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 |
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 |
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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}}
| 1 |
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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 |
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 |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for U |
scope="col" | Chart (2021)
! scope="col" | Position |
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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
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Category:JYP Entertainment albums