, is a Japanese actor and singer. He is a member of the boy group SixTONES under STARTO Entertainment.
Background Yugo Kochi was born on March 8, 1994, in Kanagawa, Japan. ‘Yugo’ was a name given by his grandfather, with the hope of him growing up to be a kind person. 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. 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.
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.
Career
Despite having no initial plans to enter the entertainment industry, Yugo joined Johnny & Associates after winning an audition segment on the NTV variety program School Kakumei!, for which his friend had submitted the application. He won the regular spot on the program beating more than 1300 contestants.
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. 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.
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.
Yugo made his debut as an actor on April 14, 2012, in Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou playing the role of Makoto Jinbo.
Beginning from July 2019, he has a regular spot Egao no YouGo! in the Yokohama Walker magazine. 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.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Note Ref. 2012 Bakaleya High School Jinbo MakotoSupport role 2019 Ninja Drones? EgaoMain role
Television Year Title Role Network NotesRef. 2012 Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou Jinbo Makoto NTVSupport role2014Kagemusha Tokugawa IeyasuToyotomi HideyoriTV TokyoSupport role 2018Black Forceps Tamura Hayato TBS Guest role (Episode 3)Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2018 Fall SpecialMunenoriFuji TelevisionEpisode: Mathematic na Yuugure2020Kaseifu no Mitazono Season 4Yuhei KunikidaTV AsahiGuest role (Episode 3)Babel KyusakuKen GotoNTVSupport role2022Tokuso 9 Season 5Yukito ShirahaneTV AsahiGuest role (Episode 3)2025Musashi no RondoBunta MusashibaraTV AsahiSupport roleThe Other Musashino RondoBunta MusashibaraTV AsahiLead role2026Professional: Insurance Investigator Ren AmaneOkouchi HiroyaFuji TelevisionGuest role (Episode 7)Tabi no Oto: Kamakura-henKawamoto HisashiTrain TVLead role
Variety show YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.2009 - presentSchool Kakumei!NTVRegular member2025 - presentWild Tripper!!Prime VideoMain host2026SixTONES Kochi Hatsu Kochi: Dotabata Yokubari TabiKUTV
Stage Appearances YearTitleRoleVenueNotesRef.2022A Midsummer Night's DreamLysanderNissay TheatreSupport role2023Let Us Go Out Into the Starry Night (Japanese: 星降る夜に出掛けよう)Ōji (The Prince)Minamiza (Kyoto), Osaka Shochikuza (Osaka)Lead role2024Come Blow Your HornBuddy BakerNew National Theatre (Tokyo), Morinomiya Piloti Hall (Osaka)Lead role2025One Day, One Time, a Man Who Wasn’t There (Japanese: ある日、ある時、ない男。)Ryosuke KurumataniTokyo Globe Theatre, Umeda Arts Theater Drama City, J:COM Kitakyushu Arts TheatreLead role References