U (NiziU album)

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.[1]

U
Original and special edition cover
Studio album by
NiziU
ReleasedNovember 24, 2021
Recorded2020–2021
GenreJ-pop
Length56:21
Language
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • English
LabelEpic Japan
ProducerJ. Y. Park
NiziU chronology
Make You Happy
(2020)		 U
(2021)		 Coconut
(2023)
Singles from U
  1. "Make You Happy"
    Released: June 30, 2020
  2. "Step and a Step"
    Released: November 25, 2020
  3. "Take a Picture"
    Released: March 29, 2021
  4. "Poppin’ Shakin’"
    Released: April 7, 2021
  5. "Super Summer"
    Released: July 5, 2021
  6. "Chopstick"
    Released: November 10, 2021
  7. "Need U"
    Released: November 20, 2021

Track listing
U track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Chopstick"
Park
  • Park
  • Lee Hae-sol
2:57
2."Take a Picture"
  • Park
  • Trippy
  • Shim
  • Tim Tan
  • Muscat
Trippy3:01
3."Festa"Kentz
  • Oliver Fernstrom
  • Jonathan Bratthall-Tideman
  • Frankie Day
Fernstrom3:37
4."Make You Happy"
  • Park
  • Matsumoto
  • Park
  • Lee
  • Park
  • Lee
3:06
5."Wonder Dream"Kentz
  • Shim
  • Lee
Lee3:13
6."Twinkle Twinkle"Wakisaka
  • Hotsauce
  • B-rock
  • J-lin
  • Hotsauce
  • B-rock
  • J-lin
3:09
7."Poppin’ Shakin’"Safari Natsuwaka
Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"3:15
8."I Am"Kentz
  • Kentz
  • Junya Maesako
  • Yui Mugino
Kentz3:36
9."Super Summer"
  • Matsumoto
  • Anna Timgren
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Trippy
  • Timgren
  • Wilson
Trippy3:03
10."Step and a Step"
  • Park
  • Yui Kimura
  • Kentz
Park
  • Park
  • Lee
3:21
11."9 Colors"
  • Kanata Okajima
  • Soma Genda
Earattack
  • Earattack
  • Larmook
3:53
12."Need U"
  • Okajima
  • Genda
  • Okajima
  • Genda
  • MEG
  • Genda
  • MEG
4:13
Total length:56:21
CD 2 track listing — Limited B edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Baby I’m a Star"
Park
  • Park
  • Lee Hae-sol
2:39
2."Boom Boom Boom"KM-Markit
  • KM-Markit
  • Ryuja
Ryuja3:21
3."Beyond the Rainbow" (虹の向こうへ)
  • Yuka Matsumoto
  • Hikari Mizuki
  • Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"
  • Justin Reinstein
  • JJean
  • Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"
  • Reinstein
3:16
4."Make You Happy" (Korean version)
  • Park
  • Matsumoto
  • Park
  • Lee
  • Park
  • Lee
3:04
5."Step and a Step" (Korean version)
  • Park
  • Kimura
  • Kentz
Park
  • Park
  • Lee
3:21
6."Take a Picture" (English version)
  • Park
  • Trippy
  • Shim
  • Tim Tan
  • Muscat
  • Hotsauce
  • B-rock
  • J-lin
3:01
7."Poppin’ Shakin’" (English version)Safari Natsuwaka
Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"3:13
DVD — Limited A edition
No.TitleLength
1."U" (Jacket Shooting Making Movie) 
2."Make You Happy" (Music Video) 
3."Step and a Step" (Music Video) 
4."Take a Picture" (Music Video) 
5."Poppin’ Shakin’" (Music Video) 
6."Chopstick" (Music Video) 
7."Need U" (Music Video) 
8."Need U" (Music Video Making Movie) 
9."Need U" (Special Interview) 

Charts

References
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  2. "NiziUのアルバム作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2021-12-06" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  4. "U". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-11". Oricon. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  6. "Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2021". Oricon. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2021". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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