| Yugo Kochi | |
| Native Name: | 髙地優吾 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Yugo Kochi |
| Birth Date: | 8 March |
| Birth Place: | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Origin: | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Occupation: | Singer, actor |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Label: | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Associated Acts: | Johnny's Jr., SixTONES |
| Website: | https://www.sixtones.jp/ |
, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer. He is currently a member of Smile Up (formerly known as Johnny & Associates) unit SixTONES.[1]
Yugo Kochi was born on March 8, in Kanagawa, Japan.[2] ‘Yugo’ was a name given by his grandfather, with the hope of him growing up to be a kind person.[3] He was in football club during the primary and junior high school, while even becoming a candidate for his regional team of Yokohama during junior high school.[4] [5] Though he could not continue with football in high school, he created a futsal team with his university friends and even reached the top 16 of Kanto Tournament.[6]
Yugo is known to love visiting different hot springs during his free time, and it was revealed that he got his ‘Hot Spring Sommelier’ qualification in 2019.[7]
Yugo, who had no plans of entering the entertainment world joined Johnny & Associates after winning the audition program held in "School Kakumei!", whose application was sent in by his friend.[8] He won the regular spot on the program beating more than 1300 contestants.[9]
On June 4, 2009, Yugo became a member of Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow along with Yuma Nakayama, Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi and Hokuto Matsumura.[10] Three days later on June 7, Ryousuke Yamada and Yuri Chinen of Hey! Say! JUMP were added to the group to form a limited-time unit "NYC Boys" with whom Yugo made CD-debut on June 15, 2009.[11]
On March 29, 2011, B.I.Shadow's members Fuma Kikuchi and Kento Nakajima announced their debut in Sexy Zone on November of the same year, leading to the de facto dissolution of B.I.Shadow.[12]
Yugo made his debut as an actor on April 14, 2012, in "Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou" in the role of Makoto Jinbo.
Beginning from July 2019, he has a regular spot "Egao no YouGo!" in the "Yokohama Walker" magazine.[13] On August 8, 2019, during the "Johnnys Junior 8.8 Matsuri~ Tokyo Dome kara hajiramu", it was announced that he will be making CD debut with his group SixTONES in 2020.[14]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou | Jinbo Makoto | NTV | Regular series |
| 2018 | Black Pean | Tamura Hayato | TBS | Episode 3[15] |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gekijōban Shiritsu Bakaleya Kōkō | Jinbo Makoto | |
| 2019 | Shōnentachi[16] | Egao |