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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Collar
| name = COLLAR
| image = Collar 20230112 The Bright Side Event.jpg
| image = COLLAR 20231013 ViuTV Event.jpg
| image_size =
| image_size =
| image_upright =
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| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Collar in an event in 2023
| caption = Collar in an event in 2023
<br>Starting from left: Candy, Marf, Day, Gao, Sumling, Winka, So Ching, Ivy
<br>Back row from left: Candy, Ivy, Marf, Sumling <br>Front row from left: Winka, Gao, Day
| alias =
| alias =
| origin = [[Hong Kong]]
| origin = [[Hong Kong]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Cantopop]]|[[Dance-pop]]|[[Electronic dance music|EDM]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Cantopop]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[Electronic dance music|EDM]]}}
| years_active = {{Start date|2022}}–present
| years_active = {{Start date|2022}}–present
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website =
| website =
| current_members = {{ubl|[[Sumling Li]]|[[Garie Shum]]|[[Winka Chan]]|[[Ivy So]]|[[Rejena Simkhada]]|[[Marife Yau]]|[[Candy Wong]]}}
| current_members = {{ubl|[[Sumling Li]]|[[Garie Shum]]|[[Winka Chan]]|[[Ivy So]]|[[Rejena Simkhada]]|[[Marife Yau]]|[[Candy Wong]]}}
| past_members = {{ubl|[[Natalie So]]}}
| past_members = {{ubl|[[Natalie So]]}}
| module =
| module =
| label = Music Nation Records<br>[[HK Television Entertainment]]/<br>MakerVille
| label = Music Nation Records<br>[[HK Television Entertainment]]/<br>MakerVille
}}
}}


'''Collar''' (commonly stylised as '''COLLAR''') is a [[Hong Kong]] [[Cantopop]] [[girl group]] formed from a television channel [[ViuTV]]'s reality talent show ''[[King Maker IV]]'' operated by the broadcaster [[HK Television Entertainment]] in 2021. The group consists of seven members: Sumling Li, Garie Shum (Gao), Winka Chan, Ivy So, Rejena Simkhada (Day), Marife Yau (Marf) and Candy Wong.<ref name=makerville>{{cite news|title=Collar|website=MakerVille|url=https://makerville.hk/en/talents/COLLAR|accessdate=2022-05-01}}</ref> They debuted on 12 January 2022, with the first single "Call My Name!".<ref name="mingpao">{{cite news |date=12 January 2022 |title=「女版MIRROR」COLLAR正式出道 首唱《Call My Name!》 |language=zh-hk |work=Mingpao |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20220112/1641985591170/%E3%80%8C%E5%A5%B3%E7%89%88mirror%E3%80%8Dcollar%E6%AD%A3%E5%BC%8F%E5%87%BA%E9%81%93-%E9%A6%96%E5%94%B1%E3%80%8Acall-my-name-%E3%80%8B}}</ref>
'''Collar''' (commonly stylised as '''COLLAR''') is a Hong Kong [[Cantopop]] [[girl group]] formed from a television channel [[ViuTV]]'s reality talent show ''[[King Maker IV]]'' operated by the broadcaster [[HK Television Entertainment]] in 2021. The group consists of seven members: Sumling Li, Garie Shum (Gao), Winka Chan, Ivy So, Rejena Simkhada (Day), [[Marife Yau|Marife Yau (Marf)]], and Candy Wong.<ref name=makerville>{{cite news|title=Collar|website=MakerVille|url=https://makerville.hk/en/talents/COLLAR|accessdate=2022-05-01}}</ref> They debuted on 12 January 2022, with the first single "Call My Name!".<ref name="mingpao">{{cite news |date=12 January 2022 |title=「女版MIRROR」COLLAR正式出道 首唱《Call My Name!》 |language=zh-hk |work=Mingpao |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20220112/1641985591170/%E3%80%8C%E5%A5%B3%E7%89%88mirror%E3%80%8Dcollar%E6%AD%A3%E5%BC%8F%E5%87%BA%E9%81%93-%E9%A6%96%E5%94%B1%E3%80%8Acall-my-name-%E3%80%8B}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Collar gained their first peak chart in [[Metro Broadcast Corporation|Metro Radio]] with their debut "Call My Name!" on 19 February 2022.<ref name="metroradio">{{Cite web |date=20 February 2022 |title=勁爆本地榜 |url=https://www.metroradio.com.hk/997/Music/Chart/Local.aspx |access-date=20 February 2022 |website=[[Metro Broadcast Corporation|Metro Radio]] |publisher= |language=zh-hk}}</ref> On 30 May 2022, Collar's first variety show {{ill|We Are Collar|zh|我哋係COLLAR|italic=1}} was broadcast on [[ViuTV]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/217973/|title=ViuTV新公司MakerVille劇集綜藝預告率先睇！ COLLAR首個團綜、戀愛Staycation 4男4女參賽者|date=2022-04-27|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
Collar gained their first peak chart in [[Metro Broadcast Corporation|Metro Radio]] with their debut "Call My Name!" on 19 February 2022.<ref name="metroradio">{{Cite web |date=20 February 2022 |title=勁爆本地榜 |url=https://www.metroradio.com.hk/997/Music/Chart/Local.aspx |access-date=20 February 2022 |website=[[Metro Broadcast Corporation|Metro Radio]] |publisher= |language=zh-hk}}</ref> On 30 May 2022, Collar's first variety show {{ill|We Are Collar|zh|我哋係COLLAR|italic=1}} was broadcast on [[ViuTV]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/217973/|title=ViuTV新公司MakerVille劇集綜藝預告率先睇！ COLLAR首個團綜、戀愛Staycation 4男4女參賽者|date=2022-04-27|language=zh-hant}}</ref>


