Lead discography explained

Artist:Lead
Studio:9
Compilation:6
Live:17
Video:7
Music Videos:54
Singles:33
Option:2
Option Name:Remix albums

The discography of Japanese hip-hop group Lead includes 9 studio albums, 1 compilation album, 1 remix album, 16 live albums and 32 singles. Their first sixteen singles were released under the Pony Canyon sub-label Flight Master; since, their singles have been strictly under Pony Canyon.

Lead debuted on July 31, 2002 with the single Manatsu no Magic. Their following single, Show Me the Way (2002), led to them winning the Best Newcomer Award during the 44th annual Japan Record Awards.[1] Their debut studio album, Life On Da Beat, was released on April 23, 2003.

Initially releasing one album a year since their debut (2003) up until Feel the Vibes (2008), the group began slowing their releases; however, they would continue to release an annual single and host their annual Upturn tour. Their next studio album, Now or Never, would not be released for another four years in 2012. This would also be their last album with leader and lead vocalist Hiroki Nakadoi. The single Still, released five months after Now or Never on December 12, 2012, would be their last single with Hiroki.[2]

Beginning in 2012, the group would begin to release two singles a year. Their success on the Oricon Singles Charts would also increase, leading to a string of top five releases for the next five years - something that they had not experienced as a group prior. Their eighth studio album, The Showcase, became their highest charting album throughout their career, peaking at #2 on the Oricon Albums Charts.[3] Their following studio album, Milestone, while charting lower than The Showcase, became their longest charting album, remaining on the charts for seven weeks.[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Album #Album informationSales
1st / Debut AlbumLife On Da Beat
  • Released: April 23, 2003
  • Oricon top 200 position: 5
  • RIAJ Certification:
30,214
copies sold
2ndBrand New Era
  • Released: August 25, 2004
  • Oricon top 200 position: 11
  • RIAJ Certification:
22,415
copies sold
3rdLead! Heat! Beat!
  • Released: August 10, 2005
  • Oricon top 200 position: 15
  • RIAJ Certification:
17,594
copies sold
4th4
  • Released: July 19, 2006
  • Oricon top 200 position: 18
  • RIAJ Certification:
9,784
copies sold
5thFeel the Vibes
  • Released: March 5, 2008
  • Oricon top 200 position: 44
  • RIAJ Certification:
5,409
copies sold
6thNow or Never
  • Released: July 18, 2012
  • Oricon top 200 position: 6
  • RIAJ Certification:
20,479
copies sold
7thThe Showcase
  • Released: June 8, 2016
  • Oricon top 200 position: 2
  • RIAJ Certification:
23,000
copies sold
8thMilestone
  • Release: July 18, 2018
  • Oricon top 200 position: 7
  • RIAJ Certification:
15,405
copies sold
9thSingularity
  • Release: March 18, 2020
  • Oricon top 200 position: 12
  • RIAJ Certification:
5,196
copies sold[5]

Compilation albums

Album #Album informationSales
1st
  • Released: November 21, 2007
  • Oricon top 200 position: 89
2nd
  • Released: February 13, 2008
3rd
  • Released: March 19, 2008
4th
  • Released: August 6, 2008
  • Oricon top 200 position: 67
5,409
5thHeartbeat
  • Released: December 25, 2019
6thLead the Best
  • Released: July 31, 2022
  • Oricon top 200 position: 34
2,482[6]

Remix albums

Album #Album informationSales
1stBuddies (w-inds, FLAME, Lead)
  • Released: March 19, 2003
  • Oricon top 200 position:
  • RIAJ Certification:
47,810
copies sold
2ndJoy Joy Home Mix
  • Released: May 6, 2020
  • Oricon top 200 position:
  • RIAJ Certification:

