Kaisei Takechi

In this Japanese name, the surname is Takechi.
Kaisei Takechi
武知 海青
Takechi with The Rampage at the VMAJ 2017 Awards.
Born (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998
Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • dancer
  • actor
  • professional wrestler
Years active2014–present
AgentLDH
Musical career
Genres
LabelsRhythm Zone
MoooD Records
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameKaisei Takechi
Billed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1][2]
Billed weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Trained byDDT Pro-Wrestling Dojo
Debut2024
Websitewww.ldh.co.jp

Kaisei Takechi (武知 海青, Takechi Kaisei; born 4 February 1998) is a Japanese singer, dancer, actor and professional wrestler. He is a member of the J-Pop group The Rampage from Exile Tribe represented with LDH.[3] In professional wrestling, he is signed to the CyberFight brand DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is former one-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions.[1]

Early life

Takechi was born in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture and has two older sisters.[4] In the fifth grade, he competed in the butterfly stroke events at the JOC Junior Olympic Cup.[5][6] His mother ran a dancing school and he began dancing at the age of two.[6] During elementary and junior high school, Takechi has a senior-junior relationship with Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball player Kaito Kozono.[7][8]

Artistic career

In April 2014, he was eliminated in the final round of the Exile Performer Battle Audition, but was selected as a candidate member of THE RAMPAGE.[9] On September 12 of the same year, he became an official member of the group.[10]

On November 16, 2019, he won the overall title in the Stylish Guy category of the "Summer Style Award 2019 ROOKIE CHALLENGE CUP," a body contest to determine the man or woman who looks best in summer.[11] He won the TBS program "Strongest Athletes Summit Battle 2022" on March 22, 2022.[12] He is the second LDH member to win the tournament, following Mandy Sekiguchi. In April 2022, the video streaming service “CL” aired a segment that closely followed Takechi, who had no prior judo experience, for a year until he obtained his black belt.[13]

He is one of the members of a Krump dance crew "Rag Pound" with fellow members Kazuma Kawamura and Makoto Hasegawa.[5]

Professional wrestling career

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2024–present)

Takechi played the role of a professional wrestler in the drama Masked D, which began airing in October 2022. He received a contract offer from president of DDT Pro-Wrestling Sanshiro Takagi, professional wrestling organization that cooperated with the filming.[14]

Takechi made his in-ring debut at Into The Fight 2024 on February 25, where he teamed up with The37Kamiina (Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ueno) to defeat Hideki Okatani, Takeshi Masada and Tetsuya Endo in six-man tag team competition.[15] At Dramatic Infinity 2024 on September 29, he teamed up with Mao and Yuki Ueno to defeat Schadenfreude International (Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi and Takeshi Masada).[16] After a nearly one-year hiatus from professional wrestling, Takechi made his return at Dramatic Infinity 2025 on September 28, where he teamed up with To-y and Yuki Ueno and defeated Damnation T.A. (MJ Paul, Hideki Okatani and Ilusion) to win the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[17] At Ultimate Party 2025 on November 3, he teamed up with Konosuke Takeshita to defeat Kazusada Higuchi and Takeshi Masada.[18]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2025–present)

He made his debut in a New Japan Pro Wrestling show at Purge Night of Torture on November 19, 2025, where he teamed up with Akito and Yuki Ueno in a losing effort against House of Torture (Douki, Sanada and Sho).[19] Takechi is set to make his debut at Wrestle Kingdom 20 where he will compete in a six-man tag team Ranbo for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship against defending champions Toru Yano and Spiritech (Master Wato and Yoh) alongside Shota Umino and Yuya Uemura.[20]

Works

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes ref.
2017 100 Degrees The Rampage Dancing [21]
2022 Tsutsumikomu Yō ni... iScream & The Rampage Dancing [22]
2025 Summer Vacation Generation & The Rampage Dancing [23]

Filmography

Streaming programs

Year Title Role Broadcast ref.
2021 Fighting Dreamers Season 1 Navigator and supporter Abema [24]
2022 Fighting Dreamers Season 2 Fighting supporter [25]
2022 Love Coach is My Ex-Lover Studio MC [26]
2022 Masked D Haou [27]

TV Drama

Year Title Role Broadcast ref.
2022 Takahashi from the Bike Shop (Final episode) Aoki Hayato TV Tokyo
2024 Red Blue Nueji Ganmaru MBS/TBS [28]