Besides "Call My Name!", Collar also released three other singles in 2022, namely "Never-never Land", "{{ill|Gotta Go!|zh|Gotta Go!}}" and "{{ill|Off/On|zh|OFF/ON}}".<ref name=nnland /><ref name=gottago /><ref name=offon /> On 23 December 2022, Collar received a Cantopop rookie award at the {{ill|Yahoo Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards 2022|zh|2022年度YAHOO!搜尋人氣大獎得獎名單}}, being the first award the group received.<ref name=yahoo>{{cite news |title=After Class與COLLAR同獲組合獎 「人氣票后」炎明熹：是良性競爭|url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/娛樂/article/20221225/s00016/1671903554006/after-class與collar同獲組合獎-「人氣票后」炎明熹-是良性競爭 |accessdate=30 December 2022|work=Mingpao |date=25 December 2022|language=zh-hant}}</ref> The group also received rookie awards at the {{ill|2022 Metro Radio Music Awards|zh|2022年度新城勁爆頒獎禮得獎名單}} and [[Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022]] on 29 December 2022 and 1 January 2023, respectively.<ref name=metroradio2022>{{cite news|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E6%96%B0%E5%9F%8E%E5%8B%81%E7%88%862022-collar%E7%8D%B2%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA%E7%8D%8E-%E7%96%91%E4%BC%BCso-ching%E5%8F%B0%E4%B8%8B%E7%8F%BE%E8%BA%AB%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81/354980|title=新城勁爆2022｜COLLAR獲新人獎 疑似So Ching台下現身支持|publisher=am730|date=2022-12-29|accessdate=2022-12-31}}</ref> They were also awarded "Best Groups Bronze Award" at Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022.<ref name=crhk2022>{{cite news|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E5%8F%B1%E5%92%A42022-collar%E7%94%9F%E5%8A%9B%E8%BB%8D%E5%A7%BF%E6%85%8B%E6%AE%BA%E5%85%A5%E7%B5%84%E5%90%88%E9%8A%85%E7%8D%8E-day%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%A9%E6%9C%AA%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%8A%E5%8F%B0/355249|title=叱咤2022｜COLLAR生力軍姿態殺入組合銅獎 Day不適已回家|publisher=am730|date=2023-01-01|accessdate=2023-01-01}}</ref>
Besides "Call My Name!", Collar also released three other singles in 2022, namely "{{ill|Never-never Land|zh}}", "{{ill|Gotta Go!|zh|Gotta Go!}}" and "{{ill|Off/On|zh|OFF/ON}}".<ref name=nnland /><ref name=gottago /><ref name=offon /> On 23 December 2022, Collar received a Cantopop rookie award at the {{ill|Yahoo Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards 2022|zh|2022年度YAHOO!搜尋人氣大獎得獎名單}}, being the first award the group received.<ref name=yahoo>{{cite news |title=After Class與COLLAR同獲組合獎 「人氣票后」炎明熹：是良性競爭|url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/娛樂/article/20221225/s00016/1671903554006/after-class與collar同獲組合獎-「人氣票后」炎明熹-是良性競爭 |accessdate=30 December 2022|work=Mingpao |date=25 December 2022|language=zh-hant}}</ref> The group also received rookie awards at the {{ill|2022 Metro Radio Music Awards|zh|2022年度新城勁爆頒獎禮得獎名單}} and [[Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022]] on 29 December 2022 and 1 January 2023, respectively.<ref name=metroradio2022>{{cite news|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E6%96%B0%E5%9F%8E%E5%8B%81%E7%88%862022-collar%E7%8D%B2%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA%E7%8D%8E-%E7%96%91%E4%BC%BCso-ching%E5%8F%B0%E4%B8%8B%E7%8F%BE%E8%BA%AB%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81/354980|title=新城勁爆2022｜COLLAR獲新人獎 疑似So Ching台下現身支持|publisher=am730|date=2022-12-29|accessdate=2022-12-31}}</ref> They were also awarded "Best Groups Bronze Award" at Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022.<ref name=crhk2022>{{cite news|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E5%8F%B1%E5%92%A42022-collar%E7%94%9F%E5%8A%9B%E8%BB%8D%E5%A7%BF%E6%85%8B%E6%AE%BA%E5%85%A5%E7%B5%84%E5%90%88%E9%8A%85%E7%8D%8E-day%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%A9%E6%9C%AA%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%8A%E5%8F%B0/355249|title=叱咤2022｜COLLAR生力軍姿態殺入組合銅獎 Day不適已回家|publisher=am730|date=2023-01-01|accessdate=2023-01-01}}</ref>