Singles

Single #Single information[7] Sales
1st /
Debut Single		Manatsu no Magic (真夏のMagic)
  • Released: July 31, 2002
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #18
  • From Album: Life On Da Beat
27,330
copies sold
2ndShow me the way
  • Released: October 17, 2002
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #7
  • From Album: Life On Da Beat
37,100
copies sold
3rdFly Away
  • Released: February 3, 2003
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #10
  • From Album: Life On Da Beat
35,393
copies sold
4thFunky Days! (ファンキーデイズ)
  • Released: July 30, 2003
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #10
  • From Album: Brand New Era
34,843
copies sold
5thGet Wild Life
  • Released: December 3, 2003
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #9
  • From Album: Brand New Era
25,000
copies sold
6thNight Deluxe
  • Released: July 16, 2004
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album: Brand New Era
33,000
copies sold
7thTenohira wo Taiyou ni/Delighted (手のひらを太陽に/Delighted)
  • Released: October 27, 2004
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #8
  • From Album: Lead! Heat! Beat!
29,000
copies sold
8thAtarashii Kisetsu e (あたらしい季節へ)
  • Released: April 13, 2005
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #6
  • From Album: Lead! Heat! Beat!
28,000
copies sold
9thBaby Running Wild (ベイビーランニンワイルド) 16,000
copies sold
10thVirgin Blue (バージンブルー)
  • Released: March 8, 2006
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #9
  • From Album: 4
16,000
copies sold
11thSummer Madness
  • Released: July 21, 2006
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #17
  • From Album: 4
13 000
copies sold
12thDrive Alive
  • Released: March 14, 2007
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #14
  • From Album: Feel the Vibes
14,000
copies sold
13thUmi (海)
  • Release Date: July 18, 2007
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #27
  • From Album: Feel the Vibes
6,199
copies sold
14thStand Up!
  • Release Date: February 6, 2008
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #20
  • From Album: Feel the Vibes
12 000
copies sold
15thSunnyday
  • Release Date: July 7, 2008
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #34
  • From Album:
3,348
copies sold
16thGiraGira Romantic (ギラギラRomantic)
  • Release Date: August 5, 2009
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #12
  • From Album:Now or Never (Type B Edition)
12,000
copies sold
17thSpeed Star
  • Release Date: July 28, 2010
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #11
  • From Album:Now or Never
11,000
copies sold
18thHurricane
  • Release Date: August 10, 2011
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #8
  • From Album:Now or Never
18,715
copies sold
19thWanna Be With You
  • Release Date: March 14, 2012
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album:Now or Never
25 937
copies sold
20thStill
  • Release Date: December 12, 2012
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: The Showcase
30,190
copies sold
21stUpturn
  • Release Date: June 19, 2013
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album: The Showcase
41,224
copies sold
22ndGreen Days/Strings
  • Release Date: September 18, 2013
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: The Showcase
41,178
copies sold
23rdSakura (サクラ)
  • Release Date: February 26, 2014
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album: The Showcase
41,559
copies sold
24thOmoide Breaker (想い出ブレイカー)
  • Release Date: September 17, 2014
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: The Showcase
43,227
copies sold
25thMy One
  • Release Date: March 4, 2015
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #6
  • From Album: The Showcase
35,727
copies sold
26thYakusoku (約束)
  • Release Date: November 25, 2015
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album: The Showcase
32,668
copies sold
27thTokyo Fever (トーキョーフィーバー)
  • Release Date: March 8, 2017
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album: Milestone
28,671
copies sold
28thBeautiful Day
  • Release Date: August 23, 2017
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #6
  • From Album: Milestone
17,728
copies sold
29thBumblebee
  • Release Date: April 25, 2018
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album: Milestone
18,791
copies sold
30thBe the Naked
  • Release Date: January 30, 2019
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #7
  • From Album: Singularity
20,628
copies sold
31stSummer Vacation
  • Release date: July 24, 2019
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #8
  • From Album: Singularity
22,475
copies sold
32ndHide and Seek/Sunset Refrain (サンセット・リフレイン)
  • Release date: February 19, 2020
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album: Singularity
17,777
copies sold
33rdTuxedo (タキシード)
  • Release date: September 23, 2020
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: Lead the Best
19,585
copies sold
34thSonic Boom
  • Release date: August 25, 2021
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #10
  • From Album: Lead the Best
6,716
copies sold
35thSee Your Heart
  • Release date: May 24, 2023
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album:
5,815
copies sold

Digital releases

Single #Single information
1stBillionaire
  • Released: October 6, 2023
  • Digital Single
  • From Album:
2ndJack in the Beats
  • Released: February 25, 2024
  • Digital Single
  • From Album:

