# Handong
**Handong** (한동; 韓東) is a Chinese singer from Wuhan, Hubei, and a member of the seven-member South Korean girl group [Dreamcatcher](https://www.edgepedia.org/dreamcatcher), with which she debuted in January 2017 as the team's only foreign member.[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202606250957017) • [2](https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111290354) Dreamcatcher is known for fast-tempo dance music built on rock and metal.[3](https://www.segye.com/newsView/20250310516686) Since her contract with Dreamcatcher Company expired in March 2025, she has continued as a group member while focusing her activities mainly in China, where she has built a solo career.[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202606250957017)
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Wuhan, Hubei, China; name Han Dong (韓東)[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202606250957017) • [4](https://kismetw.com/dreamcatcher-handong-2026-taipei-fan-concert/) |
| Group | Dreamcatcher (JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Yoohyeon, Dami, Handong, Gahyun), debuted January 2017[5](https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?mediaCodeNo=258&newsId=01367766625832880) • [1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202606250957017) |
| Distinction | Only foreign member of Dreamcatcher[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202606250957017) |
| Agency history | Dreamcatcher Company until March 31, 2025; contract not renewed[3](https://www.segye.com/newsView/20250310516686) |
| Solo album | *AtsnstA* (鏡界), first solo album, late 2025, with Chinese label Modern Sky[6](https://thelowkeygeek.com/handong-carries-dreamcatchers-legacy-forward-in-ambitious-1st-solo-album-release-atsnsta/) • [4](https://kismetw.com/dreamcatcher-handong-2026-taipei-fan-concert/) |
| Group sales peak | *Apocalypse : Save Us* sold 85,123 copies in its first week per Hanteo Chart (April 2022)[7](https://www.soompi.com/article/1522907wpp/dreamcatcher-breaks-their-1st-week-sales-record-with-apocalypse-save-us) |
## Career with Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher's releases with Handong begin with the 2017 digital single 악몽 (惡夢), issued under Happyface Entertainment.[8](http://dev2026.maniadb.com/index.php/artist/430341) Handong was the group's only foreign member from debut.[2](https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111290354) The group's releases with her span from that 2017 single through the 2024 digital single *My Christmas Sweet Love*, issued under Dreamcatcher Company and Kakao Entertainment, and include the studio albums *Dystopia: The Tree of Language* (2020) and *Apocalypse: Save us* (2022).[8](http://dev2026.maniadb.com/index.php/artist/430341)
While Handong was competing in China, Dreamcatcher made a comeback in February 2020 with "Scream," which she could not join.[9](https://www.soompi.com/article/1411869wpp/dreamcatchers-handong-opens-up-about-being-stuck-in-china-due-to-covid-19-travel-restrictions)
## Youth With You 2 and the pandemic hiatus
On January 9, 2020, the Korean outlet OSEN reported exclusively that Handong would join *Youth With You 2* (청춘유니2), a girl-group audition program produced by the Chinese streaming platform iQIYI.[2](https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111290354) The show selected a nine-member debut group from 100 trainees by fan vote.[2](https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111290354) The program ended in early May 2020.[5](https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?mediaCodeNo=258&newsId=01367766625832880)
Her return to Korea was then blocked by the pandemic. Handong's hometown, Wuhan, was the city where COVID-19 was first detected in late 2019, and her agency stated in July 2020 that because she holds a Wuhan passport she was unable to get a plane ticket; she was training in Beijing for Dreamcatcher's comeback while waiting.[9](https://www.soompi.com/article/1411869wpp/dreamcatchers-handong-opens-up-about-being-stuck-in-china-due-to-covid-19-travel-restrictions) • [5](https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?mediaCodeNo=258&newsId=01367766625832880) In an interview with EDaily that July she said she missed the Dreamcatcher members and fans.[5](https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?mediaCodeNo=258&newsId=01367766625832880)
## Solo work in China
Her first solo album, *AtsnstA* (鏡界), short for "A Time-Sensitive Networking Star," followed in late 2025, with the album and music video dropping around 12:00pm Beijing time on the 17th and backing from the Chinese label Modern Sky.[6](https://thelowkeygeek.com/handong-carries-dreamcatchers-legacy-forward-in-ambitious-1st-solo-album-release-atsnsta/) • [4](https://kismetw.com/dreamcatcher-handong-2026-taipei-fan-concert/) The album's title track, "Gray Zone," takes a dark style distinct from her work with Dreamcatcher, and the track "Peekaboo" features her Dreamcatcher bandmate Dami.[4](https://kismetw.com/dreamcatcher-handong-2026-taipei-fan-concert/) • [6](https://thelowkeygeek.com/handong-carries-dreamcatchers-legacy-forward-in-ambitious-1st-solo-album-release-atsnsta/)
She announced her first solo fan concert, *Mirror of a Midsummer Night* (仲夏夜之鏡), at WESTAR Taipei on October 18, 2026, performing stages from *AtsnstA*.[4](https://kismetw.com/dreamcatcher-handong-2026-taipei-fan-concert/) She told the Taiwanese press that visa problems had prevented her from coming to Taiwan with Dreamcatcher in 2025.[4](https://kismetw.com/dreamcatcher-handong-2026-taipei-fan-concert/)
