Kanako Tahara

Kanako Tahara (田原 可南子^[1], Tahara Kanako; born 14 February 1994, in Tokyo)^[2] is a Japanese actress and singer. Her former stage name is Mika Ayano (綾乃 美花, Ayano Mika).^[3][4][5][6] Tahara is represented with Trustar. She won the Miss Magazine 2011 Second Grand Prix.^[7] Tahara's father is singer Toshihiko Tahara, and her mother is former CanCam model Ayako Mukaida.

Kanako Tahara
田原 可南子
Born	(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 31) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Mika Ayano (former stage name)
Occupations	Gravure idol actress singer
Years active	2011–
Agent	Stardust Promotion (until 2018) Trustar (since 2020)
Style	Fashion swimsuit
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Spouse	Kengo Kora ​ (m. 2024)​

Personal life

On 4 October 2024, she announced her marriage to actor Kengo Kora, and also announces her pregnancy of her first child.^[8]

Works

Singles (internet)

Year	Title	Ref.
2012	"I Love"	[9]

DVD

Year	Title	Ref.
2011	Miss Magazine 2011 Mika Ayano	[10]

Filmography

TV dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2011	Motto Atsui zo! Nekoke Tani!!	Sayuri Shirota	NBN	[11]
2013	Samishī Kariudo	Kana Hashiguchi	Fuji TV
2016	Mars: Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru!	Hitomi Saito	NTV	[4][12]
	Higanbana: Keishichō Sōsa Nana-ka	Mizuki Miyashita

Films

Year	Title	Role
2012	Lesson of the Evil	Mayu Sato

Dramas

Year	Title	Role
2013	Dolly Canon	Kokone Shishido

Advertisements

Year	Title	Ref.
2011	Digital Arts "i-Filter"	[13]

Music videos

Year	Title	Ref.
2016	White Jam "Koi Bana Hanabi"	[14]

Magazines

Title	Issue
Weekly Young Magazine	18 Jul 2011

Internet

Title	Link
OCN Today Kyō no Bishōjo Shashin Vol. 53	1