Kim Jung-gu (Korean김중구, born March 6, 1990), known professionally as R.Tee (Korean알티), 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 nameKim Jung-gu
Born (1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 (age 34)
Genres
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter, DJ
Years active2014–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
김중구
Revised RomanizationGim Jung-gu
McCune–ReischauerKim Chungku

Early life

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Kim 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

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In 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

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Singles

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Title Year
"We Got the World"
(Feat. Hani)
2014
"What Are You Waiting For" (뭘 기다리고 있어)
(with Anda)
2019

Songwriting and production credits

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Credits 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       Uppercut
C-Clown "Justice" (암행어사) Let's Love     Shinsadong Tiger, Bum&Nang  
2015 Seo In-young "High Heeled" (feat. Dok2) SIY     The Platonix01  
YB "20 Years" (스무살) non-album single     Yoon Do-hyun  
2016 Nada, Jeon So-yeon "Scary" (무서워) Unpretty Rapstar 3     Kush   Kush
MOBB "Hit Me" (feat. Kush) The MOBB       Teddy, Kush, Choice37
Blackpink "Playing With Fire" Square Two     Teddy  
Big Bang "Fxxk It" Made     Teddy, G-Dragon   Teddy
2017 Taeyang "Wake Me Up" White Night     Joe Rhee, Kush   Kush
Mix Nine "Just Dance" Mix Nine Part 1     Joe Rhee, Teddy, Kush  
Yoon Do-hyun "Trip" non-album single     Yoon Do-hyun, Heo Jun, Chewsup  
2018 Taeyang "Louder" Louder     Taeyang, Seo Won Jin, 24, Joe Rhee, Teddy   Seo Won Jin, 24
Blackpink "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" Square Up     24, Teddy, Bekuh Boom   24, Teddy
"Forever Young"       24, Teddy, Future Bounce
"See U Later"     24, Teddy   24
Seungri "Alone" (혼자 있는법) The Great Seungri     Seungri, 8!, Brian Lee  
"Good Luck to You"     Seungri, Seo Won Jin, 24   Seo Won Jin, 24
iKon "Killing Me" New Kids: Continue     B.I, Joe Rhee   Joe Rhee
"Adore You" New Kids: The Final       Seo Won Jin
2019 Anda & R.Tee "What You Waiting For" non-album single   Joe Rhee, 1105   Joe Rhee, 1105  
Blackpink "Don't Know What to Do" Kill This Love       24, Teddy
"Kill This Love"     24, Teddy, Bekuh Boom   24, Teddy
Imfact "The Light" (빛나) Only U     Kim Ji-seon, Cha Wang-un  
Jeon So-mi "Birthday" Birthday       24
2020 Winner "Hold" Remember     Mino  
Jeon So-mi "What You Waiting For" non-album single     24, Jeon So-mi, Teddy   24
Treasure "Boy" The First Step: Chapter One     Choice37, Hea, Se.A  
"I Love You" The First Step: Chapter Two   Yoshi, Choi Hyun-suk, Haruto     Yena
Blackpink "How You Like That" The Album     24, Teddy   24
"Pretty Savage"     Teddy, 24, Bekuh Boom   Teddy, 24
"Lovesick Girls"     Teddy, 24, Jennie, Jisoo, Brian Lee, Leah Haywood, David Guetta   24
"Crazy Over You"     Teddy, Bekuh Boom, 24, Future Bounce   24, Future Bounce
2021 Lisa "Money" Lalisa     24, Bekuh Boom, Vince   24
2022 Blackpink "Pink Venom" Born Pink     24, Teddy, IDO   24, IDO
"Yeah Yeah Yeah"     Kush, VVN, IDO   Kush, IDO
"Hard to Love"     Freddy Wexler, Teddy, Bianca "Blush" Atterberry, Max Wolfgang, 24   24
Huh "Ugly Duckling" (feat. Sunwoo Jung-a, Bobby) Show Me the Money 11     JuniorChef, Huh, Para9on   JuniorChef, Sunwoo Jung-a
2023 Jisoo "All Eyes on Me" Me     Teddy, 24, VVN   24
Heize "VingleVingle" (빙글빙글) non-album single     VVN, Kush, Heize  
Taeyang "Shoong!" (feat. Lisa) Down to Earth       24, Vince, Dominsuk
"Nightfall" (feat. Bryan Chase)     Kush, Vince, NOS, Bryan Chase, VVN   IDO, Kush, NOS, VVN

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Headliner Contestant [8]
2022 Show Me the Money 11 Producer [11]

References

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  1. ^ Park, Boram (2019-03-06). "Anda relaunches music career with BLACKPINK's music label". Yonhap News. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  2. ^ "안다, 노래와 퍼포먼스로 확 당긴다···얼굴도 얼굴이지만". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  3. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (2020-03-20). "K-pop act WINNER to unveil pre-release song 'Hold'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  4. ^ "알티 "작곡한 노래 중 블랙핑크 '불장난' 가장 애착"". MK Sports (in Korean). 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  5. ^ "알티". Naver People Search (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "이상한 나라의 알티" [R.Tee in wonderland]. W Korea (in Korean). November 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "R.TEE는 멈출 줄 모른다" [R.Tee does not know how to stop]. Harper's Bazaar (in Korean). March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ "The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 29, 2019.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "전체검색" [Full Search]. Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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