Movie, 2014, Koji (Main Role)	Koji Main Role	7.2
2012	The Castle of Crossed Destinies Japanese Movie, 2012, Gyoukei (Support Role)	Gyoukei Support Role	7.0
2000	Colorful Japanese Movie, 2000, Kobayashi Makoto (Main Role)	Kobayashi Makoto Main Role	8.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2013	Hissatsu Shigotonin 2013 Japanese Special, 2013, 1 eps Shitateya no Ren (Support Role)	1	Shitateya no Ren Support Role	6.0
2012	Hissatsu Shigotonin 2012 Japanese Special, 2012, 1 eps Shitateya no Ren (Support Role)	1	Shitateya no Ren Support Role	7.3
2010	Hissatsu Shigotonin 2010 special Japanese Special, 2010, 1 eps Shitateya no Ren (Main Role)	1	Shitateya no Ren Main Role	7.3
2010	Rikon Syndrome Japanese Special, 2010, 1 eps Kobayashi Akira (Main Role)	1	Kobayashi Akira Main Role	6.7
2009	Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009 New Year Special Japanese Special, 2009, 1 eps Shitateya no Ren (Main Role)	1	Shitateya no Ren Main Role	7.6
2007	Byakkotai Japanese Special, 2007, 2 eps Shinoda Gisaburo / Shinoda Yusuke (Support Role)	2	Shinoda Gisaburo / Shinoda Yusuke Support Role	7.3
2005	Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo: Kyuuketsuki Densetsu Satsujin Jiken Japanese Special, 2005, 1 eps Takanashi (Support Role)	1	Takanashi Support Role	7.2

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2012	KAT-TUN no Sekaiichi Dame na Yoru! Japanese TV Show, 2012, 17 eps (Main Host)	17	Main Host	7.9
2012	KAT-TUN no Sekaiichi Dame Yoru Ni Japanese TV Show, 2012, 2 eps (Main Host)	2	Main Host	7.6
2011	KAT-TUN no Zettai Manetaku Naru TV Japanese TV Show, 2011, 10 eps (Main Host)	10	Main Host	8.0
2011	Nazotoki Battle TORE Japanese TV Show, 2011, 54 eps (Ep. 5) (Guest)	54	(Ep. 5) Guest	0.0
2008	Shabekuri 007 Japanese TV Show, 2008, 610 eps (Ep. 201) (Guest)	610	(Ep. 201) Guest	8.2
2007	Kanjani8 no Janiben Japanese TV Show, 2007, 706 eps (Ep. 239) (Guest)	706	(Ep. 239) Guest	7.8
2007	Cartoon KAT-TUN Japanese TV Show, 2007, 152 eps (Main Host)	152	Main Host	8.2
2006	The Shonen Club Premium Japanese TV Show, 2006, 156 eps (2008.06.15) (Guest)	156	(2008.06.15) Guest	7.7
2005	J-Melo Japanese TV Show, 2005, 576 eps (Guest)	576	Guest	0.0
1994	Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Japanese TV Show, 1994, 745 eps (Guest)	745	Guest	8.2
1986	MUSIC STATION Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps [Performer] (Guest)	1328	[Performer] Guest	8.1