Tanaka was born in New York City, U.S. on 23 November 1986. Because she was born in the U.S. she was given the middle name of Amy. [1] She was moved to Japan soon after her birth, but after her first year in elementary school she lived in London and San Francisco before returning to Japan for junior high school.[2]
She attended the Aoyama Gakuin University Department of English Literature. She also played tennis while at the university. It is said that she was interested in announcer 's work as Ayaka Ogawa, a senior who was longing for Madonna—like her existence of the circle, she announced to become an announcer.[3] She also worked as a model for fashion magazines and posters. In 2007, she participated in the "Miss Aoyama Contest 2007" and became Semi-Miss.
As a TBS announcer 2009
After graduating in English Literature from Aoyama Gakuin University she joined TBS Television.[2]
On 7 April, she joined synchronised with AnaCan and made her announcing debuts with Ai Eto. On 12 April, they introduced themselves with a nationwide broadcast at Akko no omakase!, introducing herself with Eto. From the beginning she wrote her blog in the AnaCan official website but closed due to the end of the programme. After that she started another blog (her current blog).
She made her first appearance on Sunday Japon on 11 October. She went to climbing location in Mount Tsukuba with Hideki Yamanaka, and announcers Yuko Aoki and Mai Demizu. Although she had appeared irregularly afterwards in SunJapo, she was in charge as a reporter at the information corner in the programme "Jōhō Live Minami-ya" which was converted into a corner from 12 September.
She would be in charge of Academy Night from 16 October. In the spring of 2014 it was the longest serving regular in charge of the program (until October 2013).
2010
She appeared as a female employee (assistant) at Tokyo Friend Park 2 from 29 March. She appeared until it ended in March 2011 (the final episode). She later became Mami Yamasaki no Sunday Good Support assistant from October 2010.
2011
From April, she was in charge of Risa Yoshiki no Enjoy Driving Sunday as assistant.[citation needed]
From 2 April, she would be in charge of assistance of Saturday Zubatto. She was originally scheduled until the morning absence of Ayu Yamanouchi, three years until the final episode on 29 March 2014.[citation needed]
She later appeared in Nippon! Ijiru Z for a year and a half since 12 October. As foreign girl Amy, along with Koji Higashino (Leader Gomez) and Takashi Fujii (foreign boy Peter), they travelled all over Japan every week.[citation needed]
2012
She became assistant at the HIV/AIDS enlightenment event Red Ribbon Live 2012 Red Ribbon Dai Sakusen! –Anata wa HIV/AIDS Kensa ni Ikimasu ka?–' of DJ Shoo Yamamoto's comprehensive production held at Diversity Tokyo on 2 June.[citation needed]
She played the brand new pilot who operates the "No. 3D-BooBo" at the "3D-BooBo Tours" which is the eyeball of "Natsu Sacas 2012 –Egao no Tobira–" attraction at Akasaka Sacas from 21 July to 2 September.[citation needed]
2013
From 6 January, she was promoted as the moderator of SunJapo.[4] In addition, she appeared in Toho film Kodomo Keisatsu released on 20 March.
2014
On 25 June, she announced on her blog that she would "retire TBS on 30th September 2014 and become a freelance announcer."[5][6]
As a freelance announcer
After retiring from TBS, she belongs to the entertainment office TakeOff, which also includes Seiji Miyane and Shinichi Hatori.[7] She continuously appeared on TBS TV's Ariyoshi Japon and Job Tune Ano Shokugyō no Himitsu butcha kemasu! and TBS Radio's Minami Tanaka Attaka Time and Job Tune R, and on 26 October she would make regular appearances for the first time on a station that is not from TBS at Fuji TV's News na Bansan-kai.[8]
2016
She served as the main MC at Tokyo MX's information programme Hirukyun!, which started on 3 October. Tanaka would become the first regular in the daytime programme as one of the first MC in the information programme.[9]
Her synchronous announcer Ai Eto is a student enrolled in the same university, undergraduate, department, seminar, Miss Aoyama Contest's Semi-Miss (Eto in 2006), student enrolment at the TBS Announcement School (Archived 3 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine) and so on.
Currently appearing programmes
Television
Ariyoshi Japon (TBS, 13 Jul, 10 Oct 2012 mid-morning–) MC, from TBS era
Job Tune Ano Shokugyō no Himitsu butcha kemasu! (TBS, 2 Feb 2013 –) MC, from TBS era
Shinobu Sakagami no Kata sete agetai TV (NTV, 5 May 2016 –) progress
Radio
Minami Tanaka Attaka Time (TBS Radio, 3 Jan 2012 –)
Former appearances and works
After leaving TBS
Television
News na Bansan-kai (Fuji TV, Oct 2014 – Aug 2015) MC
^Tanaka, Minami (5 August 2006). "☆車大好き犬☆". Minami Tanaka-Sensei no Nikki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
