Tri.be
South Korean girl group
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Tri.be (/traɪ.bi/; Korean: 트라이비; RR: Teuraibi; stylized as TRI.BE), is a South Korean girl group formed in 2021 by TR Entertainment and Universal Music Group. The group consists of six members: Songsun, Kelly, Hyunbin, Jia, Soeun, and Mire. The group debuted on February 17, 2021, with the release of their debut single album Tri.be Da Loca. Originally as seven members, former member Jinha left the group due to poor physical health reasons.
Name
Tri.be, is a combination of "Tri", an abbreviation of "Triangle", which is a symbol of perfection, and "Be", which means existence, leading to the meaning of "perfect existence" or "perfect being".[2]
History
Pre-debut
Songsun and Hyunbin were former trainees under Banana Culture Entertainment, involved in one of the company's projects titled "Banana Culture New Kid".[citation needed]
Kelly was a contestant on the Chinese competition show Youth With You 2 under Tri.be's former pre-debut management company Lion-Heart Entertainment. She was eliminated in the first round and ended up at 64th place.[3]
2020–2022: Preparation, debut and Veni Vidi Vici
On December 29, 2020, it was revealed that producer Shinsadong Tiger and Universal Music Group had intentions to debut a new girl group in early 2021.[4] On January 4, 2021, the group's official social media accounts released an official logo motion video, revealing the group's logo and their name to be Tri.be. The group released teaser and promotional videos in early February, later confirming that they will be debuting later that month.[2] Prior to their debut, they were featured in their first online reality show, Let's Try ! Be, on YouTube through Studio Lululala.[5]
They debuted with their first single album Tri.be Da Loca on February 17, 2021, with the lead single "Doom Doom Ta" and its B-side track "Loca".[6] Both songs in the album were produced by Shinsadong Tiger and member Elly of EXID.[7] On the same day as their debut, Tri.be was announced to be signed under Universal Music's subsidiary label Republic Records for promotions outside of Korea.[7] On May 18, they released their second single album titled Conmigo with the lead single "Rub-A-Dum" and its B-side track "Loro".[8]
On October 12, 2021, Tri.be released their first extended play Veni Vidi Vici with the lead single "Would You Run" alongside 4 new tracks and 2 previously released singles "Doom Doom Ta" and "Rub-A-Dum".[9] On November 25, Tri.be released a special winter single titled "Santa For You".[10] On December 2, it was announced Tri.be would be participating in the theme song for Cartoon Network's series We Baby Bears.[11] The song, titled "The Bha Bha Song", was released on December 17, alongside the music video.[12]
2022–present: Leviosa, Jinha's departure, Diamond and management bankruptcy
On August 9, 2022, Tri.be released their third single album Leviosa with the lead single "Kiss".[13] On February 14, 2023, Tri.be released their second extended play W.A.Y with the lead single "We Are Young".[14] On July 21, member Jinha left Tri.be due to health problems.[15] On November 28, Tri.be released their winter single album titled The Little Drummer Girls.
On February 20, 2024, Tri.be released their fourth single album Diamond with the lead single of the same name. A performance video for its B-side track "Run" was released two days later.[16] On February 23, Tri.be's producer Shinsadong Tiger was found dead in his recording studio.[17][18] TR Entertainment subsequently filed for bankruptcy in March 2025.[1]
Members
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [20] | |||
| Veni Vidi Vici |
Track listing
|
14 |
|
| W.A.Y |
Track listing
|
22 |
|
Single albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [23] | |||
| Tri.be Da Loca |
Track listing
|
57 |
|
| Conmigo |
Track listing
|
25 |
|
| Leviosa |
Track listing
|
15 |
|
| The Little Drummer Girls |
Track listing
|
— | — |
| Diamond |
Track listing
|
26 |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Down. [28] | |||
| "Doom Doom Ta" (둠둠타) | 2021 | 70 | Tri.be Da Loca |
| "Rub-A-Dum" (러버덤) | 107 | Conmigo | |
| "Would You Run" (우주로) | 86 | Veni Vidi Vici | |
| "Santa for You" | — | Non-album single | |
| "Kiss" | 2022 | 87 | Leviosa |
| "We Are Young" | 2023 | 43 | W.A.Y |
| "Diamond" | 2024 | 54 | Diamond |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Memu Aagamu" (Coke Studio featuring Armaan Malik, Lost Stories, Allu Arjun and Tri.be) |
2022 | Non album single |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "The Bha Bha Song" | 2021 | We Baby Bears OST |
Videography
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Doom Doom Ta" | 2021 | Oroshi (Desert Beagle) | [29] |
| "Rub-A-Dum" | Hong Jae-hwan (Desert Beagle) | [30] | |
| "Would You Run" | Oroshi (Desert Beagle) | [31] | |
| "The Bha Bha Song" | Lee Seonjin (TOURMALINE) | [32] | |
| "Kiss" | 2022 | Naive Creative Production | [33] |
| "Papa Noel" | 2023 | Unknown | [34] |
| "Diamond" | 2024 | Via Production | [35][36] |
Filmography
Accolades
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Female Idol Group Popularity Award | Tri.be | Nominated | [37] |
| Asia Model Awards | 2022 | Rising Star Award | Won | [38] | |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2021 | Female Rookie Idol Award | Nominated | [39] | |
| Hanteo Music Awards | Rookie Award – Female Group | Nominated | [40] | ||
| 2023 | Blooming Star Award | Won | [41] | ||
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | K-wave Popularity Award | Nominated | [42] | |
| Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
| Rookie of the Year | Nominated |
Listicles
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | 2021 | The 10 Best K-Pop Debuts of 2021 | 8th | [43] |