JYP Entertainment‘s girl group NiziU has topped various local charts with their first Japanese mini-album ‘AWAKE’.

NiziU released their first Japanese mini-album ‘AWAKE’ and the title song ‘YOAKE’ on the 5th. ‘AWAKE’ took first place on the Japanese Oricon Weekly Combined Album Ranking (2025.02. 03~02. 09) as of February 17 with 191,047 points.

With this, NiziU has topped the chart, which is ranked by synthesizing physical album sales, digital downloads, and online streaming plays, for the fifth time in total, following their pre-debut digital mini album ‘Make you happy’, their first full-length album ‘U’, their second full-length album ‘COCONUT’, and their first Japanese EP ‘RISE UP’.

Based on the same period, this is their fourth time reaching the top spot on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking, and their fourth consecutive work. In particular, the four consecutive #1s on the chart are even more meaningful as it is the first time in about 7 years and 1 month since the local group Nogizaka46 in January 2018, and the third record for a female group. In addition, they achieved the triple crown of the Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking by also taking first place on the Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking. NiziU is also boasting immense popularity, having swept the Top Album Sales, Hot Albums, and Download Albums (2025.02. 03~02. 09) of Billboard Japan Chart for the week of February 12.

The new album ‘AWAKE’ is the first mini-album to be released by NiziU, who officially debuted locally in December 2020, and contains a new look and determination that will awaken the listeners’ senses, just like the album title which means ‘Open your eyes’. The title song ‘YOAKE’ sings of the growth and independence of the nine members as they move toward a wider world. In addition to the title track, the album includes a total of 8 tracks of various genres, including the ballad ‘AlwayS’ written and composed by Motoki Omori of the famous Japanese rock band Mrs. GREEN APPLE, as well as the unit songs ‘CRUSH’ and ‘Made of Love’.

Recently, NiziU has been successfully holding their first winter tour ‘NiziU Live with U 2024-2025 “AWAKE”’, which consists of 18 performances in 8 local regions. They held two performances in Miyagi on the 8th and 9th, and will continue the heat in Aichi on the 15th and 16th, and in Fukuoka on the 22nd and 23rd. On the 20th, he will appear as a guest at JY Park‘s 30th debut anniversary concert ‘Still JYP’, which will be held at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo.

Photo=JYP Entertainment, Sony Music Labels Inc. (Japan)

Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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