Richi (リチ), real name Fukuda Richi (福田莉千), is a Japanese former idol and talent under WACK. She was originally a founding member of TONAi BOUSHO, but left after just two weeks.
Biography
Early career
One 2015, Fukuda Richi participated in Miss Jissen Contest 2015. After that, she created a Twitter account named "Kumamoto-chan" and spread the charm of her hometown Kumamoto as a self-proclaimed Kumamoto tourism ambassador.
2022
From November 9th, 2022, Richi appeared on MONSTER LOVE, a segment on comedy show, "Wednesday's Downtown", which was part-idol audition, and part-dating show.
During MONSTER LOVE's episode 5, on December 14th, it was revealed that Richi was one of the winners of the MONSTER LOVE and that she would be debuting as a member of TONAi BOUSHO. Her only single with the unit, COOKiE, was released the next day.
The following week, Richi was announced as the overall winner of the MONSTER LOVE competition show and would start dating Kuro-chan. Because of her relationship with Kuro-chan, it was decided that she could no longer be a member of TONAi BOUSHO (who were produced by him), and her graduation from the unit was announced for December 31st.
2023
Richi graduated from TONAi BOUSHO on January 1st. Upon her withdrawal, she announced that she would stay in WACK as a solo talent, and opened an instagram account.
2025
On January 22nd, Richi decided to end her relationship with Kuro-chan, after asking her to marry him after two years of dating. As a result, she terminated her contract with WACK and is leaving immediately.
Profile
- Real Name: Fukuda Richi (福田莉千)
- Stage Name: Richi (リチ)
- Other Names: Kumamoto-chan (熊本ちゃん)
- Birth Date: October 11, 1996 (age 28)
- Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan
- Western Zodiac:
Libra - Eastern Zodiac: Rabbit
- WACK status:
- 2022.12.14: Joined TONAi BOUSHO
- 2023.01.01: Left TONAi BOUSHO
- 2025.01.22: Left WACK
- TONAi BOUSHO Colour:
Blue - WACK Groups:
- TONAi BOUSHO (2022)
- Overall Time in WACK: 2 Years, 1 Month, 8 Days
Discography Featured In
- [2022.12.15] COOKiE
Filmography
Television
- [2022.11.09 - 2022.12.21] MONSTER LOVE