Kim Jung-gu (Korean: 김중구, born March 6, 1990), known professionally as R.Tee (Korean: 알티), is a South Korean record producer, songwriter, and DJ signed with The Black Label.[1] He has produced songs for artists including Big Bang, Blackpink, iKon, and Winner.[2][3][4]
R.Tee | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kim Jung-gu |
| Born | March 6, 1990 |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, DJ |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김중구 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jung-gu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chungku |
Early life
editKim Jung-gu was born on March 6, 1990 (February 10, 1990 by the lunar calendar).[5] He liked Radiohead when he was young, so he felt happy when he saved money and bought a Radiohead T-shirt. Later, he wanted to be always happy no matter what music he did, so he shortened "Radiohead T-shirt" into "R.Tee" and began to use it as his stage name. He became interested in electronica after watching Deadmau5 perform.[6] He studied Korean painting in college.[7]
Career
editIn 2014, R.Tee released his debut single "We Got the World". In 2015, he appeared on the DJ competition TV show Headliner.[8] He signed to Dee Company, an entertainment agency founded by Yoon Do-hyun.[9] In 2019, he released the single "What Are You Waiting For" with Anda, which received critical acclaim.[10] In 2022, he appeared on Show Me the Money 11 as judge and producer.[11]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "We Got the World" (Feat. Hani) |
2014 |
| "What Are You Waiting For" (뭘 기다리고 있어) (with Anda) |
2019 |
Songwriting and production credits
editCredits are adapted from the Korean Music Copyright Association database. R.Tee's search ID is 10000790.[12]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2014 | Badkiz | "Babomba" | non-album single | 
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— |
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— | 
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Uppercut |
| C-Clown | "Justice" (암행어사) | Let's Love |
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— |
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Shinsadong Tiger, Bum&Nang |
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— | |
| 2015 | Seo In-young | "High Heeled" (feat. Dok2) | SIY |
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— |
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The Platonix01 |
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— |
| YB | "20 Years" (스무살) | non-album single |
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— |
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Yoon Do-hyun |
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— | |
| 2016 | Nada, Jeon So-yeon | "Scary" (무서워) | Unpretty Rapstar 3 |
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— |
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Kush |
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Kush |
| MOBB | "Hit Me" (feat. Kush) | The MOBB |
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— |
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— |
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Teddy, Kush, Choice37 | |
| Blackpink | "Playing With Fire" | Square Two |
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— |
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Teddy |
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— | |
| Big Bang | "Fxxk It" | Made |
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— |
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Teddy, G-Dragon |
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Teddy | |
| 2017 | Taeyang | "Wake Me Up" | White Night |
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— |
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Joe Rhee, Kush |
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Kush |
| Mix Nine | "Just Dance" | Mix Nine Part 1 |
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— |
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Joe Rhee, Teddy, Kush |
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— | |
| Yoon Do-hyun | "Trip" | non-album single |
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— |
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Yoon Do-hyun, Heo Jun, Chewsup |
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— | |
| 2018 | Taeyang | "Louder" | Louder |
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— |
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Taeyang, Seo Won Jin, 24, Joe Rhee, Teddy |
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Seo Won Jin, 24 |
| Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | Square Up |
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— |
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24, Teddy, Bekuh Boom |
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24, Teddy | |
| "Forever Young" |
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— |
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— |
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24, Teddy, Future Bounce | |||
| "See U Later" |
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— |
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24, Teddy |
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24 | |||
| Seungri | "Alone" (혼자 있는법) | The Great Seungri |
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— |
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Seungri, 8!, Brian Lee |
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— | |
| "Good Luck to You" |
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— |
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Seungri, Seo Won Jin, 24 |
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Seo Won Jin, 24 | |||
| iKon | "Killing Me" | New Kids: Continue |
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— |
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B.I, Joe Rhee |
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Joe Rhee | |
| "Adore You" | New Kids: The Final |
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— |
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— |
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Seo Won Jin | ||
| 2019 | Anda & R.Tee | "What You Waiting For" | non-album single |
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Joe Rhee, 1105 |
