U (NiziU album) explained

U
Type:	studio
Artist:	NiziU
Cover:	NiziU - U (Original Edition).png
Caption:	Original and special edition cover
Released:	November 24, 2021
Recorded:	2020–2021
Genre:	J-pop
Length:	40:31 (Type A) 1:02:27 (Type B)
Label:	Epic Japan
Producer:	J. Y. Park
Prev Title:	Make You Happy
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Coconut
Next Year:	2023

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]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[2]	1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[3]	1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[4]	1

Monthly charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for U
Chart (2021)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	16
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[7]	26
Chart (2022)	Position
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[8]	46

Notes and References

News: 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」 . May 28, 2022 . Oricon . September 7, 2021 . ja.
Web site: NiziUのアルバム作品. Oricon. ja. December 1, 2021.
Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2021-12-06 . . December 9, 2022. ja.
Web site: U. Billboard Japan. December 1, 2021.
Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-11 . . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208034150/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2021-11/ . December 8, 2021.
Web site: Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2021 . . December 9, 2022.
Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2021 . . December 9, 2022.
Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022 . . December 9, 2022.