R.Tee
R.Tee | |
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| Born | Kim Jung-gu March 6, 1990 South Korea |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김중구 |
| RR | Gim Junggu |
| MR | Kim Chunggu |
Kim Jung-gu (Korean: 김중구, born March 6, 1990), known professionally as R.Tee (알티), is a South Korean record producer, songwriter, and DJ formerly signed with The Black Label.[2] He has produced songs for artists including Big Bang, Blackpink, iKon, and Winner.[3][4][5]
Early life
Kim Jung-gu was born on March 6, 1990 (February 10, 1990 by the lunar calendar).[6] 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 always be 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.[7] He studied Korean painting in college.[8]
Career
In 2014, R.Tee released his debut single "We Got the World". In 2015, he appeared on the DJ competition TV show Headliner.[9] He signed to Dee Company, an entertainment agency founded by Yoon Do-hyun.[10] In 2019, he released the single "What Are You Waiting For" with Anda, which received critical acclaim.[11] In 2022, he appeared on Show Me the Money 11 as judge and producer.[12]
In 2025, R.Tee left The Black Label and started his own record label, RTST Label.[13]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year |
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| "We Got the World" (Feat. Hani) |
2014 |
| "What Are You Waiting For" (뭘 기다리고 있어) (with Anda) |
2019 |
| "DAMDADI" (Feat. Soyeon of i-dle)[1] |
2025 |
Songwriting and production credits
Credits are adapted from the Korean Music Copyright Association database. R.Tee's search ID is 10000790.[14]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2014 | Badkiz | "Babomba" | non-album single | N/a | N/a | Uppercut | |||
| C-Clown | "Justice" (암행어사) | Let's Love | N/a | Shinsadong Tiger, Bum&Nang | N/a | ||||
| 2015 | Seo In-young | "High Heeled" (feat. Dok2) | SIY | N/a | The Platonix01 | N/a | |||
| YB | "20 Years" (스무살) | non-album single | N/a | Yoon Do-hyun | N/a | ||||
| 2016 | Nada, Jeon So-yeon | "Scary" (무서워) | Unpretty Rapstar 3 | N/a | Kush | Kush | |||
| MOBB | "Hit Me" (feat. Kush) | The MOBB | N/a | N/a | Teddy, Kush, Choice37 | ||||
| Blackpink | "Playing With Fire" | Square Two | N/a | Teddy | N/a | ||||
| Big Bang | "Fxxk It" | Made | N/a | Teddy, T.O.P, G-Dragon | Teddy | ||||
| 2017 | Taeyang | "Wake Me Up" | White Night | N/a | Joe Rhee, Kush | Kush | |||
| Mix Nine | "Just Dance" | Mix Nine Part 1 | N/a | Joe Rhee, Teddy, Kush | N/a | ||||
| Yoon Do-hyun | "Trip" | non-album single | N/a | Yoon Do-hyun, Heo Jun, Chewsup | N/a | ||||
| 2018 | Taeyang | "Louder" | Louder | N/a | Taeyang, Seo Won Jin, 24, Joe Rhee, Teddy | Seo Won Jin, 24 | |||
| Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | Square Up | N/a | 24, Teddy, Bekuh Boom | 24, Teddy | ||||
| "Forever Young" | N/a | N/a | 24, Teddy, Future Bounce | ||||||
| "See U Later" | N/a | 24, Teddy | 24 | ||||||
| Seungri | "Alone" (혼자 있는법) | The Great Seungri | N/a | Seungri, 8!, Brian Lee | N/a | ||||
| "Good Luck to You" | N/a | Seungri, Seo Won Jin, 24 | Seo Won Jin, 24 | ||||||
| iKon | "Killing Me" | New Kids: Continue | N/a | B.I, Joe Rhee | Joe Rhee | ||||
| "Adore You" | New Kids: The Final | N/a | N/a | Seo Won Jin | |||||
| 2019 | Anda & R.Tee | "What You Waiting For" | non-album single | Joe Rhee, 1105 | Joe Rhee, 1105 | N/a | |||
| Blackpink | "Don't Know What to Do" | Kill This Love | N/a | N/a | 24, Teddy | ||||
| "Kill This Love" | N/a | 24, Teddy, Bekuh Boom | 24, Teddy | ||||||
| Imfact | "The Light" (빛나) | Only U | N/a | Kim Ji-seon, Cha Wang-un | N/a | ||||
| Jeon So-mi | "Birthday" | Birthday | N/a | N/a | 24 | ||||
| 2020 | Winner | "Hold" | Remember | N/a | Mino | N/a | |||
| Jeon So-mi | "What You Waiting For" | non-album single | N/a | 24, Jeon So-mi, Teddy | 24 | ||||
| Treasure | "Boy" | The First Step: Chapter One | N/a | Choice37, Hea, Se.A | N/a | ||||
| "I Love You" | The First Step: Chapter Two | Yoshi, Choi Hyun-suk, Haruto | N/a | Yena | |||||
| Blackpink | "How You Like That" | The Album | N/a | 24, Teddy | 24 | ||||
| "Pretty Savage" | N/a | Teddy, 24, Bekuh Boom | Teddy, 24 | ||||||
| "Lovesick Girls" | N/a | Teddy, 24, Jennie, Jisoo, Brian Lee, Leah Haywood, David Guetta | 24 | ||||||
| "Crazy Over You" | N/a | Teddy, Bekuh Boom, 24, Future Bounce | 24, Future Bounce | ||||||
| 2021 | Lisa | "Money" | Lalisa | N/a | 24, Bekuh Boom, Vince | 24 | |||
| 2022 | Blackpink | "Pink Venom" | Born Pink | N/a | 24, Teddy, IDO | 24, IDO | |||
| "Yeah Yeah Yeah" | N/a | Kush, VVN, IDO | Kush, IDO | ||||||
| "Hard to Love" | N/a | Freddy Wexler, Teddy, Bianca "Blush" Atterberry, Max Wolfgang, 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Huh | "Ugly Duckling" (feat. Sunwoo Jung-a, Bobby) | Show Me the Money 11 | N/a | JuniorChef, Huh, Para9on | JuniorChef, Sunwoo Jung-a | ||||
| 2023 | Jisoo | "All Eyes on Me" | Me | N/a | Teddy, 24, VVN | 24 | |||
| Heize | "VingleVingle" (빙글빙글) | non-album single | N/a | VVN, Kush, Heize | N/a | ||||
| Taeyang | "Shoong!" (feat. Lisa) | Down to Earth | N/a | N/a | 24, Vince, Dominsuk | ||||
| "Nightfall" (feat. Bryan Chase) | N/a | Kush, Vince, NOS, Bryan Chase, VVN | IDO, Kush, NOS, VVN | ||||||
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Headliner | Contestant | [9] |
| 2022 | Show Me the Money 11 | Producer | [12] |
References
- ^ a b Shawn (2025-08-10). "R.TEE: The talented producer and DJ returns with his new single "Damdadi"". KSTATION TV. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ Park, Boram (2019-03-06). "Anda relaunches music career with BLACKPINK's music label". Yonhap News Agency. 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 Agency (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.
- ^ Jun-hee, Park (2025-08-05). "Blackpink producer R.Tee launches independent label". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ 전체검색 [Full Search]. Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-26.