Collar (group)

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COLLAR
COLLAR 20231013 ViuTV Event.jpg
Collar in an event in 2023
Back row from left: Candy, Ivy, Marf, Sumling
Front row from left: Winka, Gao, Day
Background information
Origin Hong 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]

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History

2021-22: Formation

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

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

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

Current Members

English NameTraditional Chinese NameMember AliasBirthdayRank in King Maker IV
Sumling Li  [ zh ]李芯駖Sumling18 April 1986 (age 38)4
Garie Shum  [ zh ]
(Leader)		沈貞巧Gao7 January 1993 (age 31)2
Winka Chan 陳泳伽Winka16 June 1998 (age 25)7
Ivy So  [ zh ]蘇雅琳Ivy4 August 2001 (age 22)10
Rejena Simkhada  [ zh ]許軼Day4 June 2002 (age 21)3
Marife Yau 邱彥筒Marf11 June 2002 (age 21)1
Candy Wong  [ zh ]王家晴Candy19 December 2002 (age 21)8

Former Member

English NameTraditional Chinese NameMember AliasBirthdayRank in King Maker IV
Natalie So  [ zh ] [16] 蘇芷晴So Ching31 January 1996 (age 28)6

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
HK
[18]
"Call My Name!  [ zh ]" [2] 202214Non-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

Television shows

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

Concerts

YearDateNameVenueNote
202422-24 MarchCollar Crush Live 2024Star Hall, KITEC [26]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremonyYearCategoryResult
Yahoo Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards 2022  [ zh ]Music Rookies (Groups)Won [13]
Metro Radio Music Awards 2022  [ zh ]Best RookiesWon [14]
Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022 Best GroupsBronze [15]
Best Rookie GroupsGold [15]
Chill Club Chart Award Presentation 2022/23  [ zh ]Best Female RookiesGold [27]

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  2. 1 2 "「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.
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  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.
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  11. 1 2 "【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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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  15. 1 2 3 "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.
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  18. ↑ Billboard Hong Kong Songs chart positions:
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  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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