Lead

Lead is a dance vocal unit consisting Shinya Taniuchi, Keita Furuya, and Akiya Kagimoto.

On July 31, 2002, at the young average age of 14.5, they debuted with the single “Midsummer Magic”.
Their second single, “Show me the way” won the New Artist Award at the 44th Japan Record Awards in 2002. Later, they won the Gold Prize at the Japan Record Awards in 2004 and 2005.
On July 31, 2022, they will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut, and continue to move forward as a guiding light for everyone so that they can continue to “Lead” the times, which is also the origin of the group’s name.