Kanata Irei

Daniel Irei
Also known asIrei Kanata (伊礼彼方)
Born (1982-02-03) February 3, 1982 (age 42)
Lanus, Argentina
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, model
Websitehttp://www.grand-arts.com/kanata/index.html

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.[1] 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

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TV programs

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TV dramas

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Stage

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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

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  • CHECK MATE
  • Smart
  • MEN'S POPOLO

Other appearances

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  • 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)

References

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  1. ^ "The Lantern Profile". Mamenosuke. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "らんまん:新キャスト9人発表 元「アンジュルム」田村芽実、小野大輔、伊礼彼方ら朝ドラ初出演". Mantan-web. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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