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 Chart 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 number 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[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 information	Sales
1st / Debut	Life on da Beat Released: April 23, 2003 Oricon top 200 position: 5	30,214
2nd	Brand New Era Released: August 25, 2004 Oricon top 200 position: 11	22,415
3rd	Lead! Heat! Beat! Released: August 10, 2005 Oricon top 200 position: 15	17,594
4th	4 Released: July 19, 2006 Oricon top 200 position: 18	9,784
5th	Feel the Vibes Released: March 5, 2008 Oricon top 200 position: 44	5,409
6th	Now or Never Released: July 18, 2012 Oricon top 200 position: 6	20,479
7th	The Showcase Released: June 8, 2016 Oricon top 200 position: 2	23,000
8th	Milestone Release: July 18, 2018 Oricon top 200 position: 7	15,405
9th	Singularity Release: March 18, 2020 Oricon top 200 position: 12	5,196^[5]
10th	XTLIKE Release: September 4, 2024 Oricon top 200 position: 12	6,992^[6]

Compilation albums

	Album information	Sales
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
5th	Heartbeat Released: December 25, 2019
6th	Lead the Best Released: July 31, 2022 Oricon top 200 position: 34	2,482^[7]

Remix albums

	Album information	Sales
1st	Buddies (with W-inds and Flame) Released: March 19, 2003	47,810
2nd	Joy Joy Home Mix Released: May 6, 2020

Singles

	Single information^[8]	Sales
1st / Debut	"Manatsu no Magic" (真夏のMagic) Released: July 31, 2002 Oricon weekly peak: #18 From album: Life on da Beat	27,330
2nd	"Show Me the Way" Released: October 17, 2002 Oricon weekly peak: #7 From album: Life on da Beat	37,100
3rd	"Fly Away" Released: February 3, 2003 Oricon weekly peak: #10 From album: Life on da Beat	35,393
4th	"Funky Days!" (ファンキーデイズ	) Released: July 30, 2003 Oricon weekly peak: #10 From album: Brand New Era	34,843
5th	"Get Wild Life" Released: December 3, 2003 Oricon weekly peak: #9 From album: Brand New Era	25,000
6th	"Night Deluxe" Released: July 16, 2004 Oricon weekly peak: #5 From album: Brand New Era	33,000
7th	"Tenohira o Taiyō ni / Delighted" (手のひらを太陽に/Delighted) Released: October 27, 2004 Oricon weekly peak: #8 From album: Lead! Heat! Beat!	29,000
8th	"Atarashii Kisetsu e" (あたらしい季節へ) Released: April 13, 2005 Oricon weekly peak: #6 From album: Lead	Heat! Beat		28,000
9th	"Baby Running Wild" (ベイビーランニンワイルド) Released: July 6, 2005 Oricon weekly peak: #11 From album: Lead	Heat! Beat		16,000
10th	"Virgin Blue" (バージンブルー) Released: March 8, 2006 Oricon weekly peak: #9 From album: 4	16,000
