Producer Shinsadong Tiger and co-producer EXID’s LE introduce the members of the upcoming 7-member girl group TRI.BE. In the two “TRI.BE Manual” videos uploaded to TRI.BE’s YouTube channel, get to know a little more about each member.((TRI.BE Manual Ep. 1 video: https://youtu.be/Xvm0lBW0l7w))((TRI.BE Manual Ep. 2 video: https://youtu.be/1SiY1dHQyws))
Episode 1 was published on January 12. The members SongSun (송선), JinHa (진하), Mire (미레), then HyunBin (현빈) were introduced.((TRI.BE Manual Ep. 1 video: https://youtu.be/Xvm0lBW0l7w))
Episode 2 was published on January 13. The members Jia (지아), SoEun (소은), then Kelly (켈리) were introduced.((TRI.BE Manual Ep. 2 video: https://youtu.be/1SiY1dHQyws))
TRI.BE Members
SongSun (송선)
SongSun was introduced in episode 1 at timestamp 0:20.
She is from Korea and was born on March 22, 1997.
She was a trainee at Banana and used to sing guide tracks for EXID.
Her cousin is SNSD’s Yuri. At first, Yuri was opposed to SongSun being a singer. However, once she saw her dance and sing, she praised her for doing well and said that she should stick with it.
JinHa (진하)
JinHa was introduced in episode 1 at timestamp 3:53.
She is from Korea and was born on November 21, 2003.
She is LE’s top pick, because her voice and tone are similar to Hani’s.
Mire (미레)
Mire was introduced in episode 1 at timestamp 7:56.
She is from Japan and was born on March 26, 2006. She is the youngest member of the group.
She has been learning rock and hip-hop for three years, and she has participated in dance battles.
She is also passionate about singing. She sang a little bit of BIBI’s song “NABI” for us to hear.
HyunBin (현빈)
HyunBin was introduced in episode 1 at timestamp 11:51.
She is from Korea and was born on May 26, 2004.
She revealed that they have already filmed a music video.
She talked a lot. LE joked that she’s a bit TMT (too much talker).
Jia (지아)
Jia was introduced in episode 2 at timestamp 0:00.
She is from Taipei and was born on July 30, 2005.
She came to Korea during summer vacation of middle school and passed the audition. She considered going to high school but didn’t want to miss the opportunity.
She has been learning Korean for a year and ten months but is already the most fluent among the foreign members.
SoEun (소은)
SoEun was introduced in episode 2 at timestamp 3:55.
She is from Korea and was born on December 10, 2005.
She is TRI.BE’s mood maker. LE compared her to Hyelin. She’s like a bouncy ball.
Kelly (켈리)
Kelly was introduced in episode 2 at timestamp 8:16.
She is from Taipei and was born on January 16, 2002.
She appeared on the Chinese survival audition program “Youth Uni 2”.
When she came to Korea, she felt very lonely. When telling this story, she teared up. HyunBin comforted her in the video.
Shinsadong Tiger and EXID’s LE
It’s obvious from their interactions on the videos that Shinsadong Tiger and EXID’s LE are close. Indeed, they have had a very long professional relationship.
On December 4, 2011, Shinsadong Tiger tweeted “I have six tigers these days. I’m worried about raising my children.” Attached were pictures of the original EXID members with their backs turned.((TV Daily article about Shinsadong Tiger’s tweet revealing EXID: http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1323041026240587017))
Shinsadong Tiger was with EXID from the beginning. The company he founded, AB Entertainment, is the company that created EXID.((Star News article about Tiger’s transition to producer and EXID’s creation: https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2011120106173570770))
On December 9, 2011, “Whenever You Play That Song” was released. It was written by LE and produced by Tiger.((Star News article about Tiger’s transition to producer and EXID’s creation: https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2011120106173570770)) LE is one of the singers (along with Huh Gak), and Tiger makes a cameo as the cab driver in the music video. Another character to note is the main character who is played by EXID’s Jeonghwa.((Music video for “Whenever You Play That Song” by Huh Gak and LE: https://youtu.be/xpUwCvDO4AM))
Tiger continued to play a part in EXID through their debut and during the many years afterwards. He is even featured in EXID’s “Breaking the Boredom” music video from 2015!((EXID’s “Breaking the Boredom” music video: https://youtu.be/kyZphJVtCuU))
And now he is producing TRI.BE with LE.((TRI.BE Manual Ep. 1 video: https://youtu.be/Xvm0lBW0l7w))((TRI.BE Manual Ep. 2 video: https://youtu.be/1SiY1dHQyws))
More TRI.BE
LEGGO News is excited about TRI.BE’s debut, especially since our idol LE is involved! However, since our purpose is to serve EXID and LEGGO, we won’t cover all of the exciting TRI.BE updates. Please follow their accounts for the latest news about them:
- Daum Cafe: http://cafe.daum.net/TRI.BE
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tribedaloca
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tribedaloca/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/tribedaloca
- Naver: https://m.post.naver.com/my.nhn?memberNo=52478769