TRIVIA.
-Born on November 5th, 1998 (Scorpio)
-159cm tall or 5'2
-Bloodtype A
-Sub-leader
-Nickname is Risamaru, Risa-chan, or Marunee (as called by Haga Akane)
-Call during concerts is "Ogata!"
-Member color is light-orange
-Born in Tokyo
-Prior to joining Hello! Project Kenshuusei (22nd gen), she was a member of NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei. Just like Kobushi Factory's Hirose Ayaka and Inoue Rei, H!P Kenshuusei's Horie Kizuki, and former Kenshuusei Hashimoto Nagisa and Shimano Momoko.
-Her favorite color is red, her skills are jazz dancing and kendama, her hobbies are drawing and learning German, her favorite food is watermelon, and her favorite genres are idol music, jazz and techno pop and her favorite sport is long jump. She also says this is the only sport she can do.
-Her future goal is to go to Germany, since she was a NICE GIRL Kenshuusei she has expressed interested in the country and it's language. This is also why she used to end her blogs with "Tschuss!".
-She's a big fan of former ANGERME member Fukuda Kanon. However she also admires Okai Chisato of C-ute, Sayashi Riho of Morning Musume, Miyamoto Karin of Juice=Juice, Tsugunaga Momoko of Country Girls and Hamaura Ayano of Kobushi Factory.
-Her favorite H!P groups are C-ute and Juice=Juice, she even went to a release event for "Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo / Hajimete wo Keiken-chuu."
-She shares the same surname with Morning Musume '17 member Ogata Haruna and has also been compared to her in looks.
-She's left handed
-She's good friends with Hirose Ayaka (but often get's jealous of Ayaka's friendship with Yumeno), and Haga Akane. Her pairing name with Akane is MaruneeChin. She became friends with Ayaka during her time in NICE GIRL Kenshuusei, and befriended Akane because they were a duo in the play "Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa".
-Claims to be in "tsundere love" with Kishimoto Yumeno. This all started when Yumeno wrote a love rap for her in 2015, and then did a "love dance" for her. Risa then fell for Yumeno, going so far as to count the times she made eye contact with her in a day. Risa and Yumeno have since then become close. They also often go on dates together. Their pairing name is MaruMon.
-Loves the anime Evangelion and claims to have fallen for the character "Asuka".
-Her favorite H!P song is S/mileage's "Odorou yo".
-Is very good at kendama and has proved her skills in several videos and events such as NEW FES. She's a 3rd level in kendama.
-Has germ phobia and is always hesitant about sharing food with others.
-Has been learning jazz dance since the age of 4/5.
-According to Hirose Ayaka she's a sharp tsukkomi.
-She's addicted to "touring" drugstores, also called "yakkyoku meguri" in Japanese.
-She's an only child. She originally wanted to become an actress, but because of her fathers interest in Hello! Project, started becoming interested in idols herself.
-She loves snakes and considers them to be cute. She has no fear of holding them and other reptiles.
-Her future goal is to win best newcomer award with Tsubaki Factory, and to win first place on Oricon. Her goal of winning best newcomer was realized in December 2017.
-Fans used to think she had a dark personality, but after a while it became clear that she's a kind girl.
-Expressed interest in tap dancing during her first birthday event and has said she practices several times a week.