Ogata Risa

Ogata Risa (小片リサ) is a member of Tsubaki Factory, a Hello Pro Kenshuusei unit under Hello! Project. Prior to joining Hello Pro Kenshuusei, she was a member of NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei under NICE GIRL Project!.

Early Life
Ogata Risa was born on November 5, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.

2011-2013
On April 30, Ogata was introduced as a member of NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei during a live at Shinjuku BLAZE.

In summer 2012, she participated in the Morning Musume 11ki Member "Suppin Utahime" Audition, but failed to pass the third round. Her audition number was #125.

2014
On November 16, NICE GIRL Project!'s trainee program was abolished. Soon after, Ogata, alongside Hashimoto Nagisa, Horie Kizuki, Shimano Momoko, Hirose Ayaka, and Inoue Rei, were given the opportunity to become a member of Hello Pro Kenshuusei, transferring to UP-FRONT PROMOTION and joining Hello! Project. She was formally introduced during the November / December recital concert on November 29 alongside the former NICE GIRL Project! trainees and 3 other girls.

2015
On April 29, it was announced that Ogata would be debuting in a new unit named Tsubaki Factory alongside Yamagishi Riko, Kishimoto Yumeno, Niinuma Kisora, Asakura Kiki and Tanimoto Ami.

From June 18 to June 28, Ogata will participated in TRIANGLE, an Engeki Joshibu musical starring selected Morning Musume '15 members.

Personal Life
When Ogata joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei, she was a first year high school student. As of April 2015, she is currently attending her second year of high school.

Profile

 * Name: Ogata Risa (小片リサ)
 * Nickname: Risamaru (りさまる)
 * Birthday: 
 * Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
 * Blood Type: A
 * Height: 159cm
 * Western Zodiac: Scorpio
 * Eastern Zodiac: Tiger
 * NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei Color: Red (2011-2014)
 * Hello! Project Status:
 * 2014-11: Hello Pro Kenshuusei member
 * 2015-04-29: Tsubaki Factory member
 * Tsubaki Factory Member Color:  (2015-Present)
 * Hello! Project Groups:
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei (2014-)
 * Tsubaki Factory (2015-)
 * NICE GIRL Project! groups:
 * NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei (2011–2014)

Nicknames
The following is a list of nicknames that have been used to refer to Ogata Risa:
 * Risamaru (りさまる): Former official nickname. Given to her when she first joined NICE GIRL Project! Trainee.
 * Risa-chan (リサちゃん) and Riichan (リーちゃん): Other common nicknames used to refer to Ogata.

Theater

 * [2015.06.18~06.28] TRIANGLE -Triangle-
 * [2015] Thank You Very Berry

Trivia

 * Her special skills are jazz dancing and kendama.
 * Her hobbies are drawing and learing German.
 * Her favorite color is red.
 * Her favorite sport is long jump.
 * Her motto is "Ryuukan godou! Doryoku wa jibun wo uragiranai" (流汗悟道！ 努力は自分を裏切らない; Sweating is an enlightenment! Your effort won’t betray you)
 * Within Hello! Project, the senior is likes and admires the most is ANGERME's Fukuda Kanon. By group, she admires Okai Chisato of ℃-ute, Sayashi Riho of Morning Musume, Miyamoto Karin of Juice=Juice, Tsugunaga Momoko of Country Girls and Hamaura Ayano of Kobushi Factory.
 * She is a fan of ℃-ute and Juice=Juice.
 * She is left handed.
 * She went to a release event for Juice=Juice's Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo / Hajimete wo Keiken-chuu.
 * She shares the same surname, phonetically, as Morning Musume member Ogata Haruna, but they have different kanji for their surnames. She also shares her birth name "Risa" with former 5th generation Morning Musume member Niigaki Risa and Yamaki Risa from Country Girls.