DVD/VHS

 Release DateTitleProduct NumberPeak PositionChart Run
1stSeptember 18, 2003Lead Movies 1PCVP-53254 (VHS)
PCBP-50910 (DVD)		112
2ndNovember 17, 2004Lead 1st Live Tour: Brand New EraPCVP-53401 (VHS)
PCBP-51334 (DVD)
3rdMarch 16, 2005Lead Movies 2PCVP-53426 (VHS)
PCBP-51393 (DVD)		91
4thDecember 7, 2005Lead Live Tour Upturn 2005PCBP-51586352
5thDecember 6, 2006Lead Upturn 2006 [4]PCBP-51887242
6thDecember 12, 2007PCBP-51910341
7thAugust 6, 2008MOVIES3PCBP-51558402
8thDecember 3, 2008PCBP-51921372
9thDecember 9, 2009PCBP-51948411
10thDecember 8, 2010PCBP-52055411
11thFebruary 2011Lead Dramabox
Vision Factory Online Shop Limited
12thJuly 2011Short Movie 4: Ignition
Vision Factory Online Shop Limited
13thDecember 21, 2011Lead Upturn 2011: Sun×YouPCBP-52085932
14thDecember 26, 2012PCBP-52108381
15thDecember 25, 2013PCBP-53092571
16thDecember 24, 2014PCBP-52310421
17thMay 13, 2015Movies 4PCBP-53125 (DVD)
BRBP-00055 (Limited DVD)		111
18thDecember 16, 2015PCBP-53134 (DVD)
PCXP-50364 (Blu-ray)		531
19thDecember 21, 2016PCBP-53157 (DVD)
PCXP-50450 (Blu-ray)		572
20thDecember 20, 2017Lead 15th Anniversary Live Box《Special Box Specification》PCBP-53228 (DVD)
PCXP-50542 (Blu-ray)		59[8] 1
21stDecember 19, 2018PCBP-53261 (DVD)
PCXP-50590 (Blu-ray)		171
22ndDecember 18, 2019PCBP-53283 (DVD)
PCXP-50708 (Blu-ray)		391
23rdJanuary 20, 2021PCBP-53285 (DVD)
PCXP-50795 (Blu-ray)		81
24thMarch 30, 2022PCBP-54423 (DVD)
PCXP-50887 (Blu-ray)		121
25thMarch 22, 2023PCBP-54465 (DVD)
PCXP-50946 (Blu-ray)		81
26thSeptember 27, 2023Movies BestPCBP-62375 (DVD)
PCXP-60130 (Blu-ray)		152

Solo DVD releases

Musicals

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Zipangu ~Haruka Narudou~
(遥かなる道」)
  • Hiroki Nakadoi as Liu Bang
    *Shinya Taniuchi as Kinro
    *Keita Furuya as Isenbo
    *Akira Kagimoto as Ginwolf
2010Kizuna -Shounen yo Daikami wo Idake-
(絆 -少年よ、大紙を抱け-)
  • Hiroki Nakadoi as Hitoshi Seto
    *Shinya Taniuchi as Taichi Tojo
    *Keita Furuya as Daisuke Uehara
    *Akira Kagimoto as Ryuji Yuba
2011Shin Hinomaru Restaurant
(新・日ノ丸レストラン)
  • Keita Furuya as Ichiro
Tumbling vol.2
  • Akira Kagimoto as Shotaro Kanemura
Kokansetsu! ~Replay~
  • Shinya Taniuchi as Go Nakanishi
Kizuna 2011 -Shounen yo Daikami wo Dake-
  • Hiroki Nakadoi as Hitoshi Seto
    *Shinya Taniuchi as Taichi Tojo
    *Keita Furuya as Daisuke Uehara
    *Akira Kagimoto as Ryuji Yuba
Koisuru Watashi no Bakary
  • Keita Furuya as Rei Mamiya
2012Tumbling vol.3
  • Akira Kagimoto as Kota Hiyoshi
2013Bussen
(ぶっせん)
  • Akira Kagimoto as Yuki Watanabe
Martini!~ Tadaima, Satsuei 5 Jikan Oshi~
(マティーニ		〜ただ今、撮影5時間押し〜)
  • Shinya Taniuchi as Gaku Kinoshita
2014Oretachi no Ashita
(俺たちの明日)
  • Shinya Taniuchi as Toshiro Odagiri
2015Super Loserz
  • Keita Furuya
  • Keita had a non-speaking role as an on-stage dancer
2016Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
  • Keita Furuya as Adam/Felicia
Roudoku Geki Gege
  • Akira Kagimoto as Takayuki
2017Gifuu Doudou!
(義風堂々		)
  • Akira Kagimoto as Keiji Maeda
2018My Host-chan Reborn ~Zetsusho! Osaka Minami Edition~
(私のホストちゃんREBORN〜絶唱！)
  • Keita Furuya as Shion
2019Akuma to Tenshi
(悪魔と天使 / Devil and Angel)
  • Akira Kagimoto as Tadashi Kojima
Innocent: The Musical
  • Keita Furuya as Charles-Henri Sanson
    *Akira Kagimoto as Fersen
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
  • Keita Furuya as Adam/Felicia
2021Mademoiselle Mozart
  • Keita Furuya as Shikaneda
2022Flower Drum Song
  • Keita Furuya as One Tarr
  • On April 22, some of the performances were cancelled due to several performers falling ill[10]
Tenshi ni Tsuite ~Daraku Tenshi-hen~
(天使について〜堕落天使編〜)
  • Akira Kagimoto as Leonardo da Vinci
Night Head 2041
  • Akira Kagimoto as Naoto Kirihara
Alabaster
  • Keita Furuya as Gen[11]
2023Cesare II Creator of Destruction
  • Akira Kagimoto
  • Show was originally planned for 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19.
    *Akira made appearances during the performances on January 30 and 31
Rent
  • Keita Furuya as Roger Davis

