Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sou ja nai

Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sou ja nai (セクシーキャットの演説／ムキダシで向き合って／そうじゃない; Sexy Cat's Speech / Face It With Frankness / That's Not Right) is Morning Musume '16's 62nd single. It was released on November 23, 2016 in 6 editions: 3 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions include a random trading card of 12 kinds depending on the jacket (36 in total). The limited editions include an event lottery serial number card.

CD

 * 1) Sexy Cat no Enzetsu
 * 2) Mukidashi de Mukiatte
 * 3) Sou ja nai
 * 4) Sexy Cat no Enzetsu (Instrumental)
 * 5) Mukidashi de Mukiatte (Instrumental)
 * 6) Sou ja nai (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD

 * Sexy Cat no Enzetsu (Music Video)

Limited Edition B DVD

 * Mukidashi de Mukiatte (Music Video)

Limited Edition C DVD

 * Sou ja nai (Music Video)

Featured Members

 * 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
 * 10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
 * 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
 * 12th Gen: Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane

Single Information

 * Sexy Cat no Enzetsu
 * Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement: Okubo Kaoru
 * Chorus: Oda Sakura
 * Dance Choreography: YOKO
 * Music Video: Imamura Shigeru


 * Mukidashi de Mukiatte
 * Lyrics: Hoshibe Shou
 * Composition: Jean Luc Ponpon, Hoshibe Shou
 * Arrangement: Jean Luc Ponpon
 * Chorus: Morning Musume '16
 * Dance Choreography: YOKO


 * Sou ja nai
 * Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
 * Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Oda Sakura
 * Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO

TV Performances

 * [2016.11.06] Shibuya Note (Sou ja nai)
 * [2016.11.18] Buzz Rhythm (Sexy Cat no Enzetsu)
 * [2016.11.22] FULL CHORUS (Sexy Cat no Enzetsu)
 * [2016.11.25] The Girls Live (Sexy Cat no Enzetsu)

Concert Performances

 * Sexy Cat no Enzetsu
 * Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~9


 * Mukidashi de Mukiatte
 * Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~


 * Sou ja nai
 * Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
 * Morning Musume '16 Live Concert in Taipei

Oricon Chart

 * Daily & Weekly Rankings


 * Monthly Ranking

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Total reported sales: 97,818+

Other Chart Rankings
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 * iTunes Top 100 Albums
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 * SoundScan Japan Single Sales
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 * Tower Records All Stores Weekly Singles Chart
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 * Billboard Japan Top Single Sales
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 * Billboard Japan Hot 100
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 * Music Station CD Single Ranking
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 * CDTV Weekly Single Ranking
 * align="center" |1
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 * colspan=4 align="center"|"Sexy Cat no Enzetsu" only
 * iTunes Top 100 Music Videos
 * align="center" |4
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 * iTunes Top 100 Songs
 * align="center" |24
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 * colspan=4 align="center"|"Mukidashi de Mukiatte" only
 * iTunes Top 100 Music Videos
 * align="center" |2
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 * iTunes Top 100 Songs
 * align="center" |22
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 * colspan=4 align="center"|"Sou ja nai" only
 * iTunes Top 100 Music Videos
 * align="center" |6
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 * iTunes Top 100 Songs
 * align="center" |28
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 * align="center" |2
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 * iTunes Top 100 Songs
 * align="center" |22
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 * colspan=4 align="center"|"Sou ja nai" only
 * iTunes Top 100 Music Videos
 * align="center" |6
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 * iTunes Top 100 Songs
 * align="center" |28
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 * iTunes Top 100 Songs
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Trivia

 * The single was announced and "Sou ja nai" was performed for the first time during the opening concert of Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~ on September 24, 2016.
 * Kudo Haruka is absent in the dance shots of the "Mukidashi de Mukiatte" and "Sou ja nai" music videos after she temporarily hurt her lower back during the filming of the former.
 * The music video for "Sexy Cat no Enzetsu" was filmed at the studio GrassFactory in Kanagawa Prefecture, which was the same location used for Juice=Juice's "Dream Road ~Kokoro ga Odoridashiteru~" music video. The music video for "Sou ja nai" was filmed in the NTT Makuhari Building in Chiba Prefecture.
 * Tsunku was asked by management to write a song for Makino Maria, which led to the track "Sou ja nai" in which she centers.
 * Ogata Haruna is the only member not to receive a solo line in Mukidashi de Mukiatte.