Egao YES Nude

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Released Febuary 14, 2007

March 7, 2007 (Single V) Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single, CD+DVD, Single V

Recorded 2007

Label Zetima

Producer Tsunku

Morning Musume Singles Chronology

Previous: Aruiteru

(2007)

Next: Kanashimi Twilight

(2007)

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"Egao Yes Nude" (笑顔Ｙｅｓヌード, Smile Yes Nude) is the 32nd single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released on February 14, 2007. It was at first rumored to be the last single to feature Yoshizawa Hitomi (leader until May 6, 2007) but this was disproved. It is the first for the eighth generation Mitsui Aika.

There are three different versions of the single. Limited edition A includes a bonus DVD and has catalog number EPCE-5450~1. Limited edition B comes in a special package with a 32-page photo booklet and has catalog number EPCE-5452. The regular edition has catalog number EPCE-5453, and the first press of this edition has a photo card included.

The Single V was released on March 7, 2007, and the limited edition included a photocard of Mitsui.

The total sales of the CD single were 53,047, which peaked at number four on the Oricon Charts.

CD

 * 1) "Egao Yes Nude" (笑顔Ｙｅｓヌード, Smile Yes Nude)
 * 2) "Sayonara no Kawari ni" (サヨナラのかわりに, Instead of Goodbye)
 * 3) "Egao Yes Nude" (Instrumental)

Limited A DVD

 * 1) "Morning Musume Happy 8ki Audition Goukaku Happyou" (モーニング娘. Ｈａｐｐｙ　８期オーディション 合格発表) - Happy 8ki Audition Results Announcement
 * 2) "Egao YES Nude Jacket Satsuei Making Eizou" (笑顔YESヌード ジャケット撮影メイキング映像) - Making of jacket photoshoot
 * 3) "Special Interview" (スペシァル インタビュー)

Limited B DVD

 * 1) "Booklet" (ブックレット)

Single V DVD

 * 1) "Egao YES Nude"
 * 2) "Egao YES Nude "
 * 3) "Making of" (メイキング映像, Meikingu  Eizō)

Details

 * This is the first single of Mitsui Aika, making the total member count nine people.
 * The song's first appearance on TV was Utaban on February 8, 2007.
 * "Sayonara no Kawari ni" is the first cover song since "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima", and it was also the opening song for the mini-drama Arigatō o Tsutaetai (broadcasted on Oha Suta).
 * The jacket represents the B-side.
 * The packaging resembled the packaging used for Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia.
 * The name refers to a naked smile/an honest face, or as known in Japanese, "sugao" (素顔).