Tri.be (; ; stylized as TRI.BE), was 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 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. 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 + List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales KORPeak chart positions for extended plays on Gaon Album Chart:
Veni Vidi Vici Released: October 12, 2021 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download 14 KOR: 13,345W.A.Y Released: February 14, 2023 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download 22 KOR: 20,636Cumulative Sales of W.A.Y:
Single albums + List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KORPeak chart positions for single albums on Gaon Album Chart:
Tri.be Da Loca Released: February 17, 2021 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download 57 KOR: 1,742 Conmigo Released: May 18, 2021 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download 25 KOR: 4,989 Leviosa Released: August 9, 2022 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download 15 KOR: 16,014Cumulative sales of Leviosa:
The Little Drummer Girls Released: November 27, 2023
Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music
Formats: digital download. streaming—— Diamond Released: February 20, 2024
Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music
Formats: CD, digital download26 KOR: 6,951Cumulative Sales of Diamond:
Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album Title YearPeak position Album KORDown.Peaks on the Circle Download Chart:
"Doom Doom Ta": "Rub-A-Dum": "Would You Run": "Kiss": "We Are Young": "Diamond": "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" — "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 + List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album Title Year Album "Memu Aagamu" 2022
Promotional singles + List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album Title Year Album "The Bha Bha Song" 2021 We Baby Bears OST
Videography Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Doom Doom Ta" 2021 Oroshi (Desert Beagle) "Rub-A-Dum" Hong Jae-hwan (Desert Beagle) "Would You Run" Oroshi (Desert Beagle) "The Bha Bha Song" Lee Seonjin (TOURMALINE) "Kiss" 2022 Naive Creative Production "Papa Noel" 2023 "Diamond" 2024Via Production
Filmography
Reality shows Year Title Network / Platform Note(s) 2021 Let's Try ! Be YouTube Studio Lulu Lala channelDebut reality show
Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Asia Artist Awards 2021 Female Idol Group Popularity Award Tri.be Asia Model Awards 2022 Rising Star Award Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Female Rookie Idol Award Hanteo Music Awards Rookie Award – Female Group 2023 Blooming Star Award Seoul Music Awards 2022 K-wave Popularity Award Popularity Award Rookie of the Year
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Rolling Stone 2021 The 10 Best K-Pop Debuts of 2021 8th
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