SEXY SEXY / Naite Ii yo / Vivid Midnight

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."Juice=Juice「SEXY SEXY」がbayfmのPOWER PLAYに決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-04-08.
==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==
*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 Namikohttps://twitter.com/namy_xxx/status/990199036719255552
*Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO"振付しましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2018-04-10.
*Music Video: Morito Ryo
;Vivid Midnight
*Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
*Composition: SEION, Tasco, Tenzo
*Arrangement: Tasco, Tenzo
*Chorus: Shiobara Namiko
*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
;Monthly Ranking
!Ref
|-
|2018
|April
|6
|54,728
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2018-04/
|}
;Yearly Ranking
!Ref
|- 
|2018
|100
|59,312
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2018/p/10/
|}
Total Reported Sales: 59,312*
===Billboard Japan Top Single Sales===
|- 
|2
|68,243
|"【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.
|- 
|26
|3,285
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=05&day=7
|- 
|47
|1,246
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=05&day=14
|-
| colspan="3"|Out for 1 week.
|- 
|13
|4,008
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=05&day=28
|- 
|63
|N/A
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=06&day=4
|- 
|29
|2,854
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=06&day=11
|}
Total Reported Sales: 79,636*
===Other Chart Rankings===
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|-
| rowspan="4" |
|Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days)
|2(59,797)
|"【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.
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End 2018
|88
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2018
|-
| colspan="4" |"SEXY SEXY" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Hot 100
|3
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=04&day=30
|}
==Trivia==
*The single was announced during the Juice=Juice LIVE GEAR 2018 ~Go ahead~ concert in Akita on February 9, 2018.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.
*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==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
*Event V Announcement
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*Lyrics: , , 
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