【NiziU】TWICE’s agency revealed New Group | What is Niji Project?

Toru Otake
Update: Oct 05, 2020

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What is “Nizi Project”?

JYP Entertainment, which agency has produced TWICE and 2PM, and Sony Music, Japanese Entertainment agency, organize and produce global auditions. The project name is “Nizi Project”. The project will hold global auditions on a regular basis and aim to build a scheme to produce idols and artists.

Nizi Project Official Website Sony Music and JYP are launching a joint project! This project includes casting, training, planning, production and management of the members All of the activities are conducted jointly by Sony Music and JYP from the beginning to the and aims to build a scheme to permanently produce quality idol artists. The first phase of GIRLS GROUP PROJECT’s “Nizi Project” will be Auditions will be held in 8 cities in Japan, Hawaii, LA and 10 other locations in November 2020. He will be making his major debut from Sony Music. Stay tuned! niziproject.com

From January 2020, Nizi project began an audition. In the audition, 26 Japanese trainees joined, and they were trained for six months in JYP Entertainment.

Nizi U will be debut!

On 26th June, Nine members were finally selected. J.Y. Park, who is JYP Entertainment CEO, announced the group name was “NiziU”. As a proof of “Nizi Project”, the name “Nizi” (means “Rainbow”) was added to the name and the “U” was added to the Snuggle up. “The “U” stands for the other members of the group, as well as the fans who support them. J.Y. Park said, “People can never succeed on their own. You all need each other and you need your fans. Be sure to remember that,” he told the members. “It also has the nuances of ‘Need You’ in it,” he said.

And Mr. Park also announced a pre-debut mini-album will be released on June 30. The official debut is set for September 2020.

The Nine members of NiziU are below: