# Tri.be

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".

## 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.

### 2021–2023: Debut with Tri.be Da Loca, Conmigo, Veni Vidi Vici, Leviosa, Jinha's departure and W.A.Y

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, 2021, 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, 2021, Tri.be released a special winter single titled "Santa For You".
On December 2, 2021, 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, 2021, alongside the music video.
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, 2023, member Jinha left Tri.be due to health problems.
On November 28, 2023, Tri.be released their single winter special single titled The Little Drummer Girls.

### 2024–present: Return with Diamond

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.

## Members
### Current members

* Songsun (송선)
* Kelly (켈리)
* Hyunbin (현빈)
* Jia (지아)
* Soeun (소은)
* Mire (미레)

### 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 |
| Title | EP details | KOR | Sales |
| Veni Vidi Vici | Released: October 12, 2021 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Would You Run" (우주로) "Lobo" "-18" "Got Your Back" "True" "Doom Doom Ta" (둠둠타) "Rub-A-Dum" (러버덤) | 14 | KOR: 13,345 |
| W.A.Y | Released: February 14, 2023 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Stay Together" "We Are Young" "Witch" "Wonderland" "Would You Run (Original ver.)" (우주로) | 22 | KOR: 20,636 |

### Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Tri.be Da Loca | Released: February 17, 2021 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Loca" "Doom Doom Ta" (둠둠타) | 57 | KOR: 1,742 |
| Conmigo | Released: May 18, 2021 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Rub-A-Dum" (러버덤) "Loro" | 25 | KOR: 4,989 |
| Leviosa | Released: August 9, 2022 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Kiss" "In the Air (777)" | 15 | KOR: 16,014 |
| The Little Drummer Girls | Released: November 27, 2023 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: digital download. streaming Track listing "Loro" ft. Elly from EXID "Papa Noel" | — | — |
| Diamond | Released: February 20, 2024 Label: TR Entertainment, Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Diamond" "Run" | 26 | KOR: 6,951 |

### Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak position | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | Album |
| "Doom Doom Ta" (둠둠타) | 2021 | 70 | Tri.be Da Loca |
| "Rub-A-Dum" (러버덤) | 2021 | 107 | Conmigo |
| "Would You Run" (우주로) | 2021 | 86 | Veni Vidi Vici |
| "Santa for You" | 2021 | — | 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

List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Memu Aagamu" (Coke Studio featuring Armaan Malik, Lost Stories, Allu Arjun and Tri.be) | 2022 | Non album single |

### 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" | 2021 | Hong Jae-hwan (Desert Beagle) |
| "Would You Run" | 2021 | Oroshi (Desert Beagle) |
| "The Bha Bha Song" | 2021 | Lee Seonjin (TOURMALINE) |
| "Kiss" | 2022 | Naive Creative Production |
| "Papa Noel" | 2023 | Un­known |
| "Diamond" | 2024 | Via Production |

## Filmography
### Reality shows

| Year | Title | Network / Platform | Note(s) | Ref. |
| 2021 | Let's Try ! Be | YouTube | Studio Lulu Lala channel Debut reality show | |

## 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 | Nominated |
| Asia Model Awards | 2022 | Rising Star Award | Tri.be | Won |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2021 | Female Rookie Idol Award | Tri.be | Nominated |
| Hanteo Music Awards | 2021 | Rookie Award – Female Group | Tri.be | Nominated |
| Hanteo Music Awards | 2023 | Blooming Star Award | Tri.be | Won |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | K-wave Popularity Award | Tri.be | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | Popularity Award | Tri.be | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | Rookie of the Year | Tri.be | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Rolling Stone | 2021 | The 10 Best K-Pop Debuts of 2021 | 8th | |