U (NiziU album)

{{Infobox album

| name = U

| type = studio

| artist = NiziU

| cover = NiziU - U (Original Edition).png

| border =

| alt =

| caption = Original and special edition cover

| released = November 24, 2021

| recorded = 2020–2021

| studio =

| genre = J-pop

| length = 40:31 (Type A)
1:02:27 (Type B)

| language = {{hlist|Japanese|Korean|English}}

| label = Epic Japan

| producer = J. Y. Park

| prev_title = Make You Happy

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Coconut

| next_year = 2023

| misc =

{{Singles

| name = U

| type = studio

| single1 = Make You Happy

| single1date = June 30, 2020

| single2 = Step and a Step

| single2date = November 25, 2020

| single3 = Take a Picture

| single3date = March 29, 2021

| single4 = Poppin’ Shakin’

| single4date = April 7, 2021

| single5 = Super Summer

| single5date = July 5, 2021

| single6 = Chopstick

| single6date = November 10, 2021

| single7 = Need U

| single7date = November 20, 2021

}}

}}

U is the debut studio album by Japanese girl group NiziU. It was released on November 24, 2021, through Epic Records Japan. The album has 12 tracks including its 5 singles released previously, the lead single "Chopstick", and the special single "Need U" with an addition of 7 more tracks from the album's limited edition version B. The album was released in three physical versions, one normal version and two limited edition versions, A and B.{{cite news |title=NiziU、初アルバム『U』11・24発売「感謝のメッセージをお伝えできたら」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2206108/full/ |access-date=May 28, 2022 |work=Oricon |date=September 7, 2021 |language=ja}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = U track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Chopstick

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|J. Y. Park "The Asiansoul”|Yuka Matsumoto}}

| music1 = Park

| extra1 = {{hlist|Park|Lee Hae-sol}}

| length1 = 2:57

| title2 = Take a Picture

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Park|Shim Eun-ji|Tim Tan|Ciara Muscat|Mayu Wakisaka}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Park|Trippy|Shim|Tim Tan|Muscat}}

| extra2 = Trippy

| length2 = 3:01

| title3 = Festa

| lyrics3 = Kentz

| music3 = {{hlist|Oliver Fernstrom|Jonathan Bratthall-Tideman|Frankie Day}}

| extra3 = Fernstrom

| length3 = 3:37

| title4 = Make You Happy

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Park|Matsumoto}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Park|Lee}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Park|Lee}}

| length4 = 3:06

| title5 = Wonder Dream

| lyrics5 = Kentz

| music5 = {{hlist|Shim|Lee}}

| extra5 = Lee

| length5 = 3:13

| title6 = Twinkle Twinkle

| lyrics6 = Wakisaka

| music6 = {{hlist|Hotsauce|B-rock|J-lin}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Hotsauce|B-rock|J-lin}}

| length6 = 3:09

| title7 = Poppin’ Shakin’

| lyrics7 = Safari Natsuwaka

| music7 = {{hlist|Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"|Ollipop|Hayley Aitken}}

| extra7 = Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"

| length7 = 3:15

| title8 = I Am

| lyrics8 = Kentz

| music8 = {{hlist|Kentz|Junya Maesako|Yui Mugino}}

| extra8 = Kentz

| length8 = 3:36

| title9 = Super Summer

| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Matsumoto|Anna Timgren|Charlotte Wilson}}

| music9 = {{hlist|Trippy|Timgren|Wilson}}

| extra9 = Trippy

| length9 = 3:03

| title10 = Step and a Step

| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Park|Yui Kimura|Kentz}}

| music10 = Park

| extra10 = {{hlist|Park|Lee}}

| length10 = 3:21

| title11 = 9 Colors

| lyrics11 = {{hlist|Kanata Okajima|Soma Genda}}

| music11 = Earattack

| extra11 = {{hlist|Earattack|Larmook}}

| length11 = 3:53

| title12 = Need U

| lyrics12 = {{hlist|Okajima|Genda}}

| music12 = {{hlist|Okajima|Genda|MEG}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Genda|MEG}}

| length12 = 4:13

| total_length = 40:31

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = CD 2 track listing — {{nobold|Limited B edition}}

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Baby I’m a Star

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|J. Y. Park "The Asiansoul”|Yui Kimura}}

| music1 = Park

| extra1 = {{hlist|Park|Lee Hae-sol}}

| length1 = 2:39

| title2 = Boom Boom Boom

| lyrics2 = KM-Markit

| music2 = {{hlist|KM-Markit|Ryuja}}

| extra2 = Ryuja

| length2 = 3:21

| title3 = Beyond the Rainbow

| note3 = {{lang|ja|虹の向こうへ}}

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Yuka Matsumoto|Hikari Mizuki}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"|Justin Reinstein|JJean}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"|Reinstein}}

| length3 = 3:16

| title4 = Make You Happy

| note4 = Korean version

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Park|Matsumoto}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Park|Lee}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Park|Lee}}

| length4 = 3:04

| title5 = Step and a Step

| note5 = Korean version

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Park|Kimura|Kentz}}

| music5 = Park

| extra5 = {{hlist|Park|Lee}}

| length5 = 3:21

| title6 = Take a Picture

| note6 = English version

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Park|Trippy|Shim Eun-ji|Tim Tan|Ciara Muscat|Mayu Wakisaka}}

| music6 = {{hlist|Park|Trippy|Shim|Tim Tan|Muscat}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Hotsauce|B-rock|J-lin}}

| length6 = 3:01

| title7 = Poppin’ Shakin’

| note7 = English version

| lyrics7 = Safari Natsuwaka

| music7 = {{hlist|Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"|Ollipop|Hayley Aitken}}

| extra7 = Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"

| length7 = 3:13

| totallength = 21:55

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD — {{nobold|Limited A edition}}

| title1 = U

| note1 = Jacket Shooting Making Movie

| title2 = Make You Happy

| note2 = Music Video

| title3 = Step and a Step

| note3 = Music Video

| title4 = Take a Picture

| note4 = Music Video

| title5 = Poppin’ Shakin’

| note5 = Music Video

| title6 = Chopstick

| note6 = Music Video

| title7 = Need U

| note7 = Music Video

| title8 = Need U

| note8 = Music Video Making Movie

| title9 = Need U

| note9 = Special Interview

}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance of U

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/770372/products/album/|title=NiziUのアルバム作品|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=December 1, 2021}}

| 1

scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2021-12-06 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2021-12-06/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 9, 2022|language=ja}}

| 1

scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=12&day=06|title=U|website=Billboard Japan|access-date=December 1, 2021}}

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=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Monthly chart performance for U

! scope="col" | Chart (2021)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-11 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2021-11/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208034150/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2021-11/ |archive-date=December 8, 2021}}

| 3

=Year-end charts=

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|+ Year-end chart performance for U

scope="col" | Chart (2021)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2021 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2021/p/2/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 9, 2022}}

| 16

scope="row" | Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2021 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums_year&year=2021 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 9, 2022}}

| 26

scope="col" | Chart (2022)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums_year&year=2022 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 9, 2022}}

| 46

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References