Sexy 8 Beat


Sexy 8 Beat is the eighth studio album by the J-pop idol group Morning Musume.

Overview

It is the first album to feature 8th generation member Aika Mitsui and the last full-length studio release to feature 4th generation member Hitomi Yoshizawa as the group's leader and 6th generation member Miki Fujimoto as both the group's subleader. The album was released on March 21, 2007.
The album features the band's previous four singles "Aruiteru", "Egao Yes Nude", "" 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 Sayumi Michishige and Koharu Kusumi as their alter-egos "Shige-pinku" and "Koha-pinku".
The limited edition of the album includes a DVD; a bonus CD was also rumored for this edition but never materialized. The first pressing of the regular edition came with two photo cards.

Track listing

Bonus DVD (Limited edition only)

Tracks 2 and 3 on the DVD were recorded live at Hello! Project's 2007 Winter Wonderful Hearts Otome Gokoro concert.

Personnel

Vocals