Ogata Haruna

"I’m still told that I’m inexperienced but, while I’m leaving my fresh teen years, I think it would be nice to show off a little bit of sexiness. My fair skin is a charm point, so I’d like to challenge more gravure, I want to put out a photobook!"

- Ogata Haruna, October 2016

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 and raised in the countryside of Osaka. 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.

2015
On June 12, Ogata released her first solo e-Hello! Blu-ray, Greeting ~Ogata Haruna~.

2016
On February 15, Ogata celebrated her 17th birthday at a special event titled Morning Musume '16 Ogata Haruna Birthday Event, featuring two performances at Akasaka BLITZ.

2017
On February 15, Ogata will celebrate her 18th birthday at a special event titled Morning Musume '17 Ogata Haruna Birthday Event, featuring two performances at Yamano Hall.

Personal Life
Family= Ogata's father is a normal salaryman. Her mother is around age 50 (as of March 2015). Both of her parents are from Miyaki. Ogata is an only child. She owns a pet dog named Alf.

Prior to joining Hello! Project, Ogata attended Doushisha Kouri Middle/High School (同志社香里中学校・高等学校), a private middle and high school in Neyagawa, Osaka. When Ogata joined Morning Musume '14 in September 2014, she was a 1st year high school student. As of April 2016, she is currently attending her second year of high school.
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Ogata began to figure skate at the age of 5 and continued skating until age 14. During those years, her mother drove a hour to the ice rink nearly on a daily basis everyday for practice. The ice rink she practiced is the same one Olympic bronze medalist Takahashi Daisuke and was in the same group as rising star Miyahara Satoko.
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From September 26 to September 29, 2013, Ogata participated in 2013 Kinki Region Figure Skating Championship Tournament (近畿フィギュアスケート選手権大会) and placed 41st place in the junior girls division.

On September 28, 2014, she participated in the Heisei 26 Disctrict 2 5th Track Meet (平成26年度2地区第5回記録会) and placed 17th place in the 3000 meter run.

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. Her and Nonaka Miki's official pairing name is "HaaChel" (はーちぇる).
 * Haga Akane: She also gets along well with Haga Akane.
 * Morito Chisaki: She is good friends with Country Girls member Morito Chisaki.

The following is a list of nicknames used to refer to Ogata Haruna:
 * -|Nicknames=
 * 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 Member
 * Years in Morning Musume: 2 Years
 * Morning Musume Member Color: 
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Morning Musume (2014-)
 * -|Q&A=
 * See Also: List:Ogata Haruna Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A & List:Ogata Haruna Other Q&As


 * Special Skills: Figure Skating (Axel jump)
 * Hobbies: Editing videos
 * Favorite Color: Blue
 * Favorite Food: Ice
 * Least Favorite Food: Spicy food, green pepper
 * 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"
 * Other Favorite Songs: "Yattaruchan"
 * What is "Morning Musume" to you?: A source of energy and smiles.
 * Looks up to: Sayashi Riho, Takahashi Daisuke

Discography

 * See also: List:Ogata Haruna Discography Featured In

Solo Blu-rays

 * [2015.06.12] Greeting ~Ogata Haruna~ (Greeting 〜尾形春水〜)

Publications

 * See also: List:Ogata Haruna Publications Featured In

Solo Photobooks

 * [2016.05.21] Ogata Haruna Mini Photobook "Greeting -Photobook-"

Theater

 * [2015] TRIANGLE
 * [2016] Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa

TV Programs

 * [2014–] The Girls Live

Internet

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

Radio

 * [2015–] Morning Musume '16 12ki Nikki! (モーニング娘. ’16　12期日記！)
 * [2016–] HELLO! DRIVE! (HELLO! DRIVE! -ハロドラ-) (Mondays)

Trivia

 * Her audition number was #112.
 * 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.
 * She wears glasses.
 * She once took 100 selfies of herself doing weird faces on Nonaka Miki's phone.
 * Admitted she is a person who gets bored easily.
 * The 1st time she saw a 3D movie was with Iikubo Haruna, on 8th January 2015, they went to watch Big Hero 6.
 * Her dad also ice skated.
 * When she was in elementary school, she became the "president" of her class origami "company" even though she was not really good at it.
 * She is afraid of taking a bath alone so she prefers to shower when at a hotel.
 * She wants to go on an ice skating date with Sayashi Riho.