UPDATE: On April 20, 2022, Dreamcatcher received their first music show win on Show Champion for their single “Maison.” This video is outdated. As disclaimed at the beginning, this is a video essay, not a textbook. It’s based on my own speculation and exploration of the subject, and there’s more than one perspective. Subtitles: Spanish, French, and Polish subs were uploaded by community members. Thank you for your translation! If you send me your names I will update the pin and the description. Edit: Also, got my timeline confused, July 2015 was GFriend’s comeback (Me Gustas Tu) not their debut. Me Gustas Tu is what overshadowed Love Shake. Whoops.

Wait... that sudden transition from a cutesy girl group to an almost horror-themed group just slapped me in the face.

Dreamcatcher 🤝 Loona : having their comeback sabotaged for being an unconventional group.

During various interviews, when Dreamcatcher was asked what their goals would be for that year, they always included "getting first win" in their answers. They'd been answering like this since 2014. But ever since Deja Vu, they stopped saying that completely; and changed the answer to "getting more fans." Dreamcatcher knew they got fucked over, and I'm glad they moved on. I still want them to win soon, but I don't want it to be at The Show.

what i love about this is that the company doesn't give up on them. they took a whole risk and redebuted them and took the risk of a new and unique concept which isn't common in kpop. dreamcatcher and their company are amazing & so hardworking. i really hope dreamcatcher get their first win soon bc they deserve it so fucking much

The narrator: "everything is ALLEGED, I encourage you to do your own research..." Me: "Girl I ain't doing no research, I'll believe whatever you say"

Minx Dami: oppa sarranghae~ Dreamcatcher Dami: *oppa I will beat you with a stick*

I ACTUALLY SHOUTED "GODDAMMIT BTS" AT THE SCREEN AT 18:07 as if i didn't wake up at 4 am the day the mv dropped and stream fake love for a week straight lmao

I'm not their fan, but something that made me very angry was the fact that they were being treated as rookies and were on a rookie segment with everglow in 2019. That was plain disrespectful

their discography is literally flawless how did they get 0 points for expert opinion tf

"Kpop's Leonardo DiCaprio" You know what, that's probably the best description you can have. It's not as if they are unpopular or untalented. They just can't get an award to save their lives.

I'M FROM THE FUTURE: MAISON GAVE THEM 2 WINS IN 6 DAYS. 2022 IS THEIR YEAR

In part 2 we have: Handong leaving for China in August of 2019 to go on a Chinese survival show. Her schedule conflicts prevented her participation in Dreamcatcher’s Scream comeback. When the survival show finally ended, Handong was still unable to go back to Korea. Why? Because a global pandemic originating from Handong’s hometown, Wuhan, caused the world to enter quarantine. Handong’s Wuhan passport prevented her from returning because of Korea’s travel ban. Although the travel ban was lifted on the 10th of August, Handong was unable to film or record for the album coming out on the 17th of August. Even if she came back on the 10th, she’ll still have to quarantine for at least 14 days. This means Handong will only be able to participate in the last leg of promotions at best. Oh, and we still haven’t gotten a first win. Dreamcatcher really have the absolute worst luck.

Fact: Dreamcatcher is unable to release a bad track.

5:52 Another interesting fact is that January 13th, 2017 was Friday. Friday the 13th is considered a fearful day in western superstition. Dreamcatcher debuting on that day with their horror concept was a brilliant idea.

REASON WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE GLAD THAT DC IS UNDER HF ENT: I've seen companies debut groups, give them 2-3 comebacks. If it doesn't work out as expected, they just give the group an indefinite hiatus or disbandment itself. I've been a fan of different underrated groups for long so I know. Dreamcatcher is the FIRST underrated group that I've stayed with for so long because they're actually doing pretty well. HF knows what it's doing in building a larger and stronger fanbase than finding that one slip thru to become a "one hit wonder" Looking at Momoland now (no offense), DC are in better standing I can say.

They give JiU a sword for déjà vu, then give a big ass sword for SuA in scream. Are they gonna give Siyeon a sword next? lol (if you notice; jiu, sua. oldest, second oldest.)

All i want for DreamCatcher is they finally crying because of winning trophy in their hand.

We were robbed from two wins, the show can rot in hell

i’m sorry but i wheezed when fake love started playing, as bts being my ult boy group and dreamcatcher being my ult girl group, i died.