## Dreamcatcher's commercial performance, by the numbers
Handong appears on the albums behind Dreamcatcher's strongest sales figures. Per [Hanteo Chart](https://www.edgepedia.org/hanteo-chart), *Apocalypse : Save Us* sold 85,123 copies in its first week (April 12 to 18, 2022), breaking the group's previous first-week record of 75,551 set by the 2021 mini album *Summer Holiday*.[7](https://www.soompi.com/article/1522907wpp/dreamcatcher-breaks-their-1st-week-sales-record-with-apocalypse-save-us) The Circle Monthly Chart for October 2022 recorded 110,467 total copies for *Apocalypse : Follow Us*, comprising 94,173 for the standard edition and 16,294 for the meta album.[10](https://bestsellingalbums.org/album/72031) For *Apocalypse : From Us* (2023), Circle Chart data show 77,971 copies in May 2023 plus 15,280 for its minirecord edition that month.[11](https://soridata.com/sales/dreamcatcher.html)
Cumulative totals differ between databases. Bestsellingalbums.org credits Dreamcatcher with over 1.17 million albums sold and lists *Apocalypse : Save Us* as its best-selling album at over 141,074 copies,[12](https://bestsellingalbums.org/artist/3537) while the soridata database lists the same album as the group's most sold item with 136,239+ copies.[13](https://soridata.com/artists/dreamcatcher.html)
## Recent developments
On March 10, 2025, Dreamcatcher Company announced that the exclusive contracts of Handong, Dami, and [Gahyun](https://www.edgepedia.org/gahyun) would expire on March 31, 2025 and would not be renewed, after what the company described as long discussion and mutual respect for each side's opinions.[3](https://www.segye.com/newsView/20250310516686) • [14](https://kstationtv.com/2025/03/12/dreamcatcher-three-members-leave-the-agency-new-activities-to-come/?lang=en) The company stated the three members agreed to continue group activities as Dreamcatcher despite leaving the agency.[3](https://www.segye.com/newsView/20250310516686)
Visa problems shaped her participation in the group's 2025 schedule. Dreamcatcher played two Australian concerts, in Melbourne and Sydney, on March 14 and 16, 2025,[14](https://kstationtv.com/2025/03/12/dreamcatcher-three-members-leave-the-agency-new-activities-to-come/?lang=en) and on March 21 the company announced Handong could not perform at the *Dreamcatcher 2025 World Tour [Finale of 7 Doors] in Taipei* show because her visa could not be issued; the performance continued with six members.[15](https://kstationtv.com/2025/03/22/dreamcatcher-handong-will-not-participate-in-the-groups-next-concert/?lang=en) That Taipei show was the group's last concert before the contract expiry.[16](https://thelowkeygeek.com/dreamcatchers-new-era-begins-as-future-plans-are-teased/) The group then announced *7 Doors: A Lucky Encore* in Hong Kong for May 2025, with Handong again not attending, for unspecified reasons.[16](https://thelowkeygeek.com/dreamcatchers-new-era-begins-as-future-plans-are-teased/)
Since the contract's end, Handong has remained active as a Dreamcatcher member while focusing her activities mainly in China.[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202606250957017) In June 2026 she faced a racism controversy, apologized, and faced continued back-and-forth over the matter while continuing as a group member.[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202606250957017)
## References
1. Handong of Dreamcatcher faces 'back-and-forth' despite apology over racism controversy, Sports Kyunghyang. https://sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202606250957017
2. [단독] 드림캐쳐 한동·네이처 오로라, 중국판 프듀 '청춘유니2' 전격 참가, OSEN. https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111290354
3. 드림캐쳐 한동·다미·가현, 소속사 떠난다 "팀 활동은 계속", Segye Ilbo. https://www.segye.com/newsView/20250310516686
4. Dreamcatcher韓東10月台北Fan Concert登場 售票時間、票價與演出亮點一次看, KISMETW. https://kismetw.com/dreamcatcher-handong-2026-taipei-fan-concert/
5. 中서 근황 전한 한동 "드림캐쳐 멤버·팬들 그리워요" [인터뷰], EDaily. https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?mediaCodeNo=258&newsId=01367766625832880
6. Handong Carries Dreamcatcher's Legacy Forward In Ambitious 1st Solo Album Release "AtsnstA", The Low Key Geek. https://thelowkeygeek.com/handong-carries-dreamcatchers-legacy-forward-in-ambitious-1st-solo-album-release-atsnsta/
7. Dreamcatcher Breaks Their 1st-Week Sales Record With "Apocalypse : Save Us", Soompi. https://www.soompi.com/article/1522907wpp/dreamcatcher-breaks-their-1st-week-sales-record-with-apocalypse-save-us
8. 한동 [드림캐쳐], maniadb.com. http://dev2026.maniadb.com/index.php/artist/430341
9. DreamCatcher's Handong Opens Up About Being Stuck In China Due To COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, Soompi. https://www.soompi.com/article/1411869wpp/dreamcatchers-handong-opens-up-about-being-stuck-in-china-due-to-covid-19-travel-restrictions
10. [Apocalypse : Follow us] by DREAMCATCHER, bestsellingalbums.org. https://bestsellingalbums.org/album/72031
11. Korean Music - CircleChart Physical Sales, soridata.com. https://soridata.com/sales/dreamcatcher.html
12. DREAMCATCHER album sales and chart history, bestsellingalbums.org. https://bestsellingalbums.org/artist/3537
13. Details about Dreamcatcher, soridata.com. https://soridata.com/artists/dreamcatcher.html
14. DREAMCATCHER : Three members leave the agency, new activities to come, KSTATION TV. https://kstationtv.com/2025/03/12/dreamcatcher-three-members-leave-the-agency-new-activities-to-come/?lang=en
15. DREAMCATCHER : HANDONG will not participate in the group's next concert, KSTATION TV. https://kstationtv.com/2025/03/22/dreamcatcher-handong-will-not-participate-in-the-groups-next-concert/?lang=en
16. Dreamcatcher's New Era Begins As Future Plans Are Teased, The Low Key Geek. https://thelowkeygeek.com/dreamcatchers-new-era-begins-as-future-plans-are-teased/
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