11th	"Summer Madness" Released: July 21, 2006 Oricon weekly peak: #17 From album: 4	13,000
12th	"Drive Alive" Released: March 14, 2007 Oricon weekly peak: #14 From album: Feel the Vibes	14,000
13th	"Umi" (海) Released: July 18, 2007 Oricon weekly peak: #27 From album: Feel the Vibes	6,199
14th	"Stand Up!" Released: February 6, 2008 Oricon weekly peak: #20 From album: Feel the Vibes	12,000
15th	"Sunnyday" Released: July 7, 2008 Oricon weekly peak: #34 From album:	3,348
16th	"GiraGira Romantic" (ギラギラRomantic) Released: August 5, 2009 Oricon weekly peak: #12 From album: Now or Never (Type B Edition)	12,000
17th	"Speed Star" Released: July 28, 2010 Oricon weekly peak: #11 From album: Now or Never	11,000
18th	"Hurricane" Released: August 10, 2011 Oricon weekly peak: #8 From album: Now or Never	18,715
19th	"Wanna Be with You" Released: March 14, 2012 Oricon weekly peak: #3 From album: Now or Never	25,937
20th	"Still" Released: December 12, 2012 Oricon weekly peak: #4 From album: The Showcase	30,190
21st	"Upturn" Released: June 19, 2013 Oricon weekly peak: #5 From album: The Showcase	41,224
22nd	"Green Days / Strings" Released: September 18, 2013 Oricon weekly peak: #4 From album: The Showcase	41,178
23rd	"Sakura" (サクラ) Released: February 26, 2014 Oricon weekly peak: #3 From album: The Showcase	41,559
24th	"Omoide Breaker" (想い出ブレイカー) Released: September 17, 2014 Oricon weekly peak: #4 From album: The Showcase	43,227
25th	"My One" Released: March 4, 2015 Oricon weekly peak: #6 From album: The Showcase	35,727
26th	"Yakusoku" (約束) Released: November 25, 2015 Oricon weekly peak: #5 From album: The Showcase	32,668
27th	"Tokyo Fever" (トーキョーフィーバー) Released: March 8, 2017 Oricon weekly peak: #5 From album: Milestone	28,671
28th	"Beautiful Day" Released: August 23, 2017 Oricon weekly peak: #6 From album: Milestone	17,728
29th	"Bumblebee" Released: April 25, 2018 Oricon weekly peak: #2 From album: Milestone	18,791
30th	"Be the Naked" Released: January 30, 2019 Oricon weekly peak: #7 From album: Singularity	20,628
31st	"Summer Vacation" Released: July 24, 2019 Oricon weekly peak: #8 From album: Singularity	22,475
32nd	"Hide and Seek / Sunset Refrain" (サンセット・リフレイン) Released: February 19, 2020 Oricon weekly peak: #3 From album: Singularity	17,777
33rd	"Tuxedo" (タキシード) Released: September 23, 2020 Oricon weekly peak: #4 From album: Lead the Best and XTLIKE	19,585
34th	"Sonic Boom" Released: August 25, 2021 Oricon weekly peak: #10 From album: Lead the Best and XTLIKE	6,716x
35th	"See Your Heart" Released: May 24, 2023 Oricon weekly peak: #5 From album: XTLIKE	5,815