===2023: Realignment as a seven-member group===
On 10 May 2023, Natalie So left the group in a statement in social media, stating that the injury suffered from her boyfriend Moses Li after the {{ill|2022年MIRROR演唱會事故|zh|2022 Mirror concert incident}} had caused trauma that “could not be healed”, and she was unable to cope with the show business. <ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220051/so-long-so-ching-girlfriend-hong-kong-dancer-injured-mirror-concert-accident-quits-girl-group-collar|first=Jess|last=Ma|title= So long, So Ching: girlfriend of Hong Kong dancer injured in Mirror concert accident quits girl group Collar, cites trauma|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=10 May 2023|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
On 10 May 2023, Natalie So announced her leaving from the group in a statement of social media, stating that her mental injury suffered from her boyfriend Moses Li after the {{ill|2022 Mirror concert incident|zh|2022年MIRROR演唱會事故}} had caused trauma that “could not be healed”, and she was unable to cope with the show business. <ref name=scmp>{{cite news|url= https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220051/so-long-so-ching-girlfriend-hong-kong-dancer-injured-mirror-concert-accident-quits-girl-group-collar|first=Jess|last=Ma|title= So long, So Ching: girlfriend of Hong Kong dancer injured in Mirror concert accident quits girl group Collar, cites trauma|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=10 May 2023|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>


== Name ==
== Name ==
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|2
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|{{ill|Winka Chan|zh|陳泳伽}}
|{{ill|Winka Chan|zh|陳泳伽}}
|陳泳伽
|陳泳伽
|Winka
|Winka
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|3
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|{{ill|Marife Yau|zh|邱彥筒}}
|[[Marife Yau]]
|邱彥筒
|邱彥筒
|Marf
|Marf
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|}
|}


