Hello, I am a first generation International InSomnia, and I have loved and supported Dreamcatcher for years.
I first want to say that I appreciate Dreamcatcher Company for their continued support for the members of Dreamcatcher and providing them a safe home and treating them well and like everyone else; with the respect they deserve.
That said, I haven't always been happy with some of the choices that Dreamcatcher Company has made in the past and more recently with the NFT announcement and a 5th Jewel Case Version of the Apocalypse save us album.
First and foremost, with the Apocalypse Save Us concept and the fancafe doing a promo on SNS to promote being more energy efficiant and sustainable and use less waste... It does not help to release a jewel case of Apocalyse Save Us which can consume a lot of fuel when being manufactured and shipped.InSomnias can't help themselves they wanna get as many photocards as possible, and support Dreamcatcher a lot. But those shipments are heavy, more weight means more fuel consumed which undermines the message of Apocalyse Save Us. I do however not that the biggest polluters tend to be massive corperations rather than everyday people and businesses need to do what they can and what they have to. A great great suggestion i have is what some other companies groups done, make a reduced version of the album where all you get is the photo cards and a link to the album for digital streaming included. Less weight and less waste producing more albums and they can still count for charts! Please consider this idea!
Secondly, NFTs, regardless of how sustainable, and how much they promise to not produce more electronic waste... are still pretty wasteful. The last time Dreamcatcher Company did a collab with a Crypto Market it didn't really go well and folded. Because most crypto fads have a short shelf life and NFTs are an over-saturated and artificial market. Whats to say taht won't happen again? Kpop fans, and all fandoms have an aversion to them for very good reason, there's little to no market or crossover between NFT and Crypto Enthusiasts and the actual fans of the group. Theres another artist recently suffering a lot of backlash for her apparent support/promotion of it. Make no mistake, we love Dreamcatcher with all our hearts, but out of that love is a desire to see them succedd and not be pawns to promote what essentially is a fad that is fading and fading fast. Theres so many failures within the crypto and NFT scene, whatever promise was made to you fine folks at DreamCatcher Company probably only told you about the potential success and probably brought up the few examples that made a lot of money... and failed to mention all the theft, rugpulls and failures. What a Rugpull is is when a site goes offline after it makes its money and leaving the consumers with essentially an expensive JPG that they can't even trade or sell anymore because the company closed the site. The environmental concerns aside, this is the biggest fear DCC should have because it will just be a huge waste of time, money, reputation and good will... I would persoanlly call off the deal and apologize to the company you made a deal with or are about to to do NFTs... And 3rd party deals before haven't worked out well before cause they will screw up and cause more issues in the fandom especially if the fandom thinks the group is being set up and will suffer the unfortunate consequences of the hate and vulgar comments about them.... when its not their fault. Dreamcatcher didn't do 3 Korean comebacks and 1 Japanese comeback about online hate just to unfortunately receive it through no fault of their own. Please do reconsider this NFT collaboration.
I encourage everyone who reads this to watch this video on the history of NFTs and how theres issues with the market and its overall sustainability. There is some strong language involved, however its important to understand and highlight a well researched video on the issues of NFTs. Theres no Korean subs naturally, so use autotranslate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g&t=1s
Once again, I thank you for reading this. Lets support Dreamcatcher a lot and give them a lot of love as fans, as staff, and PEOPLE! I do apologize for this not being in Korean.
Love, Rince.