History Of Dreamcatcher
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Dreamcatcher (Hangul: 드림캐쳐) is a Korean pop-metal group under Dreamcatcher Company. The group’s seven members, JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Handong, Yoohyeon, Dami and Gahyeon, debuted on January 13th, 2017 with the single album titled Nightmare and its title track, Chase Me.
History
MINX (2014-2016)
On September 15, 2014, Happyface Entertainment announced the debut of a new girl group, titled MINX. Before this Happyface had teased the debut of MINX at Oak Valley Summertime Festival just a month earlier, where they performed original songs that would end up being official tracks of the group.
The group later released the single Why Did You Come to My Home on September 18, 2014.
MINX showcases their boyish and adorable concept in the music video with added comedic effect throughout. With fun energetic choreography, MINX showcases their vocals as well as their intense rap skills through their debut song.
on July 2, 2015, MINX released their first EP titled Love Shake, along with a title track of the same name. Love Shake is the first mini album by MINX. It was released on July 2, 2015 with “Love Shake” serving as the album’s title track. The title track is a remake of the song in Dalshabet’s first album Bang Bang.
After a year long hiatus Happyface Entertainment announced that MINX would re-debut with a new concept and under new group name “Dreamcatcher”. Two new members were added to the group with the debut, that being Handong and Gahyeon, making the group seven members instead of five.
2017: Dreamcatcher, first comeback, Prequel and first world tour
On January 13, 2017, Dreamcatcher officially debuted with their first single album “Nightmare” and its title track “Chase Me”. With the single album’s release, the group kicked off their Nightmare Series.
On March 17, a mysterious teaser photo posted on the group’s social media accounts hinted at a possible first comeback on April 5. Individual teasers of all seven members posted on March 19 confirmed plans for a first comeback. Dreamcatcher made their first comeback on April 5, 2017 with their second single album called “Nightmare · Fall Asleep in the Mirror” and its title track “Good Night”.
On July 7, 2017 a teaser scheduler posted on the group’s social media accounts announced the release of their first mini album, called Prequel. The mini album, along with its title track “Fly High”, was released on July 27.
On August 1, Happyface Entertainment announced that following the conclusion of promotions for Prequel, Dreamcatcher would embark on their very first tour around the world visiting cities in Japan, South America, and Europe. The world tour, titled Dreamcatcher 1st Tour “Fly High”, lasted from September 30, 2017 to February 25, 2018.
2018: Escape the Era, Alone In The City, Japanese debut
On January 4, 2018, Happyface Entertainment announced Dreamcatcher would be releasing a special digital single in celebration of their first anniversary since their debut. “Full Moon”, was released on January 12 alongside a promotional music video.
On March 10, 2018, the group posted a video announcing their official fandom name to be “InSomnia”. The name is derived from the Latin word ‘Somnium’ and its plural form ‘Somnia’, which means “dream” or “fantasy”. The name represents how Dreamcatcher and their fans will be together forever, making lots of happy memories even when dreaming.
On April 24, 2018, a mysterious teaser image posted on the group’s Instagram page hinted at the group’s comeback album finally being released. A release scheduler posted on April 27 revealed that the group’s second mini album, Nightmare · Escape the ERA, would be released on May 10, 2018. On this day, the mini album, along with its title track “You and I”, was released. With the mini album’s release, Dreamcatcher concluded their Nightmare Series.
From July 27 to August 5, Dreamcatcher embarked on their second world tour: Welcome to the Dream World Latin America Tour. The tour featured 8 shows (One in Taipei and seven throughout Latin America).
On September 20, 2018, a mysterious teaser image posted on the group’s Instagram page hinted at an upcoming comeback. A release scheduler posted on September 6 announced that the group’s third mini album, Alone In The City, was set to be released on September 20. On this day, the mini-album, along with its title track “What”, was released.
The group made their Japanese debut on November 21 under Pony Canyon with their first single “What (Japanese Ver.)”.
2019: The End of Nightmare, The Beginning of the End, Raid of Dream
On January 8, 2019, Happyface Entertainment announced that likewise to the group’s first debut anniversary, Dreamcatcher would be releasing a special digital single to celebrate their second anniversary since debut. The digital single, titled “Over the Sky”, was released on January 16.
Dreamcatcher released their fourth mini album, titled The End of Nightmare, on February 13, 2019 with “PIRI” serving as the album’s title track. During the album’s showcase on the same day, member JiU revealed that Happyface Entertainment had changed its name to Dreamcatcher Company to show support for the group and create an other division for the brother’s group D1CE.
On March 23, the group released their second Japanese single “Piri～Fue wo fuke～ -Japanese ver.-“.
From March 20 to December 15, the group embarked on their third world tour, titled Dreamcatcher Concert “Invitation From Nightmare City”. The tour visited cities in Asia, Europe, Australia, and the United States. Member Handong was unable to participate in the tour’s European and American legs due to scheduling conflicts and activities in China with the reality show “Youth With You 2”.
On June 30, Dreamcatcher revealed their official colors: Pantone Black 6 C, Pantone 7623 C, and Pantone P 10-6 C. The group also shared a striking image of a red moon partially obscured by black clouds (featuring all three of their new colors), along with the caption :
“The day that the red moon rises, DreamCatcher invites you into their dreams.”
The group’s first Japanese digital single, “You and I -Japanese ver.-” was released on August 30. The single acted as a pre-release track for their first full-length Japanese album The Beginning of the End, which was released on September 11 and the tittle track “Breaking Out”.
