<figure id="attachment_474918" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474918" style="width: 2997px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="af8ac52a"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/c218fe7fe749dfc0e9e6d4af5022198a-1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474918" class="wp-caption-text">On July 2, the members of “NiziU” waved to fans gathered around Shibuya Station</figcaption></figure>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> “Ayaka-chaaan!” “Miihi-chaaan! You’re so cute!”</span></p>
<p> Shrieks of excitement echoed through Shibuya’s bustling downtown area. On July 2, the nine-member girl group “NiziU” held an event at a Shibuya CD store to celebrate the release of their new album.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> “This year marks our fifth anniversary, and we held our first dome tour in three and a half years. We successfully completed the tour, culminating with the final show at Tokyo Dome on June 14. According to official figures, we drew a total of 125,000 attendees over the four days. On July 1, NiziU’s best-of album *Portfolio* was released, and this event was held to celebrate that.The event took place at three major stores: ‘SHIBUYA TSUTAYA’ starting at 5:00 PM, ‘HMV&amp;BOOKS SHIBUYA’ at 6:00 PM, and ‘Tower Records Shibuya’ at 7:00 PM. At each venue, autograph sessions were held for fans who had won a prior lottery.” (Music magazine writer)</span></p>
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<p> Since the event had been announced in advance, fans who couldn’t get into the venues gathered on Center Street. Their number easily exceeded 500. When the members appeared, a huge cheer erupted, and the scene became chaotic.</p>
<p> Although it was drizzling that day, since the three stores are all located close to Shibuya Station, fans followed the group as they moved between venues by minibus. The members responded to these fans with constant smiles.</p>
<p> What surprised fans even more were the members’ outfits. All of them wore revealing outfits reminiscent of stage costumes, unashamedly showing off their beautiful skin and legs. RIKU (23), with her short blonde hair, wore an off-the-shoulder white top paired with a beige miniskirt.Walking right behind her was RIMA (22) in a pure white sleeveless top and mini skirt. MIIHI (21) wore a pink sleeveless top paired with a black mini skirt.</p>
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<p> On the same day, “NiziU” updated their official website, posting messages along with commemorative photos taken at each of the three locations.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> “Thank you for coming to the NiziU Best Album ‘Portfolio’ release event. It was such a happy time to be able to look back on the past five years while listening to ‘Portfolio’ with all of you, WithU members ♡”</span></p>
<p> They expressed their gratitude to the members of “WithU,” the NiziU fan club. Sales of the best-of album are currently strong.In the “Top Albums Sales” chart of *Billboard JAPAN* released on July 9 (calculation period: June 29–July 5, ’26), the album took the No. 1 spot overall based on metrics including CD sales, downloads, and streaming.Even looking solely at CD sales, they ranked second with 103,814 copies sold.</p>
<p> NiziU has now firmly established its status as a girl group. We can’t wait to see what they do next.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" NiziU walking through the heart of Shibuya"></div>
<figure id="attachment_474920" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474920" style="width: 2357px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6180b21e"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/004a9a9af71ea3814d6259c13d30cbb1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474920" class="wp-caption-text">AYAKA (23), RIMA, and RIKU, leading the group, waved to fans with smiles</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_474921" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474921" style="width: 2989px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="bff511e3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/3cbe18277064e61aa0763411399995f6.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474921" class="wp-caption-text"> MIIHI waved enthusiastically in response to the fans’ cheers</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_474934" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474934" style="width: 2226px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d7e4d0b2"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/c3d089cc9b6fd66dedde605defabd8c6-1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474934" class="wp-caption-text"> RIKU’s bold outfit stood out in particular</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_474922" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474922" style="width: 2867px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="be7d0e63"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/20fb9ee383cf89989817d96586584796.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474922" class="wp-caption-text"> MAYUKA (22) and NINA (21) exuded a calm and composed vibe</figcaption></figure>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" The members of “NiziU,” always smiling"></div>
<figure id="attachment_474923" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474923" style="width: 3166px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="564cc03c"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/12d15aa5d9ac0c2be8c19b496f6f3413.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474923" class="wp-caption-text">MAYA (Maya, 24, left) turned her face toward the fans on both sides and smiled at them.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_474924" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474924" style="width: 1461px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="ef0b3832"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/23a2a8810f5bd9ba2140a4c354480d37.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474924" class="wp-caption-text"> Just before entering the store building, MAKO (25) waved in response to the cheers</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_474926" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474926" style="width: 3051px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="530eec7a"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/bbc640eaf56d88162d3271cb40dea9d9.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474926" class="wp-caption-text"> RIMA exudes an overwhelming aura</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_474929" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474929" style="width: 1112px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="477d3b4f"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/df2388fd9a92b1914287fe6dfa2d1b31.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474929" class="wp-caption-text"> On July 2, NiziU posted photos from their event at SHIBUYA TSUTAYA (from the group’s official Instagram @niziu_info_official)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_474930" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-474930" style="width: 1114px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="04f5b1c9"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/07/276913396abc925d1c48b1ae5f0e8135.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-474930" class="wp-caption-text"> &#8220;NiziU&#8221; posted photos from their event at HMV&amp;BOOKS SHIBUYA on July 2 (from the group’s official Instagram @niziu_info_official)</figcaption></figure>


 Keitaro Nakagawa

 On July 2, events celebrating the release of NiziU’s new album were held at three major CD stores in Shibuya, drawing more than 500 fans to Center Street. Fans were thrilled to see the members smiling and waving at them.

They made a grand entrance in off-the-shoulder tops and miniskirts! Shibuya was in an uproar at the “NiziU” new album event

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