Stage

Year Title Role ref.
2022 Real RPG Stage "Eternal 2" - Justice Burning in the Wilderness Connie [29]
2023 PICK☆3 Atsumu Takeda [30]
2024 Book Act Final "I want to dance with you again" [31]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c 武知海青 [Kaisei Takechi]. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). CyberFight. Archived from the original on September 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kaisei Takechi/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  3. ^ "筋肉図鑑 vol.23：パフォーマー・武知海青（THE RAMPAGE）". Tarzan Web (in Japanese). マガジンハウス. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  4. ^ "武知海青と語り合う夏の思い出". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). ナターシャ. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
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  6. ^ a b "EXILE新メンバーオーディション、三代目JSBメンバーの弟ら合宿審査進出者に密着". Model Press. ネットネイティブ. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  7. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  8. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  9. ^ "EXILE TRIBEの新グループ、候補者追加で新展開". モデルプレス. ネットネイティブ. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  10. ^ "EXILE TRIBE新グループTHE RAMPAGE、正式メンバー決定". モデルプレス. ネットネイティブ. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  11. ^ "THE RAMPAGE武知海青、"夏が一番似合う男"決めるボディコンテストで総合優勝". 音楽ナタリー. ナターシャ. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  12. ^ "「スポダン」優勝のTHE RAMPAGE武知海青、EXILE AKIRA・関口メンディーらLDHメンバーから祝福殺到". モデルプレス. ネットネイティブ. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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  14. ^ "なぜLDHからプロレスへ？武知海青（THE RAMPAGE）の反骨心とファンへの本音「美しいあの光景を見せたくて」". QJWeb クイック・ジャパン ウェブ (in Japanese). 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
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  16. ^ Black, Ethan (September 30, 2024). "DDT Dramatic Infinity Night 5 Results (September 29th, 2024)". bodyslam.net. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  17. ^ Lumba, Frederick Marvin (September 28, 2025). "DDT Dramatic Infinity 2025 Results (9/28/25)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  18. ^ Thompson, Andrew (November 3, 2025). "DDT Ultimate Party Results (11/3/25): Yuki Ueno Wins Double Title Main Event, Konosuke Takeshita In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  19. ^ Black, Ethan (November 19, 2025). "NJPW Purge Night Of Torture Results – November 19, 2025". pwmania.com. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  20. ^ "NEVER 6 Man Tornado Ranbo for Wrestle Kingdom! Kaisei Takechi set to hit the Dome! 【WK20】". New Japan Pro Wrestling. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  21. ^ "THERAMPAGE、11・8新曲「100degrees」 川村壱馬がラップ作詞初挑戦". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  22. ^ "iScream×EXILE TRIBE、MISIAとリズメディアへのリスペクト込めた「つつみ込むように...」MV公開". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). ナターシャ. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  23. ^ "GENERATIONS、数原龍友プロデュース楽曲「Summer Vacation」リリックビデオ公開". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Hanshin Content Link. 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  24. ^ "格闘家の卵たちを追うオーディション番組『格闘DREAMERS』ABEMAで独占配信決定！ GENERATIONS＆RAMPAGEがナビゲーター". ABEMA TIMES (in Japanese). AbemaTV. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  25. ^ "「格闘DREAMERS SEASON:2」スタート！　未来のMMA王者を目指す金の卵が続々登場". ENCOUNT (in Japanese). Creative2. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  26. ^ "ABEMAオリジナル新作恋愛番組「恋のコーチは元恋人」レギュラー放送決定　新しい恋は"元恋人"のアドバイスから". WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). KADOKAWA. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  27. ^ "RAMPAGE武知海青、関口メンディーにあこがれ ドラマでのプロレス対決で「本当のライバル関係」に". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  28. ^ "実写ドラマ「レッドブルー」木村慧人が青葉役に、長谷川慎・椿泰我らメインキャスト発表". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). ナターシャ. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  29. ^ "聖なる月の加護があらんことを、THE RAMPAGEによる「ETERNAL2」開幕". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). ナターシャ. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  30. ^ "岩谷翔吾・武知海青・鈴木昂秀出演 舞台『PICK☆3』2023年1～2月 東京・Theater Mixaで上演！". EXILE TRIBE mobile (in Japanese). LDH. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  31. ^ "【オンライン配信決定/チケット一般発売中！】『BOOK ACT FINAL』開催!!". EXILE TRIBE mobile (in Japanese). LDH. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  32. ^ 2025年受賞者 [2025 Award Recipients]. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 3, 2026.
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