E-Tribe

E-Tribe 이트라이브
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	pop, Bubblegum pop, Tempo
Occupation(s)	Producing, arranger, singer
Instruments	keyboards, synthesizers, Sequencer, sampler
Years active	2006-present
Labels	Happy Face Entertainment
Members	Ahn Myung-won Kim Young-deuk

E-Tribe (Hangul: 이트라이브) is a South Korean record production duo consisting of Ahn Myung-won and Kim Young-deuk. They are most known for producing “Gee” by Girls' Generation, “U-Go-Girl” by Lee Hyo-ri, “Yayaya” by T-ara, “It's You” by Super Junior, and “I Know” by Se7en. Due to the consistent success of these singles, the duo has become well accepted and known in the South Korean music scene.^[1]

In January 2011, E-Tribe debuted their own girl group, Dal Shabet. Their debut song, "Supa Dupa Diva", was released on January 3, 2011. The duo has also produced a number of their comeback tracks, including "Pink Rocket", "Bling Bling", "Hit U" and "Mr. Bang Bang". In May 2011, it was announced that E-Tribe's label, 'Happy Face Entertainment', would be merged with 'Y-WHO Enterprise'.^[2] In 2014, Y-WHO Enterprise changed their name to 'The Vibe Entertainment'.^[3]

Members

Ahn Myung-won

• Born on January 30, 1978^[4]
• Founder, owner and CEO of Gee School, a company specializing in helping future celebrities

Kim Young-deuk

• Also known as E.D.^[5]
• Born on January 20, 1977 in Daejeon City
• Music professor at Daekyeung University since 2013

Credits

Below is a list of works produced and composed by E-Tribe in chronological order. Listed by year and date [MM/DD].^[6][7]

2006

• [02/01] "Slave" (노예) for Lee Hyori
• [03/08] "I Know" (난 알아요) for Se7en

2007

• [06/14] "Girl Like That" for Son Dam Bi

2008

• [03/12] "Let's Get It Party" for Gummy
• [04/08] "4th Hitter" (4번타자) for Honey Boys
• [07/01] "Kiss Me (Feat. Ymga)" for Uhm Jung-hwa
• [07/14] "U-Go-Girl" for Lee Hyo-ri
• [07/14] "P. P. P (Punky Punky Party) (With Nassun)" for Lee Hyo-ri
• [10/01] "It's Okay" (괜찮아) for Nassun
• [10/01] "S.W.E.E.T (Feat. Leo Kekoa)" for Nassun
• [10/01] "After Party (Feat. Sugar Flow)" for Nassun
• [11/27] "Yodel" for KARA

2009

• [01/07] "Gee" for Girls' Generation
• [02/18] "How" (어떻게) for Sori
• [02/26] "Say My Name (Feat. Gilme)" for Nassun
• [02/26] "come2play (Feat. Han Seung-yeon of Kara)" (놀러와) for Nassun
• [02/26] "For You (Feat. Kim Kyung Rok of V.O.S)" (바로 너)for Nassun
• [04/30] "I like choco ft. Nassun and Happyface" for Kim Jung-eun
• [05/14] "It's You" (너라고) for Super Junior
• [05/19] "Crazy" for Lee Jung Hyun
• [05/19] "2night (Feat. Bigtone & Sugar Flow)" for Lee Jung Hyun
• [07/10] "Cold Noodles" (냉면) for Jessica (Girls' Generation) & Park Myeong-su
• [08/25] "Rally" for Jewelry
• [09/17] "Confession" (告白) for Super Junior-M
• [09/17] "Love Is" (사랑이란) for Lee Seung-gi
• [10/29] "Rally Ver. 2" for Seo In-guk
• [11/19] "Mom" (엄마) for E-Tribe
• [11/19] "Mom (Acoustic guitar ver.)" (엄마) for E-Tribe

