Risako Sugaya Profile :

Name : Risako Sugaya
Date of Birth : April 4, 1994
Origin : Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation : Singer
Years Active : 2002–present

Risako Sugaya (菅谷 梨沙子, Sugaya Risako?, born April 4, 1994 in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer, idol, and a member of Japanese musical group Berryz Kobo. In 2002, Sugaya successfully passed the Hello! Project Kids Audition. Her debut within the Hello! Project world came with the premiere of the first Mini Moni feature film, as part of 4Kids, a shuffles group formed exclusively for the movie.

In 2003, Sugaya starred in the movie Hotaru no Hoshi (蛍の星, Hotaru no Hoshi?), as Hikari, a fragile elementary school student who, with the help of her caring teacher, has a chance to be momentarily reunited with her deceased mother and overcome her emotional problems.[1] She also starred in the drama, Shonan Kawarayane Monogatari.