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Tina Cohen-Chang is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Jenna Ushkowitz, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Tina was developed by ''Glee'' creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Initially, she is a shy and insecure performer with a fake stutter, and member of the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set. As the series progressed, she become more independent and confident. She changes to a sassy and outspoken person starting in the fourth season premiere, which become her permanent personality for the rest of the series. ==Storylines== Tina auditions for the glee club with the song "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry. Throughout the episode it is made clear that she speaks with a stutter. Her first solo performance as part of the club is "Tonight" from ''West Side Story''. Fellow club member Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) had wanted the solo for herself, and quits New Directions in protest. Tina feels bad that she caused Rachel to quit, but Mr. Schuester continues to support her. Tina goes on a date with Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), and confesses to him that she has been faking her speech impediment since the sixth grade. She explains that as a painfully shy girl, she had wanted to drive others away. However she also says, that since she has joined the glee club, she no longer wants to do that. Artie, a paraplegic, is hurt that she lied to him, as he had thought that they had a connection. After a few months, Artie forgives Tina but makes sexist comments about her appearance, suggesting that she should begin wearing more revealing clothes if she wants to be with him. Tina shouts at him, prompting Artie to apologize and the two reunite. In the episode "Dream On", Tina tries to help Artie achieve his dream, which is to dance; but it proves to be an impractical endeavor. During a vampire craze at McKinley in the "Theatricality" episode, Principal Figgins bans Tina's gothic wardrobe. After dressing like Lady Gaga, she learns to be theatrical and scares Figgins into letting her wear her regular clothing by dressing as a vampire, which Figgins seems to believe is real. The season two premiere, "Audition", exposes that over the summer, Tina began dating Mike Chang (Harry Shum, Jr.). She cites Artie's poor and occasionally chauvinistic treatment of her as her boyfriend; she and Mike had grown closer as camp counselors together at "Asian Camp". She and Mike had the longest-lasting continuous relationship on the show, and she reveals in the third season episode "The First Time" that she and Mike had first slept together over the summer—she describes it as magical. Tina helps Mike with his singing; with her tutelage, he's able to get the part of Riff in McKinley's ''West Side Story''. After Rachel gets suspended from school in time for Sectionals, Tina leads "ABC" alongside Mike on second lead; New Directions wins. In "Props", when New Directions starts planning a setlist for the impending Nationals competition, Tina becomes frustrated because Rachel is again singing lead while she remains stuck in the background. Tina walks out. When Rachel tries to bribe her to withdraw her objections, she tells Rachel that she wants to experience a standing ovation of her own. Tina later falls into a fountain and strikes her head, which causes her to experience a vision in which all of the glee club members have switched roles—most notably, she sees herself as Rachel and Rachel as her. "Rachel" performs "Because You Loved Me", and the club gives her a standing ovation. She thanks "Tina" for her support, and "Tina" in turn gives "Rachel" advice on how to salvage her failed NYADA audition. After Tina comes back to reality, she conveys that advice to Rachel. In the fourth season premiere, "The New Rachel", Tina develops a new sassy personality while it's revealed that she breaks up with Mike before the end of the summer after he graduates, and he leaves for school in Chicago. She wants to become the lead singer of New Directions, as Rachel had promised her, and competes with Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), Blaine (Darren Criss), and Unique (Alex Newell), but Blaine is picked instead.〔〔 She later refuses to try out for the school musical, ''Grease'', when Mike returns to help cast and choreograph it, not wanting to spend time with him, but ultimately accepts the role of Jan. Tina develops an infatuation on her gay, fellow New Directions' member, Blaine. Oblivious to her affections, Tina struggles with her unrequited love, but after a while Tina gets over her crush on Blaine and joins him to buy an engagement ring for Kurt. Tina and Blaine remain best friends. In season 5, Tina breaks the news that Artie and Kitty are secretly dating because Kitty doesn't want to openly dating him, making them finally an out couple. Blaine realizes that the reason she did that because feels lonely so the glee boys cheers her up. the episode, "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds" Tina wins prom queen, but she is emotionally wrecked when a new cheerleader, Bree (Erinn Westbrook), dump slushies on top of her similar to the movie Carrie. Kitty lent her dress and Tina goes back to stage in glory with the glee club's encouragment. She then spent her last days on high school doing activites with fellow glee club seniors Blaine, Artie, and Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet). She graduate with them in the middle of season 5 and is accepted to Brown University. Later, she visits New York to attend Rachel's opening night on broadway. In the final season, Tina and the other glee club alumni returns to help Rachel recruit new members for the newly rebooted glee club. She and Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) helps Becky convince her new boyfriend that she is in every club of the school. She, Quinn, Sue, and Coach Roz get a huge surprise when they find out that Becky's boyfriend, Darrell, does not have Down syndrome like Becky does. They all get a big lesson when they confront him and realize that a person with Down syndrome should be treated like everyone else. In "A Wedding", Tina tries to propose to Mike, and is rejected. It is revealed that Tina joins the glee club because she and Artie were playing truth or dare with their goth friends in the Pilot's parallel episode "2009". In the series finale, she starred in Artie's film that got into Slamdance Film Festival and now officially a couple with Artie. She attends the rededication to the McKinley's auditorium to the late Finn Hudson. She performs one last time with almost every members of New Directions from all seasons and take a bow with the rest of the Glee Cast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tina Cohen-Chang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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