Lea

Lea Profile

• Birth Name: 小川美月 (Ogawa Mitsuki)
• Stage Name: Lea
• Nationality: Japanese
• Date of Birth: 1995.08.12
• Zodiac Sign: Leo
• Chinese Zodiac: Pig
• Height: 170 cm (5’57”)
• Weight: N/A
• Blood Type: B
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Lea Facts & TMI

• Lea is the lead vocalist and the eldest member of Secret Number.
• She is the only Japanese member of the team.
• Lea was born in Tokyo.
• She has an older brother (Ogawa Kei).
• Before becoming a member of Secret Number, Lea made her debut as Hana in a multinational group called Skarf in 2013.
• She left Skarf in 2014.
• Lea was active as a child actress during her elementary school days.
• When she was in the second year of middle school, she received street casting from several Korean agencies, including three major agencies. She met the casting managers when she was shopping with his mother in Shibuya, Japan.
• Lea knew little about K-Pop until she was scouted by those agencies.
• She joined Big Hit Entertainment and move to Korea from 1st grade of high school to start her trainee life. 
• She also appeared in ‘I’m Da One’ music video by fellow Big Hit Entertainment artist Jo Kwon.
• She became a trainee at CJ E&M.
• Lea also joined a Chinese audition program ‘Ladybees’ in 2016.
• In 2017 she participated in the survival audition program ‘Mix Nine’ produced by YG Entertainment as an individual trainee.
• She appeared in several episodes of MBC Every1 variety show ‘South Korean Foreigners’.
• Lea also appeared in Nature Republic ads in 2018.
• Her older brother Kei runs a Youtube account with a Korean friend. Sometimes Lea’s brother posts content about Lea and Secret Number as well.
• Her stage name Lea is taken from Leah, a Greek and Roman mythological goddess.
• Maybe because she has lived in Korea for a long time, her Korean is very good.
• When she first came to Korea as a trainee, she said that it was very difficult for her because there were no Japanese or Japanese speakers around her.
• Perhaps because Lea is the eldest member and has prior experience in the entertainment industry, she is active in speaking and hosting in variety shows. 
• Although there is no official leader position in the team, in reality, she acts as a leader by checking the group schedule and taking care of other members.
• After going through the breakup of the girl group Skarf and getting eliminated from the survival program ‘Mix Nine’, she gave up her dream to be a singer and returned to Japan. She then persuaded her parents and returned to Korea.
• Lea shed tears during her appearance in IDOL RADIO, saying “I’m sorry for making my parents wait for my debut for a long time”.
• It seems that she moved to Vine Entertainment shortly after the conclusion of ‘Mix Nine’.
• Her role model is Ariana Grande.
• She was a fan of TVXQ.
• Among her celeb friends are Cho Ga Bin (former Nine Muses member) and Ji Suyeon of WekiMek.
• Lea and Cho Ga Bin were trainees at Big Hit Entertainment.
• Her hobbies are taking pictures, taking a walk, watching movies or dramas, and sleeping.
• She also enjoys exercising.
• Among her nicknames are Thomas the Train, General Oh, Granny, Old Man, etc.
• She enjoys coffee in the morning.
• Recently she cut her hair short for the first time in her life.
• Her strong point and weakness: too much thinking.
• She claims to be good at many sports including swimming, ping pong, bowling, and marathon.