In this article, we will get to know one of the underrated boy groups, Tritops, which has 4 members who are full of potential to debut as an idol in the South Korean entertainment industry. Without waiting any longer, let’s take a look at the more detailed information about them below!
Tritops Profile
Tritops (Hangul: 트리 탑스) is a boy group that debuted in 2007 with an original line-up of 3 members, such as Hyung-moon, Yoo-joon, and Il-goon. Tritops has a fandom called Evergreen and has also been actively promoting in Japan. During their career in the entertainment industry and in order to try to keep a career with the Tritops name, they had changed management labels. The group debuted under Joo Paramount Media (2007) with the release of their 1st album titled Boorish Love, then moved to DoReMi Media (2009), and during this era, Il-goon decided to debut solo and left Hyung-moon and Yoo-joon to continue their career as a duo at that time by releasing 2 singles titled “To My Girlfriend” and “Say Love” under JS Entertainment (2012) where Woo-goon successfully joined Tritops as a new member. Tritops moved to Simtong Entertainment (South Korea) (2013), also did some activities under Ivy Records (Japan) (2014–Present) for their promotional schedule in Japan and debuted on October 27th, 2014, and released several singles, such as “Sakurabu”, “365 Days”, and “I Miss You”. Tritops is now signed under Van Leader Entertainment (2014–Present) for their label management in South Korea. The newest song they have released after moving to the new agency is “Missing You Missing You Missing You” by bringing Japanese model, Nakamine Riko, as a model in the music video. To find out more about the Tritops’ members’ profiles and fun facts, let’s take a look at their complete information in the section below!
Ban Hyung-moon’s Profile
Real Name: Bang Hyun-moon (Hangul: 반형문) Stage Name: Hyun-moon (Hangul: 형문) Date of Birth: April 4th, 1980 Star Sign: Aries Height: 179 cm (5’10”) Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs) Blood Type: A Position: Leader, Main Vocalist Official Site: Instagram (@tritops4)
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Lee Woo-goon’s Profile
Real Name: Lee Woo-goon (Hangul: 이우군) Stage Name: Woo-goon (Hangul: 우군) Date of Birth: January 30th, 1985 Star Sign: Aquarius Height: 182 cm (5’11”) Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs) Position: Lead Vocalist Official Sites:
Instagram (@i_woogon) Twitter (@wgoni_tritops)
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Kim Il-goon’s Profile
Real Name: Kim Il-goon (Hangul: 김일군) Stage Name: Il-goon (Hangul: 일군) Date of Birth: January 15th, 1987 Star Sign: Capricorn Height: 182 cm (5’11”) Blood Type: AB Position: Main Vocalist Official Sites:
Instagram (@ilgune19) Twitter (@ilgun_n)
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Jang Yoo-joon’s Profile
Real Name: Jang Yoo-joon (Hangul: 장유준) Stage Name: Yoo-joon (Hangul: 유준) Date of Birth: July 29th, 1988 Star Sign: Leo Height: 179 cm (5’10”) Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs) Blood Type: O Position: Vocalist, Maknae Official Site: Instagram (@jjang.new)
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Tritops’ Official Debut
Debuting with 3 initial members, Hyung-moon, Yoo-joon, and Il-goon, they managed to become a trio who started their career as idols under Joo Paramount Media and debuted in 2007. Initially, they debuted with 3 original line-up members, however, in 2009 Il-goon decided to make a solo debut and Tritops activities were a little hampered because only Hyung-moon and Yoo-joon were promoting as a duo at that time. Boorish Love is the debut album which was successfully released by Tritops in 2007 with the title track “Tree Fog” (Hangul: 청개구리). When they just debuted, Tritops went under the group name I The Tri Tops.
Tritops’ Music Videos Throughout the Years
Tritops debuted with one of their singles titled “Tree Fog”. With their debut appearance in the entertainment industry, Tritops were able to break the K-Pop genre which was at the time booming and debuted as one of the groups that sang ballads. With a sad melody line and heartbreaking lyrics that really describe Tritops’ efforts to convey the message in the song. When viewed from the “Tree Fog” music video, it was about the life of a woman living homeless by the Han River, and a man working at a company. It turns out that behind the scene in the music video there is a plot twist that is about the life of a depressed person. The second music video released from Tritops is “Irresponsibility” with a ballad which is still the main concept of Tritops. This single was released in December 2013 with a music video that tells about the journey of lovers who love each other, but it seems that the man is caught having an affair and his girlfriend asks to break up immediately. And after their relationship is over, the man seemed to regret that he had made a mistake and in the end, the woman had another new man.
In December 2013, Tritops also released a music video for another single titled “Say Love” (Hangul: 사랑한 단말). With a black and white background, a song that has a scene in the music video can look very sad, plus the ballad genre that they added to the song. It is about the love story of a boxer when he finds out that his lover is no longer with him.
On December 5th, 2013, Tritops released one of their newest music videos with the title “Love Addiction” (Hangul: 금단 현상). The genre given in this song is far different from the previous songs that were usually ballads. The music video that made for the song is about a former lover who works as a photographer and gets a job to take pictures of his ex-girlfriend with his new lover. There, he felt jealousy and flashbacks of when he was in a relationship with his ex-lover which really hurt him.
On December 7th, 2013, Tritops released the music video for their single titled “Too Foolish To You” (Hangul: 참 못 났다 내가) and showed a sad story like some of the previous songs that have been released. In winter, a man walks through town with his dog. When he was traveling, he kept seeing the shadow of a woman he knew and for a moment he also had flashbacks of previous events that he had passed together with that woman. It turned out that not only the man experienced flashbacks, but the woman also experienced the same incident.
On April 15th, 2015, Tritops released a music video titled “Missing you Missing you Missing you” (Hangul: 보고 싶다 보고 싶다 보고 싶다) with a scene that tells the story of a man who follows his girlfriend to Japan. Like the previous genre, the ballad song released by Tritops in this year’s comeback with the music video is very sad and is seen in every scene that shows a man who is desperate to find his girlfriend in another country.
On June 10th, 2015, Tritops released the music video for their single titled “Sorry That I’m Ugly” (Hangul: 못 생겨서 미안해) by showing the initial scene of a woman teasing her lover with her visual beauty. Then, they both go on a date outside and just hang out but the man still looks shy, especially when the woman sees a message on her cellphone and he gets angry because of it. However, the man is finally able to win the woman’s heart again.
On December 15th, 2017, Tritops released a music video for “우주 Marry Me” showing an animated pink planet surrounded by plants and flowers in matching colors. Even though there are no other scenes, fans can enjoy the beautiful sound of Tritops when they see this music video.