=== Former Members===
=== Former Member===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!English Name
!English Name
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!Rank in ''King Maker IV''
!Rank in ''King Maker IV''
|-
|-
|{{ill|Natalie So|zh|蘇芷晴}} <ref name=scmp />
|{{ill|Natalie So|zh|蘇芷晴}} <ref>{{cite news |title=So Ching交代退團原因 為放下COLLAR成員身分感歉意 |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20230510/1683701609390/so-ching%e4%ba%a4%e4%bb%a3%e9%80%80%e5%9c%98%e5%8e%9f%e5%9b%a0-%e7%82%ba%e6%94%be%e4%b8%8bcollar%e6%88%90%e5%93%a1%e8%ba%ab%e5%88%86%e6%84%9f%e6%ad%89%e6%84%8f |publisher=Ming Pao Daily News |date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
|蘇芷晴
|蘇芷晴
|So Ching
|So Ching
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| rowspan="4" |2022
| rowspan="4" |2022
|14
|14
| rowspan="6" |Non-album singles
| rowspan="11" |Non-album singles
|-
|-
! scope="row"|"Never-never Land"<ref name=nnland>{{cite news |date=17 March 2022 |title=COLLAR｜新歌明日推出 網民笑Day跑包尾 |language=zh-hk |publisher=am730 |url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/collar-%E6%96%B0%E6%AD%8C%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A5%E6%8E%A8%E5%87%BA-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%AC%91day%E8%B7%91%E5%8C%85%E5%B0%BE/311712 |accessdate=17 March 2022}}</ref>
! scope="row"|"{{ill|Never-never Land|zh}}"<ref name=nnland>{{cite news |date=17 March 2022 |title=COLLAR｜新歌明日推出 網民笑Day跑包尾 |language=zh-hk |publisher=am730 |url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/collar-%E6%96%B0%E6%AD%8C%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A5%E6%8E%A8%E5%87%BA-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%AC%91day%E8%B7%91%E5%8C%85%E5%B0%BE/311712 |accessdate=17 March 2022}}</ref>
|2
|2
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|-
! scope="row"|"{{ill|The Bright Side (Collar single)|lt=The Bright Side|zh|The Bright Side}}"<ref name=tbs>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title=COLLAR一周年｜特別形式發布新歌《The Bright Side》 Gao：只此一次|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/collar%E4%B8%80%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4-%E7%89%B9%E5%88%A5%E5%BD%A2%E5%BC%8F%E7%99%BC%E5%B8%83%E6%96%B0%E6%AD%8C-the-bright-side-gao-%E5%8F%AA%E6%AD%A4%E4%B8%80%E6%AC%A1/356962|access-date=2022-07-17 |website=am730|language=zh}}</ref>
! scope="row"|"{{ill|The Bright Side (Collar single)|lt=The Bright Side|zh|The Bright Side}}"<ref name=tbs>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title=COLLAR一周年｜特別形式發布新歌《The Bright Side》 Gao：只此一次|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/collar%E4%B8%80%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4-%E7%89%B9%E5%88%A5%E5%BD%A2%E5%BC%8F%E7%99%BC%E5%B8%83%E6%96%B0%E6%AD%8C-the-bright-side-gao-%E5%8F%AA%E6%AD%A4%E4%B8%80%E6%AC%A1/356962|access-date=2022-07-17 |website=am730|language=zh}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|2023
|rowspan=5|2023
| —
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row"|"{{ill|Take Me Away (Collar single)|lt=Take Me Away|zh|Take Me Away (COLLAR單曲)}}"<ref name=tma>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title=COLLAR衝出香港？IG貼仙氣新相宣佈《The Bright Side》出英文版|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E7%9C%BE%E6%A8%82%E8%BF%B7/868128/collar%E8%A1%9D%E5%87%BA%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF-ig%E8%B2%BC%E4%BB%99%E6%B0%A3%E6%96%B0%E7%9B%B8%E5%AE%A3%E4%BD%88-the-bright-side-%E5%87%BA%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%E7%89%88|access-date=2022-07-17 |website=HK01|language=zh}}</ref>
