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Ryuchell | |
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りゅうちぇる | |
.jpg) Ryuchell in 2019 | |
| Born | Ryūji Higa September 29, 1995 Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 12, 2023 (aged 27) |
| Other names | Ryuchell |
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| Occupation | Model |
| Agent | Starray Production |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Ryūji Higa[2] (比嘉 龍二, Higa Ryūji, 29 September 1995 – 12 July 2023), known professionally as Ryuchell[3] (りゅうちぇる, Ryūcheru), was a Japanese social media personality, model, singer, and activist. In the mid-2010s, Ryuchell gained a social media following through modeling in Harajuku and later became an influential figure in the Japanese genderless fashion subculture. In 2018, Ryuchell also debuted as a singer with their first song, "Hands Up!! If You're Awesome."
In 2022, Ryuchell began advocating for LGBT rights on Japanese television. This, compounded with Ryuchell's announcement that they no longer identified under male gender roles and had divorced, opened them up to scrutiny and harassment.
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- ^ 「原宿の神」モデル、ちぇるちぇるランド出身彼氏との同棲暴露 さんまと「建築関係トントントン」新ネタも披露. Modelpress (in Japanese). September 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ "RYUCHELL" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.