generasia:Featured article for 2018 week 47
Dream Catcher
Dream Catcher (드림캐쳐) is a Korean pop girl group under Happyface Entertainment. They debuted as 5-member group MINX in 2014 but re-debuted as Dream Catcher with two additional members in early 2017.
The group released their first mini-album under their new name titled Prequel on July 27, 2017. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard World Albums Chart and peaked at #1 on the U.S. iTunes K-Pop Top 100 Chart. Towards the end of the year, Dream Catcher received critical acclaim from music critics worldwide for their unique concept and rock/metal music, an act that has yet to be attempted by any other K-Pop girl group. Their song "Chase Me" was ranked #19 on Billboard's Best K-Pop Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks and the group went on to be listed at #3 on Billboard's Best New K-Pop Acts in 2017.
Dream Catcher released their first anniversary digital single "Full Moon" on January 12, 2018. The single charted high on the iTunes Top 100 K-Pop charts in many countries worldwide, and ranked #16 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart. In February, the group became the first K-pop girl group to complete a tour of major European cities (London, Lisbon, Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin, Warsaw, and Paris). Their second mini-album Akmong Escape the ERA two editions ranked #1 and #3 on Hanteo's album chart, as well as #3 on Gaon, #1 on China's Yinyuetai, and #7 on the Billboard World Albums chart.
Their debut Japanese single, "What -Japanese ver.-", is released this week on November 21st.
