Yugo Kochi

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Yugo Kochi
髙地優吾
Yugo Kochi in 2025
Born (1994-03-08) March 8, 1994
Kanagawa, Japan
Alma materWako University
(Faculty of Modern Human Studies, Department of Psychology and Education)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Actor
Years active2009–present
Agent
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Musical career
GenresJ-Pop
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
Member ofSixTONES
Formerly ofB.I.Shadow
Websitesixtones.jp

Yugo Kochi (髙地優吾, Kochi Yugo; born March 8, 1994), is a Japanese actor and singer. He is a member of the boy group SixTONES under STARTO Entertainment.[1]

Background

Yugo Kochi was born on March 8, 1994, 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]  

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.[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 playing 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]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note Ref.
2012 Bakaleya High School Jinbo Makoto Support role [15]
2019 Ninja Drones? Egao Main role [16]

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2012 Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou Jinbo Makoto NTV Support role [17]
2014 Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu Toyotomi Hideyori TV Tokyo Support role [18]
2018 Black Forceps Tamura Hayato TBS Guest role (Episode 3) [19]
Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2018 Fall Special Munenori Fuji Television Episode: Mathematic na Yuugure [20]
2020 Kaseifu no Mitazono Season 4 Yuhei Kunikida TV Asahi Guest role (Episode 3) [21]
Babel Kyusaku Ken Goto NTV Support role [22]
2022 Tokuso 9 Season 5 Yukito Shirahane TV Asahi Guest role (Episode 3) [23]
2025 Musashi no Rondo Bunta Musashibara TV Asahi Support role [24]
The Other Musashino Rondo Bunta Musashibara TV Asahi Lead role [25]
2026 Professional: Insurance Investigator Ren Amane Okouchi Hiroya Fuji Television Guest role (Episode 7) [26]
Tabi no Oto: Kamakura-hen Kawamoto Hisashi Train TV Lead role [27]

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2009 - present School Kakumei! NTV Regular member [28]
2025 - present Wild Tripper!! Prime Video Main host [29]

Stage Appearances

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2022 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander Nissay Theatre Support role [30]
2023 Let 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 role [31]
2024 Come Blow Your Horn Buddy Baker New National Theatre (Tokyo), Morinomiya Piloti Hall (Osaka) Lead role [32]
2025 One Day, One Time, a Man Who Wasn’t There

(Japanese: ある日、ある時、ない男。)

 Ryosuke Kurumatani Tokyo Globe Theatre, Umeda Arts Theater Drama City, J:COM Kitakyushu Arts Theatre Lead role [33]

References

  1. "Member Profile". SixTONES Official. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. "髙地 優吾 | SixTONES(ストーンズ) Official web site". 髙地 優吾 | SixTONES(ストーンズ) Official web site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. "マンスリーwe♡Jr. vol.11" [Monthly we♡Jr. vol.11]. Myojo (in Japanese). Shueisha. February 2013.
  4. "Questions ジャニーズJr. B.I.Shadow 髙地優吾" [Questions JohnnysJr. B.I.Shadow Kochi Yugo]. Duet (in Japanese). Shueisha. September 2011.
  5. "中山優馬w/B.l.Shadow …そして、キミに出会うまで♡のヒストリーをプレイバック！" [Nakayama Yuma w/B.l.Shadow … and, playing back the history until we met you!]. Myojo (in Japanese). Shueisha. December 2009.
  6. "キミのハートのエースを狙う！SixTONESなりきり部活話＆スポーツ武勇伝自慢" [Aim for your ace of hearts! SixTONES narrative club story & sport heroic bragging]. Myojo (in Japanese). Shueisha. May 2016.
  7. "SixTONES　パワフルカラーズ！" [SixTONES Powerful colours!]. MEN'S NON-NO (in Japanese). Shueisha. November 2019.
  8. "Johnnys'Jr. DATA☆BOOK". Myojo特別編集 Johnnys'Jr. CALENDAR 別冊付録 (in Japanese). Shueisha. March 9, 2016.
  9. "SixTONES　 brave people". Wink up (in Japanese). January 2019.
  10. "ジャニーズJr.[1日4公演やるぞ！]コンサート" [Johnny's Jr. "We will have 4 performances in a day!" concert]. Duet (in Japanese). Shueisha. August 2009.
  11. "中山優馬 w/B.I.Shadow、デビュー曲が初日1位". Oricon Music (in Japanese). July 16, 2009. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. "夏の特別講座 ジャニーズJr. 松村北斗" [Summer Special course Johnny's Jr. Matsumura Hokuto]. Nikkei Entertainment (in Japanese). Nikkei BP. August 2012.
  13. "髙地優吾(SixTONES) 「笑顔のYou Go!」 vol.01" [Kochi Yugo (SixTONES) 'Egao no You Go!' vol.01]. Yokohama Walker (in Japanese). KADOKAWA. August 2019.
  14. "SixTONES & Snow Man、2020年"ジャニーズ史上初"2グループ同時CDデビュー決定". Oricon Music (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  15. "劇場版　私立バカレア高校". crankin (in Japanese). 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  16. "最新情報". 『映画 少年たち』公式サイト (in Japanese). 松竹. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  17. "松村北斗～躍進が止まらない！色濃い存在感と豊かな表現力が光る、若手本格派俳優：銀幕のジャニーズ｜シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). February 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  18. "新春ワイド時代劇「影武者 徳川家康」：テレビ東京". テレビ東京 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  19. "Black Pean cast". TBS Black Pean official site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  20. "玉城ティナ、『世にも奇妙な物語』主演 SixTONESの4人と青春コメディー". オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on December 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  21. "SixTONES高地優吾、役づくりで黒髪にチェンジ『ミタゾノ』第3話ゲスト". オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on December 14, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  22. "Sexy Zone、菊池風磨主演『バベル九朔』主題歌を担当 SixTONES・高地優吾が"親友役"に起用". オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on December 3, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  23. "第3話｜ストーリー｜特捜9 season5｜テレビ朝日". www.tv-asahi.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 13, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  24. "SixTONES高地優吾、正門良規主演『ムサシノ輪舞曲』で4年半ぶり連ドラ出演 ヒロイン・高梨臨の弟役". オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. Archived from the original on November 30, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  25. TVガイド. "「もうひとつのムサシノ輪舞曲 ドラマ編」第2弾で新たな恋が動き出す!?". TVガイドWeb (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  26. "ストーリー 第7話 ｜ プロフェッショナル 保険調査員・天音蓮". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  27. "SixTONES高地優吾、"電車の中のテレビ局"TRAIN TV初の旅ドラマに主演". オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. March 27, 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  28. 日本テレビ放送網株式会社. "スクール革命！". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 17, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  29. "SixTONES高地優吾、TEAM NACS戸次重幸と初タッグで新番組決定 ジュニアと過酷ミッション旅【ワイルドトリッパー！！】". mdpr.jp. Archived from the original on December 12, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  30. INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (May 18, 2022). "ＳｉｘＴＯＮＥＳの高地優吾がジャニーズ主催公演以外の舞台に初出演！ シェークスピアに挑む". サンスポ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  31. mu, natalie. "高木雄也・中山優馬・高地優吾が舞台で初共演「星降る夜に出掛けよう」演出は坂東玉三郎（コメントあり）". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 12, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  32. Mu, Natalie. "SixTONES高地優吾がニール・サイモン作品で初単独主演、演出は宮田慶子（コメントあり）". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  33. "SixTONES高地優吾、主演舞台でついてない男役「正直真逆だなという印象」 西田征史氏と初タッグ". オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. Archived from the original on December 4, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.