Dreamcatcher Company is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2008.

History

2008–2010: Establishment, name change and mainstream breakthrough

The label was established on August 15, 2008, as Harvest Entertainment (풍년 엔터테인먼트) by Lee Joowon. The label changed their name to Happyface Entertainment (해피페이스 엔터테인먼트) on January 23, 2009. Rap-pop duo One Two (previously established in 2003), signed a contract with Happyface Entertainment in early 2009. The duo released "Starry Night", "Bad Girl (ft. Seo In-young), "Walala Lalale", and "Very Good" before their disbandment in late 2010. The agency briefly worked with HybRefine and Sanchez, now known as Phantom, in 2010 to produce the singles "You Can Fly", "Cosmic Dance", "Rain U", and "Sanchez-San Toi".

2011–2015: Debuting artist, joint venture and development

Following the success of E-Tribe's productions, the label made the decision to debut their first idol girl group,

Dal Shabet Dal Shabet (Hangul: , stylized as Dal★Shabet or Dalshabet) is a South Korean girl group created by E-Tribe under Happy Face Entertainment. The group debuted on January 3, 2011, with the EP '' Supa Dupa Diva'' and with six members: Viki, Serr ...

. On May 4, 2011, it was announced that Happyface Entertainment would be merging with Y-WHO Enterprise, small entertainment agency founded by ex-4men member, and current

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member, Yoon Min-soo. With the merger, Y-WHO Enterprise artists 4men, Bebe Mignon and MIIII officially became label-mates of Nassun and Dal Shabet. In mid-2012, it was revealed that Bebe Mignon members Haegeum and Park Ga-Eul had left Happyface Entertainment, effectively disbanding the group. Member Ben has since been re-debuted by the agency as a solo artist. Actress Yeon Mi-Ju of the hit television series Lovers signed an exclusive contract with Happyface Entertainment on May 21, 2014. On July 31, 2014, famous breakdancer and recording artist Nam Hyun-joon and his wife Park Aeri joined the company. In September 2014, Happyface Entertainment debuted

MINX Minx, MinX or MINX may refer to: Music * MINX (band), dissolved South Korean girl group replaced by Dreamcatcher * MINX (musician) (born 1983), Australian DJ and producer * ''Minx'' (Leatherface album), 1993 * ''Minx'' (Toyah album), 1985 Prin ...

, its first girl group since Dal Shabet three years prior. In 2015, returning vocal group V.O.S. signed with Happyface for their comeback.

2017–present: Dreamcatcher, sub-labels and second name change

In January 2017, Happyface Entertainment re-formed MINX to be a seven-member girl group as Dreamcatcher. Happyface Entertainment launched their first sub-label, HF Music Company. On January 31, 2017, '' Kpop Star 5'' contestant Lee Si-eun signed an exclusive contract with HF Music Company. In April 2017, the label sent four male trainees to participate in the second season of '' Produce 101''. In August 2017, the label debuted trio Classmate. In December 2017, Dal Shabet members Serri, Subin and Ah Young parted ways with the company following the expiration of their contracts. The group, however, was said to not be disbanded, and future activities of the four-member group remains to be discussed. In June 2018, Happyface Entertainment trainee

Woo Jin-young Woo Jin-young (; born May 31, 1997) is a South Korean singer and rapper. During his tenure as a trainee with Happy Face Entertainment (now Dreamcatcher Company), he was a contestant on the reality survival series '' Produce 101'' and '' Mix N ...

finished first place on the

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survival show Mixnine. The company filed a lawsuit against YG following the cancellation of the group that was set to debut. On February 13, 2019, Happyface Entertainment announced they will rename to Dreamcatcher Company. In March 2019, following announcement of D1ce's debut, a sub-label named D1ce Company () was set up.

Artists

Recording artists

Dreamcatcher Company

Groups * Dreamcatcher Soloists * Siyeon (Dreamcatcher) * Handong (Dreamcatcher)

D1ce Company

Groups * D1ce Soloists *

(D1ce) * Kim Hyun Soo (D1ce)

HF Music Company

Groups * Classmate Soloists * Lee Si Eun * Heo Seong Jeong (Classmate) * Jae Seong (Classmate)

Producers

* Nu;face

Singer-songwriters

* Dami * Woo Jin-young * Park Woo-dam * Siyeon * JiU * Yoohyeon * Handong * SuA * Gahyeon * Byeong Min

Actors

* Lee Seung-ho

Former artists

Recording artists * One Two (2009–2010) * HybRefine (2010–2011) * Sanchez (2010–2011) * Bebe Mignon (2010–2012) ** Haegeum (2010–2012) ** Park Ga-eul (2010–2012) *

E-Tribe E-Tribe (Hangul: ) is a South Korean record artist and music duo consisting of Ahn Myung-won and Kim Young-deuk. They are most known for producing " Gee" by Girls' Generation, "U-Go-Girl" by Lee Hyo-ri, "Yayaya" by T-ara, " It's You" by Super Ju ...

(2008-2012) *

** Viki (2011–2012) **

Jiyul Jiyul (born 1957) is a South Korean Buddhist nun belonging to the Jogye Order, the largest in Korean Buddhism. She garnered national and international attention for her environmental activism, which has included dramatic and controversial metho ...

(2011–2015) ** Kaeun (2011–2015) **

Serri Serri may refer to: People * Bracha Serri (1940–2013), Israeli poet * Eddy Serri (born 1974), Italian cyclist * Rino Serri Rino Serri (23 January 1933 – 6 April 2006) was an Italian Communist politician. Biography In the mid-1950s, Serri ...

(2011–2017) ** Ah Young (2011–2017) ** Subin (2011–2017) ** Woohee (2012–2018) * 4Men (2011–2017) ** Kim Young-jae (2008–2014) * Ben (2011–2017) * MIIII (2011–2017) * V.O.S (2015–2017) * Nam Hyun-joon * Park Aeri * HNB Producers *

(2009–2012) Actors * Yeon Mi-ju (2014–????) * Kim Ji-sung

References

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