Tanaka Koto

## Tanaka Koto田中(たなか) 琴(こと)

Tanaka Koto promoting PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS

**Tanaka Koto** (田中琴) was a Japanese trainee who participated in PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS. She was eliminated in the finals, placing 17th.

## Biography

### Early Life

Tanaka Koto was born on January 11, 2005 in Aichi, Japan.

### 2023

On September 3, Tanaka was revealed to be a contestant of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

On December 16, Tanaka was eliminated from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS.

## PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Participation

### Teams

* **Audition Team:** Koto & Yui
* **Group Battle Team:** HypEST (leader/sub vocalist 2)
* **Position Battle Team:** W Fighters (sub dancer)
* **Concept Battle Team:** NALALA (rapper 1)
* **Debut Evaluation Team:** CHOPPY CHOPPY (rapper 2)

### Rankings

Online votes
* **Week 2:** 13th place
* **Week 3:** 9th place (+4)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** 10th place (-1)
* **Week 6:** 13th place (-3)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** 16th place (-3)
* **Third Ranking Announcement:** 17th place (-1)
* **Final Ranking Announcement:** 17th place (=)

On-site votes
* **Group Battle:** 7th place in team, 28th place overall (tied)
* **Position Battle:** 5th place in team, 44th place overall (tied)
* **Concept Battle:** 7th place in team, 29th place overall

### First Voting Period

In episode 1, Tanaka is introduced in Koto & Yui and ranked by the other trainees as 5th place. She is one of the first trainees to be evaluated by the trainers, given level **C** class. While practicing the theme song, Tanaka writes messages on various objects to encourage her. Her determination impresses the trainers, and she is promoted all the way to **A** class, the only **C**-class trainee to do so.

In episode 3, Tanaka is chosen to be a member of HypEST, where she is the leader. At the end of the performances, she places 28th place overall.

Tanaka places 10th place in the first ranking announcement, receiving 980,811 votes.

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### Second Voting Period

In episode 6, Tanaka feels in a safe situation rank-wise due to the top 11 trainees not changing in rank very much. She decides to challenge herself by tackling the double mission "RUN RUN". While she is not able to get the center position, she and Tanaka Yuuki relate to their frustrations with not being center. Due to Aramaki Joa, who won 1st place in the "RUN RUN" team, not placing 1st place in the dance position, everyone in the team, including Tanaka, received no points in the position battle.

In episode 8, Tanaka is voted by the national producers to perform "&ME" in the concept battle. During the concept battle camp, she is worried with catching up with the higher ranked trainees in the team. Later in the second ranking announcement, she is revealed to have placed 16th place. She had 1,017,152 total votes.

* **Second Ranking Announcement (Hint):** Quote needed.
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### Third Voting Period

Tanaka is the last member revealed to stay in the "&ME" team after the team vote. Due to receiving the least amount of votes in the team, she receives no benefits despite "&ME" winning the concept battle.

In the third ranking announcement, Tanaka ranks 17th place, having received 200,105 votes. Afterwards, she chooses to be rapper 1 in "CHOPPY CHOPPY". However, Ishii Ran takes her position and makes her rapper 2 instead.

* **Third Ranking Announcement (Hint):** Quote needed.
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### Final Voting Period

In episode 11, Tanaka performs "CHOPPY CHOPPY" and "FLY UP SO HIGH" on the final stage. Unfortunately, she does not place in the debut range, and is thus eliminated.

## Personal Life

* Friendships

On the show, Tanaka is shown to be close Ando Yui. Ando's letter in Renshuusei Radio reveals that Ando views Tanaka has a friend and rival.

## Trivia

* Her hobbies are to breakdance and to learn languages.
* Her special skills are doing sit-ups, making choreography, and doing handstands.
* She thinks her charm is her facial expressions.
* Her favorite foods are mentaiko pasta and ramen.
* Her pledge for debuting in the top 11 was showing the other members around her home prefecture of Aichi..

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS Profile" PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. 2023-09-04.
2. ↑ "1分PR┊✧ 田中琴（TANAKA KOTO）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" YouTube. 2023-09-04.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "LEAP HIGHアイコンタクト┊✧ 田中琴（TANAKA KOTO）✧┊ PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" YouTube. 2023-09-28.

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