Tri.be

Tri.be (; ; 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".

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".

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.

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. 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. Prior to their debut, they were featured in their first online reality show, ''Let's Try ! Be'', on YouTube through Studio Lululala.

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". Both songs in the album were produced by Shinsadong Tiger and member Elly of EXID. 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. On May 18, they released their second single album titled ''Conmigo'' with the lead single "Rub-A-Dum" and its B-side track "Loro".

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". On November 25, Tri.be released a special winter single titled "Santa For You". On December 2, it was announced Tri.be would be participating in the theme song for Cartoon Network's series ''We Baby Bears''. The song, titled "The Bha Bha Song", was released on December 17, alongside the music video.

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". On February 14, 2023, Tri.be released their second extended play ''W.A.Y'' with the lead single "We Are Young". On July 21, member Jinha left Tri.be due to health problems. On November 28, Tri.be released their single winter special single 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. On February 23, Tri.be's producer Shinsadong Tiger was found dead in his recording studio. TR Entertainment subsequently filed for bankruptcy in March 2025.

Members

Current members

* Songsun ()
* Kelly ()
* Hyunbin ()
* Jia ()
* Soeun ()
* Mire ()

Past members

* Jinha (진하)

Discography

Extended plays

Single albums

Singles

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Videography

Music videos

Filmography

Reality shows

Awards and nominations

Listicles

Notes

References

External links

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2021 establishments in South Korea
Musical groups from Seoul
K-pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2021
South Korean dance music groups
South Korean girl groups
Republic Records artists
Universal Music Group artists