2010

• [01/28] "Star Star Star" (별별별) for Girls' Generation
• [01/28] "Be Happy" for Girls' Generation
• [03/22] "Star Star Star (Acoustic R&B ver)" (별별별) for Girls' Generation
• [04/16] "Outlaw in the Wild" (황야의 무법자) for Hyuna of 4minute & Nassun
• [04/30] "World Cup Chant" for "The Brotherhood"
• [06/08] "My Luv" for XCROSS
• [07/20] "Whale" (고래) for Nicole Jung of Kara & Park Myeong-su
• [08/26] "U" for 4MEN
• [09/03] "O-IWI-O" for Nassun & MBLAQ's G.O. O-IWI-O is a response to Gee^[8]
• [10/11] "Blue Moon (Feat. Nassun)" for Sun Woo
• [10/21] "Eyes Nose Mouth (Feat. 4MEN)" (눈코입) for Sun Woo
• [12/02] "Yayaya" for T-ara
• [12/22] "What Are You Doing (4MEN. MIII)" (뭐하) for YWHO家

2011

• [01/04] "Dal Shabet" for Dal Shabet
• [01/04] "Supa Dupa Diva" for Dal Shabet
• [01/04] "Hottie" (매력덩어리) for Dal Shabet
• [01/04] "Bad Guy" (나쁜 남자) for Joo
• [01/05] "Honey Funny Bunny" for U-Know Yunho (TVXQ)
• [01/10] "Cry" for MBLAQ ^[9]
• [01/26] "Then I can live" (그때난사는거야) for Haeri of Davichi
• [02/16] "Don't know" (잘몰라) for Park Daye
• [02/22] "Uppercut" for Insooni
• [03/08] "Angel" for Kim Hyung Jun
• [03/08] "oH! aH!" for Kim Hyung Jun
• [04/14] "Shakalaka" for Dal Shabet
• [04/14] "Don't move" (그대로 멈춰라) for Dal Shabet
• [04/14] "Pink Rocket" for Dal Shabet
• [05/17] "Shameless Lie" (뻔뻔한 거짓말) for Gayoon from Lie To Me OST
• [06/29] "Yayaya remix ver." for T-ara
• [08/11] "BEEP" for Dal Shabet
• [08/11] "Dream In U" for Dal Shabet
• [08/11] "Bling Bling" for Dal Shabet
• [11/01] "That Man, That Woman" (그남자 그여자) for 4men & MIIII
• [11/01] "That Woman" (그여자) for 4men & MIIII

2012

• [01/26] "Hit U" for Dal Shabet
• [01/26] "Hit U (Remix)" for Dal Shabet
• [01/26] "Dream In U (Remix)" for Dal Shabet
• [06/07] "Mr. Bang Bang" for Dal Shabet

2013

• [02/21] "One Hour Two Hours" (한 시간 두 시간) for MIII
• [08/20] "Why not" for History
• [11/06] “Hush” for miss A
• [11/06] "Hush (Party Ver.)" for miss A

2015

• [05/21] "Slow down" for History
• [07/31] "Pinocchio" for Insooni
• [11/02] "Cry & Blow" (울고 분다) for Joo (singer)

Happy Face Entertainment

External links

• KBS biography

References

1. "E-Tribe transformed the flow of the Korean music industry" (in Korean).
2. Happy Face Entertainment & Y Who Enterprise announce merger. News.nate.com. Retrieved on March 7, 2012.
3. "Y Who Enterprise to Vibe Entertainment, official announcement of name change" (in Korean).
4. 안명원 on Naver
5. E.D on Naver
6. "E-Tribe list of productions" (in Korean). Daum.
7. "Korea Music Copyright Association" (in Korean). KOMCA.
8. "엠블랙 지오-낯선의 듀엣곡 'O-IWI-O', "딱 Gee 남자 버전 같다"" (in Korean). My Star news. September 3, 2010.
9. "엠블랙, 1집 'Cry' 음원 공개 '동방신기와 맞대결'" (in Korean). Nate News. January 3, 2011.