The Japanese group Lead has released over forty music videos since their debut in 2002. They debuted as a hip-hop group with the music video "Manatsu no Magic" on July 31, 2002.[1] In other visual media, the group has been a part of several films and television shows. In 2003, all four members (Hiroki Nakadoi, Shinya Tanuichi, Keita Furuya, Akira Kagimoto) appeared in the film Boutaoshi!, with Shinya taking on the lead role of Tsuguo Takayama.[2] All four members also appeared in the 2004 film Kamachi. Along with performing the theme song "Get Wild Life", Shinya took on the role of the title character and Hiroki was featured as the troubled teen Shun Iijima.[3] In 2014, Shinya took the role of Tsuyoshi Kakinoki for the movie Oretachi no Ashita.

Lead video discography
Live albums19
Video albums7
Music videos61
Shows/Films8

The release of Lead's debut album Life On Da Beat (2003) was preceded by the music videos for its singles "Manatsu no Magic", "Show me the way" and "Fly Away". Due to the success of both "Manatsu no Magic" and "Show me the way", Lead was able to secure the spot for the Best Newcomer Award during the 44th Japan Record Awards.[4]

List of music videos

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2000s

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Title Year Director(s) Ref(s)
"Manatsu no Magic" 2002
"Show me the way" 2002
"Fly Away" 2003
"Funky Days!" 2003
"Get Wild Life" 2003
"Night Deluxe" 2004
"Tenohira wo Taiyou ni" 2004
"Atarashii Kisetsu e" 2005
"Baby Running Wild" 2005
"Virgin Blue" 2006
"Summer Madness" 2006
"Drive Alive" 2007
"Umi" 2007
"Stand Up!" 2008
"Sunnyday" 2008
"GiraGira Romantic" 2009

2010s

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Title Year Director(s) Ref(s)
"Speed Star" 2010
"Hurricane" 2011
"Wanna Be With You" 2012
"Stand and Fight" 2012
"Still" 2012
"Upturn" 2013
"Upturn" -Dance Focused ver.- 2015
"Green Days" 2013
"Sakura" 2014
"Sakura" -Dance Ver.- 2014
"Omoide Breaker" 2014
"Omoide Breaker" -Dance Ver.- 2014
"My One" 2015
"Green Days" -Shinya Tanuichi Solo Focused ver.- 2015
"Green Days" -Keita Furuya Solo Focused ver.- 2015
"Green Days" -Akira Kagimoto Solo Focused ver.- 2015
"My One" -Dance Ver.- 2015
"Yakusoku" 2015 Seiji Kitahara
"Yakusoku" -Dance Ver.- 2015 Seiji Kitahara
"Zoom Up" 2016 Seiji Kitahara
"Zoom Up" -Dance Ver.- 2016 Seiji Kitahara
"Tokyo Fever" 2017 Jun Nakao
"Tokyo Fever" -Dance Ver.- 2017 Jun Nakao
"Beautiful Day" 2017 Yoshiharu Seri
"Shampoo Bubble" -Image Movie in Hawaii- 2017 Seijiro Tashiro
"Bumblebee" 2018 Hideaki Sunaga
"Love or Love?" 2018 Tatsuya Murakami [5]
"Backpack" -Choreo Ver.- 2018 [6]
"Be the Naked" 2019
"Summer Vacation" 2019

2020s

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Title Year Director(s) Ref(s)
"Chao Zhan Kai" (Japanese Ver.) feat. Lead 2020 Takuya Tada [7]
"Sunset Refrain" 2020
"Hide and Seek" 2020
"Tuxedo" 2020 Tomohiro Taniguchi
"Tuxedo" (Choreography Ver.) 2020
"Kangoku Rokku" 2020 [8]
"Love or Love" (Choreography Ver.) 2021
"Bumblebee" (Choreography Ver.) 2021
"Summer Vacation" (Choreography Ver.) 2021
"Seasons" 2021 Akira Kagimoto [9]
"Sonic Boom" 2021
"Milk Tea" 2021 Lead • Moe Ochiai [10]
"The Christmas Song" feat. Da Pump and Lead 2021 [11]
"Te Quiero Mucho" (Choreography Ver.) 2021 Lead [12]
"Get Over" (Choreography Ver.) 2022 Akira Kagimoto [13]
"Michishirube" 2022 Akira Kagimoto [14]
"See Your Heart" 2023 [15]
"See Your Heart" (Shinya Version) 2023
"See Your Heart" (Keita Version) 2023
"See Your Heart" (Akira Version) 2023
"Don't Stay" 2024 Tada Takuya [16]
"Don't Stay" (Performance Video) 2024 Tada Takuya [17]