Digital releases

	Single information
1st	"Billionaire" Released: October 6, 2023 Digital single From album: XTLIKE
2nd	"Jack in the Beats" Released: February 25, 2024 Digital single From album: XTLIKE
3rd	"Don't Stay" Released: June 5, 2024 Digital single From album: XTLIKE

DVD/VHS

	Release date	Title	Product number	Peak position	Chart run
1st	September 18, 2003	Lead Movies 1	PCVP-53254 (VHS) PCBP-50910 (DVD)	11	2
2nd	November 17, 2004	Lead 1st Live Tour: Brand New Era	PCVP-53401 (VHS) PCBP-51334 (DVD)
3rd	March 16, 2005	Lead Movies 2	PCVP-53426 (VHS) PCBP-51393 (DVD)	9	1
4th	December 7, 2005	Lead Live Tour Upturn 2005	PCBP-51586	35	2
5th	December 6, 2006	Lead Upturn 2006 [4]	PCBP-51887	24	2
6th	December 12, 2007		PCBP-51910	34	1
7th	August 6, 2008	Movies 3	PCBP-51558	40	2
8th	December 3, 2008		PCBP-51921	37	2
9th	December 9, 2009		PCBP-51948	41	1
10th	December 8, 2010		PCBP-52055	41	1
11th	February 2011	Lead Dramabox Vision Factory Online Shop Limited
12th	July 2011	Short Movie 4: Ignition Vision Factory Online Shop Limited
13th	December 21, 2011	Lead Upturn 2011: Sun×You	PCBP-52085	93	2
14th	December 26, 2012		PCBP-52108	38	1
15th	December 25, 2013		PCBP-53092	57	1
16th	December 24, 2014		PCBP-52310	42	1
17th	May 13, 2015	Movies 4	PCBP-53125 (DVD) BRBP-00055 (Limited DVD)	11	1
18th	December 16, 2015		PCBP-53134 (DVD) PCXP-50364 (Blu-ray)	53	1
19th	December 21, 2016		PCBP-53157 (DVD) PCXP-50450 (Blu-ray)	57	2
20th	December 20, 2017	Lead 15th Anniversary Live Box 《Special Box Specification》	PCBP-53228 (DVD) PCXP-50542 (Blu-ray)	59^[9]	1
21st	December 19, 2018		PCBP-53261 (DVD) PCXP-50590 (Blu-ray)	17	1
22nd	December 18, 2019		PCBP-53283 (DVD) PCXP-50708 (Blu-ray)	39	1
23rd	January 20, 2021		PCBP-53285 (DVD) PCXP-50795 (Blu-ray)	8	1
24th	March 30, 2022		PCBP-54423 (DVD) PCXP-50887 (Blu-ray)	12	1
25th	March 22, 2023		PCBP-54465 (DVD) PCXP-50946 (Blu-ray)	8	1
26th	September 27, 2023	Movies Best	PCBP-62375 (DVD) PCXP-60130 (Blu-ray)	15	2
26th	March 20, 2024		PCBP-54630 (DVD) PCXP-51056 (Blu-ray)	13	2

Solo DVD releases

Musicals

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Zipangu: Haruka Narudou (遥かなる道」)	Hiroki Nakadoi as Liu Bang *Shinya Taniuchi as Kinro *Keita Furuya as Isenbo *Akira Kagimoto as Ginwolf
2010	Kizuna: 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
2011	Shin 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
2012	Tumbling Vol.3	Akira Kagimoto as Kota Hiyoshi
2013	Bussen (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
2014	Oretachi no Ashita (俺たちの明日)	Shinya Taniuchi as Toshiro Odagiri
2015	Super Loserz	Keita Furuya	Keita had a non-speaking role as an on-stage dancer
2016	Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	Keita Furuya as Adam/Felicia
	Roudoku Geki Gege	Akira Kagimoto as Takayuki
2017	Gifuu Doudou!	(義風堂々	)	Akira Kagimoto as Keiji Maeda
2018	My Host-chan Reborn: Zetsusho! Osaka Minami Edition (私のホストちゃんREBORN〜絶唱！)	Keita Furuya as Shion
2019	Akuma 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
2021	Mademoiselle Mozart	Keita Furuya as Shikaneda
2022	Flower Drum Song	Keita Furuya as One Tarr	On April 22, some of the performances were cancelled due to several performers falling ill^[11]
	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^[12]
2023	Cesare 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

• "Manatsu no Magic"
• "Show Me the Way"
• "Fly Away"

Brand New Era

• "Funky Days!"
• "Get Wild Life"
• "Night Deluxe"

Lead! Heat! Beat!

• "Tenohira wo Taiyou ni"
• "Atarashii Kisetsu e"
• "Baby Running Wild"

Lead Tracks: Listener's Choice

• "Sunnyday"

4

• "Virgin Blue"
• "Summer Madness"

Feel the Vibes

• "Drive Alive"
• "Umi"
• "Stand Up!"

Now or Never

• "GiraGira Romantic"
• "Speed Star"
• "Hurricane"
• "Wanna Be with You"
• "Stand and Fight"

The Showcase

• "Still"
• "Upturn"
• "Green Days"
• "Sakura"
• "Omoide Breaker"
• "My One"
• "Upturn" (Dance Focused ver.)
• "Green Days" (Shinya Tanuichi Solo Focused ver.)
• "Green Days" (Keita Furuya Solo Focused ver.)
• "Green Days" (Akira Yamaoka Solo Focused ver.)
• "Sakura" (Dance ver.)
• "Omoide Breaker" (Dance ver.)
• "My One" (Dance ver.)
• "Yakusoku"
• "Yakusoku" (Dance ver.)
• "Zoom Up"
• "Zoom Up" (Dance ver.)