DC is actually doing so well in the gaming community. one of them being osu! (usually, korean songs are looked down on in the game) and they tolerate DC so much that their beatmaps have been played for millions! and king's raid, as you all may know, DC had received a lot of fans from it. i've also seen a twitch streamer playing DC and some of his fans got into it as well. if DC promotes more games, they might skyrocket.

happyface entertainment sounds like an amazing company that actually cares about their idols and pushes them through like most companies wouldve given up on minx but they rebranded and kept trying to push the girls towards sucess and even when people got antsy about a debut they still didnt give up

Déjà Vu era was really frustrating. From the weird calculations the first week, second week without announcing winner (when they still had a chance to win), then third week where their chances have decreased a lot, and forth week which I didn't even watch cause I was fed up of all this stuff

To this day I remain freaking disgusted at The Show for the lack of response to the miscalculations of points, just shows how they don't give a flying crap about the groups and fandoms, they just care about the companies that are paying them more. Fortunately I'm seeing more and more support towards Dreamcatcher, I can see our fandom growing, so here's praying that in 2020 we can finally get that first win they deserve so much.

ngl the most schocking part for me was the fact that they went unnoticed in Japan 😭 i thought that would be the one place where they'd be the most popular considering their j rock influenced sound

Dreamcatcher actually have it all from vocals, stage presence, dance legends, visuals, rap, lyricists, self composing, variety queens, funny sweet personalities, performers of our generation, love each other and their fans so much, unique concept and genre, everything you can ask for in a gg and more, what's not to like???

Just because Dreamcatcher from a small company doesn't mean their fans didn't work hard for them. They does, just the industry was corrupted.

Me: What song replaced them after only a week? "FAKE LOVE" plays Me: Oh, damn

Everyone tryna sabotage happy face , a company that actually care about their idols

As someone who really loves Dreamcatcher, this just reignited my fury at The Show.

Important fact: 2018. Dreamcatcher made their first Latin American tour being the first GIRL GROUP in most of these countries and the first Kpop group ever in Panama.

Update: On this date 04/20/2022, Dreamcatcher finally win their first music show win on Show Champion. Congrats

This video was one of the most important journalistic approaches to describe the story of Dreamcatcher. However, since it's older, it lucks the most important part of their story: Their rapid and incredible commercial success in Korea in the last 20 months. Dreamcatcher have swarmed GAON sales with their later Dystopia Trilogy and the Summer Holiday Mini Album, in under 2 years (2020-2021). This year, they ranked at #6 of the Best Selling Girl Groups 2021 list, with 257 687 total physical GAON sales for their two albums, D:RtU and Summer Holiday. Between Blackpink at #5 a and (G)IDLE at #7... They're one of the few names on the list not coming from a Big 3 company. DC have now more than 550 000 total albums sold through GAON in Korea (doubled their sales in just 20 months) and have also doubled their total brand YT views to more than 400M, in the same time (with over 280M Official MV total views). They became the first K-Pop Girl Group to reach #1 on Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart in February 2021, with Odd Eye. And all that, in a year that the K-Pop industry produced record sales. Dreamcatcher proved that they're late bloomers, and that they can deliver amazing music and performances, that people in Korea and abroad love (Sources for the data can be provided on demand). Dreamcatcher have now officially outperformed some of the important girl groups mentioned in this video (many faced serious problems in 2021, unfortunately) and the girls proved to the World they are a force to be reckoned with. They've started making money to pay back their debt, help Gahyeon get RICH and create more comebacks, which could make things even better for them. Of course, in an unstable environment, like the Covid Era, you can't really predict things. Eg the New Year's Eve Festival they were participating in, called Countdown Fantasy 2021-2022, just got cancelled, due to government restrictions. And they could have been going on World Tours by now and become really big in the West, Loona Style. But Covid doesn't allow it, not just yet. The only beef I have with this interesting and well made video is that it keeps creating the perception that Dreamcatcher are *still* very underappreciated in Korea, in 2021. They're not. Not anymore. After the Dystopia Trilogy (Scream, Boca, Odd Eye), and Summer Holiday (BEcause), they're now an important Korean idol group with a sizable Korean InSomnia fandom with their talent, chaotic personalities and humanity and if they dodge some more bullets, they can become a big reference point to the K-Pop industry. All that, while still never having won a first win on a show, partly BEcause BTS came back, yet again this last Summer, while DC were also promoting during the Olympics and they had to stop for a week... So we really need an update to this video, to complete their story. I personally believe that their next comeback in the following months should be their most important in their career (Siyeon mentioned recently that she learns some songs that are 'masterpieces', obviously for their next comeback), and it will propel them into becoming really successful and established in Korea and the World. We all want to see Gahyeon getting RICH, don't we?

I SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THIS TITLE! FINALLY WE HAVE INTELLECTUALS WHO I CAN TRUST TO MAKE NON-JUDJEMENTAL OPINIONS DISCUSSING MY FAVS. Y'ALL PLS STAN DREAM CATCHER THEY'RE THE BEST CRACKHEADS :((

I feel like Dreamcatcher is against the kpop industry. A David vs Goliath that can actually change the industry forever if they succeed.

You hear about these companies treating their groups badly and all that but I'm gonna give credit to Happyface for not only sticking with the girls but making the 200 IQ decision to walk away from Mixnine (we all know how that turned out) and solidify their fanbase. It would have been a temptation to stick with it because of the YG brand name thats for sure.

I feel bad for not looking into Dreamcatcher sooner. Ever since I’ve followed Kpop, I would hear about them. I shrugged it off as I wanted to know the bigger groups as I didn’t understand and jokes fans threw about. Now that I’m trying to be an InSomnia, I feel bad. They really deserve everything.

tbh i cried when the whole thing with the show happened like the girls are working so dang hard to get their first win but they keep getting robbed...

The quality of this video left me genuinely shook?? Like this seriously is so professional I was just expecting a robot voice with videos of them dancing but the script, the editing, the voice??? *IMPECCABLE.*

Since Dreamcatcher renewed their contracts I want a Part 2 😭😭😭

The transition from minx to dreamcatcher gave me the shivers Dreamcatcher was the best thing that could happen to minx

"GIVE JIU A BIG F*CKING SWORD." *claps* Great idea.

Anyone felt it was a blessing in disguise that Minx disbanded? It gave them an opportunity to revamp themselves and discover their own identity. I honestly felt Minx was too 'generic'. DC however has a different and unique identity, which should have allowed them to stand out but were constantly bogged by the media. I definitely would have not known about them if they have stayed with Minx. EDIT: That expert poll seriously triggered me. Such an unfair system.

I’m sorry Everglow is one of my ults but “Deja vu” was better then “Adios”

8 Years later and they've gotten their first music show win, I'm so proud to be in this fandom, they're one of the most insane groups in kpop, literally singing while performing really hard choreography, producing music in a genre not popular in korea.

Honestly dreamcatchers sound was definetly needed in the korean entertainment scene, theres not that many groups I've heard that are like this

I stand Everglow and love the girls (they are my babies), but I honestly believe Dreamcatcher should have won. I want my girls to win but I want them to do it thanks to their hard work and FAIRLY.

I’m glad their company was really riding for them. They didn’t get the CLC treatment. They worked with what would help them grow. I really like how you covered this. I laughed a lot and I appreciated the knowledge. It was fun but not mean in any way.

honestly hearing dreamcatcher's music for the first time, specifically scream, literally flipped my world upside down directly on its ass. changed the whole trajectory of my life. they've been one of my ult girl groups ever since, and even tho it took way too long on an unnecessarily rocky road, i am SO happy they finally got the first win they've long deserved. i couldn't be more proud. and even now, about a year after their win, they're still killing the game!

So technically they got their first win technically

I think Dreamcatcher and Loona are the most narratively interesting gg right now lol. EDIT: We got our first win! Thank you Insomnias helping us vote and stream. We'll be there cheering/helping for your first win!

And now they have there first win. I couldn’t be more proud of watching these girls grow over the past 5 years

From struggling to win at the show and now we're here 2 wins in one comeback

U summarized it too well. Dreamcatcher is truly an unkillable group. No matter how much the industry tries to shut them down, they comeback, stronger, and sharper

First the Dreamcatcher robbed win, and now the Wendy injury...I hate SBS

How Odd Eye or Wind Blows didn't even win a single win is beyond me. What the fuck is wrong with this industry. To hell with the people behind these music shows.

They got their first music show win on April 20, 2022. Congratulations Dreamcatcher my girls!

"Seems like everything about may throws everyone's math skills out of the window" Me born in May: ah, this explains my maths grade

Honestly You and I promoting at the same time as Fake Love was a huge win tbh. So many new international fans came in and were watching the music shows and got introduced to Dreamcatcher then. I was one of them and I remember all the chats always asking about them when they performed. I've been a casual listener since then, so I think it was a blessing in disguise.

I wonder what else the video narrator would say these days with Scream, Boca and Odd Eye, not to mention that they have been going up a lot since the Scream era

Them getting a win on The Show almost 3 years after the Deja Vu debacle feels like such nice closure.

Not only Dreamcatcher got robbed, but the next week, The Show made (for the first time ever) an entire segment for 1st winners, after Dreamcatcher performance.