! scope="row"|"{{ill|Take Me Away (Collar single)|lt=Take Me Away|zh|Take Me Away (COLLAR單曲)}}"<ref name=tma>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title=COLLAR衝出香港？IG貼仙氣新相宣佈《The Bright Side》出英文版|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E7%9C%BE%E6%A8%82%E8%BF%B7/868128/collar%E8%A1%9D%E5%87%BA%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF-ig%E8%B2%BC%E4%BB%99%E6%B0%A3%E6%96%B0%E7%9B%B8%E5%AE%A3%E4%BD%88-the-bright-side-%E5%87%BA%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%E7%89%88|access-date=2022-07-17 |website=HK01|language=zh}}</ref>
| —
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row"|"{{ill|idc (Collar single)|lt=idc|zh|idc (COLLAR單曲)}}"<ref>{{cite news |title=idc｜COLLAR首次出埠拍MV獲國際級排舞師指導　每日排舞練歌8小時幻想成真 |url=https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/focus/local/idc%EF%BD%9Ccollar%E9%A6%96%E6%AC%A1%E5%87%BA%E5%9F%A0%E6%8B%8Dmv%E7%8D%B2%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B%E7%B4%9A%E6%8E%92%E8%88%9E%E5%B8%AB%E6%8C%87%E5%B0%8E%E3%80%80%E6%AF%8F%E6%97%A5%E6%8E%92%E8%88%9E%E7%B7%B4 |publisher=Ming Pao Weekly (in Chinese)|date=2023-07-22|accessdate=2023-07-23}}</ref>
| —
|-
! scope="row"|"{{ill|Speak Love (Collar single)|lt=Speak Love|zh|Speak Love}}"<ref>{{cite news |title=陳健朗客串COLLAR《Speak Love》MV 新造型獲正面評價(內有MV) |url=https://www.am730.com.hk/娛樂/陳健朗客串collar-speak-love-mv-新造型獲正面評價-內有mv-/402362|publisher=am730 (in Chinese)|date=2023-09-27|accessdate=2023-09-28}}</ref>
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row"|"{{ill|Atypical (Collar single)|lt=Atypical|zh|Atypical}}"<ref>{{Cite news|title=COLLAR推新歌《Atypical》衝擊頒獎禮 Marf爆Ivy So恨去慶功宴喪食|url=https://skypost.hk/article/3657219/COLLAR推新歌-Atypical-衝擊頒獎禮-Marf爆Ivy-So恨去慶功宴喪食?utm_source=ulweb&utm_medium=web|publisher=Sky Post (in Chinese)|date=2023-11-22|accessdate=2023-11-23}}</ref>
| —
|-
! scope="row"|"{{ill|Back In The Game (Collar single)|lt=Back In The Game|zh|Back In The Game}}"<ref>{{Cite news|title=COLLAR出演唱會主題曲《Back In The Game》　預告開騷爆喊|url=https://www.hk01.com/即時娛樂/998736/collar出演唱會主題曲-back-in-the-game-預告開騷爆喊|publisher=HK01 (in Chinese)|date=2024-03-09|accessdate=2024-03-10}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|2024
| —
|-
! scope="row"|"{{ill|Chosen Family (Collar single)|lt=Chosen Family|zh|Chosen Family}}"<ref>{{cite web |title=Collar - Chosen Family |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/chosen-family-single/1737743498 |website=Apple Music |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
| —
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|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
| colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
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| 2021
| 2021
| ''[[King Maker IV]]''
| ''[[King Maker IV]]''
| rowspan=3| ViuTV
| rowspan=4| ViuTV
|
|
|-
|-
| 2022
| 2022
| {{ill|We Are Collar|zh|我哋係COLLAR|italic=1}}
| {{ill|We Are COLLAR|zh|我哋係COLLAR|italic=1}}
|
|
|-
| 2023
| {{ill|Shiny Summer - COLLAR in Japan|zh-yue|全日制COLLAR學院|italic=1}}
|
|-
| 2024
| {{ill|Happy COLLAR|zh-yue|COLLAR智慧學園|italic=1}}
|
|}

