Makoto Ogawa

Project with the rest of the Elder Club. Ogawa is currently a member of idol band Dream Morning Musume.

• Name — Makoto Ogawa • Native Name — 小川 麻琴 • Other Names — Mako, Makocchan • Born — 29 October 1987 • Birthplace — Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan • Occupation — * Singer • actress • dancer • Years Active — 2001–2006, 2008–2015, 2016–present • Website — http: helloproject.com/

Ogawa was born in Kashiwazaki, Niigata. Before joining the Japanese female idol group Morning Musume, Makoto Ogawa was enrolled at an entertainment school named Apple Little Performers (ALP) in Niigata. She made her CD debut on a cheer song for the J2 soccer team, Albirex Niigata. She has also been a fashion model for magazines and campaign, such as one for automobile safety for the elderly. Tsunku—producer and lyricist of Hello! Project—also commented that she was selected to join the group because she displayed great dancing skills and shined during the audition process. Ogawa joined in Morning Musume on August 26, 2001 with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Risa Niigaki She also starred later in the TV drama Aijo Ippon!. Ogawa was placed in Morning Musume's subgroup Morning Musume Otomegumi in January 2003 and released two singles as a part of the group before it went inactive Ogawa graduated from Morning Musume on August 27, 2006 at the final performance of Hello! Project's musical rendition of Ribbon no Kishi. She left Morning Musume to study languages abroad, with the intent to return to Hello! Project. On June 6, 2008, a Japanese newspaper announced that Ogawa had returned to Hello! Project and would appear on the next Haromoni@ episode. She has just returned from studying English in New Zealand for nearly two years. On March 31, 2009, she graduated from Hello!Project with the rest of the Elder Club. And became a part of Dream Morning Musume. In September 2010, she joined the unit Afternoon Musume along with Yuko Nakazawa, Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi and Miki Fujimoto In 2010, it was announced that Makoto Ogawa will be joining the new group "Dream Morning Musume" alongside other former-Morning Musume members. In March 2013, Makoto Ogawa starred in a play called Tokugawa15. Former Morning Musume members Risa Niigaki and Aika Mitsui were special guests at some of the performances. On 7 September 2026, Ogawa revealed she was married to wyse member Takuma Makita in 2015, both have a son was born after marriage, but they divorced in 2020.

• Morning Musume • Petitmoni • Morning Musume Otomegumi • Hello! Project shuffle units • Elder Club • M-Line • Afternoon Musume • Dream Morning Musume • Metro Rabbits H.P. • Gatas Brilhantes H.P.

• # — Title — Release date — Publisher — ISBN — Photobook information • – — 5 – Morning Musume 5 Ki Member Shashinshū — Wani Books — Photobook starring all of the 5th generation members. • 1 — Ogawa Makoto Shashinshū — Wani Books — First solo photobook. • 2 — 夏ノ詩 — Wani Books — Second solo photobook.

• 2002 – Tokkaekko • 2003 – Koinu Dan no Monogatari

• 2002 – Angel Hearts • 2004 – Aijō Ippon! • 2009 – Q.E.D – Cameo as Art teacher

• 2006 – Ribbon no Kishi: The Musical as Nylon

• Show — Start date — End date • Hello! Morning — 2001 — 2006 • Sore Yuke! Gorokkies — 2003-12-26 • Futarigoto — 2004-05-04 • 2004-09-20 — 2004-09-28 • Majokko Rika-chan no Magical v-u-den — 2004-12-15 • Musume Dokyu! — 2005-07-01 • 2005-12-16 — 2005-12-22

• Program — Start date — End date • TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu — 2005-04-29 • 2006-08-15 — 2006-08-21 • Hello Pro Yanen!! — 2005-06-26

• 2021 - Tōkyō Myū Myū Nyū

Makoto Ogawa is recorded as singer, actress, japanese idol and tarento.