Ogata Haruna

"I'll work hard to increase my amount of practice so I'll be able to follow along with the things like singing and dancing I can't do as well as others."

- Ogata Haruna, December 2014

Ogata Haruna (尾形春水) is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project. She is a twelfth generation member of Morning Musume.

Early Life
Ogata Haruna was born on February 15, 1999 in Osaka, Japan. She began to figure skate at the age of 5 and continued skating for 9 years.

2014
In Summer 2014, Ogata auditioned for the Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition! for a opportunity to join Morning Musume '14 and successfully passed. She was introduced as a 12th generation member during Morning Musume '14's concert at Nippon Budokan on September 30, alongside with Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria and Haga Akane.

Personal Life
Family= Ogata is an only child. She has a pet dog named Alf. When Ogata joined Morning Musume '14 in September 2014, she was a 1st year high school student. Ogata competed in a skating competition in 2013. She was ranked 41st place. She also qualified recently in this 2014 competition.
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Ogata's given name, "Haruna", means spring (春; haru) combined with water (水; na). It's a feminine Japanese given name and surname.
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The following list are notable friendships Ogata Haruna has acquired:
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 * Nonaka Miki: Ogata met Nonaka Miki when she joined the 12th generation and became close friends since.

Other
 * HaaChel (はーちぇる): Her and Nonaka Miki's official pairing name is "HaaChel".

The following is a list of nicknames used to refer to Ogata Haruna:
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 * Ogata (おがた): Semiofficial Nickname.
 * Haa-chin (はーちん): Semiofficial Nickname. Used by ice skating friends.
 * Daisaku (ダイサク): Given to her by Tsunku during Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ show at Nippon Budokan on October 1, 2014. He gave her that nickname because she has the same last name as enka singer Ogata Daisaku.
 * Ogata-chan (尾形ちゃん): Used by Iikubo Haruna.
 * Haa-chan (はーちゃん): Used by fans.
 * Oharu (おはる): Used by fans.
 * Oga-chan (おがちゃん): Used by classmates.
 * Haruna (はるな): Used by family members and classmates.

Profile
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 * Name: Ogata Haruna (尾形春水)
 * Nicknames: Ogata (おがた), Haa-chin (はーちん)
 * Birthday: February 15, 1999
 * Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
 * Blood type: A
 * Height: 157cm
 * Western Zodiac: Aquarius
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2014-09-30: Morning Musume '14 Member
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Morning Musume '14 (2014-)
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 * Special Skills: Figure Skating (Axel jump)
 * Hobbies: Editing videos
 * Favorite Color: Blue
 * Favorite Food: Ice
 * Least Favorite Food: Spicy food
 * Is there a food you're good at cooking?: Rice with eggs and natto since Haga Akane told me the eggs and natto I made was good.
 * Favorite Subject: Bible studies, Art
 * Dislikes: Bicycles, Roller coasters
 * Favorite Word: "Tenacity"
 * Favorite Phrase: "Honma sore!" (Really that!)
 * Favorite Television Programs: Shabekuri 007, King of Conte
 * Favorite Facial Feature: Her brown eyes
 * Favorite Body Part: Her hands
 * Favorite Morning Musume song: "What is LOVE?"
 * Recent Morning Musume songs that makes you feel "I want to dance along with them": "TIKI BUN"
 * What is "Morning Musume" to you?: A source of energy and smiles.
 * Please tell us what your motive was for auditioning for Morning Musume '14: I became a high school student, so thought I would challenge something and since I admired Morning Musume.
 * Please tell us your feelings now you've joined your group: Though I have nothing but uneasiness with dancing and singing, I want to do the best I can since there are also lots of things I'm looking forward to.
 * What's something you make sure to do every day before sleeping?: Stuff my cheeks with ice!
 * Is there a massive failure you've had recently?: I overslept and woke up at 18:30, and thinking it was the morning, ate breakfast bread.
 * Is there something you can take pride in?: My character of following through with things I like until the end.
 * What's the funniest thing you've laughed at recently?: When taking off my shoes with a friend along a riverbed and getting in the river, our socks flew off and floated away!
 * Is there anything you couldn't live without?: My cell phone and ice.
 * Looks up to: Sayashi Riho, Takahashi Daisuke

Magazines

 * [2014.10.23] UTB (with Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria & Haga Akane)
 * [2014.11.13] Gravure The Television (with Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria & Haga Akane)
 * [2014.11.21] Young Gangan (with Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria & Haga Akane)
 * [2014.11.30] Gekkan Entame (with Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria & Haga Akane)
 * [2014.12.09] UTB (with Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria & Haga Akane)
 * [2014.12.09] BOMB (with Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria & Haga Akane)

Internet

 * [2014-] Hello! Project Station (ハロ！ステ)

Trivia

 * Her audition number was #112.
 * She doesn't like spicy foods and green pepper.
 * She thinks that in a previous life she was a polar bear.
 * If God could grant her one thing, she would wish to see how she will be 10 years from now.
 * She would bring her cellphone to a deserted island.
 * She is the first member of Morning Musume to be from the Osaka prefecture.
 * Suzuki Kanon said that Ogata gives off the same kind of vibe as her. She found this out by doing a bit of net patrolling.
 * Ogata said Fukumura Mizuki is very kind and sweet.
 * She is older than Oda Sakura making her one of the five people being older then a generation above them, the others being Ishikawa Rika, Fujimoto Miki, Junjun and Iikubo Haruna.
 * Before she goes to sleep, she devours ice. She falls asleep while crunching it.
 * She became a fan of Morning Musume after her friends showed her "Maji Desu ka Ska!."
 * She always procrastinates on her summer homework, doing all of them the last two days of summer break.
 * She has the same given name as current Morning Musume 10th generaton member Iikubo Haruna, although they do not share the same character for "na."
 * Her pairing name with Iikubo Haruna is "W Haruna" (Wはるな; read as Double Haruna).
 * When the 12th gen members were making pancakes she used all of the whipped cream on her pancake.