SEXY 8 BEAT

Sexy_8_Beat.jpg'''

Released March 27, 2007

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Album, Limited edition DVD

Recorded 2007

Label Zetima

Producer Tsunku

Morning Musume Albums Chronology

Previous: 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini! 7.5th Album

(2006)

Next: Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~ 4th Best Album

(2007)

Singles from Rainbow 7

1. Aruiteru 2. Egao YES Nude 3. SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ 4. Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan ]] SEXY 8 BEAT is the eighth studio album by Japanese pop idol group Morning Musume. It is the first album to feature eigth generation member Mitsui Aika and the last full-length studio release to feature fourth generation member Yoshizawa Hitomi as the group's leader and sixth generation member Fujimoto Miki as both the group's subleader and leader. The album was released on March 21, 2007.

The album features the band's previous four singles "Aruiteru" (which also appeared on the EP 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini! in December 2006), "Egao YES Nude", "SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~" and "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan". Also, as with Rainbow 7 and 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu..., tracks by four different sub-factions of the group are featured, including a solo track by Yoshizawa and the third pairing of Michishige Sayumi and Kusumi Koharu their alter-egos "Shige-pinku" and "Koha-pinku" (first established on Rainbow 7's "Rainbow Pink").

CD Tracklist

 * 1) Genki+ (元気＋; Energy Plus)
 * 2) Aruiteru (Album Edit) (歩いてる (Album Edit); Walking)
 * 3) Mirai no Taiyou (未来の太陽; The Future's Sun)MomusuSexy8Beat.jpg
 * 4) Egao YES Nude (Album Mix) (笑顔Yesヌード (Album Mix); Smile Yes Nude)
 * 5) Haru Beautiful Everyday (春 ビューティフル エブリディ; Spring Beautiful Everyday) - Kamei Eri and Mitsui Aika
 * 6) SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ (Sexy Boy～そよ風に寄り添って～; Sexy Boy ~Nestled by the Breeze~)
 * 7) Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan (Ambitious!野心的でいいじゃん; Ambitious! Ambition is Good)
 * 8) Sono Deai no Tame ni (その出会いのために; For That Meeting) - Yoshizawa Hitomi
 * 9) Shanimuni Paradise (シャニムニ パラダイス; Reckless Paradise) - Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Fujimoto Miki, and Tanaka Reina
 * 10) Takara no Hako (宝の箱; Box of Treasures) - Shige-pinku and Koha-pinku
 * 11) Be Positive! (Be ポジティブ!)

Limited Edition Tracklist
(Performances from Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Wonderful Hearts Otome Gocoro~)
 * 1) Egao YES Nude (Close-up Ver.) (笑顔YESヌード (Close-up Ver.))

Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan (Ambitious! 野心的でいいじゃん) Do It! Now 

Members featured in album

 * 4th Gen: Yoshizawa Hitomi (last credited album)
 * 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami (uncredited), Ogawa Makoto (uncredited), Niigaki Risa
 * 6th Gen: Fujimoto Miki (last credited album), Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
 * 7th Gen: Kusumi Koharu
 * 8th Gen (Debut Album): Mitsui Aika

Oricon rank and sales
Total sales: 31,819*

Trivia

 * This was Yoshizawa Hitomi's third and last album as leader of Morning Musume