Milestone

• "Tokyo Fever"
• "Tokyo Fever" (Dance ver.)
• "Beautiful Day"
• "Shampoo Bubble" (Image Movie in Hawaii)
• "Bumblebee"
• "Love or Love?"
• "Backpack" (Choreo Video)

Singularity

• "Be the Naked"
• "Summer Vacation"
• "Sunset Refrain"
• "Hide and Seek"

Lead the Best

• "Tuxedo"
• "Kangoku Rokku"
• "Sonic Boom"

Participation works

• Buddies (March 19, 2003)

"Fly Away" (Akira's Conquistador Remix)

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

• (November 21, 2007)

"Ding Dong"

"OkiDoki Christmas"

• (February 13, 2008)

"Thanks for..."

• (March 19, 2008)

"Dear My Flower"

• Heartbeat (December 25, 2019)

"Manatsu no Magic"

"Virgin Blue 2010"

• Wormhole / GboySwag (November 18, 2019)

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

• 20XX "We are" / w-inds. album (November 24, 2021)

"The Christmas Song" feat. Da Pump & Lead

Unreleased songs

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

• "Arashi no Hibi" (嵐の日々 / Stormy Days) (August 18, 2004)

Kamachi tie-in song.

• "Tribal Party" (November 17, 2004)

Lyrics: Lead / Composition & Arrangement: Hiroki Nakadoi

• "LD Style" (December 7, 2005)

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

• "Time to Jam", "356Step" (December 6, 2006)

Composition: Katsu / Arrangement: e-catwork

• "B.W.R", "Sweetest Taboo", "Red Eye Night", "Features" (December 12, 2007)

Arrangement: Mr Flavor (Need a Beat)

Films

• Boutaoshi! (2003)

Shinya Tanuichi as Tsuguo Takayama

Akira Kagimoto as Atsushi Tabuchi

Keita Furuya as Suzumi Manabu

Hiroki Nakadoi as Toru Akasaka (Nakkan)

• Deep Love (2004)

Keita Furuya as Yoshiyuki

• Kamachi (2004)

Shinya Tanuichi as Kamachi Yamada

Keita Furuya as Sayama Yuichi

Akira Kagimoto as Himuro Kosuke

Hiroki Nakadoi as Shun Iijma

• Oretachi no Ashita (2014)

Shinya Taniuchi as Tsuyoshi Kakinoki^[13]

Television

• Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari (October – December 2004)

Keita Furuya as Yoshiyuki

• Pink no Idenshi (October 3 – December 2005)

Hiroki Nakadoi as Taichi Kobayashi

• Shinsengumi Peace Maker (January 2010–present)

Shinya Tanuichi as Toshizou Hijikata^[14]

• Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite (March – April 2014)

Shinya Tanuichi as Hashii Shougo^[15]

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/2024-09-16/p/2/. ja:オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年09月02日～2024年09月08日. Weekly Oricon Album Ranking September 2, 2024 – September 8, 2024. Oricon. ja. September 11, 2024. September 11, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240911064532/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-09-16/p/2/. dead.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Web site: Lead 15th Anniversary LIVE BOX(DVD) / Lead / ORICON NEWS. Oricon. May 5, 2018.
10. Web site: 鍵本輝 in blue / 鍵本輝 / ORICON NEWS. Oricon. July 9, 2018.
11. 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.
12. Web site: Osamu Tezuka's Alabaster Manga Gets Stage Musical . Anime News Network. May 16, 2022. April 23, 2023.
13. Web site: Oretachi no Ashita (2014). IMDb. November 9, 2018.
14. Web site: Shinya Taniuchi is Leading the Shinsengumi. Suitest Taboo Chronicles. February 17, 2010. November 9, 2018.
15. Web site: Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite. MyDramaLise. November 9, 2018.