Risa Okada was born in Obihiro, Hokkaido, and raised in Yokohama. Loving singing and bands, she started playing drums at age 15. After graduating from university, she performed with various bands and met D.W. Nicols, joining the group in 2007. They made their major-label debut in 2009. After nine years with the band, she left D.W. Nicols in September 2016. She is now an independent drummer, active as a support musician for artists including Sekitori Hana, Simon Isogai, D.W. Nicols, Ogawa Kota & Tomason, and others.

OFFICIAL LINKS

https://risaland.com/
https://www.instagram.com/risarisapurdie/?hl=ja
https://x.com/risa_purdie
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuX-Dz5pN2Sb63Pw7dPh7Fw