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Joe Rhee, 1105 |
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— |
| Blackpink | "Don't Know What to Do" | Kill This Love |
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— |
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— |
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24, Teddy | |
| "Kill This Love" |
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— |
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24, Teddy, Bekuh Boom |
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24, Teddy | |||
| Imfact | "The Light" (빛나) | Only U |
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— |
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Kim Ji-seon, Cha Wang-un |
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— | |
| Jeon So-mi | "Birthday" | Birthday |
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— |
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— |
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24 | |
| 2020 | Winner | "Hold" | Remember |
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— |
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Mino |
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| Jeon So-mi | "What You Waiting For" | non-album single |
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— |
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24, Jeon So-mi, Teddy |
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24 | |
| Treasure | "Boy" | The First Step: Chapter One |
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— |
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Choice37, Hea, Se.A |
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— | |
| "I Love You" | The First Step: Chapter Two |
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Yoshi, Choi Hyun-suk, Haruto |
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— |
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Yena | ||
| Blackpink | "How You Like That" | The Album |
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— |
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24, Teddy |
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24 | |
| "Pretty Savage" |
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Teddy, 24, Bekuh Boom |
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Teddy, 24 | |||
| "Lovesick Girls" |
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Teddy, 24, Jennie, Jisoo, Brian Lee, Leah Haywood, David Guetta |
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24 | |||
| "Crazy Over You" |
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Teddy, Bekuh Boom, 24, Future Bounce |
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24, Future Bounce | |||
| 2021 | Lisa | "Money" | Lalisa |
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— |
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24, Bekuh Boom, Vince |
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24 |
| 2022 | Blackpink | "Pink Venom" | Born Pink |
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— |
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24, Teddy, IDO |
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24, IDO |
| "Yeah Yeah Yeah" |
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— |
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Kush, VVN, IDO |
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Kush, IDO | |||
| "Hard to Love" |
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— |
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Freddy Wexler, Teddy, Bianca "Blush" Atterberry, Max Wolfgang, 24 |
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24 | |||
| Huh | "Ugly Duckling" (feat. Sunwoo Jung-a, Bobby) | Show Me the Money 11 |
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— |
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JuniorChef, Huh, Para9on |
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JuniorChef, Sunwoo Jung-a | |
| 2023 | Jisoo | "All Eyes on Me" | Me |
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— |
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Teddy, 24, VVN |
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24 |
| Heize | "VingleVingle" (빙글빙글) | non-album single |
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— |
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VVN, Kush, Heize |
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— | |
| Taeyang | "Shoong!" (feat. Lisa) | Down to Earth |
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— |
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24, Vince, Dominsuk | |
| "Nightfall" (feat. Bryan Chase) |
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Kush, Vince, NOS, Bryan Chase, VVN |
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IDO, Kush, NOS, VVN | |||
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Headliner | Contestant | [8] |
| 2022 | Show Me the Money 11 | Producer | [11] |
References
edit- ^ Park, Boram (2019-03-06). "Anda relaunches music career with BLACKPINK's music label". Yonhap News. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "안다, 노래와 퍼포먼스로 확 당긴다···얼굴도 얼굴이지만". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (2020-03-20). "K-pop act WINNER to unveil pre-release song 'Hold'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "알티 "작곡한 노래 중 블랙핑크 '불장난' 가장 애착"". MK Sports (in Korean). 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "알티". Naver People Search (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2020.
- ^ "이상한 나라의 알티" [R.Tee in wonderland]. W Korea (in Korean). November 16, 2018.
- ^ "R.TEE는 멈출 줄 모른다" [R.Tee does not know how to stop]. Harper's Bazaar (in Korean). March 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Yeon, Na-gyeong (October 13, 2015). "'헤드라이너' 결승 진출 DJ는? "여러가지 만감이 교차합니다"" [Which DJ will advance to the finals? "I have mixed feelings"]. SportsQ (in Korean).
- ^ Lee, Eun-jeong (September 30, 2015). "실력파 DJ 알티, 윤도현 기획사와 전속 계약" [Skilled DJ R.Tee, signs exclusive contract with Yoon Do-hyun's agency]. Yonhap News (in Korean).
- ^ "The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Kwak, Hyeon-su; Jeon, Yong-ho (July 29, 2022). "[와이티엔 스타뉴스] 래퍼 저스디스-알티 합류 완료, 심사위원 확정한 '쇼미 11" [[YTN Star News] Rapper Justhis and R.Tee are confirmed to be the judges of 'Show Me 11'] (in Korean). YTN – via Naver.
- ^ "전체검색" [Full Search]. Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-26.