Promotional videos

See main article: article and Lead videography.

Life On Da Beat

Brand New Era

Lead! Heat! Beat!

Lead Tracks: Listener's Choice

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Feel the Vibes

Now or Never

The Showcase

Milestone

Singularity

Lead the Best

Participation works

"Fly Away" (Akira's Conquistador Remix)

"Show me the way" (TinyVoice, Production Remix)

"Ding Dong"

"OkiDoki Christmas"

"Thanks for..."

"Dear My Flower"

"Manatsu no Magic"

"Virgin Blue 2010"

"Chao Zhan Kai" feat. Lead (Japanese ver.) (超展開 / Super Expansion)

"The Christmas Song" feat. Da Pump & Lead

Unreleased songs

Songs that did not garner an official release, but were performed at live venues.

Kamachi tie-in song.

Lyrics: Lead / Composition & Arrangement: Hiroki Nakadoi

Lyrics: Lead / Composition: Hiroki Nakadoi & Hayabusa / Arrangement: Hayabusa

Composition: KATSU / Arrangement: e-catwork

Arrangement: Mr FLAVOR (Need A Beat)

Films

Shinya Tanuichi as Tsuguo Takayama

Akira Kagimoto as Atsushi Tabuchi

Keita Furuya as Suzumi Manabu

Hiroki Nakadoi as Toru Akasaka (Nakkan)

Keita Furuya as Yoshiyuki

Shinya Tanuichi as Kamachi Yamada

Keita Furuya as Sayama Yuichi

Akira Kagimoto as Himuro Kosuke

Hiroki Nakadoi as Shun Iijma

Shinya Taniuchi as Tsuyoshi Kakinoki[12]

Television

Keita Furuya as Yoshiyuki

Hiroki Nakadoi as Taichi Kobayashi

Shinya Tanuichi as Toshizou Hijikata[13]

Shinya Tanuichi as Hashii Shougo[14]

External links

Lead Official Site

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第44回日本レコード大賞(2002年)受賞一覧【PRiVATE LiFE】データベース. Entame Data. September 18, 2017.
  2. Web site: Leadの活動に関する大切なお知らせ (Important notice concerning Lead's activities). Lead Official. January 30, 2013. October 2, 2017.
  3. Web site: THE SHOWCASE【初回限定盤A】 / Lead / ORICON NEWS. Oricon. September 30, 2017.
  4. Web site: MILESTONE / Lead / ORICON NEWS. Oricon. February 18, 2019.
  5. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-03-30/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2020年03月30日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on March 30, 2020. Oricon. March 25, 2020. Japanese.
  6. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-08-08/p/4/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2022年08月08日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking for August 8, 2022. Oricon. August 3, 2022. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20220803031744/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-08-08/p/4/. August 3, 2022. dead.
  7. Web site: ＬｅａｄのCDシングルランキング. https://web.archive.org/web/20140304161812/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/304509/ranking/cd_single. 2014-03-04. 2017-10-04. Oricon Style. Japanese. dead.
  8. Web site: Lead 15th Anniversary LIVE BOX(DVD) / Lead / ORICON NEWS. Oricon. May 5, 2018.
  9. Web site: 鍵本輝 in blue / 鍵本輝 / ORICON NEWS. Oricon. July 9, 2018.
  10. Web site: 【重要】musical『FLOWER DRUM SONG』東京公演初日延期について（2公演中止のお知らせ）. Lead News. April 22, 2022. April 23, 2022.
  11. Web site: Osamu Tezuka's Alabaster Manga Gets Stage Musical . Anime News Network. May 16, 2022. April 23, 2023.
  12. Web site: Oretachi no Ashita (2014). IMDb. November 9, 2018.
  13. Web site: Shinya Taniuchi is Leading the Shinsengumi. Suitest Taboo Chronicles. February 17, 2010. November 9, 2018.
  14. Web site: Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite. MyDramaLise. November 9, 2018.

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