Gravure Queen, who has been the subject of “too many adulterous dramas,” was able to take her “first New Year’s vacation” for a convincing reason.
After graduating from the idol group "HKT48," Miku Tanaka (23), who is now active as an actor and TV personality, appeared on the cover and front cover of FRIDAY, which went on sale on December 12. Mikurin," who has been making rapid progress as "Reiwa's gravure queen," talks about what goes on behind the scenes of the photo shoot and her growth as an actor.
This issue of FRIDAY is full of “miracle pictures!
Miku Tanaka, who graduated from HKT48 at the end of 2011 and is now active as an actor and TV personality, appears in the December 12 issue of FRIDAY. She graced the magazine’s cover for the first time in about two years.
The photo I had taken for FRIDAY two years ago was my favorite, so much so that I used it as my profile picture on Instagram,” said Tanaka. This time it was the same photographer, so I have even more photos that I love!
During the shoot, every time I posed for a photo, I felt as if I was getting closer to the image of the woman I had always wanted to be. I am a “sunny girl,” so every time I posed, I felt like I was getting closer to the image of the woman I had always wanted to be! I am a “sunny girl,” so the light shines on me just when I need it. I think there are a lot of “miracle shots” in this gravure!
He has appeared in a succession of high-profile dramas and movies, and has emerged as an actor as well. In the drama “3-nen C-gumi wa adulterous” (Nippon Television Network Corporation), which is entering its final chapter. (NTV), in which he played the role of a student who has an affair with his homeroom teacher.
Recently, I have often been asked, “Aren’t you appearing in too many adulterous dramas? I am often asked by fans and friends, “Aren’t you appearing in too many adulterous dramas these days? Fans and friends tell me, ‘I saw the one about infidelity,’ and I ask them, ‘Which one? (laughs). I am grateful to be cast in such a popular film, but I also want to play a sparkling role like a heroine in a shoujo manga in a refreshing school production. I think I’m just barely old enough to wear a school uniform, so I’m waiting for an early offer! (Laughs)”
It has been about a year since he started his career as an actor in earnest. He says he is still struggling every day.
As I kept going, I didn’t know what the right way to act was. There were times when I failed in auditions that I thought went well. I even consulted with my co-stars in the drama, Maayu Matsuoka, Misato Ugaki, and Marika Matsumoto, about my acting. What I learned there was that “there is no one right answer. Just as I found the right answer as an idol over the past 10 years, I hope that one day I will gain confidence as an actor.
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She also appears in the movie “St. John the Divine: Holy Men vs. the Demon Army,” which opens in theaters on December 20 (Friday).
I played the role of Yellow, a member of the “Girls” squadron led by Haruna Kawaguchi. I have always loved Yuichi Fukuda’s films, so I was happy to be a part of them. I had to improvise something that was not in the script, but the crew on the set laughed a lot. I was gut-punched when I read on SNS that director Fukuda wrote, “Miku Tanaka’s ad-libs were so good that I laughed every time they were edited” (laughs).
This will be the first year-end and New Year’s holiday since she graduated from idol.
I have never had a proper New Year’s vacation since I started working as an idol in the sixth grade, because it was normal for me to have work and events during the year-end and New Year holidays. So this year, when I have a holiday, I would like to go home to my parents’ house and spend it with my family. I would like to experience for the first time in a long time the kind of year-end and New Year’s holidays that everyone else usually enjoys.
Tanaka Miku 23 years old, T151
Born in Kumamoto Prefecture. She joined HKT48 in 2001 as a 3rd term member and has been a core member of the group. She graduated from the group in December 2011. She is currently starring in the drama “3-nen C-gumi wa adulterous. （She is currently starring in the drama “3-nen C-gumi wa adulterous.” (NTV), and is scheduled to appear in the film “Saint Oniisan The Movie: Holy Men VS Demon Army,” to be released on Friday, December 20, and “Blue Fight: Breaking Down the Blue Youths,” on Friday, January 31, 2013. She is also scheduled to appear in the music variety show “OTOBOKE. He appears as a semi-regular on the music variety show “OTOBOKE POPS” (TOKYO MX). For the latest information, please visit the official X (@miku_monmonmon3939) and Instagram (@mikumonmon_48).
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PHOTO： Yasuhisa Kikuchi
