The Showcase (album)
2016 studio album by Lead / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Showcase (stylized as THE SHOWCASE) is the seventh studio album by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. The album became their highest ranking album since their debut, peaking at #2 on the Oricon charts and remaining on the charts for five weeks. The album consisted of seven preluding singles, the first being Still in December 2012 and the last being Yakusoku, released three years later on November 25, 2015.
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Released | June 8, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2012–2016 | |||
Genre | Hip-hop, pop, R&B, dance | |||
Label | Pony Canyon CD (PCCA-4403) CD [Limited] (PCCA-4400) CD+DVD (PCCA-4401) CD+Booklet (PCCA-4402) | |||
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The album was released in four different editions, each carrying different material. It came as a standard CD, a limited edition CD, a CD+DVD combination and a CD rendition that came with a booklet. To promote The Showcase, the group held both pre-release concerts and release concerts. The pre-release lives were held from April 24, 2016 to May 21, 2016, and the release lives were held between June 7, 2016 to July 10, 2016.
It was their first album released as a trio, whereas lead vocalist, Hiroki Nakadoi, resigned from the group due to feelings of inadequacy after they released their twentieth single Still.