NiziU members Rio and Riku showed off their fantastic chemistry in a cute 'bread battle (?)' in the waiting room.

On the 23rd, a video titled "NiziU COUNTDOWN JAPAN 25/26 Behind" was uploaded to NiziU's official YouTube channel. The video captured the members in the waiting room, filled with both excitement and nervousness, before going on stage at the year-end festival.

The members who triggered laughter from fans that day were Riku and Rio. Riku appeared showing off a cute character-shaped "chigiri-pan" (tear-apart bread) to the camera. However, about half of the bread was already missing.

When Riku looked for the culprit, asking, "Who ate about half of it?" Rio, who was next to her, calmly confessed, "I ate it." Rio's subsequent explanation was the highlight. Instead of apologizing, Rio jokingly said, "I left half just in case Riku wanted to eat some."

Rio's cheeky yet cute excuse, claiming "consideration" despite eating half of her friend's bread, was met with Riku's playful response, "Nice, thanks," making viewers smile.

Meanwhile, NiziU brilliantly decorated the beginning of 2026 by performing their new song 'Happy Day' on stage that day.