EXID’s ELLY, our idol, has played the role of (co)producer and songwriter for the new girl group TRI.BE since before their debut. With ELLY’s talent for music and the abilities of her “babies” in TRI.BE, three really great kpop albums have now been delivered!((Our article about TRI.BE’s May comeback: https://leggonews.com/2021/05/06/tri-be-comeback-may-18-with-songs-by-exids-elly/))((Official webpage for Veni Vidi Vici: https://tr-ent.co.kr/en/tri-be/veni-vidi-vici/))
TRI.BE’s newest album is Veni Vidi Vici, which is Latin for “I came, I saw, I conquered.” This album was released on October 12.((Official webpage for Veni Vidi Vici: https://tr-ent.co.kr/en/tri-be/veni-vidi-vici/))
TRI.BE has two previous albums: Da Loca and Conmigo. Their debut album was the single album Da Loca, and it was released February 17. Conmigo, also a single album, was released on May 18.((Our article about TRI.BE’s May comeback: https://leggonews.com/2021/05/06/tri-be-comeback-may-18-with-songs-by-exids-elly/))
Track List
Veni Vidi Vici is TRI.BE’s first mini album. TRI.BE’s previous two single albums had two songs each,((Our article about TRI.BE’s May comeback: https://leggonews.com/2021/05/06/tri-be-comeback-may-18-with-songs-by-exids-elly/)) but Veni Vidi Vici has seven! Here is the track list:((Official webpage for Veni Vidi Vici: https://tr-ent.co.kr/en/tri-be/veni-vidi-vici/))
- 우주로(WOULD YOU RUN)
- LOBO
- -18
- GOT YOUR BACK
- TRUE
- 둠둠타(DOOM DOOM TA)
- 러버덤(RUB-A-DUM)
ELLY is credited for the lyrics and composition on all songs except “GOT YOUR BACK”. Others credited on the album include Shinsadong Tiger, BIGBRAD, and SongSun of TRI.BE. SongSun is a composer for “GOT YOUR BACK”.((Official webpage for Veni Vidi Vici: https://tr-ent.co.kr/en/tri-be/veni-vidi-vici/))
Of special interest to fans is “TRUE”, which is a song written for fans. ELLY teases on twitter that she would have written a song like this for her solo album.((ELLY’s tweet about “TRUE”: https://twitter.com/ahn__ellybaby/status/1447870536416038915))
트루는 내가 왠지 솔로앨범에서 팬송을 쓴다면 이런식으로 쓰지 않았을까 하며 대리만족으로 쓴 팬송😌😂🤍
— 안엘리 (@ahn__ellybaby) October 12, 2021
ELLY also tweets about the song “-18”. She says that the song was really hard to write because her age is “+++++18”.((ELLY’s tweet about “-18”: https://twitter.com/ahn__ellybaby/status/1447869758481715201))
-18 은 정말 쓰기 어려웠다…
— 안엘리 (@ahn__ellybaby) October 12, 2021
왜냐하면 난 +++++18이기 때문 ㅋ..
Our clever ELLY! As cool as ever!
Music Video
The song “Would You Run”, the first track on the album, has an associated music video. Don’t the TRI.BE members look so cool?
Where to Purchase
The album is available on all major music sites. A list of many of the music sites is at the bottom of the official webpage for the album: <https://tr-ent.co.kr/en/tri-be/veni-vidi-vici/>.
Some other online stores (such as Amazon) also have the album for sale.((Veni Vidi Vici album on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/TRI-BE-BolsVos-Decorative-Stickers-Photocards/dp/B09HBWHGNW/)) Before buying, note whether your purchase will influence the music charts in Korea.