Koki Tanaka

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: 38
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
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2012 Ooku: The Inner Chamber
Japanese Drama, 2012, 10 eps
Gyokuei (Support Role)
10
Gyokuei
Support Role
7.6
2009 Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009
Japanese Drama, 2009, 22 eps
Shitateya no Ren (Main Role)
22
Main Role
7.8
2007 Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go
Japanese Drama, 2007, 11 eps
Tanaka Ichiro (Main Role)
11
Tanaka Ichiro
Main Role
6.9
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
6.6
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
6.6
2000 Tenshi ga Kieta Machi
Japanese Drama, 2000, 12 eps
Kawashima Kiyoshi (Support Role)
12
Kawashima Kiyoshi
Support Role
7.3
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
6.7
1999 Kowai Nichiyoubi
Japanese Drama, 1999, 10 eps
{The Last Juice} (Ep.9) (Main Role)
10
{The Last Juice} (Ep.9)
Main Role
6.8
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2014 One Third
Japanese Movie, 2014,
Koji (Main Role)
Koji
Main Role
7.3
2012 The Castle of Crossed Destinies
Japanese Movie, 2012,
Gyoukei (Support Role)
Gyoukei
Support Role
7.1
2000 Colorful
Japanese Movie, 2000,
Kobayashi Makoto (Main Role)
Main Role
8.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2013 Hissatsu Shigotonin 2013
Japanese Special, 2013, 1 eps
Shitateya no Ren (Support Role)
1
Support Role
6.0
2012 Hissatsu Shigotonin 2012
Japanese Special, 2012, 1 eps
Shitateya no Ren (Support Role)
1
Support Role
7.3
2010 Hissatsu Shigotonin 2010 special
Japanese Special, 2010, 1 eps
Shitateya no Ren (Main Role)
1
Main Role
7.4
2010 Rikon Syndrome
Japanese Special, 2010, 1 eps
Kobayashi Akira (Main Role)
1
Main Role
6.7
2009 Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009 New Year Special
Japanese Special, 2009, 1 eps
Shitateya no Ren (Main Role)
1
Main Role
7.7
2007 Byakkotai
Japanese Special, 2007, 2 eps
Shinoda Gisaburo / Shinoda Yusuke (Support Role)
2
Shinoda Gisaburo / Shinoda Yusuke
Support Role
7.4
2005 Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo: Kyuuketsuki Densetsu Satsujin Jiken
Japanese Special, 2005, 1 eps
Takanashi (Support Role)
1
Takanashi
Support Role
7.3
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2012 KAT-TUN no Sekaiichi Dame na Yoru!
Japanese TV Show, 2012, 17 eps
(Main Host)
17
Main Host
8.0
2012 KAT-TUN no Sekaiichi Dame Yoru Ni
Japanese TV Show, 2012, 2 eps
(Main Host)
2
Main Host
7.9
2011 KAT-TUN no Zettai Manetaku Naru TV
Japanese TV Show, 2011, 10 eps
(Main Host)
10
Main Host
8.1
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, 600 eps
(Ep. 201) (Guest)
600
(Ep. 201)
Guest
8.3
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
8.3
2006 The Shonen Club Premium
Japanese TV Show, 2006, 156 eps
(2008.06.15) (Guest)
156
(2008.06.15)
Guest
8.8
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
8.5
1986 MUSIC STATION
Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps
[Performer] (Guest)
1328
[Performer]
Guest
8.1
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Tanaka Koki

Koki Tanaka
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  • First Name: Koki
  • Family Name: Tanaka
  • 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: 38

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