E-Tribe (이트라이브) is a South Korean record artist and music 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 known in the South Korean music scene.[1]

  • E-Tribe
  • 이트라이브
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresPop, bubblegum pop
Occupation(s)Record producer, singer
Instrument(s)keyboards, synthesizers, Sequencer
Years active2006–present
LabelsElephant Entertainment
MembersAhn Myung-won
Kim Young-deuk

In January 2011, Happy Face Entertainment debuted their own girl group, Dal Shabet. Their debut song, "Supa Dupa Diva", produced by E-Tribe 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".

Since late 2011 only Ahn Myung-won uses the name E-tribe. In 2012 he founded Elephant Entertainment.[2] An entertainment company with various artists[3] and is the CEO of that company.

Members

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Ahn Myung-won

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  • Born on January 30, 1978[4]
  • CEO of Elephant Entertainment [5]

Former Members

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Kim Young-deuk

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Credits

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Below is a list of works produced and composed by E-Tribe in chronological order. Listed by year and date [MM/DD].[7][8]

2006

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

2007

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2008

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  • [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

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2010

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  • [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 GO. O-IWI-O is a response to Gee[9]
  • [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

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2012

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2013

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  • [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

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

2016

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  • [06/17] "Hustle" for Park Ki Ryang
  • [06/17] "Lucky Charm" for Park Ki Ryang
  • [06/17] "Scar" (흠집) for Park Ki Ryang

2017

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2018

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  • [05/30] "love4eva (feat. Grimes)" for Loona sub-unit yyxy

References

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  1. ^ "E-Tribe transformed the flow of the Korean music industry" (in Korean).
  2. ^ "Elephant Ent. company info". jobkorea.
  3. ^ "Elephant Ent. website". Elephant ent. homapage. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. ^ 안명원 on Naver
  5. ^ "주식회사 엘리펀트 이엔티". hu4385.s13.make24.kr. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "E.D :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com.
  7. ^ "E-Tribe list of productions" (in Korean). Daum.
  8. ^ "Korea Music Copyright Association" (in Korean). KOMCA. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012.
  9. ^ "엠블랙 지오-낯선의 듀엣곡 'O-IWI-O', "딱 Gee 남자 버전 같다"" (in Korean). My Star news. September 3, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.
  10. ^ "엠블랙, 1집 'Cry' 음원 공개 '동방신기와 맞대결'" (in Korean). Nate News. January 3, 2011.
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