| Group Name | Dreamcatcher (드림캐쳐) |
| Agency | Happy Face Entertainment |
| Debut Date | January 13, 2017 |
| Members | Dami Gahyeon Handong JiU Siyeon SuA Yoohyeon |
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Dreamcatcher (드림캐쳐) is a South Korean girl group formed under Happy Face Entertainment. The group made their official debut with their album “Nightmare” on January 13, 2017.
Prior to their debut album, the girl group’s original name was MINX. MINX consisted of 5 members and had released their first debut single on September 18, 2014 titled “Why Did You Come to My Home?”. MINX also went on to release a holiday single featuring South Korean girl group Dai Shabet in the month of December 2014.
In July 2015, MINX released EP “Love Shake”, however, in November 2016 they announced they were going to re-debut as well as change their name to what is now currently known as Dreamcatcher in the year 2017 (they also announced two new members would be joining the girl group).
Following on from Dreamcatchers debut album release which took place on January 13, 2017, the group performed live on South Korean music show M Countdown a few days after.
On April 5, the girl group went on to release their second album “Fall Asleep in the Mirror” as well as the title track “Good Night”.
It wasn’t until July 27, 2017 when the girl group released their first EP titled “Prequel” which ranked #5 on the Billboard World Albums Chart and #1 on the US iTunes K-Pop Top 100 Chart!
On December 8, 2017 Happy Face Entertainment announced that Dreamcatcher would be travelling to 7 different countries throughout Europe for their “Fly High” World Tour scheduled for the month of February 2018.
Throughout the month of January 2018, the girl group had created a huge following and K-Pop fans were showing them more support as the year progressed.
On January 12, 2018 the group released their anniversary digital single “Full Moon” as well as a promotional MV. Immediately their newest single ranked #16 on the “Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart” as well as charting high on iTunes Top 100 K-Pop Charts.
By the end of February 2018, Dreamcatcher officially became the first K-Pop girl group to tour around European cities as well as interact with their international fans.
On May 10, 2018 Dreamcatcher released their second extended play album “Escape the Era” which included 6 different tracks. Success followed as their newest EP ranked #1 and #3 on Hanteo’s Album Chart, #3 on Gaon, #1 on China’s Yinyuetai and #7 on Billboard World Albums Chart.
From dates July 27 – August 2018 the girl group once again went on another world tour titled “Welcome to the Dream World in Latin America”. Dreamcatcher also signed on July 15 with Pony Canyon to make their Japenese debut by fall.
It didn’t stop there for Dreamcatcher, as on September 20, 2018 the girl group released their third extended play titled “Alone in the City” and released their fourth EP titled “The End of Nightmare” on February 13, 2019.
On September 11, 2019 they released their first Japenese full album “The Beginning of the End”.
Throughout the remaining months of 2019, Dreamcatcher continued touring and promoting around Asia as well as Sydney – Australia. The group also announced they would be attending their second Europe tour due to be held throughout the months of October – November 2019.
Dami
Birth Name: Lee Yu-bin (이유빈)
Stage Name: Dami (다미)
Position: Main Rapper, Lead Dancer & Vocalist
Birthday: March 7, 1997 (Age 22)
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Dami was born in Seoul, South Korea and has a brother who has been a soldier in the South Korean Military for several years now. She was also a former MINX member prior to Dreamcatcher’s re-debut.
Aside from Dreamcatcher, one of her passions is reading and she’ll often turn to a book whenever she gets the chance to. Her favorite author is Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. She has also admitted she’s a fan for the Magna Series One Piece.
Dami loves animals, and wishes that she could raise a pet bear. Prior to her success as a musician, she thought about becoming an animal breeder.
Career wise; Dami had appeared on the YG show MIXNINE, however, she had to leave the show due to conflicting tour dates in Brazil at the time.
Fun Facts:
- She knows Kendo.
- Her English name is Emma.
- Dami prefers a man who is good with his words and she can learn from.
Gahyeon
Birth Name: Lee Ga-hyeon (이가현)
Stage Name: Gahyeon (가현)
Position: Vocalist & Rapper
Birthday: February 3, 1999 (Age 20)
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 160 cm (5’2″)
Weight: 43 kg (94 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Gahyeon was born in Seongnam, South Korea and is the youngest of the group. She was introduced for Dreamcatchers re-debut that released on January 13, 2017.
Throughout her schooling, she became an honour student for 3 years and also studied in the Philippines for a few months. She is also very good at maths.
Apparently within Dreamcatcher, she has a great mind and is able to remember the group’s schedule off the top of her head.
Gahyeon also claims she can master the cooking of seaweed soup! (We’d love to be the judges of that Gahyeon).