==Concerts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Note
|-
| 2024
| 22-24 March
| Collar Crush Live 2024
| Star Hall, [[Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre|KITEC]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=COLLAR處女個唱開鑼 Gao被抱起旋轉曬舞技 Day賣力演出 |url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/article/20240323/s00016/1711127064506 |publisher=Ming Pao Weekly |date=23 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}
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COLLAR
Collar in an event in 2023
Back row from left: Candy, Ivy, Marf, Sumling
Front row from left: Winka, Gao, Day
Background information
OriginHong Kong
Genres
Years active2022 (2022)–present
LabelsMusic Nation Records
HK Television Entertainment/
MakerVille
Members
Past members

Collar (commonly stylised as COLLAR) is a Hong Kong Cantopop girl group formed from a television channel ViuTV's reality talent show King Maker IV operated by the broadcaster HK Television Entertainment in 2021. The group consists of seven members: Sumling Li, Garie Shum (Gao), Winka Chan, Ivy So, Rejena Simkhada (Day), Marife Yau (Marf), and Candy Wong.[1] They debuted on 12 January 2022, with the first single "Call My Name!".[2]

History

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2021-22: Formation

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In July 2018, ViuTV's reality talent competition series King Maker [zh] started scouting for potential artists, and after three seasons, three boy bands, namely Mirror, Error and P1X3L were formed, and some contestants debuted as solo singers. Nonetheless, since the first season of show had started, there was no any girl group which was formed. Hence, ViuTV created King Maker IV as a platform to scout for a brand new girl group in June 2021.[3]

On 25 December 2021, ViuTV announced the winner, first runner-up and second runner-up of King Maker IV, Marife Yau, Garie Shum, and Rejena Simkhada,[4] who were secured the spots of upcoming members of the group. On 12 January 2022, 8 contestants from King Maker IV were announced from the Top 20 of the season, formed the group through a press conference named "Hold Your Breath" which held in Harbour City. In the press conference, the name of the group "Collar", along with five other members, Sumling Li, Natalie So, Winka Chan, Ivy So and Candy Wong, were announced in the lineup.[5]

The music video of Collar's debut "Call My Name!" was released a day after the formation of the group.[6] On 24 January 2022, Pocari Sweat, a Japanese sports drink brand, appointed Collar as endorsers of the brand's 40th anniversary in Harbour City, marking the group's first commercial endorsement.[7]

Collar gained their first peak chart in Metro Radio with their debut "Call My Name!" on 19 February 2022.[8] On 30 May 2022, Collar's first variety show We Are Collar  [zh] was broadcast on ViuTV.[9]

Besides "Call My Name!", Collar also released three other singles in 2022, namely "Never-never Land [zh]", "Gotta Go! [zh]" and "Off/On [zh]".[10][11][12] On 23 December 2022, Collar received a Cantopop rookie award at the Yahoo Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards 2022 [zh], being the first award the group received.[13] The group also received rookie awards at the 2022 Metro Radio Music Awards [zh] and Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022 on 29 December 2022 and 1 January 2023, respectively.[14] They were also awarded "Best Groups Bronze Award" at Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022.[15]

2023: Realignment as a seven-member group

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On 10 May 2023, Natalie So announced her leaving from the group in a statement of social media, stating that her mental injury suffered from her boyfriend Moses Li after the 2022 Mirror concert incident [zh] had caused trauma that “could not be healed”, and she was unable to cope with the show business. [16]

Name

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According to the group leader Garie Shum, the group's name "Collar" has two meanings: first, it refers to a collar of the shirt, which indicates a person can't breathe when the collar is fastened, means every performance can "hold your breath" and makes the audience hold their breath; second, it refers to a clavicle, which is the most attractive body part of women and defines Collar becomes the most attractive girl group.[17]

Members

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Current Members

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English Name Traditional Chinese Name Member Alias Birthday Rank in King Maker IV
Sumling Li [zh] 李芯駖 Sumling (1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 38) 4
Garie Shum [zh]
(Leader) 		沈貞巧 Gao (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31) 2
Winka Chan [zh] 陳泳伽 Winka (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26) 7
Ivy So [zh] 蘇雅琳 Ivy (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 23) 10
Rejena Simkhada [zh] 許軼 Day (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) 3
Marife Yau 邱彥筒 Marf (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22) 1
Candy Wong [zh] 王家晴 Candy (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21) 8

Former Member

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English Name Traditional Chinese Name Member Alias Birthday Rank in King Maker IV
Natalie So [zh] [16] 蘇芷晴 So Ching (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28) 6

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
HK
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"Call My Name! [zh]"[2] 2022 14 Non-album singles
"Never-never Land [zh]"[10] 2
"Gotta Go! [zh]"[11] 24
"Off/On [zh]"[12] 14
"The Bright Side [zh]"[19] 2023 —
"Take Me Away [zh]"[20] —
"idc [zh]"[21] —
"Speak Love [zh]"[22] —
"Atypical [zh]"[23] —
"Back In The Game [zh]"[24] 2024 —
"Chosen Family [zh]"[25] —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Platform Note
2021 King Maker IV ViuTV
2022 We Are COLLAR  [zh]
2023 Shiny Summer - COLLAR in Japan  [zh-yue]
2024 Happy COLLAR  [zh-yue]

