Marika Tani

Marika Tani
Native name 谷 真理佳
Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996
Origin Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) Idol, singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012 (2012) – present
Labels AKS
Associated acts SKE48

Marika Tani (谷 真理佳 Tani Marika, born 5 January 1996 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a member of SKE48's Team E.[1]

Career

Tani passed HKT48's second generation auditions on 23 June 2012. Her debut was on 23 September 2012 at HKT48's Team H stage performance. Her debut stage performance was on 30 September 2012, at HKT48's Kenkyusei Stage.[2]

Tani was first selected for HKT48's general election for the single Melon Juice. On 11 January 2014, Tani was promoted to newly formed Team KIV during HKT48's Concert. However, in February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred to SKE48's Team E.[3] Her last HKT48 activity was on 21 April 2014, during the last day of HKT48's Kenkyusei Stage. She started activities as a Team E member in May 2014.

After her transfer to SKE48, Tani featured on two A-sides, "12 Gatsu no Kangaroo" and "Coquettish Jūtai Chū". In 2015, she participated in the AKB48 41st single general election, and ranked 23rd with 26,051 votes.[4] It was her first ever ranking.

Discography

SKE48 singles

Year No. Title Role Notes
2014 15 "Bukiyō Taiyō" B-side Sang on "Banana Kakumei" and "Koi Yori mo Dream"
16 "12 Gatsu no Kangaroo" A-side Also sang on "I Love Aichi" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Seishun Curry Rice" as Team E
2015 17 "Coquettish_Jūtai_Chū" A-side Also sang on "Oto o Keshita Terebi" as Team E

HKT48 singles

Year No. Title Role Notes
2013 1 "Suki! Suki! Skip!" B-side Sang on "Ima ga Ichiban"
2 "Melon Juice" A-side First HKT48 A-side
2014 3 "Sakura, Minnade Tabeta" B-side Sang on "Mukashi no Kareshi no Oniichan to Tsukiau to Iu Koto"
4 "Hikaeme I Love You!" B-side Sang on "Ima Kimi o Omou"

AKB48 singles

Year No. Title Role Notes
2013 31 "Sayonara Crawl" B-side Sang on "Bara no Kajitsu"
2014 35 "Mae Shika Mukanee" B-side Sang on "Konjo"
38 "Kibouteki Refrain" B-side Sang on "Utaitai"
2015 39 "Green Flash" B-side Sang on "Yankee Rock" and "Sekai ga Naiteru Nara"
2016 43 "Kimi wa Melody" B-side Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single.

Appearances

Stage units

HKT48 Kenkyusei Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" (PARTYが始まるよ)
  1. "Classmate"
HKT48 Himawarigumi Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)
  1. "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)
HKT48 Kenkyusei Stage "Nonai Paradise" (脳内パラダイス)
  1. "Kurukurupa" (くるくるぱー)
SKE48 Team E 4th Stage "Te o Tsunaginagara" (手をつなぎながら)
  1. "Ame no Pianist" (雨のピアニスト)

TV variety

TV dramas

Radio

References

  1. 谷真理佳 HKT48名鑑 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  2. HKT48、2期生が劇場デビュー 研究生公演初日に感涙 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  3. "The results of AKB48 group's big team shuffle!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  4. "AKB48 41st single Senbatsu General Election Results!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-15.

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