Dreamcatcher not being big is a joke and thats on a cap but oh well

Amazing how CLC and Dreamcatcher dodged disbandment, both went from 5 to 7 members, changed their concept unexpectedly and now they're on their way to success😭💓

Soooo, who else is here in September 2020, watching Dreamcatcher obliterate their own album sales records with almost 87,000 copies in one month, show up on like five times as many programs and youtube channels as before, and single-handedly keep Happyface in business in spite of temporarily being down a member and having a global pandemic prevent the group from touring? Good things come to those who wait, and now is the time for some very good things. Now if only they can get Handong back and stop making comebacks on the same day as top-selling groups *coughItzycough*, they could get that dang first win already.

Fun fact about Dreamcatcher: They have their own website, KZfaq Channel and also their own company. Dreamcatcher Company with their parent company is Happy Face Entertainment With Dreamcatcher Company Jiu Sua Siyeon Handong Yoohyeon Dami and Gahyeon are doing solo projects while being committed to the group In December of 2019 they had a USA tour INVITATION TO NIGHTMARE CITY which contain five cities Los Angeles Chicago Dallas Orlando Jersey City. L.A and Jersey City were sold out and Chicago were almost sold out but unfortunately their fanbase in Dallas and Orlando isn't as strong as Los Angeles Chicago and Jersey City. Dreamcatcher USA fanbase donated money for a LED AD in Time Square New York City for their last show. Personal Note: I was lucky enough to see these amazing and talented ladies at their concert in Chicago. The energy from the audience was incredible and intense from the time Dreamcatcher took the stage to the end. Meeting them after the show is a memory I wil never forget. It's sad to hear South Korea doesn't appreciate Jiu Sua Siyeon Handong Yoohyeon Dami and Gahyeon and they are so unrated there.

I'm still mad Dreamcatcher did not officially recieve their first win. I would not be suprised if SBS denied DC the win due to some fued with the HappyFace. Big companies always trying to squeeze the small people out 👏🏼

They didn’t just dodge a bullet with Mix 9. They dodged a cannon ball. Or like-a whole missile

I discovered this group a few weeks ago because I was discovering Kpop with a random Spotify playlist. There was "Scream" between two cute songs from Twice and Red Velvet, I got a bit startled. Now, I'm listening to their songs everyday and bought a ticket for their online concert. I hope they will be more successful in the future, they deserve it.

When I first discovered Dreamcatcher, I was questioning why so many people were sleeping on them. Their songs are absolutely incredible. I remember watching Chase Me and jumping out of my chair when I heard rock music because I was so use to pop-y songs lol. Glad they're sticking around. I hope in 2020 they'll get more success!

this feels like a documentary and i’m 100% here for it

CLC and Dreamcatcher's stories are so similar i makes you love their friendship even more. They are in the same forever sailing boat in between notoriety and not. Both had a huge shift in look and music. Happy face has more hope in DC than Cube in CLC.. i mean they even made a separate branch called Dreamcatcher Co. now and the girls STILL haven't gotten their first win. If Cube promoted CLC like Happy Face does DC i promise you they would be so much bigger than they are now. The only thing that "holds DC back" is their music not being so popular in Korea but does well overseas. CLC hasn't been promoted properly. Stan these two groups and give them all your support that you can because they both have worked hard and deserve better.

Revisiting this video after dreamcatcher finally got their first official win🥺 I’m so so so happy for them and hope that this is just their beginning

adding to their story... Handong didn't promote with Dreamcatcher since November to join the "Idol Producer" show in China. But then the Corona virus happened, the show were delayed. She was supposed to comeback around May 2020 and now it might take longer. 😨 Plus her hometown is Wuhan too, tbh it wouldn't look good if she comeback to Korea now 😨 Hope Handong and her family are well ㅠㅠ

Me: Enters youtube to search for a specific topic Also Me: sees dreamcatcher in one of the thumbnails of mera. Again, Also Me: Screams. Forgets what they came for.

being an insomnia and army when you and I and fake love were against each other was definitely something

I'm so glad dreamcatcher happened because after they started getting fame and recognition A LOT of girl groups who never did any concept other than cute & girl crush concepts started doing dark concepts and experimenting with rock music, they're really changing the industry even though these groups still don't give them credit for inspiring them

Theres lots of groups with diverse discographies. But as far as I know, Dreamcatcher's is THE MOST DIVERSE discography in kpop right now. They have songs that are rock, pop, edm, ballads, and songs that blends those genres together as well as some others. They also have some of the most powerful choregraphy for modern girl groups and their styling is always AMAZING. They have a different concept than most current groups. The members are all beautiful and fun. I just do not understand why they are not much more popular.

i saw them on their US tour and damn even with a (probably??) shoestring budget they can put on a show - their strong choreo is a godsend in that respect. plus the great thing about having a rock-forward discography is that it gets everyone jumping around. tbh i‘m not really into the sound of their early eras?? (fun, but not my thing). but seeing that shit live, their stage presence dragged me in and in that moment i was a whole ass jrock stan lmao

I’m an army, but when fake love played, I was mad. I’m like “nooooooooooo” These girls deserve the world

notice how most of the conflicts and problems were presented after mixnine, in other words, after suing YG... getting cheated from a first win multiple times, not being invited to award shows or variety shows despite having a decently-sized fanbase. yikes.