Concerts

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Year Date Name Venue Note
2024 22-24 March Collar Crush Live 2024 Star Hall, KITEC [26]

Awards and nominations

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Award ceremony Year Category Result
Yahoo Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards 2022 [zh] Music Rookies (Groups) Won[13]
Metro Radio Music Awards 2022 [zh] Best Rookies Won[14]
Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022 Best Groups Bronze[15]
Best Rookie Groups Gold[15]
Chill Club Chart Award Presentation 2022/23 [zh] Best Female Rookies Gold[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Collar". MakerVille. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "「女版MIRROR」COLLAR正式出道 首唱《Call My Name!》". Mingpao (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "《全民造星IV》限定女生複製MIRROR 網民潑冷水 祝花姐好運". Ming Pao. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ^ Law, K. (25 December 2021). "《全民造星4》總決賽三甲賽果名單出爐！". HK U Lifestyle (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "【COLLAR出道】逾7萬人網上睇《造星IV》女團記招直播 COLLAR成軍即準備開音樂會【多圖】". hket (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). hket TOPick. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "【COLLAR出道】《Call My Name!》MV一天破64萬點擊 COLLAR感謝幕後團隊". hket (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). hket TOPick. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ "COLLAR成為寶礦力水特最新代言人 唱埋廣告主題曲創紀錄" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Oriental Sunday. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ "勁爆本地榜". Metro Radio (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ "ViuTV新公司MakerVille劇集綜藝預告率先睇！ COLLAR首個團綜、戀愛Staycation 4男4女參賽者" (in Traditional Chinese). 27 April 2022.
  10. ^ a b "COLLAR｜新歌明日推出 網民笑Day跑包尾" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). am730. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  11. ^ a b "【COLLAR新歌】COLLAR即將推出寶礦力廣告歌 伴隨樂迷揮灑青春汗水". Topick. Hong Kong Economic Times. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  12. ^ a b "COLLAR推出新歌《OFF/ON》MV 不婚主義Marf披婚紗零憧憬". Bastille Post (in Chinese). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ a b "After Class與COLLAR同獲組合獎 「人氣票后」炎明熹：是良性競爭". Mingpao (in Traditional Chinese). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  14. ^ a b "新城勁爆2022｜COLLAR獲新人獎 疑似So Ching台下現身支持". am730. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "叱咤2022｜COLLAR生力軍姿態殺入組合銅獎 Day不適已回家". am730. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  16. ^ a b Ma, Jess (10 May 2023). "So long, So Ching: girlfriend of Hong Kong dancer injured in Mirror concert accident quits girl group Collar, cites trauma". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  17. ^ 邱愛霖 (13 January 2022). "全民造星IV | COLLAR呢個名原來有雙重意思：代表衫領同埋鎖骨". hk01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  18. ^ Billboard Hong Kong Songs chart positions:
  19. ^ "COLLAR一周年｜特別形式發布新歌《The Bright Side》 Gao：只此一次". am730 (in Chinese). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  20. ^ "COLLAR衝出香港？IG貼仙氣新相宣佈《The Bright Side》出英文版". HK01 (in Chinese). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  21. ^ "idc｜COLLAR首次出埠拍MV獲國際級排舞師指導　每日排舞練歌8小時幻想成真". Ming Pao Weekly (in Chinese). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  22. ^ "陳健朗客串COLLAR《Speak Love》MV 新造型獲正面評價(內有MV)". am730 (in Chinese). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  23. ^ "COLLAR推新歌《Atypical》衝擊頒獎禮 Marf爆Ivy So恨去慶功宴喪食". Sky Post (in Chinese). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  24. ^ "COLLAR出演唱會主題曲《Back In The Game》　預告開騷爆喊". HK01 (in Chinese). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Collar - Chosen Family". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  26. ^ "COLLAR處女個唱開鑼 Gao被抱起旋轉曬舞技 Day賣力演出". Ming Pao Weekly. 23 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Chill Club Awards 22/23". ViuTV. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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