JYP Entertainment (hereafter referred to as JYP) girl group NiziU has proven themselves as a 'trend girl group' through their first full-length album.
On the morning of the 30th, Oricon said, "NiziU's 1st full-length album 'U' recorded 179,000 points in the first week of release and topped the latest Oricon weekly album chart (based on the 221.1.12~11.28 count). In particular, as of 2021 it was the only female group(artist) to break the record of 100,000 copies in the first week of release with her first album" ,drawing more attention.
NiziU's official album 'U', which was officially released on November 24, appeared at No. 1 on the Oricon Daily Album Chart on the 22nd, and maintained the No. As a result, NiziU was the third female artist to top the charts with their first album this year, and the first female group to sell more than 100,000 copies in the first week of release.
The title song 'Chopstick', which was released in advance at 0 o'clock on the 11th, topped the Japan iTunes Top Song Chart and the J-Pop Top Song Chart.
In addition, on the day of the pre-release alone, it swept a total of 18 local music charts, including the Oricon Daily Digital Single Chart, Line Music Real-Time and Daily Top 100 Chart, Recochoke Daily Single Chart, and Awa Latest Music Top 100 Chart, turning on the green light for consecutive hits. 
The music video released along with the sound source contains the colorful charms and powerful choreography of the nine members, and surpassed 22.8 million YouTube views as of 8 am on the 30th.
NiziU's first full-length album 'U', released after debut, is commonly included in the group name 'NiziU' meaning 'Need You' and the fandom name 'WithU' meaning '(Be) With You' in common. Inspired by the old alphabet 'U', it contains a message to all 'U' (you) who support NiziU. From the album name to the love of fans, this album contains a total of 12 different genres, from the title song 'Chopstick' to the fan song 'Need U'.

Written by Lee Deok HaengTranslated by Lee So Yun