"...for some reason rock is NOT very popular in Korea." Before we get into this, you need to understand that in many ways South Korea very conservative. In some ways, as a society, they're kind of stuck in the 50's. Some years ago a South Korean rock group exposed themselves on stage. To put it bluntly, they danced around on stage with their schlongs hanging out. This caused a HUGE scandal at the time and ever since then rock music has had a huge stigma attached to it in South Korea. Anything and everything associated with rock was also associated with the scandal, so for a while rock was pretty much persona non grata in South Korea. This is why rock is, or to be more accurate, was NOT popular in South Korea. It was not only unpopular, it was unwanted by the majority of South Koreans. Thanks to groups like Dreamcatcher, and some other groups, SK has become more receptive to rock and metal.

@@keithcraig506Thanks for that, YES there have been more rock bands or rock concept groups come out more. - Pink Fantasy- rock concept group - UNI - debuted last week, girl band - Rolling Quarz - female band - The Rose - male band ....etc etc

@@keithcraig506 Jim Morrison got arrested for that which would put Korea in the American 60's 😁.

When one tells you Dreamcatcher is so underrated considering reading the achievement list below which shows Dreamcatcher has already achieved a lot but definitely not to the point they really deserve. They should be at least like BTS or Blackpink level famous and invited to every TV shows for live performance. Here are some of their achievements: - In 2017 Dreamcatcher (debut year) achieved: 1) First EP album 'Prequel,' reached top (#1) US iTunes K-Pop Top 100 Chart, debuted #5 on the Billboard World Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard's Best New K-Pop Acts. 2) Nominated for Melon Music Awards (New Artist of the Year) and Mnet Asian Music Awards (Best New Female Artist). - In 2018 Dreamcatcher achieved: 3) First K-pop girl group to complete a tour of major European cities. 4) Second EP album 'Escape the Era,' reached #1 Hanteo's album chart, #1 China's Yinyuetai, #3 on Gaon reached and debuted #7 Billboard World Albums Chart. 5) Latin American tour in South America. 6) Won the Keum Yeong Star Awards (Promising Idol). 7) Nominated for Korean Brand of the Year (Female Idol of the Year). - In 2019 Dreamcatcher achieved: 8) Second European tour and 1st US tour. - In 2020 Dreamcatcher achieved: 9) 5th EP album, 'Dystopia: Lose Myself,' #3 best selling album on Hanteo among girl groups / female soloists for August 2020, beating group or soloist such as Red Velvet (Monster), Blackpink (How You Like That, and Kill This Love), Twice (More & More), GFriend (Song of the Sirens), Hwasa (Maria), Jennie (Solo), April (Hello Sumer), Rocket Punch (Blue Punch) and just behind Itzy (Not Shy) and (G)I-DLE (Dumdi Dumdi) at #3. 10) Won the Ten Asia Global Ten Ten Awards (Best Artist). 11) Nominated for Soribada Best K-Music Awards (Popularity Award). - In 2021 Dreamcatcher achieved: 12) DC became first K-Pop girl group to reach #1 Billboard's Next Big Sound chart 13) Sixth EP Album 'Dystopia: Road to Utopia,' reached top (#1) iTunes Worldwidie Album chart in 16 countries, #2 in Netherland, and top 10 in 35 countries 14) Dami & Siyeon's OST for the drama Black Hole debuted #1 K-OST's chart 15) Nominated for Brand Customer Loyalty Awards (Hot Trend Female Idol Group) and Asia Artists Awards (Female Idol Group Popularity). - In 2022 Dreamcatcher achieved: 16) First & second music show win with Maison on MBC M's Show Champion and SBS MTV's The Show respectively. 17) First K-Pop group/artist invited to Primavera European Music Festival in 2022 18) Second US tour 19) Won the K Global Heart Dream Awards (Best Music Video). 20) 3rd European tour in November. Dreamcatcher really has no bad songs and many if not all of their B-sides can be title tracks! So don't sleep on them or you would be missing out of this great legendary group.

