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 as a 12th generation member of Morning Musume.

She is set to graduate from both Morning Musume and Hello! Project at the Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ tour finale on June 20, 2018 to focus on her education.

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  Audition! for an opportunity to join Morning Musume '14, and she successfully passed. She was introduced as a 12th generation member during the Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ at Nippon Budokan on September 30, alongside with Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria and Haga Akane.

2015
On January 4, Ogata and and her fellow 12th generation members began a radio show on FM FUJI, titled Morning Musume '15 12ki Nikki. They also began a web talk show exclusive to fanclub members on March 5, titled 12ki Relay.

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 fanclub event titled Morning Musume '16 Ogata Haruna Birthday Event, featuring two shows at Akasaka BLITZ.

On May 3, Ogata began the monthly radio show ''Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi'' for the Hello! Project Mobile service along with "promotion manager" Kudo Haruka and fellow "promotion staff" members Nonaka Miki and Yanagawa Nanami.

2017
On February 15, Ogata celebrated her 18th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '17 Ogata Haruna Birthday Event, featuring two shows at Yamano Hall.

On February 16, the 12th generation's fanclub-exclusive web talk show 12ki Relay ended with a total of 100 episodes. Their radio show Morning Musume '17 12ki Nikki also ended on March 26.

On April 6, the Morning Musume '17 12th generation and 13th generation members began a radio show on FM FUJI, titled Morning Musume '17 no Morning Diary.

On June 20, Ogata was announced as the main MC for a new sports program ''Hello! Athlete Megami'' that would begin airing July 2 on EX Sports and the SKY PerfecTV! Premium Service. She would interview young female athletes who are expected to do well in the future.

2018
On February 15, Ogata celebrated her 19th birthday at a fanclub event titled Morning Musume '18 Ogata Haruna Birthday Event, featuring two shows at IMA Hall.

On February 28, she announced that the final episode of ''Hello! Athlete Megami'' would air in March. The show ended on March 18 with a total of 18 episodes.

On March 27, it was announced that Ogata would graduate from Morning Musume '18 and Hello! Project to attend junior college. She will graduate at the end of the Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ tour on June 20 at Nippon Budokan.

On June 4, the 12th generation members will hold the Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna・Nonaka Miki・Makino Maria・Haga Akane FC Event at Differ Ariake. Then the following week on June 14, Ogata will hold her last solo event, titled Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna FC Event, at Namba Hatch.

Personal Life
Family= Ogata is an only child. Both of her parents are from Miyazaki Prefecture. Her father is a normal salaryman, and her mother is around age 50 (as of March 2015).

Her family has a pet dog named Alf.

Prior to joining Hello! Project, Ogata attended Doushisha Kouri Junior and High School (同志社香里中学校・高等学校), a private school in Neyagawa, Osaka. When Ogata joined Morning Musume in September 2014, she was a first year high school student. She graduated from high school on March 8, 2017.
 * -|Education=

In April 2018, Ogata will start attending junior college in preparation for transferring to a four-year university in the future.

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.
 * -|Sports=

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.

The following list are notable friendships Ogata Haruna has acquired:
 * -|Friendships=
 * 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.
 * Niinuma Kisora: She is good friends with Tsubaki Factory member Niinuma Kisora.

Ogata's given name, Haruna, means "spring" (春; haru) combined with "water" (水; na). Her parents chose the name so she would grow up pure like the water melted from winter snow in the spring and into a kind girl like the arrival of the warm spring after a harsh winter.
 * -|Name Meaning=

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
Stats=
 * 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: 3 Years
 * Morning Musume Member Color: 
 * Hello! Project groups:
 * Morning Musume (2014-2018)
 * -|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?", "Happy Summer Wedding"
 * 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 DVDs

 * [2018.05.19] Morning Musume '18 Ogata Haruna Sotsugyou Memorial

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
 * [2017] Pharaoh no Haka

TV Programs

 * [2014–] The Girls Live
 * [2017–2018] Hello! Athlete Megami (Hello！アスリート女神) (host)

Internet

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

Radio

 * [2015–2017] Morning Musume '17 12ki Nikki! (モーニング娘. ’17 12期日記！)
 * [2015–2017] 12ki Relay (12期リレー) (fanclub exclusive)
 * [2016–2018] Hello! Project Mobile Sendenkaigi (ハロ！モバ宣伝会議) (Hello! Project Mobile exclusive)
 * [2016–2018] HELLO! DRIVE! (HELLO! DRIVE! -ハロドラ-) (Mondays, 2016.09–2017.09; Wednesdays, 2017.10–2018.06)
 * [2017–2018] Morning Musume '17 no Morning Diary (モーニング娘. '17のモーニングダイアリー)

Trivia

 * Her 12th generation 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 Osaka prefecture.
 * She is the only 12th generation member who is not from the Chubu region. Nonaka Miki is from Shizuoka, Makino Maria is from Aichi, Haga Akane is from Nagano, which all three prefectures are in the Chubu region.
 * She is older than Oda Sakura making her one of the five people being older than 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 Morning Musume 10th generation member Iikubo Haruna, although they do not share the same character for "na". For this reason, their pairing name 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 sometimes 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 first time she ever saw a 3D movie was with Iikubo Haruna on January 8, 2015, when 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.
 * 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.
 * She shares the same nickname as The World Standard (Wa-suta for short) member Sakamoto Hazuki. Both have greeted each other's birthdays through blogs; Ogata greeted Sakamoto on September 10, 2016, and Sakamoto greeted Ogata on February 15, 2017. Ogata made an indirect reference to Sakamoto by writing: "Same nickname, same school grade, also from Kansai region."
 * On October 11, 2017, she went to a Wa-suta cafe with Morito Chisaki and she purchased the drink with Sakamoto's name. Sakamoto thanked Ogata on Twitter.
 * If she could be reborn as someone else, she would be Makino Maria because she has a lot of respect for her even as generation-mates. Also, Makino has loved and followed baseball for a long time, and Ogata, who is fickle person and can't stay addicted to one thing for many years, wonders what it must feel like.
 * She thinks she is the Hello! Project member who changes over the quickest. For example, if something shocking such as a frustrating defeat happened, people would use that experience to work harder, but Ogata is the type to immediately forget about it.
 * If she did not become an idol, she would like to work at a school or as a cram school teacher, and her subject would be mathematics.
 * Ogata, Iikubo Haruna, and Kudo Haruka gave themselves the unit name "Triple A" (spelled トリプルエー or AAA) as a joke about their breast sizes.
 * She is the first 12th generation member to graduate.