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.
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| Released | December 21, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Pop, hip hop | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon DVD (PCBP-53157) Blu-ray (PCXP-50450) | |||
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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.
Information edit
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 edit
- "Opening"
- "Loud! Loud! Loud!"
- "Let's Get On It"
- "Moonlight Shower"
- "Game"
- "Stand by me"
- "Dilemma"
- "Zoom up"
<DANCE CORNER> - "Green Days"
- "Virgin Blue"
- "Summer Love Story"
- "Amazing"
- "You're the only one"
- "Wake me up"
- "Kokorozashi ~KO.KO.RO.ZA.SHI~"
- "It's My Style"
- "Just do it"
<ENCORE> - "Stand Up Action"
- "Giant Steps"
Bonus Footage - "MC Footage"*
- "Behind-the-Scenes"**
(*DVD only)
(**Blu-ray only)
Charts (Japan) edit
| Release | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| December 21, 2018 | Oricon DVD Chart | 57 |
| Oricon Blu-ray Chart | 90 |
References edit
- ^ "Lead Upturn 2016 ～THE SHOWCASE～ (DVD) / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Lead Upturn 2016 ～THE SHOWCASE～ (Blu-ray) / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Lead Upturn 2016 ~THE SHOWCASE~ [DVD]". Amazon Japan. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Lead「１０ｔｈ Ａｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙ ＴＯＵＲ Ｌｅａｄ Ｕｐｔｕｒｎ ２０１２ ～ＮＯＷ ＯＲ ＮＥＶＥＲ～」". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Lead Upturn 2016 -THE SHOWCASE-". Lead Official. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "New Album「THE SHOWCASE」セルフライナーノーツ". Lead Official. June 9, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ "Lead Upturn 2016 ~THE SHOWCASE~ (Bu-ray) : Lead". HMV&BOOKS. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2016.9.10 Lead Upturn 2016 ～THE SHOWCASE～@中野サンプラザ". Alasar's Otaku Memo. Retrieved February 14, 2019.