SEXY 8 BEAT

[[Image:Sexy_8_Beat.jpg|frame| Studio Album by Morning Musume

Released March 21, 2007 (JP) April 27, 2007 (TW)  Genre Japanese pop  Length 48:15  Label Zetima Records  Producer Tsunku

Morning Musume Chronology Previous: 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini!  (2006) Next: Cover You  (2008)]] [[Image:Sexy_8_Beat_Limited.jpg|frame| Limited Edition with DVD

1. "Aruiteru" Released: November 8, 2006  2. "Egao Yes Nude" Released: February 14, 2007 3. "Sexy Boy ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~" Released: March 15, 2006<BR> 4. "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan"<BR> Released: June 21, 2006 ]] Sexy 8 Beat is the eighth studio album by the J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It is the first album to feature 8th generation member Mitsui Aika and the last full-length studio release to feature 4th generation member Yoshizawa Hitomi as the group's leader and 6th 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 as their alter-egos "Shige-pinku" and "Koha-pinku" (first established on Rainbow 7's "Rainbow Pink").

The limited edition of the album includes a DVD; a bonus CD was also rumored for this edition but never materialized.

Tracklisting
1. "Genki+" (元気＋)<BR> 2. "Aruiteru (Album Edit)" (歩いてる (Album Edit))<BR> 3. "Mirai no Taiyou (未来の太陽)"<BR> 4. "Egao Yes Nude (Album Mix)" (笑顔Yesヌード (Album Mix))<BR> 5. "Haru Beautiful Everyday" (春 ビューティフル エブリディ)<BR> Performed by Kamei Eri and Mitsui Aika. 6. "Sexy Boy ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~" (Sexy Boy～そよ風に寄り添って～)<BR> 7. "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan" (Ambitious!野心的でいいじゃん)<BR> 8. "Sono Deai no Tame ni" (その出会いのために)<BR> Performed by Yoshizawa Hitomi with Morning Musume. <BR> 9. "Shanimuni Paradise" (シャニムニ パラダイス)<BR> Performed by Takahashi Ai, Fujimoto Miki, Niigaki Risa and Tanaka Rena. <BR> 10. "Takara no Hako" (宝の箱) <BR> Performed by Michishige Sayumi and Kusumi Koharu. <BR> 11. "Be Positive!" (Be ポジティブ!)<BR>

Oricon rank and sales
Total sales: 31,819*