田中聖 is tagged as: johnnys entertainment, kat-tun, j-pop, japanese, pop Kōki Tanaka (田中聖) (b. November 5, 1985 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese rapper/singer-songwriter, actor, television personality and radio host. He joined Johnny & Associates in 1998 and became a member of the popular J-pop group KAT-TUN in 2001. Kōki is the second T in the group’s name. The group officially debuted in 2006 and has since achieved an unbroken streak of success with all five albums and thirteen singles debuting at number 1 on the Oricon charts. A senior to the other KAT-TUN members, Kōki disliked them and wanted to leave the group by his own admission when it was formed but changed his mind after the group held their first concert. Influenced by hip-hop and reggae since childhood, he credits 櫻井翔 (Shō Sakurai of 嵐) for making a breakthrough for rap in the agency and making his task of rapping in an idol group easier. Kōki writes his own rap verses in KAT-TUN and his own solo songs respectively under the pen name, JOKER. Artistically inclined, he can illustrate well, often creates or re-modifies his own apparel and even designed a pair of sneakers for Ne-Yo which the latter wore during his performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Japan. With bandmate 中丸雄一 (Yuichi Nakamaru), they make up a comedic unit, TaNaka (a portma... Read More About 田中聖 Biography...  Send 田中聖 ringtones to your cell
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