Rumiko Tani

, 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 third single, "Anata no Shirt to Love Song", was released on May 31, 2000. After her marriage in 2006, she relocated to South Korea. She was a cast member in the variety show Oh! My Baby.

Personal life

Tani is a third-generation Korean-Japanese. They have three sons, and one of them, Da-myool, was featured with them on the reality show Oh! My Baby.

Discography Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumJPN "Unchain My Heart" 1999 — — "Love, Yes I Do!" — — 2000 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumJPN "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.