# Kanata Irei

DANIEL Irei (伊礼彼方, Irei) is a Japanese actor, musician and fashion model. He was born February 3, 1982, in Argentina as Daniel Irei (ダニエル 伊礼), but uses the stage name "Kanata." This comes from his grandfather on his father's side, who gave him a Japanese name because he did not like his given name. He is half-Okinawan and half-Chilean. He was brought up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan since he was six. He also has two siblings, a younger brother nicked named Rocky and a younger sister named Mari. Though he was born in Argentina, he does not speak any Spanish, only Japanese, since his formal education was all done in Japan. Later during his teenage years, his parents separated due to his mother's infidelity. He never graduated high school due to low grades, but showed interest in the arts.
His favorite hobbies are playing soccer, billiards, snowboarding and skateboarding. Special abilities of his include making cocktails and playing instruments such as the trumpet, guitar and the piano.
His musical activities started when he was in junior high school where he joined his first band, The Lantern. In August 2000, Irei formed the band alongside Takeshi Kimura and Tetsuya Sugimoto, with the group releasing their first single in 2001. In 2003, he would depart from the band, leaving The Lantern on temporary hiatus. In 2004, he started a new band, "Daniel Control", where he was the lead vocalist, and also plays the guitar and piano. "Daniel Control" has also won a musical competition.

## Appearances
### TV programs

* The Street Fighters at TV Asahi — there he had got the first place in the national popularity ranking for four weeks

### TV dramas

* Ranman (2023), Masanari Takatō

### Stage

| Year | Title | Info |
| 2006 | Musical Tennis no Ōjisama – Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyōtei Gakuen | acted as Saeki Kojirō Ran from August 3–13 in Tokyo Followed by four performances in Osaka (August 17–19) Later on performances in Nagoya (August 23–25) |
| 2006–2007 | Musical Tennis no Ōjisama – Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service | acted as Saeki Kojirō Ran in Tokyo (December 13–25) and in Osaka (December 28, 2006 – January 8, 2007) |
| 2007 | Musical Tennis no Ōjisama – Dream Live 4th | acted as Saeki Kojirō Ran in Yokohama (March 30–31) Extra Performance in Ôsaka (May 17–20) |
| 2007–2008 | Musical Tennis no Ōjisama – The Progressive Match Higa Chuu feat. Rikkai | acted as Saeki Kojirō Ran December 12 – February 11 |
| 2008 | California Story | as Suwena Lanbâdo Ran February 27 – March 9 |
| 2008–2010 | Elisabeth | as Crown Prince Rudolf Ran August 2008 – October 2010 |
| 2009 | Aida | as Radames Ran August–October |
| 2010 | Side Show | as Buddy Foster Ran all April |
| 2010–2011 | Anna Karenina | as Vronsky Ran December 2010 – March 2011 |
| 2012 | Hamlet | as Laertes Ran From February until March |
| 2014 | Thrill Me | as Richard Loeb Ran From November 7–24 |
| 2014 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | as Speed Ran From December 7–28 |
| 2015 | Wuthering Heights | as Edgar Linton Ran From May 6–26 |
| 2016 | Grand Hotel | as Baron Felix Von Gaigern Ran All April |
| 2016 | Crest of the Royal Family | as Ryan Reed Ran All August |
| 2017-2020 | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | as Gerry Goffin Ran 2017 till 2020 |
| 2017 | Memphis | as Bobby Ran all December 2017 |
| 2018 | Jersey Boys | as Tommy DeVito Ran June 16 – October 3 |
| 2019–2021, 2024–2025 | Les Misérables | as Javert Ran From Spring 2019 until Autumn 2021 Ran From late 2024 until mid 2025 |
| 2020–2022 | Miss Saigon | as The Engineer Ran 2020 until 2022 |
| 2022 | Blood Brothers | as The Narrator Ran sometime in 2022 |
| 2023–2024 | Moulin Rouge! | as The Duke of Monroth Ran All Summer 2023 till All Summer 2024 |
| 2023 | Noises Off | as Lloyd Dallas the Director Ran All Autumn 2023 |

### Magazines

* CHECK MATE
* Smart
* MEN'S POPOLO

### Other appearances

* Regular appearances in the Internet broadcasting show Shibutama TV! Nettama (しぶたまTV!Net魂).
* Uraban (うらばん) and Night's Net Studio (夜のネットスタジオ, Yoru no Netto Sutajio)
* Regular appearances at the last Sunday of each month in a live event Shibuya Spirit (渋谷魂, Shibuya Damashii)