UAU Tour Hits Halfway Mark As Dreamcatcher Members Tease New Projects

Keeping up with Dreamcatcher during tour has always been fun, mostly because the group is well-suited to the live show environment. That means great vocals, fun choreography, and those impromptu live talk moments that end up being memorable. But with a smaller audience and it being a subunit, I wasn't quite sure that UAU would be quite the same experience. My concert writeup on the Dreamcatcher UAU Chicago show proved that theory true, but different, of course, didn't always mean not as good. The fans who've attended seem to have learned the same as I did.

Yet even as UAU continued their trek through the NA and LATAM regions, other Dreamcatcher members back on the homefront were doing their own thing, and prepping future plans. Here's what's happened in the last little bit of tour time!

UAU is obviously the Dreamcatcher official channels' focus at the moment, and while the tour's news and media have taken front stage, we're still getting a bit of UAU content from promotions in June. The "Play" series, though very similar to the Dreamcatcher's Notes behind-the-scenes content, seemed to have a little bit more of a fan-focused bent to it, whether it's been to show more fanmeeting footage, focus on what the fans have given to them, and of course, thanking those that have been around for supporting UAU activities. That doesn't mean there haven't been some of the usual bits of content - talk about food, fashion, and the occasional fun activity (in this case, both SuA and Yoohyeon playing separate, fun mini-games), but the smaller footprint of UAU overall has meant a small shift in content that I think gives it its own flavor.

Speaking of which, we are seeing some bits and pieces of UAU-specific merch to contribute to the subunit's identity, and the inclusion of a key chain, photocard holder, and phone strap add to that nicely.

This new merch dropped on the Dreamcatcher official store with the already-existing UAU official lightband, a nice and different piece of merch distinct from the main group's lightstick. Folks in South Korea and beyond began receiving their shipments and the item, with its quick ability to swap through a few colors, gives off that party vibe that folks came to associate with the subunit's debut album. Hoping to see these at more live events for UAU.

While UAU works to distinguish itself as a unique unit, we did see some other news from Dreamcatcher members doing the same. Handong's activities in China appear to be ramping up as she's made a couple of fashion-related appearances but also was shown to be a model for products from MAYSU, a well-known Chinese cosmetics vendor. I haven't seen much on the official site just yet about these, but it's also nice to see that Handong's new rumored company associations and connections have her picking up a bit of steady work.

That work seems to also include recording new music, which Handong has said is upcoming for an album she plans on releasing. Between this and Dami visiting her in the midst of her schedules, there seems to be no shortage of support for Handong wanting to do more as a soloist, so I'm looking forward to seeing what music she has in store.

The other part of Dreamcatcher Company's announcement of activities for the rest of 2025 involved Siyeon engaging in band activities, and aside from a few comments on livestreams here or there, we hadn't heard terribly much. That changed recently as Siyeon signal boosted a brand new Instagram account labeled only as "crcktkl", which seemed to post vague pictures of what might be Siyeon's new band. The randomness and small teases in these images, which have included pictures of shoes, recording studio imagery and more, seem to be right in line with what fans have come to know as Siyeon's quirky, charming nature. And, of course, it's generated a bit of buzz among the fandom, especially those desiring more of the main group's signature rock sound - whether it's in regard to the name (how do you pronounce that, anyway?) or the music style or what might be on the horizon. We don't yet have any solid dates or other media just yet, but these little teasers show that Siyeon seems to be hard at work recording songs (she's mentioned she's worked on as many as eight).

While we heard about all that work from Dreamcatcher members, UAU was busy putting in the hours on the road for the UAU in Grand America tour. The tour hit the halfway mark just this past weekend, and so far has been filled with lots of memorable moments, whether they've been from ments (Yoohyeon really seems to still want to get a rise out of SuA after eight years), from the games that they've played (like when JiU hit a perfect bullseye 50), or just from random moments (such as SuA involving Performance Director Hwang Sooyeon in the final camera shot). As I said earlier, all of these shows seem to showcase a more fan-focused, informal type of mood - something that we certainly might think to see in something billed as a "FanCon" but is different seeing in practice. With many shows having a much smaller (and sometimes, unfortunately a bit undersold) audience, being able to connect with and have a fun show with fans is all the more important. The fans that have attended have taken full advantage, especially with things such as multiple 1:1 snapshots with favorite (or in some cases, all) UAU members and with the close-up sendoff benefit.

The bolstering of this smaller, yet dedicated fanbase for UAU has resulted in what I'd call decent sales for them, as numbers for the last two months show 76,000-ish copies sold per Hanteo and 90,000 via Circle Chart. Given the fact that most subunits or soloists sell less (sometimes significantly so) than the main group, being able to pick up, at least on the physical sales metric, 3/4ths of the usual sales the main group does is plenty good. The support in general appears to reflect a desire to get behind the subunit as a means of telling them they want to keep things going, and while some of that is certainly in order to help the company support an eventual OT7 comeback down the line, it's still nice to see.

We're sure to see more UAU tour news as the subunit heads into the Latin America part of their journey before heading back to San Francisco and Los Angeles, so for all that and more, be sure to pop back over here (or subscribe via the handy link below) so you don't miss a single bit of Dreamcatcher news!