''Tri.be Da Loca'' (stylized as ''TRI.BE Da Loca'') is the debut single album of the South Korean girl group Tri.be. The album was released on 17 February 2021 by TR Entertainment and distributed by Universal Music Group and

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. The single album consists of two tracks which are produced by Shinsadong Tiger and LE.

Background and composition

On 1 February 2022, TR Entertainment announced Tri.be will be making their debut at the end of February. On the same day, the title was revealed to be "Doom Doom Ta". After several teasers were released, the album was released on February 17. The two-track album features the lead single "Doom Doom Ta" as well as the hip-hop and

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"Loca" and both tracks are about "living independently without caring about what others think", written by Shinsadong Tiger and LE from the girl group EXID. It is primarily a

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Promotion

A press showcase was held at Blue Square Hall in Hannam-dong, and was streamed live on V Live. On the same day of the debut, they signed a contract with

, a subsidiary label of Universal Music Group, for future international promotions. On February 18, 2021, the group made the debut performance of "Doom Doom Ta" on ''

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''. On February 19, the group performed on ''Music Bank''. On February 20, they performed on ''

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''. On February 21, Tri.be performed on ''

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'' and continued to perform on other South Korean music programs as well.

Commercial performance

''Tri.be Da Loca'' peaked at number 57 on

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. The title track was able to peak at number 76 on the component download chart. After several hours of tracking, "Doom Doom Ta" charted on South Korea's and China's major domestic music sites such as

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Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits are adopted from MelOn.

Studios

* 821 Sound – recording, mastering * Klang Studio – mixing

Personnel

* TR Entertainment – executive production * Universal Music – executive production * LE – lyrics, composing * Shinsadong Tiger – composing, lyrics, arranging * Kim Min-hee – recording * Koo Jung-pil – mixing * Jang Yu-ra – mixing * Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Accolades

Charts

Release history

References

{{Reflist Single albums 2021 debut albums 2020s Korean-language albums Universal Music Group EPs Republic Records EPs