Lead

Lead (lead) is a Japanese male trio dance vocal group. Their label is Pony Canyon. Hiroki Nakadoi (中土居宏宜), Shinya Taniuchi (谷内伸也), Kagimoto Akira (鍵本輝) who had attended the dance school "Carres" in Osaka since April 2002 formed a unit called "Rhymix" and performed street live. After that, renamed "flow", began performance on the street near Kyobashi Station, etc. In June of the same year, Keita Furuya (古屋敬多) who won the Jury Special Award at "Kyushu - Okinawa Starlight Audition 2002" joined and the current Lead Is formed. The meaning of the unit name is named by member themselves with the meaning that wishes to be a "lead" in capable era. After that they began live street performances in Osaka, and in live performances at Castle Heights which gathers 7000 spectators. In the same year, Leader served as the opening act of 1st Live of their senior group w-inds.