SEXY SEXY / Naite Ii yo / Vivid Midnight (SEXY SEXY/泣いていいよ/Vivid Midnight; SEXY SEXY / It's Okay to Cry / Vivid Midnight) is Juice=Juice's 10th single. It was released on April 18, 2018 in 7 editions: 3 regular and 4 limited. The first press of the regular editions includes a random trading card of 8 kinds depending on the jacket (24 in total). Limited Edition SP includes an event lottery serial number card.
"SEXY SEXY" was selected as one of the songs for bayfm's three-week power play in April 2018.[1]
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- SEXY SEXY
- Naite Ii yo
- Vivid Midnight
- SEXY SEXY (Instrumental)
- Naite Ii yo (Instrumental)
- Vivid Midnight (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD[]
- SEXY SEXY (Music Video)
Limited Edition B DVD[]
- Naite Ii yo (Music Video)
Limited Edition C DVD[]
- Vivid Midnight (Music Video)
Limited Edition SP DVD[]
- SEXY SEXY (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Naite Ii yo (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Vivid Midnight (Dance Shot Ver.)
Event V "SEXY SEXY / Naite Ii yo"[]
- SEXY SEXY (Close-up Ver.)
- Naite Ii yo (Close-up Ver.)
Featured Members[]
Juice=Juice promoting "SEXY SEXY".
- Miyazaki Yuka
- Kanazawa Tomoko
- Takagi Sayuki
- Miyamoto Karin
- Uemura Akari
- Yanagawa Nanami
- Dambara Ruru
Single Information[]
- SEXY SEXY
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
- Music Video: Nomura Toru
- Naite Ii yo
- Lyrics: Omori Shoko
- Composition and Arrangement: Nakamura Akihiko
- Chorus: Shiobara Namiko[2]
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO[3]
- Music Video: Morito Ryo
- Vivid Midnight
- Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
- Composition: SEION, Tasco, Tenzo
- Arrangement: Tasco, Tenzo
- Chorus: Shiobara Namiko[2]
- Music Video: Tada Takuya
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2018.04.02] The Girls Live (SEXY SEXY)
- [2018.04.16] Oha Suta (Vivid Midnight)
- [2018.04.16] The Girls Live (Vivid Midnight)
- [2018.04.23] The Girls Live (Naite Ii yo)
- [2018.05.08] Tsuki ~ Kin Ohiru no Song Show Hiruson! (Vivid Midnight)
Concert Performances[]
- SEXY SEXY
- Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
- Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead SPECIAL~
- Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Esperanza~
- Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Esperanza J=J DAY SPECIAL~
- Juice=Juice LIVE 2018 at NIPPON BUDOKAN TRIANGROOOVE
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Juice=Juice & Country Girls LIVE
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Matsubara Yuriya
- Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~ (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 6gatsu ~Midori~ - Matsubara Yuriya
- Juice=Juice Concert 2020 ~Tsudzuiteiku STORY~ Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special - Miyamoto Karin, Dambara Ruru (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2021
- Juice=Juice 10th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~10th Juice at BUDOKAN~ - Uemura Akari, Dambara Ruru, Inoue Rei, Kudo Yume, Matsunaga Riai
- Naite Ii yo
- Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead SPECIAL~
- Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~
- Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ Special Number - Ikuta Erina, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Kaga Kaede, Yamazaki Mei, Kishimoto Yumeno, Tanimoto Ami, Niinuma Kisora, Onoda Saori
- Juice=Juice Concert 2020 ~Tsudzuiteiku STORY~ Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special
- Vivid Midnight
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
- Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead~
- Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead SPECIAL~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~
- OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~J=J Summer Special~
- Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Esperanza J=J DAY SPECIAL~
- Juice=Juice LIVE 2018 at NIPPON BUDOKAN TRIANGROOOVE
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Juice=Juice & Country Girls LIVE
- Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~ (part of a medley)
- Juice=Juice LIVE TOUR 2020 ~NEW SENSATION~
- Juice=Juice Concert 2020 ~Tsudzuiteiku STORY~ Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special - Miyamoto Karin, Inaba Manaka (part of a medley)
Event Performances[]
- SEXY SEXY
- [2020.01.24] Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event in Osaka - Uemura Akari
- [2023.11.01] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Yamazaki Yuhane Birthday Event 2023 - Yamazaki Yuhane
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 40,890 |
7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 3,841 |
3 | 51,782 |
| 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 2,177 |
| - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 769 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 148 | 231 |
| 7 | 14 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 18 | 2,174 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86 | 686 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 1,493 |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | April | 6 | 54,728 | [4] |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 100 | 59,312 | [5] |
Total Reported Sales: 59,312*
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales[]
| Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 68,243 | [6] |
| 26 | 3,285 | [7] |
| 47 | 1,246 | [8] |
| Out for 1 week. | ||
| 13 | 4,008 | [9] |
| 63 | N/A | [10] |
| 29 | 2,854 | [11] |
Total Reported Sales: 79,636*
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 2 (59,797) |
[12] |
| Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End 2018 | 88 | [13] | |
| "SEXY SEXY" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 3 | [14] | |
Trivia[]
- The single was announced during the Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead~ concert in Akita on February 9, 2018.[15]
- This is Juice=Juice's first physical single release to feature Yanagawa Nanami and Dambara Ruru.
- There is almost a year between the release of this single and the previous non-digital single "Jidanda Dance / Feel! Kanjiru yo".
- This is their first single to sell over 50,000 copies in its first week.
- "Naite Ii yo" is a ballad with a contemporary dance.
- This is their first single to rank in Oricon Yearly Top 100 Ranking Chart.
- Coincidentally, it was released on the same day as ℃-ute's 18th Single, Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku which was released on April 18, 2012.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ "Juice=Juice「SEXY SEXY」がbayfmのPOWER PLAYに決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-04-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://twitter.com/namy_xxx/status/990199036719255552
- ↑ "振付しましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2018-04-10.
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2018-04/
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2018/p/10/
- ↑ "【ビルボード】KAT-TUN『Ask Yourself』144,979枚を売り上げてシングル・セールス首位" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2018-04-23.
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=05&day=7
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=05&day=14
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=05&day=28
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=06&day=4
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=06&day=11
- ↑ "【先ヨミ】KAT-TUN活動再開後初シングルが現在首位 Juice=Juice、ラスアイが続く" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2018-04-19.
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2018
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=04&day=30
- ↑ Yanagawa Nanami. "地球も笑顔！なんです！♡梁川奈々美" (in Japanese). Juice=Juice Official Blog. 2018-02-09.
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Event V Announcement
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: SEXY SEXY, Naite Ii yo, Vivid Midnight