Lead discography

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. 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.

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. Their following studio album, Milestone, while charting lower than The Showcase, became their longest charting album, remaining on the charts for seven weeks.

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

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 * 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)
 * CHRISTMAS HARMONY ~VISION FACTORY presents~ (November 21, 2007)
 * "Ding Dong"
 * "OkiDoki Christmas"
 * SPRING HARMONY ~VISION FACTORY presents~ (February 13, 2008)
 * "Thanks for..."
 * FLOWER FESTIVAL ~VISION FACTORY presents~ (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

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


 * Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite (March - April 2014)
 * Shinya Tanuichi as Hashii Shougo