Kanako Ogata

Kanako Ogata
緒方 かな子
Born (1973-03-04) 4 March 1973 (age 51)
Other namesKanako Nakajō
Occupations
  • Singer
  • television personality
  • painter
Years active1980s–1996
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Children3 (including Yuna Ogata)

Kanako Ogata (Japanese: 緒方 かな子, Hepburn: Ogata Kanako, born 4 March 1973), previously known as Kanako Nakajō (Japanese: 中條 かな子, Hepburn: Nakajō Kanako), 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 local talent [ja] in her native Hiroshima, being a part of NHK Hiroshima [ja] radio's Kin'yō Yūgata; Dōkai no  [ja] and Hiroshima Television's Terebiha  [ja].

Biography

Kanako Ogata, a native of Naka-ku, Hiroshima,[1] was born on 4 March 1973.[2] She was educated at Horikoshi High School.[3]

Her career began when she was seven.[1] She was a member of the Sakurakko Club Sakura-gumi.[3] Debuting under the name Kanako Nakajō,[1] 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.[4] She sang the ending theme song of the TV Asahi drama Kyosen no Tsukenai Eigo  [ja] (1992–1993), "Kotoba o Sagashite", and Pony Canyon released it as a single on 18 June 1993.[5]

Outside of music, she also worked as an actress, gravure idol, radio personality.[3][2] She was also known as Queen of the School Festival (学園祭の女王, Gakuensai no Joō).[3] In 1993 or 1994, she took a minor career break when she contracted meningitis.[2]

In 1996, she married Koichi Ogata, at the time an outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp;[3] they had two daughters and a son, including singer and voice actress Yuna Ogata.[6][7] She subsequently took a career hiatus, during which she took up Nihonga painting and oil painting.[2] By 2013, she had produced at least a hundred paintings.[2] In 1998, she made her first appearance at the Nika Art Exhibition [ja].[2] Her self-portrait, "Yoka no Tanoshimi" (余暇の楽しみ), was selected for the 88th Hakujitsu [ja] Exhibition in 2012.[8] In December 2013, her first solo exhibition took place at Gallery Miyasaka in Ginza.[2] Another oil painting, "Natsuyasumi" (夏休み), was selected for the 93rd Hakujitsu Exhibition in 2017.[9]

Following her career hiatus, she later became a local talent [ja] in her native Hiroshima.[2] By 2013, she was part of the NHK Hiroshima [ja] radio programme Kin'yō Yūgata; Dōkai no  [ja].[2] In April 2017, she become a Tuesday commentator on Hiroshima Television's news programme Terebiha  [ja].[9] She appeared as Yumi in the eighth episode of the TBS drama 99.9 Criminal Lawyer  [ja], broadcast on 11 March 2018; this was her first appearance on a television drama since 1995.[10]

In December 2013, Ogata confirmed in an interview with Zakzak that she had developed arrhythmia and therefore underwent cardiac catheterization.[2] In 2016, she got a pet French bulldog whom she named Yūshō (優勝).[11][12]

Discography

Singles

Title Details Peak chart positions Ref.
JPN JPN
Hot
"Tenshi no Tobira"
  • Released: 21 June 1991
  • Label: Pony Canyon
 — — [4]
"Kizuna"
  • Released: 21 January 1992
  • Label: Pony Canyon
 — — [13]
"Weekday Alice"
  • Released: 17 July 1992
  • Label: Pony Canyon
 — — [14]
"Kotoba o Sagashite"
  • Released: 18 June 1993
  • Label: Pony Canyon
 — — [5]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television dramas

References

  1. ^ a b c "広島の顔 緒方かな子さん" (PDF). Wendy Hiroshima. No. 2004–07. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "【私の逆境時代】元グラドル・緒方かな子、原因不明の不整脈で死を覚悟… 芸能界引退後は絵画の道に". Zakzak (in Japanese). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "中條かな子". Tower Records Online. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "天使の罠". Oricon News. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "ことばをさがして". Oricon News. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ^ "広島緒方監督の妻かな子が「99・９」で議員愛人役". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  7. ^ "元プロ野球監督＆元アイドル夫妻の長女・緒方佑奈が声優ユニットライブ出演「最高の景色ありがとう」ファンも「笑顔が素敵でした」：「おっ！」でつながる地元密着のスポーツ応援メディア 西スポWEB OTTO!". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ "緒方かな子 自画像で「白日会展」入選…広島コーチの夫も祝福". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b "緒方かな子「みんなに感謝」次女モデルの油絵で受賞". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 22 March 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "緒方かな子、日曜劇場「99.9」で愛人役 結婚後初！２３年ぶりのドラマ出演". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ^ "【祝福メッセージ】緒方かな子夫人、４・１９初退場「よくやった！」と迎えました". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. ^ "緒方かな子 西日本豪雨被災者のためにも「優勝してほしかった」、愛犬秘話も". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  13. ^ "絆". Oricon News. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Weekday Alice". Oricon News. Retrieved 10 February 2024.