Yugo Kochi

Yugo Kochi
髙地優吾
Yugo Kochi in 2022
Born8 March
Kanagawa, Japan
Alma materWako University
(Faculty of Expressive Arts)
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), 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, 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 [15]
2019 Ninja Drones? Egao [16]

Television

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

Variety show

Year Title Network Ref.
2009 School Kakumei! NTV [26]
2025 Wild Tripper!! Prime Video [27]

Stage Appearances

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2022 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander Nissay Theatre [28]
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) [29]
2024 Come Blow Your Horn Buddy Baker New National Theatre (Tokyo), Morinomiya Piloti Hall (Osaka) Lead role [30]
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 [31]

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.
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  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. ^ "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.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ "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.
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  29. ^ 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.
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  31. ^ "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.
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