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Dreamcatcher
Members
7
Fandom
InSomnia
The rock-and-metal girl group that turned a nightmare concept into a global niche empire.
- Rock-driven
- Dark-concept
- Powerful
- Distinctive
- Globally-beloved
LINEUP
Members
| Member | Position | Birthday | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| JiU | Leader · Visual | May 17, 1994 | 32 |
| SuA | Main dancer · Lead vocalist | Aug 10, 1994 | 32 |
| Siyeon | Main vocalist · Visual | Oct 1, 1995 | 31 |
| Handong | Vocalist · Visual | Mar 26, 1996 | 30 |
| Yoohyeon | Main vocalist · Lead dancer | Jan 7, 1997 | 29 |
| Dami | Main rapper | Mar 7, 1997 | 29 |
| Gahyun (formerly Gahyeon) | Lead rapper · Maknae | Feb 3, 1999 | 27 |
MILESTONES
Records & firsts
Longest wait from debut to first music show win by a girl group
"Maison", 1,924 days, April 2022.
First Korean act to perform at Primavera Sound
Barcelona, June 2022.
First K-pop girl group to top Billboard's Next Big Sound chart
February 2021.
First K-pop girl group to tour major European cities
First world tour, 2018–19.
"Justice" named one of Billboard's 25 best K-pop songs of 2024
From the EP Virtuous.
DID YOU KNOW
Trivia & lore
Their CEO said MINX failed because too many girl groups shared its cute concept, so Dreamcatcher was meant to do "what others won't do".
The fandom name InSomnia means "in dreams".
"Boca" means "mouth" in Spanish; the moombahton-rock song warns against careless words.
Apocalypse: Save Us included solo songs the members wrote, composed and arranged themselves.
Gahyeon changed her English stage name to Gahyun in July 2024.
DISCOGRAPHY
Signature tracks
TIMELINE
The journey
ORIGIN
From MINX to Dreamcatcher
2014 — 2016
Five of the members first debuted in 2014 as MINX, a cute-concept group under Happyface that never stood out. In November 2016 the label rebuilt it with Handong and Gahyun, a new name and a darker sound no other girl group was doing.
DEBUT
Nightmare series
2017 — 2019
"Chase Me" re-launched them in January 2017 as a metal-tinged rock act, and "Good Night" kept the horror story going. A first world tour followed, and they became the first K-pop girl group to tour major European cities.
Anchor track: Chase Me
BREAKTHROUGH
Dystopia trilogy
2020 — 2021
Their first studio album brought the EDM-rock "Scream", and Dystopia: Lose Myself became their first release past 100,000 copies. In 2021 they were the first K-pop girl group to top Billboard's Next Big Sound chart.
Anchor track: Scream
GLOBAL
Apocalypse & first wins
2022 — 2024
"Maison" won their first music show in April 2022, 1,924 days after debut, and they became the first Korean act at Primavera Sound. All seven renewed early that November; "Bonvoyage" and "Justice" followed.
Anchor track: Maison
SPLIT
Agency split & UAU
2025
Handong, Gahyun and Dami left Dreamcatcher Company on March 31, 2025 but stayed in the group, while the other four turned to separate activities. JiU, SuA and Yoohyeon formed the first sub-unit, UAU.
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