Dreamcatcher is South Korean girl group formed by Happyface Entertainment (now named Dreamcatcher Company). The group consists of seven members: JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Handong, Yoohyeon, Dami and Gahyeon. They officialy debuted January 13th 2017, with the single album Nightmare.
Dreamcatcher originaly formed under the name MINX, consisting of five members: JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Yoohyeon, Dami.
On September 18th 2014 they released their deubt single "Why Did You Come To My Home?". In December
of the same year, they released a holiday single "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" with girl group
Dal Shabet.
They
made comeback in July 2015 with the EP Love Shake, which
was to be their last release as MINX. In November
2016 they announced, that they will re-debut in 2017 under the new name Dreamcatcher with the
addition of two new
members,
Handong a Gahyeon.
MINX
Year 2014-16
MINX debuted September 18th 2014 with their digital single Why Did You Come To
My Home?
Group officialy disbanded 29. Listopadu 2016. Happyface Entertainment announced, that
they will re-debut in 2017 under the new name Dreamcatcher with two new members.
Dreamcatcher
Year 2017
Dreamcatcher debuted January 13th 2017 with their single album Nightmare and
its title track Chase Me.
April 5th they released their second single
album
Fall asleep in the mirror with its title track Good Night.
July 27th they released their first EP under
the name Prequel. Album consists of 6 tracks including
the title track Fly High.
Towards the end of the year,
Dreamcatcher received critical acclaim from music critics worldwide for their unique sound that incorporated
influences of rock and metal music.
Year 2018
January 12th Dreamcatcher released new digital single named Full
moon dedicated to fans in celebration of their first anniversary. Composed by Ollounder (오종훈) and
Leez (이수민). They also composed previous title tracks Chase Me and Good Night.
In February
2018 Dreamcatcher became the first K-pop girl group to complete a tour of major European cities to perform
their music and interact with international fans.
In March Dreamcatcher announced their official fandom
name to be InSomnia.
May 10th Dreamcatcher released their second EP Escape the era,
which consists of 6 tracks including title track You And
I.
Their third EP was released September 20th under the name Alone in the
city with title track What.
They debuted in Japan with
Japanese version of their single What.
Year 2019
On February 13th, Dreamcatcher released their forth EP under the name The
end of the nightmare with title track PIRI,
a song showcasing Dreamcatcher's signature rock acoustics and incorporation of music from piri.
The same day Happyface
Entertainment announced, that they will change name to Dreamcatcher Company
September 11th Dreamcatcher released their first Japanese album The
beginning of the end,which include majority of their title tracks in Japanese version and two new
Japanese singles.
September 18th they released special mini album Raid
of dream with title track Deja Vu. The track is
a collaboration with a mobile game King's Raid.
Year 2020
In February 18th Dreamcatcher released their first studio album under the name Dystopia:
The tree of language with title track Scream. The album is first
part form the series "Dystopia" and also
first studio album since 2017.
In March 11th they released Japanese single with the name Endless Night.
In May 1st Milenasia Project announced, that
Dreamcatcher along with Korean boy group IN2IT and soloist AleXa will be featured in their song titled Be The
Future.
July 15th Dreamcatcher released R.o.S.E BLUE, an OST
(soundtrack) for game
Girl Cafe Gun.
In July 8th Siyeon released her second OST Good
Sera.
In August 17th they released second part from the series Dystopia. The fifth EP Dystopia: Lose
myself with title track BOCA.
In October 16th Handong
officialy returned to group. In October 19th she released her solo debut song First Light
of Dawn.
In November 20th Dreamcatcher released their forth Japanese single No
More.
Year 2021
Third part of the series Dystopia was released in January 26th under the name Dystopia:
Road to utopia with title track Odd Eye.
In March 24th
they released fifth Japanese single Eclipse with title
track Eclipse which is anime opening for King's Raid: Successors of the
Will.
In March 4th they released their official lighstick.
In May 14th they released OST Shadow for TV series Dark Hole.
In May 26th they
released first episode of their show Dreamcatcher Mind (드림캐쳐마인드).
In July 1, Dreamcatcher announced their management
contract with Pony Canyon will end on August 31, 2021.
In July 30th they released 2nd special mini album
under the name Summer holiday and title track BEcause.
In September 10th Dreamcatcher announced their
collaboration with NEOGEN that launched in September
14th with a live stream on their official Youtube
channel.
Year 2022
On April 12, 2022, Dreamcatcher released their second Korean studio album Apocalypse: Save Us and its lead single MAISON.
On April 20, the group earned their first music show win
of their career with "Maison" on MBC M's Show Champion.
On April 26, Dreamcatcher wrapped up their
MAISON promotion with their goodbye stage performance on SBS MTV's "THE SHOW", where they went on to win
their second music show win.
InSomnia
InSomnia is the fandom name of Dreamcatcher. The name was announced through the official Happyface Entertainment Youtube channel on March 10, 2018.
Founding and etymology
It comes from the Latin "In Somnia" which translates as "In Dreams". It represents how Dreamcatcher and their fans will always be together, creating many happy memories even when they dream.