Dreamcatcher is SO underrated. Just like how Mera is SO underrated. Mera is so amazing at story telling, her videos don't fee like 30 mins because I'm paying full attention from the beginning to the end. Well done Mera!

if you don’t stan dreamcatcher, then raise your standards

THEY JUST HAD THEIR FIRST WIN AND I DISCOVERED MY ULT GRP IN THIS VIDEO

There is one thing that Dreamcatcher expose about kpop is how boxed it has become over the decades. Dreamcatcher concepts isn't anything new on the global scale of the music industry. Japan had own the whole pop mix with gothic fashion with horror themes for several decades. The idea of rock being mix with pop without horror themes been around since the 50s. Dreamcatcher is going against the odds is an understatement. their concept is very much a necessity to bring in some form of diversity in an industry that has become over saturated and traditionalist. I am not a huge fan of Dreamcatcher, kpop is my guilty pleasure and metal speaks to my soul. Back in the day I was gothic (still kinda am, wear a lot black) and that whole alternative scene has it's own pop rock, punk, metal and dance music. I don't know how much Happy Face entertainment really wants to explore rock and metal. Sound wise, Dreamcatcher is very basic with these genres and use it as flare not depth in their songs. It's really up to the company and expanding their sound and image beyond a dark concept. At the moment, Dreamcatcher is doing very well and I hope more idol groups will expand on what they build and all this to be another alternative outside the usually concepts norms.

I was so upset when Everglow won. AND I ADORE EVERGLOW. But I really did feel it was Dreamcatcher time to shine... :( fingers crossed 🤞🏻 and prayers to God 🙏🏻 for a win this year!

13:32 I dont think Happy Face knew that YG was going to cancel mix nine but they definitely knew the audience rating was really low (1.5% on average and 2.1% at max). So when Happy face annonced dreamcatcher was going on a tour instead of continuing the show, I felt that was the best solution. They prefered to secure an already existing fanbase rather than trying to milk a low rating show ^^ (source for audience rating: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mix_Nine#Ratings)

I was almost teary-eyed on how dreamcatcher rose back from ashes and how they were shining and then BTS dropped fake love😂😂😂

i am begging for an updated version of this with all the details of everything thats happened in the past few years this video is a masterpiece

I became an Insomnia because of the collab with king's raid (I played the game for a lots of months). Silent Night is undoubtedly my favorite song from them.

i wasn't ready for the "and they achieved their first win in september of 2019... kind of"

The dystopia trilogy just ended and even IF they wouldn’t win on music showwoth odd eye they gained so much fans and their album sales rocketed. Disband is not a consideration anymore they also are about to release their new light sticks! Dreamcatcher is stronger than ever! Fighting!!!

It's TODAY! TODAY WE BROKE THE RECORD!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥 DREAMCATCHER FINALLY GOT THEIR FIRST WIN!!!!!!!!

fyi Siyeon from Dreamcatcher just released her solo debut 'Paradise'. If you haven't already, you must check it out. Dreamcatcher is one of the best girl groups in terms of vocals(right alongside mamamoo) and Siyeon proves how much of a vocal monster she is in this song. Thank you for making this video!! I always yearn from these girls to receive the recognition they deserve.

guys pls support dreamcatcher in their next comeback!! Their already posting teaser pics and everything else!!

Coming back to watch this after their first win!

I swear if Dreamcatcher would finally get that win, every InSomnias would be screaming the same way the Marvel fans screamed when Captain America lifted Thor's hammer.

Im so pissed that their first win got stolen. Dreamcatcher are such talented women, AMAZING vocals, AMAZING coreo and AMAZING personalities.

How Scream's board meeting looked like: Hello hAve a Handshake Handshake Would you like a handshake? I like your tie I'm not wearing a tie. I heard food would be provided I lied Here, have a handshake Have a handshake Your hands are warm So here's my idea, let's kill insomnias with this whole comeback Yes Fantastic Perfect Now here's my plan, give SuA a big fucking sword Yes i agree Brilliant That was what I was thinking Perfect Fantastic That's all I ever wanted

Dreamcatcher doesn't need the win from that sleazy korean tv show. Their win is already with the growing fanbase!