Make You Happy (EP)

Make You Happy is a pre-debut Japanese EP (also known as a mini album) from Japanese girl group NiziU.

Make You Happy
Digital cover
EP by
NiziU
ReleasedJune 30, 2020
Recorded2020
GenreJ-pop[1]
Length12:20
Language
  • Japanese
Label
ProducerJ. Y. Park
Music video
"Make You Happy" on YouTube
Singles from Make You Happy
  1. "Make You Happy"
    Released: June 30, 2020

Background

After the debut lineup of NiziU was revealed on Japanese survival reality show Nizi Project, NiziU's website was revealed. Alongside their website, their social media platforms were also opened and it was announced on June 26, 2020 that NiziU's pre-debut EP Make You Happy would be released[2][3] on June 30, 2020.[4]

Release and promotion

On June 27, 2020, NiziU's social media accounts announced that the EP was available for pre-save and pre-order on local digital media storefronts and streaming services such as Line Music, Recochoku, Rakuten Music and AWA as well as international digital media storefronts and streaming services such as iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music.[5] An event was also announced utilising the services in order to gain more plays.[6]

On June 29, 2020, the short version music video (also known as PV) for "Make You Happy" was released to a bunch of Japanese news and variety morning shows such as Nippon TV's Sukkiri. Following a typical Japanese promotional cycle, the teaser for Make You Happy's music video was then released with a time announced for the official music video release being June 30, 2020, 12am JST/KST.[7]

On June 30, 2020, the music video for "Make You Happy" was released on JYP Entertainment's official YouTube channel.

The digital pre-release EP was also released in Japan through Japanese digital storefronts[8][9] and streaming services via Sony Music. Korean streaming services such as Melon[10] also received the EP via JYP's inhouse distribution label Dreamus.

Make You Happy charted at number 1 on several Japanese streaming services as well digital storefronts on June 30, 2020.[11][12][13]

Track listing
Make You Happy track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Make You Happy"
  • J. Y. Park
  • Lee Haesul
  • J. Y. Park
  • Lee Haesul
3:04
2."Baby I'm a Star"
  • J. Y. Park
  • Yui Kimura
  • J. Y. Park
  • Lee Haesul
2:39
3."Boom Boom Boom"KM-MARKIT
  • KM-MARKIT
  • Ryuja
3:21
4."Beyond the Rainbow" (虹の向こうへ)
  • Yuka Matsumoto
  • Hikari Mizuki
  • collapsedone
  • Justin Reinstein
  • Jjean
3:16
Total length:12:20

Charts
Chart performance of Make You Happy
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[14] 1
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[15] 1

References
  1. "NiziU (니쥬)". Melon. August 22, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. "JYP '니지 프로젝트', 데뷔 멤버 9명 최종 확정..그룹명은 '니쥬'". news.chosun.com (in Korean). 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. So-yeon, Yoon (June 30, 2020). "JYP's newest girl group NiziU release pre-debut EP". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. "NiziU Official Website". NiziU Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. "#NiziU Pre-Debut Digital Mini Album『Make you happy』の配信を記念し、各配信ストアでのキャンペーン実施決定". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  6. "NiziU Official Website". NiziU Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  7. NiziU 『Make you happy』 M/V Teaser 1, retrieved 2020-06-29
  8. "NiziU『Make you happy』のアルバムページ". recochoku.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  9. "J.Y. Park、NiziU（ニジュー）の初MV「Make you happy」にカメオ出演するも予想外の大転倒（エムオンプレス）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  10. "Make you happy". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  11. "＜NiziU＞プレデビューでミニアルバム配信 音楽配信サイトで1位 縄跳びダンス披露のMVも話題（MANTANWEB）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  12. "J.Y.パーク氏が指揮の9人組ガールズグループ「NiziU」の新曲が日韓同時リリース…iTunes Storeの日本最新ランキングでトップ（中日スポーツ）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  13. "JYP 새 걸그룹 NiziU(니쥬), 日 아이튠즈 앨범X송 차트 1위! '라인 뮤직 줄 세우기'". news.chosun.com (in Korean). 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  14. "Japan Hot Albums: 2020/07/13". Billboard Japan. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  15. "Make You Happy" (in Japanese). Oricon. July 13, 2020. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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