Lead Upturn 2016: The Showcase

Lead Upturn 2016 ～The Showcase～ (stylized as Lead Upturn 2016 ～THE SHOWCASE～) is the thirteenth concert video released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. The video was released on December 21, 2016. It took the #57 spot during its first week on the Oricon DVD charts and remained on the charts for two weeks.

Lead Upturn 2016: The Showcase
Video by
Lead
ReleasedDecember 21, 2016
Recorded2016
GenrePop, hip hop
LabelPony Canyon
DVD (PCBP-53157)
Blu-ray (PCXP-50450)
Lead chronology
Lead Upturn 2015: Master Plan
(2015)		 Lead Upturn 2016: The Showcase
(2016)		 Lead 15th Anniversary Live Box
(2017)

The tour corresponded with their seventh studio album, The Showcase, along with songs from previous albums, including "Virgin Blue" from 4 (2006) and the then-unreleased song "Dilemma", which would later be released on a future single.

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Lead Upturn 2016 ～The Showcase～ is the thirteenth concert video released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. The video was released on December 21, 2016 on both DVD and Blu-ray. It took #57 on the Oricon DVD charts and #90 on the Oricon Blu-ray charts, remaining on the charts for two weeks and one week respectively.[1][2]

The DVD included a collection of MCs showing off their skills, while the Blu-ray carried behind-the-scene footage of the tour's finale.[3] For those who purchased the concert video, there was one of two probable items: a ticket to Lead's New Year's Party in Tokyo in January, or a special tour good.

The tour became their first in four years to correspond with the release of an album, their previous being 10th Anniversary Tour Lead Upturn 2012 ～Now or Never～,[4] corresponding with their seventh studio album The Showcase.[5]

With the album having been put together in order the group intended to perform the songs,[6] most of the tracks were performed in the order released, only broken up occasionally by songs from singles released throughout the era.[7] The concept of the tour was to give the members a challenge, whereas they performed various genres previously unreleased. The group only performed two songs outside of those released post Now or Never through The Showcase; the song "Virgin Blue" from the album 4 (2006), and their then-unreleased song "Dilemma", which would later be released on their 2017 single Tokyo Fever.[8]

The performance utilized on the DVD and Blu-ray was of their finale at Nakano Sun Plaza in Nakano, Tokyo on September 10, 2016.[9]

Track listing
  1. "Opening"
  2. "Loud! Loud! Loud!"
  3. "Let's Get On It"
  4. "Moonlight Shower"
  5. "Game"
  6. "Stand by me"
  7. "Dilemma"
  8. "Zoom up"
    <DANCE CORNER>
  9. "Green Days"
  10. "Virgin Blue"
  11. "Summer Love Story"
  12. "Amazing"
  13. "You're the only one"
  14. "Wake me up"
  15. "Kokorozashi ~KO.KO.RO.ZA.SHI~"
  16. "It's My Style"
  17. "Just do it"
    <ENCORE>
  18. "Stand Up Action"
  19. "Giant Steps"
    Bonus Footage
  20. "MC Footage"*
  21. "Behind-the-Scenes"**

(*DVD only)
(**Blu-ray only)

Charts (Japan)
Release Chart Peak position
December 21, 2018 Oricon DVD Chart 57
Oricon Blu-ray Chart 90

References
  1. "Lead Upturn 2016 ～THE SHOWCASE～ (DVD) / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  2. "Lead Upturn 2016 ～THE SHOWCASE～ (Blu-ray) / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  3. "Lead Upturn 2016 ~THE SHOWCASE~ [DVD]". Amazon Japan. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. "Lead「１０ｔｈ　Ａｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙ　ＴＯＵＲ　Ｌｅａｄ　Ｕｐｔｕｒｎ　２０１２　～ＮＯＷ　ＯＲ　ＮＥＶＥＲ～」". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  5. "Lead Upturn 2016 -THE SHOWCASE-". Lead Official. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  6. "New Album「THE SHOWCASE」セルフライナーノーツ". Lead Official. June 9, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  7. "Lead Upturn 2016 ~THE SHOWCASE~ (Bu-ray) : Lead". HMV&BOOKS. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  8. "Lead、新作「トーキョーフィーバー」c/wにメンバー自作の楽曲も (Lead, new single "Tokyo Fever" c/w will have songs created by members)". natalie. January 30, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  9. "2016.9.10　Lead Upturn 2016 ～THE SHOWCASE～@中野サンプラザ". Alasar's Otaku Memo. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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