Kanako Ogata

, previously known as , is a Japanese singer and television personality from Naka-ku, Hiroshima. Originally part of the Sakurakko Club, she released a few solo singles and had a career as an actress, gravure idol, and radio personality, before retiring after her marriage to baseball player Koichi Ogata. Afterwards, she became a painter whose work was exhibited nationwide, and she returned as a in her native Hiroshima, being a part of radio's and Hiroshima Television's . Biography Kanako Ogata, a native of Naka-ku, Hiroshima, She was educated at Horikoshi High School.

Her career began when she was seven. she sang the ending theme song of Sakurakko Club, "Tenshi no Tobira", and Pony Canyon released it as her debut single on 21 June 1991. She sang the ending theme song of the TV Asahi drama (1992–1993), "Kotoba o Sagashite", and Pony Canyon released it as a single on 18 June 1993.

Outside of music, she also worked as an actress, gravure idol, radio personality. She subsequently took a career hiatus, during which she took up Nihonga painting and oil painting. In December 2013, her first solo exhibition took place at Gallery Miyasaka in Ginza. She appeared as Yumi in the eighth episode of the TBS drama , broadcast on 11 March 2018; this was her first appearance on a television drama since 1995.

In December 2013, Ogata confirmed in an interview with Zakzak that she had developed arrhythmia and therefore underwent cardiac catheterization. Discography Singles Title Details Peak chart positions Ref. JPN JPNHot "Tenshi no Tobira" Released: 21 June 1991 Label: Pony Canyon — — "Weekday Alice" Released: 17 July 1992 Label: Pony Canyon — — "Kotoba o Sagashite" Released: 18 June 1993 Label: Pony Canyon — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. Filmography Television dramas (1995) (2018), Yumi