Onoda Saori

Onoda Saori (小野田紗栞) is a member of Tsubaki Factory, a Hello Pro Kenshuusei unit under Hello! Project. She joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei in November 2014 and was formally introduced as a member at the November / December recital concert.

Prior to joining Hello Pro Kenshuusei, she was a member of the idol group Princess♪Ribbon.

Early Life
Onoda Saori was born on December 17, 2001 in Shizuoka, Japan.

2010-2013
On October 31, 2010, Onoda joined the newly formed idol group, Princess♪Ribbon.

2014
On October 25, Onoda joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei. On the same day, she graduated from Princess♪Ribbon and Hero's Academy. She was officially announced as a member of the trainee program on November 18. She was formally introduced during the November / December recital concert on November 29.

2015
On October 14, it was announced that Onoda would sing the 10th opening song for Kopinks! titled "Sayonarachuu" and would voice the main character of the renewed ''Kopinks! ''program, starting in April 2016.

2016
On March 12, Onoda participated as a special act at the ''PINK!SS & Kopinks! Last Live 2016 MOMENT memories/memorize'', which also featured Juice=Juice and Kobushi Factory as performers. During the event, she performed "Sayonarachuu" with Miyamoto Karin.

Onoda participated as opening act in the Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~.

On March 31, the title of the renewed Kopinks! program was announced to be Kopinks COSMOS and would premiere on April 5. Onoda would voice one of the two main characters and sing a new version of the opening theme "Carina Notte" together with iDOL Street Street-sei member Abe Yumeri.

On August 13, it was announced at Tsubaki Factory's fanclub event that Onoda had joined the group as new member, alongside Ono Mizuho and Akiyama Mao.

Personal Life
Education= When Onoda joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei, she was a first middle school student. As of April 2016, she is currently attending her last year of middle school.

Here is a list of nicknames that was used to refer to Onoda Saori:
 * -|Nicknames=
 * Saorin (さおりん): Official nickname, given her since Princess♪Ribbon.

Profile
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 * Name: Onoda Saori (小野田紗栞)
 * Nickname: Saorin (さおりん)
 * Birthdate: December 17, 2001
 * Birthplace: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
 * Height: 152cm
 * Blood Type: O
 * Western Zodiac: Sagittarius
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2014-11: Hello Pro Kenshuusei member
 * 2016-08-13: Tsubaki Factory member
 * Princess♪Ribbon Member Color: Yellow
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2014-Present)
 * Other groups:
 * Princess♪Ribbon (2010-2014)
 * -|Q&A=
 * Special Skills: Piano, jazz dancing, abacus, singing, impersonating Kaonashi eating the frog
 * Hobby: Listening to music
 * Strength: She can be friendly and speak to anyone
 * Weakness: She does things roughly
 * Charm point: Her dimples and her straight brown hair
 * Favorite Subject: Music
 * Favorite Food: Sweets, macaroons, natto
 * Favourite Color: Pink
 * Favorite Sport: Sprinting
 * Motto: Isshin furan (一心不乱; With heart and soul)
 * Looks Up To: Sayashi Riho

Singles

 * Princess♪Ribbon
 * Pretty♪Princess
 * Hime Zakura

Solo Songs

 * Sayonarachuu (サヨナラチュー) (Kopinks! 10th opening song)

Television

 * [2011–2012] We Can★47
 * [2016–] Kopinks COSMOS (コピンクスCOSMOS) (voice)

Catalogs

 * [2011] Innocent - Shichigosan Style Collection

Trivia

 * She is the fifth Hello Pro Kenshuusei member who came from a local idol group.
 * If she could boast about one thing, it would be that she can do mental calculation.
 * If she saw an alien, she'd ask it where they buy its clothes.
 * She is the youngest in her Kenshuusei generation.
 * She shares the same birthday as former Morning Musume member Fukuda Asuka.
 * She applied for the Morning Musume '14 (Golden) Audition!. It was her first audition and she didn't pass, but she decided to start from square one after that and applied for the Kenshuusei.
 * Her favorite Hello! Project song is "GOOD BYE Natsuo" by Matsuura Aya.
 * She mostly likes Hello! Project's cool-sounding songs.
 * Her rival in Hello Pro Kenshuusei was Takase Kurumi.
 * Her dream was to become an idol that also does modeling.
 * Her favorite music genre is J-Pop.