Dreamcatcher released their first special album, Raid of Dream, on September 18. The album was made in collaboration with the mobile game King’s Raid; it’s title track “Deja Vu” was used as the game’s theme song.
2020: 1st full Album, Dystopia: Lose Myself, No More and 1st Opening
On February 1, 2020, a mysterious teaser image posted onto the group’s social media accounts hinted at a upcoming comeback. A teaser scheduler posted two days later announced the release of Dreamcatcher’s first full-length Korean album. The next day, a notice posted on the group’s official fancafe announced that Handong would be unable to participate in the album’s promotions due to her schedules in China for her participation in Youth With You 2.
On February 18, Dreamcatcher’s first full-length Korean album, Dystopia: The Tree Of Language, was released. With the album’s release, the group announced their new Dystopia storyline and the new triology of Dreamcatcher.
The group released their third Japanese single, “Endless Night”, on March 11 but promotions for the single were suspended due to the pandemic of Covid 19.
On May 1, Dreamcatcher collaborated with boy group IN2IT and soloist AleXa for the song “Be the Future”. Produced in partnership with Millenasia Project and Varkey Foundation, the song conveys the message of how important education and safety are during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dreamcatcher’s second video game OST, “R.o.S.e Blue” was released on July 15. The song was used as the title track for the mobile game Girl Cafe Gun.
On July 30, 2020 the group released the teaser scheduler for their fifth mini album, again with only 6 members, titled Dystopia: Lose Myself. The mini album, along with its title track “BOCA”, was released on August 17, 2020.
On November 20, the group’s fifth Japanese single, “No More”, was released. “Eclipse (TV Size)” was released on December 25, 2020. It is the opening theme song for the anime television series King’s Raid: Successors of the Will.
2021: Dystopia: Road to Utopia, “Eclipse”, “Summer Holiday”
On January 8, 2021, the group released a mysterious teaser image on their Instagram page, hinting at a comeback later in the month. A scheduler posted on the group’s social accounts on January 11 confirmed the group will comeback with their sixth mini album, Dystopia: Road to Utopia, on January 26. On this day, the mini album, as well as its title track “Odd Eye”, was released.
Dreamcatcher’s sixth Japanese single, “Eclipse”, was released on March 24. The title song was used as the opening theme for the second part of the King’s Raid Ishi wo Tsugu Monotachi anime.
DREAMCATCHER Korea office DREAMCATCHER COMPANY and Pony Canyon Co., Ltd. have decided to terminate the management contract for DREAMCATCHER’s activities in Japan on August 31, 2021.
On July 12, Xportsnews reported that Dreamcatcher would be making a comeback at the end of July. Following reports, a source from the group’s agency Dreamcatcher Company confirmed, “Dreamcatcher is preparing to release a new album with a goal of making a comeback at the end of July.” The group will be returning on July 30 at 6 p.m. KST with their second special mini album “Summer Holiday.”
This is Dreamcatcher’s first comeback in six months after concluding their “Dystopia” album series with “Dystopia: Road to Utopia” in January. On July 30 at 6 p.m. KST, the girl group released their special mini album “Summer Holiday” with BEcause as the title track.
Album
Korean
Studio Albums
- Dystopia: The Tree Of Language (2020)
Single Albums
- Nightmare (2017)
- Fall Asleep in the Mirror (2017)
Mini Albums
- Prequel (2017)
- Nightmare – Escape the ERA (2018)
- Alone in the City (2018)
- The End of Nightmare (2019)
- Dystopia: Lose Myself (2020)
- Dystopia: Road to Utopia (2021)
Digital Singles
- Full Moon (2018)
- Over the Sky (2019)
Special Albums
- Raid of Dream (2019)
- Summer Holiday (2021)
DVDs
- 2021 Dreamcatcher Concert CROSSROAD DVD (2021)
Japanese
Studio Albums
- The Beginning of the End (2019)
Single Albums
- What (Japanese Ver.) (2018)
- Piri ~ Fue wo Fuke ~ (2019)
- Endless Night (2020)
- Eclipse (2021)
Digital Singles
- You and I (Japanese ver.) (2019)
- No More (2020)
ERA
- MINX
- 2014
- September 18, 2014 – single Why Did You Come to My Home
- July 2, 2015 – Love Shake
- 2014
- Dreamcatcher
- 2017
- January 13, 2017 – Nightmare (Chase Me)
- April 5, 2017 – Nightmare – Fall Asleep in the Mirror (Good Night)
- July 7, 2017 – Prequel (Fly High)
- 2018
- May 10, 2018 – Nightmare Escape the ERA (You and I)
- September 20, 2018 – Alone In The City (What)
- 2019
- February 13, 2019 – The End of Nightmare (PIRI)
- September 11, 2019 – Japan (The Beginning of the End) (Breaking Out)
- September 18, 2019 – Special Raid of Dream (Deja Vu)
- 2020
- February 18, 2020 – Dystopia: The Tree Of Language (Scream)
- March 11, 2020 – Endless Night
- July 15, 2020 – single R.o.S.e Blue
- August 17, 2020 – Dystopia: Lose Myself (BOCA)
- 2021
- January 8, 2021 – Dystopia: Road to Utopia (ODD EYE)
- Maret 24 2021 – Japan (Eclipse)
- July 30 2021 – Special Summer Holiday (BEcause)
- 2017
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