​​​@@Veronica.1371hm but they're not that popular. Of course we have to see that rock bands are not as popular as idol rock groups but I would even say that no other group could do what Dreamcatcher did too. I have no proof since there's no one out there that does it but to me this lack of a competition for Dreamcatcher shows to me that it's just not worth the risk. I mean it's hard to say bc we're in a difficult situation. The big 3 could just make a group like Dreamcatcher but they don't, they rather do even more riskier things like AI or this mix concept that Nmixx has. So either it's not popular enough, they don't wanna be accused of copying Dreamcatcher (I don't think it would bother big 3 but could be a reason), or the market is just fine with one rock idol group. Again, this is very difficult to say. We saw that fans eat everything up, some groups had a massive success this year with a rock title track, even though it didn't fit their concept. But that was just a trend. So my opinion is that while rock isn't as "edgy" anymore, it remains a genre which is not as popular as the other genres with the general public and only resurfaces every few years if it's trendy again. And that's also why Dreamcatcher satisfies the general demand, while fans that want more rock turn to the bands, which are not as "mainstream". (I wouldn't consider Dreamcatcher mainstream at all but if a kpop fan wants to get in touch with heavier stuff it's probably first through them, since they're also way more in the public eye and growing massively in success the last years.) Sorry this was just a brain dump I hope it makes sense.

I'm the same way. I can't get into other groups

Okay, so do yourself a little favor. There is a Girl Band (NOT just a Girl Group, but an ACTUAL BAND) called Rolling Quartz. Their Drummer is Han Dong's drum teacher. They are actually an all-girl Metal band. I am sure you will at least appreciate their cover of DreamCatcher's song Good Night. Rolling Quartz is AMAZING. This is just to get you started, they have lots of other cool stuff too but are obviously largely ignored (undeservedly so). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bMB9qqmbtJjdpo0.html&ab_channel=ROLLINGQUARTZofficial

@@jamescurfman3284 rolling quartz is good. They are krock not kpop. It kpop I can't really get into.

@@danielledaniel1900 Awesome! I am glad you know about them, not everybody does and they deserve much better. :)

@@danielledaniel1900 I am a music junkie, I listen to just about every genre. Very eclectic tastes.

Break the Wall

And Vision too

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@@emillylima987 Wake up?

@@Dcfan17 one of my fav! but I also really like their softer songs like July7 or red sun

I always try to mention it on videos. But insomnia really seem to forget abou this one, sadly, cause it's one of the best.

No More is definitely heavier but they need to see both!

I think many aren't mentioning it because half the fandom like lighter rock than Endless Night but yes, one of their best songs imo

I also love suggesting their most heavy songs, "don't light my fire" and "no more."

Endless Night is 💋👌

yes

In The Frozen being described as Disney is blowing my mind 🤣🤣

In the frozen is more dark techno I guess?? Never heard of it being described as Disney I'm crying , 😂😂

yess another jazz bar enthusiast, also another disney og movie type songs is beauty full (dami's solo)

It upset me there are actually people sleeping on these great talents or put a box on them with just one or two title tracks listen. Many people can't distinguish being popular doesn't equal to true talents. And in Korea, if you are from the big three companies you are almost guarantee to have millions/billions of views right away (I won't say which groups) and many listeners just are missing out great talents from smaller companies by just assuming that as a "standard" of greatness...

I'm seeing them for the first time in March, and I am SO EXICTED!

@@alliet.7582 how was it?

@@violent___serenity Amazing! I can’t wait to see them again!

@Allie T. I saw them in NY and Reading, they kill it live. Reason slaps hard when you're yelling along with the crowd.

Man, it is incredible that you are aways present in Dreamcatcher reaction videos! You are like their herald. Keep doing this!

