Rumiko Tani Explained

Rumiko Tani
Native Name:	谷ルミコ
Alias:	^[1]
Birth Date:	12 August 1979
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Television personality
Children:	3
Module:	Embed: yes Years Active: 1999–2000, 2005–present Associated Acts: Hello! Project

,^[2] formerly known professionally as, is a Korean-Japanese television personality and a former idol singer associated with Hello! Project.

Career

1999-2000: Early career as Chinatsu Miyoshi

Under the name Chinatsu Miyoshi, Tani was the grand prix winner of the Morning Musume & Michiyo Heike Sister Protegee Audition held by Hello! Project in March 1999. On August 4, 1999, she released her first single, "Unchain My Heart", as the ending theme to Kiss Dake ja Iya! Her second single, "Love, Yes I Do!" was released on November 10, 1999, as the ending theme to Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. In 2000, she also appeared in Pinch Runner, a film starring Morning Musume.^[3] Her third single, "Anata no Shirt to Love Song", was released on May 31, 2000. All of her singles failed to chart, after which she decided to leave Hello! Project in September 2000.

2005-present: Return to entertainment, relocation to South Korea

In 2005, Tani returned to entertainment under her real name and provided vocals to the songs "W/U I Can" and "Hear My Cry", which were featured in the horror film Kokkuri-san.^[4] After her marriage in 2006, she relocated to South Korea. She was a cast member in the variety show Oh! My Baby.^[5]

Personal life

Tani is a third-generation Korean-Japanese. On October 21, 2006, Tani married South Korean singer and actor Kim Jung-min.^[6] They have three sons, and one of them, Da-myool, was featured with them on the reality show Oh! My Baby.^[7]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		JPN
"Unchain My Heart"	1999	- ^[8]	-
"Love, Yes I Do		"	- ^[9]	-
	2000	- ^[10]	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		JPN
"W/U I Can"	2005	-	-	Kokkuri-san Original Soundtrack
"Hear My Cry"		-	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

External links

• Official blog

Notes and References

1. News: "元ハロプロ"谷ルミコ、韓国人の夫について暴露「結婚して10年、実家に来たのは2～3回だけ」 . ja . KStyle . 2015-05-21 . 2019-11-02.
2. Rumiko . Tani . rumiko0635jp . 159416240706818048 . ja . 2012-01-17. きのうのなかよしテレビで私が在日じゃないかという騒動がにわかにおきてるみたいですが、私は日本人です！.
3. Web site: ピンチランナー モーニング娘。 . ja . Eiga . 2019-12-26.
4. Web site: 「コックリさん」オリジナルサウンドトラック . CD Journal . ja . 2020-01-01.
5. Web site: '오마베' 루미코 "결혼 9년차, 교육문제로 부딪히더라". Newsen. October 8, 2014. November 17, 2015.
6. News: Celebrities say age-gap makes no difference in planning marriage . . December 10, 2010 . December 15, 2019 .
7. News: Korean celebrities engaged in cross-border romances . . 2014-07-03 . 2020-01-01 .
8. Web site: Unchain My Heart . ja . . 2019-12-26 .
9. Web site: Love,Yes I do! . ja . . 2019-12-26 .
10. Web site: あなたのシャツとLove song . ja . . 2019-12-22 .