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
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO[2]
- Music Video: Morito Ryo
- Vivid Midnight
- Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
- Composition: SEION, Tasco, Tenzo
- Arrangement: Tasco, Tenzo
- Music Video: Tada Takuya
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
- Naite Ii yo
- 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
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 | [3] |
Total reported sales: 59,312*
Other Chart Rankings
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 2 (59,797) |
[4] |
| Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales | 2 (68,243) |
[5] | |
| Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End 2018 | 88 | [6] | |
| "SEXY SEXY" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 3 | [7] | |
Trivia
- The single was announced during the Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead~ concert in Akita on February 9, 2018.[8]
- 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.
References
- ↑ "Juice=Juice「SEXY SEXY」がbayfmのPOWER PLAYに決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-04-08.
- ↑ "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/
- ↑ "【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.
- ↑ "【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&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