As a metal head, I’d add “endless night” to the top of that list for Kyle

You know What Dear? If you were going to sleep on these legendary talents like this even you got a Lullaby, you better Wake Up instead of saying Good Night. Or You & I must have a talk before Wind Blows me away while my 4 Memory still up. If we don't get that talk, I will Break the Wall to find you even if you were hiding in a big Maison or Sahara with a big Red Sun without Rainy Day. There will be no Mayday to save you Always BEcause the Curse of the Spider Together with my BOCA power during Full Moon Over the Sky under Starlight with a Diamond scepter pointing towards Polaris will create Endless Night of Emotion that will Trap you and make you Locked Inside A Door during a Silent Night In the Frozen. Your can't Whistle your way out either with your Piri or trying to Scream or Chase Me on July 7th. There will be no Daybreak, no Daydream to help you Breaking Out until And There Was No One Left. It's just Black Or White like this, no Poison Love, no Tension, no Scar, no Rose Blue & no New Days. I Fly High with my Odd Eye and only you know Which a Star I was at to defeat me. Hold up... This is like a Deja Vu I have before when I was at a Jazz Bar that I remember reading comment like this and I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind until I provide you with a Vision with Fairytale in a Wonderland. So please give Some Love to Dreamcatcher, they are Entrancing, Beauty Full and like Angel 2 Me when their magic Switch to Me. I know they are not like Cherry a Real Miracle, but they are Really Really amazing with No Dot or period; For like you would experience Paradise in a Playground with no Ping Pong table during a beautiful Winter with your favorite Dessert. P.S. And yes that's my DC playlist :)

How could anyone not love Tales of the Unusual!

Pink Fantasy's "Poison" kicks ass!

Dreamcatcher are one of the kpop groups where they have more international fans than korean fans. Loona and Ateez also fall in this category as well.

Thanks for suggesting them, a lot of us can't pay for Patreon and it's always great to see other InSomnia pushing them onto the reaction channels for us.

@Moon Girl Of course, no problem! I don't usually get reaction channels patreons to make requests, but I thought they would really appreciate Dreamcatcher after I saw how they enjoyed Blackpink. Blackpink was my gateway drug into Kpop and now my favorite group is Dreamcatcher lol.

@@mtgshinycapn4060 it was definitely a good idea🤔I think I got recommended a Red Velvet video by KZfaq and then just went head first into Scream. Idk I was so lost at the beginning when you come from Western pop it's almost a culture shock😂and then the first things you see are Dreamcatcher haha

You mean the one played by Pontus of Hammerfall? ;)

Even chase me and good night have a more metal feel too

Yes it's probably the closest to metal you can get, other than that I don't think Dreamcatcher is really metal but more rock. Or is there a track that I missed that also has "real" metal in it? I'm not a metalhead so I don't know what counts as metal.

​​@@Aqua1515I think they're fully J-Rock (in Korean lol) since their CEO had something to do with the genre and that inspired him to redebut them with this particular sound. But again no metalhead, so no idea. There could definitely be metal elements in there

@@Aqua1515 those are just hard rock

@@moongirl8807 I'd say the most metal song from them is No More but that's only on the instrumental part because their vocals don't really fit the metal genre (except for Siyeon because she has that kind of "grit" in her voice that usually found in a female-fronted rock band). But then again, it's hard to tell if a song really falls under metal because there are so many subgenres under it. Take symphonic metal for example; combining operatic singing with heavy instrumentation. Or nu metal that incorporates the elements of hip hop (raps and turntables)

Hm I kinda get you but also not. I think it's the EDM chorus? I think the song itself is very Dreamcatcher but instead of the usual rock chorus they have an EDM drop or what you call it. It's kinda unusual but also not completely, the Raid of Dream album had a few of those (or think of Sleepwalking maybe?).

@@moongirl8807 ya i guess when i think dreamcatcher i think more of their older stuff as that is kinda their signature however they have definately made this sound their own as well and they have been leaning back into the less edm more rock stuff in the apocalypse trilogy too. Dont get me wrong though i love everything they put out and their bsides are some of the best in kpop

@@Izzacca03 yes of course everyone has their favourite tt or track but that just shows how diverse their songs are😊I would agree that Scream is an outlier from the other title tracks but at the same time very Dreamcatcher. For me the most Dreamcatcher Comeback to date is BEcause, not only because of the sound but also because of the mv and the little story around it.

@@moongirl8807 agreed