Lead discography
Studio albums9
Live albums17
Compilation albums6
Video albums7
Music videos54
Singles33
Remix albums2

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

Compilation albums

Album # Album information Sales
1st Christmas Harmony: Vision Factory Presents
  • Released: November 21, 2007
  • Oricon top 200 position: 89
2nd Spring Harmony: Vision Factory Presents
  • Released: February 13, 2008
3rd Flower Festival: Vision Factory Presents
  • Released: March 19, 2008
4th Lead Tracks: Listener's Choice
  • 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[6]
 2,482[6]

Remix albums

Album # Album information Sales
1st Buddies (w-inds, FLAME, Lead)
  • Released: March 19, 2003
  • Oricon top 200 position:
  • RIAJ Certification:
 47,810
copies sold
2nd Joy 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
2nd Show me the way
  • Released: October 17, 2002
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #7
  • From Album: Life On Da Beat
 37,100
copies sold
3rd Fly Away
  • Released: February 3, 2003
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #10
  • From Album: Life On Da Beat
 35,393
copies sold
4th Funky 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
5th Get Wild Life
  • Released: December 3, 2003
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #9
  • From Album: Brand New Era
 25,000
copies sold
6th Night Deluxe
  • Released: July 16, 2004
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album: Brand New Era
 33,000
copies sold
7th Tenohira 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
8th Atarashii Kisetsu e (あたらしい季節へ) 28,000
copies sold
9th Baby Running Wild (ベイビーランニンワイルド) 16,000
copies sold
10th Virgin 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
11th Summer Madness
  • Released: July 21, 2006
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #17
  • From Album: 4
 13 000
copies sold
12th Drive Alive
  • Released: March 14, 2007
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #14
  • From Album: Feel the Vibes
 14,000
copies sold
13th Umi (海)
  • Release Date: July 18, 2007
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #27
  • From Album: Feel the Vibes
 6,199
copies sold
14th Stand Up!
  • Release Date: February 6, 2008
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #20
  • From Album: Feel the Vibes
 12 000
copies sold
15th Sunnyday 3,348
copies sold
16th GiraGira 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
17th Speed Star
  • Release Date: July 28, 2010
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #11
  • From Album:Now or Never
 11,000
copies sold
18th Hurricane
  • Release Date: August 10, 2011
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #8
  • From Album:Now or Never
 18,715
copies sold
19th Wanna Be With You
  • Release Date: March 14, 2012
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album:Now or Never
 25 937
copies sold
20th Still
  • Release Date: December 12, 2012
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: The Showcase
 30,190
copies sold
21st Upturn
  • Release Date: June 19, 2013
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album: The Showcase
 41,224
copies sold
22nd Green Days/Strings
  • Release Date: September 18, 2013
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: The Showcase
 41,178
copies sold
23rd Sakura (サクラ)
  • Release Date: February 26, 2014
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album: The Showcase
 41,559
copies sold
24th Omoide 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
25th My One
  • Release Date: March 4, 2015
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #6
  • From Album: The Showcase
 35,727
copies sold
26th Yakusoku (約束)
  • Release Date: November 25, 2015
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album: The Showcase
 32,668
copies sold
27th Tokyo 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
28th Beautiful Day
  • Release Date: August 23, 2017
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #6
  • From Album: Milestone
 17,728
copies sold
29th Bumblebee
  • Release Date: April 25, 2018
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album: Milestone
 18,791
copies sold
30th Be the Naked
  • Release Date: January 30, 2019
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #7
  • From Album: Singularity
 20,628
copies sold
31st Summer Vacation
  • Release date: July 24, 2019
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #8
  • From Album: Singularity
 22,475
copies sold
32nd Hide 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
33rd Tuxedo (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
34th Sonic Boom
  • Release date: August 25, 2021
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #10
  • From Album: Lead the Best
 6,716
copies sold
35th See Your Heart
  • Release date: May 24, 2023
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album:
 5,815
copies sold

Digital releases

Single # Single information
1st Billionaire
  • Released: October 6, 2023
  • Digital Single
  • From Album:

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 Lead Upturn 2007: B.W.R PCBP-51910 34 1
7th August 6, 2008 MOVIES3 PCBP-51558 40 2
8th December 3, 2008 Lead Upturn 2008: Feel the Vibes PCBP-51921 37 2
9th December 9, 2009 Lead Upturn 2009: Summer Day & Night Fever PCBP-51948 41 1
10th December 8, 2010 Lead Upturn 2010: I'll Be Around 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 10th Anniversary Tour Lead Upturn 2012: Now or Never PCBP-52108 38 1
15th December 25, 2013 Lead Upturn 2013: Leap PCBP-53092 57 1
16th December 24, 2014 Lead Upturn 2014: Attract PCBP-52310 42 1
17th May 13, 2015 Movies 4 PCBP-53125 (DVD)
BRBP-00055 (Limited DVD)		 11 1
18th December 16, 2015 Lead Upturn 2015: Master Plan PCBP-53134 (DVD)
PCXP-50364 (Blu-ray)		 53 1
19th December 21, 2016 Lead Upturn 2016: The Showcase 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[8] 1
21st December 19, 2018 Lead Upturn 2018: Milestone PCBP-53261 (DVD)
PCXP-50590 (Blu-ray)		 17 1
22nd December 18, 2019 Lead Upturn 2019: Sync PCBP-53283 (DVD)
PCXP-50708 (Blu-ray)		 39 1
23rd January 20, 2021 Lead Upturn 2020 Online Live: Trick or Lead with Movies 5 PCBP-53285 (DVD)
PCXP-50795 (Blu-ray)		 8 1
24th March 30, 2022 Lead Upturn 2021 Online Live: Sonic Boom & GuiDance PCBP-54423 (DVD)
PCXP-50887 (Blu-ray)		 12 1
25th March 22, 2023 Lead 20th Anniversary Live: Kankin Dousai & Snow Magic PCBP-54465 (DVD)
PCXP-50946 (Blu-ray)		 8 1
26th September 27, 2023 Movies Best PCBP-62375 (DVD)
PCXP-60130 (Blu-ray)		 15 2

Solo DVD releases

  Release Date Title Product Number Peak Position Chart Run
1st July 1, 2009 in blue
Akira Kagimoto Documentary		 PCBE-53128 (DVD) 70[9] 1

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[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]
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

Participation works

Unreleased songs

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

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
  • Oretachi no Ashita (2014)
Shinya Taniuchi as Tsuyoshi Kakinoki[12]

Television

Keita Furuya as Yoshiyuki
Hiroki Nakadoi as Taichi Kobayashi
  • Shinsengumi PEACE MAKER (January 2010-present)
Shinya Tanuichi as Toshizou Hijikata[13]
  • Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite (March - April 2014)
Shinya Tanuichi as Hashii Shougo[14]

References

  1. ↑ "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. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "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. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "THE SHOWCASE【初回限定盤A】 / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ "MILESTONE / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ 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] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  6. 1 2 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] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "ＬｅａｄのCDシングルランキング". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  8. ↑ "Lead 15th Anniversary LIVE BOX(DVD) / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "鍵本輝 in blue / 鍵本輝 / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "【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. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Osamu Tezuka's Alabaster Manga Gets Stage Musical". Anime News Network. May 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Oretachi no Ashita (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Shinya Taniuchi is Leading the Shinsengumi". Suitest Taboo Chronicles. February 17, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite". MyDramaLise. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

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