Albums

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Live video albums

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Title Album details
1st Live Tour: Brand New Era
Lead Live Tour Upturn 2005
Lead Upturn 2006 [4]
Lead Upturn 2007: B.W.R
Lead Upturn 2008: Feel the Vibes
Lead Upturn 2009: Summer Day & Night Fever
Lead Upturn 2010: I'll Be Around
Lead Upturn 2011: Sun x You
10th Anniversary Tour Lead Upturn 2012: Now or Never
Lead Upturn 2013: Leap
Lead Upturn 2014: Attract
Lead Upturn 2015: Master Plan
Lead Upturn 2016: The Showcase
Lead 15th Anniversary Live Box
Lead Upturn 2018: Milestone
Lead Upturn 2019: Sync
Lead Upturn 2020 Online Live: Trick or Lead
Lead Upturn 2021 Online Live: Sonic Boom & GuiDance
Lead 20th Anniversary Live: Kankin Dousai & Snow Magic
Lead Upturn 2023: Jack in the Beats

Music video albums

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Title Album details
Lead Movies 1
Lead Movies 2
Movies3
Movies4
Movies 5
Movies Best

Filmography

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(For stage musicals, see Lead discography#Musicals)

Title Year Roles Ref.
Boutaoshi! 2003 *Shinya Tanuichi: Tsuguo Takayama
*Akira Kagimoto: Atsushi Tabuchi
*Keita Furuya: Suzumi Manabu
*Hiroki Nakadoi: Toru Akasaka
[18]
Deep Love 2004 *Keita Furuya: Yoshiyuki [19]
Kamachi 2004 *Shinya Tanuichi: Kamachi Yamada
*Keita Furuya: Sayama Yuichi
*Akira Kagimoto: Himuro Kosuke
*Hiroki Nakadoi: Shun Iijma
[20]
Syakkin Kanojo 2007 *Keita Furuya: Kouki Okamura [21]
Tenshi Ga Kureta Mono 2007 *Akira Kagimoto: Kakuyama Shou [22]
Syakkin Kanojo 2: 1000 Rhapsody 2008 *Hiroki Nakadoi: Taishi Kudo [23]
In Blue 2009 *Akira Kagimoto documentary [24]
Oretachi no Ashita 2014 *Shinya Tanuichi: Tsuyoshi Kakinoki [25]

Limited video release

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Lead Dramabox

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Lead Dramabox
Video by
ReleasedFebruary 2011
Recorded2007–2011
GenreDrama, soap opera, romance, comedy
LabelVision Factory
DVD
Lead chronology
Lead Upturn 2010: I'll Be Around
(2010)
Lead Dramabox
(2011)
Lead Upturn 2011: Sun×You
(2011)

Lead Dramabox (stylized as Lead dramabox) is a collection of Japanese television dramas that featured one or more members of Lead. It was of limited release during the month of February 2011 and contained thirteen shows spanning across a three disc set. The collection was only released on Vision Factory's online shop.

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Lead dramabox is a special DVD collection released by Vision Factory with dramas featuring one or more members of the Japanese hip-hop group Lead (Hiroki Nakadoi, Shinya Tanuichi, Keita Furuya, Akira Kagimoto).[26] It was of limited release and buyers could only purchase it through Vision Factory's online shop.[27]

Spanning across three discs, the collection held thirteen dramas released through Open Cast and Vision Factory. Disc one held the dramas Syakkin Kanojo,[28] Syakkin Kanojo 2 1000 Rhapsody,[29] Shitamachi Detective Story -Find Maria!- and Shitamachi Detective Story 2.[30]

Disc two featured the dramas Flowers ~Junketsu no Yuri~,[31] Senko Hanabi,[32] Kanojo to Boku to Toshokan de,[33] Kokuhaku Sunzentsu!,[34] Oretachi no Relation[35] and Yakusoku no Cafe.[36] Disc three held the three dramas Natsu wa Owaranai,[37] Last Love[38] and Game.

Track listing

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DVD1
No.TitleLength
1."Syakkin Kanojo" (※Keita Furuya) (借金カノジョ / Loaning Girlfriend) 
2."Syakkin Kanojo 2: 1000 Rhapsody" (※Hiroki Nakadoi) (借金彼女2 1000のラプソディ / Loaning Girlfriend 2 1000 Rhapsodies) 
3."Shitamachi Detective Story -Find Maria!-" (※Shinya Tanuichi, Akira Kagimoto) (下町探偵物語 -マリアを探せ!- / Shitamachi Tantei Monogatari -Maria o sagase!-) 
4."Shitamachi Detective Story 2" (※Shinya, Akira) (下町探偵物語2) 
DVD2
No.TitleLength
1."Flowers ~Junketsu no Yuri~" (※Keita, Akira) (FLOWERS ~純潔のユリ~ / Purity of Yuri) 
2."Senko Hanabi" (※Shinya, Akira) (線香花火) 
3."Kanojo to Boku to Toshokan de" (※Hiroki) (彼女と僕と図書館で / Her and I at the Library) 
4."Kokuhaku Sunzentsu!" (※Shinya) (告白寸前っ! / Verge of Confessing!) 
5."Oretachi no Relation" (※Shinya) (俺たちのリレーション / Our Relations) 
6."Yakusoku no Cafe" (※Hiroki) (約束のカフェ / Cafe Promise) 
DVD3
No.TitleLength
1."Natsu wa Owaranai" (※Shinya, Hiroki) (夏は終わらない / Summer's Not Over) 
2."Last Love" (※Hiroki) 
3."Game" (※Hiroki) 

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