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 6. He also has two siblings,a younger brother nicked named Rocky and a younger sister Mari. Though he was born in Argentina, he does not speak any Spanish, since his formal education was all done in Japan. Japanese is the only language he is able to write and speak. Later during his teenage years his parents separated.That was due to his mother infidelity.He never graduated high school due to low grades- but showed interest in the arts.

Daniel Irei
Also known as	Irei Kanata (伊礼彼方)
Born	(1982-02-03) February 3, 1982
Origin	Argentina
Occupation(s)	Singer actor model
Website	http://www.grand-arts.com/kanata/index.html

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. The band was formed in 2001, but disbanded in 2003. In 2004, he started a new band, "Daniel Control", where he is 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

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 till 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
2018	Jersey Boys	as Tommy DeVito Ran June 16 – October 3
2019	Les Misérables	as Javert Runs Spring 2019
2020	Miss Saigon	as The Engineer Runs Spring 2020

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)

External links

• Official Blog (in Japanese)
• ShibutamaTV!Net (in Japanese)
• Night's net studio (in Japanese)
• Official TeniMyu Homepage (in Japanese)