Fun Facts:
- Her English name is Lucy.
- She can do a Spongebob laugh impersonation.
- Both her and Handong share a room in their dorm room.
Handong
Birth Name: Han Dong (韓東)
Stage Name: Handong(한동)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: March 26, 1996 (Age 23)
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 165 cm (5’4″)
Weight: 49 kg (108 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Handong was born in Wuhan, China. She is the shyest member of Dreamcatcher and was not in the original MINX group that was formed prior to their re-debut.
During highschool, Handong participated in a musical and was advised by her professor to audition in Korea. (Thanks Handong’s professor!)
Aside from her professional career, if Handong wasn’t apart of the girl group she would be a flight attendant.
Fun Facts:
- Her English name is Della.
- Both her and Gahyeon share rooms in their dorm room.
- Her ideal type of man is someone who is tall but overall has a kind and caring personality.
JiU
Birth Name: Kim Min-ji (김민지)
Stage Name: JiU (지유)
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist & Lead Dancer
Birthday: May 17, 1994 (Age 25)
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: 167 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 49 kg (108 lbs)
Blood Type: B
JiU was born in Daejeon, South Korea and has a younger brother. She was apart of the original MINX prior to Dreamcatcher’s re-debut in 2017.
Her personality consists of being carefree, living in the moment and doing naturally cute faces when thinking or showing expressions. She also loves to take long baths or do aerobics to help relieve stress, and will never skip a meal.
Similar to her group of friends in Dreamcatcher, she was also a participant on the YG show MIXNINE, however, had to leave early due to conflict with other meetings and dates.
JiU states she has a love for all girl groups and wishes she could team up with every girl group in Korea and be a combined group! (Great idea).
Fun Facts:
- If JiU wasn’t apart of Dreamcatcher, she would be a police officer.
- She appeared briefly on drama “Hororong Story”.
- Her English name is Lily.
Siyeon
Birth Name: Lee Si-yeon (이시연)
Stage Name: Siyeon (시연)
Position: Main Vocalist
Birthday: October 1, 1995 (Age 23)
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 166 cm (5’4″)
Weight: 49 kg (108 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Siyeon was born in Daegu, South Korea and has an older sister. She was also a former MINX member prior to Dreamcatcher’s re-debut.
Hobbies of hers include playing games, playing the piano and doing anything BUT exercise (I completely agree with you, Siyeon).
Siyeon is a fan of the German metal band Warlock, the movie Avengers and her role model is Hyorin from K-Pop Sistar.
She was also on YG’s show MIXNINE, however, had to leave early due to conflicting dates with prior arrangements.
Fun Facts:
- Siyeon’s English name is Monica.
- Her favorite color is blue.
- Her ideal type of man is someone who can make her laugh, communicates and can build a genuine connection with.
SuA
Birth Name: Kim Bo Ra (김보라)
Stage Name: SuA (수아)
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Rapper & Vocalist
Birthday: August 10, 1994 (Age 25)
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 162 cm (5’3″)
Weight: 43 kg (94 lbs)
Blood Type: O
SuA was born in Changwon, South Korea and has an older brother. She was also a former MINX member prior to Dreamcatcher’s re-debut. SuA trained the longest out of everyone in her girl group.
Other than performing; Hobbies of SuA includes drawing, watching movies (specifically drama shows), cleaning as well as keeping organized.
SuA has a friendly personality and enjoys being around the company of those who can make her laugh. She also is the quickest to learn Dreamcatchers dance routines and often finds herself helping her pairs.
Fun Facts:
- Her English name is Alice.
- She can make a goat sound impersonation.
- SuA is a huge Avengers fan.
Yoohyean
Birth Name: Kim Yoo-hyeon (김유현)
Stage Name: Yoohyeon (유현)
Position: Position: Lead Vocalist
Birthday: January 7, 1997 (Age 21)
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Height: 168 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 49 kg (108 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Yoohyeon was born in Incheon, South Korea and has a younger brother. She was also a former MINX member prior to Dreamcatcher’s re-debut.
Currently Yoohyeon is learning how to speak both Mandarin and German, however, her Dreamcatcher friends agree that she’s the most forgetful out of the group.
Hobbies of Yoohyeon includes playing video games, using her guitar and watching the American cartoon The Simpsons prior to falling asleep.
Yoohyeon also appeared in Jinyoung and Hyunsoo from HNB’s 2018 music video, “Falling in Love”.
Fun Facts:
- Yoohyeon’s English name is Rachel.
- She also appeared on YG’s show MIXNINE but unfortunately had to leave early due to prior commitments.
- Both her and SuA share rooms in their dorm.
