Yugo Kochi

, 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

Variety show YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.2009 - presentSchool Kakumei!NTVRegular member 2025 - presentWild Tripper!!Prime VideoMain host

Stage Appearances (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