Collar (commonly stylised in all caps) is a Hong Kong

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formed from a television channel

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's reality talent show ''

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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. They debuted on 12 January 2022, with the first single "Call My Name!".

History

2021–22: Formation

In July 2018, ViuTV's reality talent competition series started scouting for potential artists, and after three seasons, three

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, namely

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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,

created ''King Maker IV'' as a platform to scout for a brand new girl group in June 2021. 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, 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. The

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of Collar's debut "Call My Name!" was released a day after the formation of the group. On 24 January 2022,

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, 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. Collar gained their first peak chart in

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with their debut "Call My Name!" on 19 February 2022. On 30 May 2022, Collar's first variety show was broadcast on

. Besides "Call My Name!", Collar also released three other singles in 2022, namely "", "" and "". On 23 December 2022, Collar received a Cantopop rookie award at the , being the first award the group received. The group also received rookie awards at the and

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on 29 December 2022 and 1 January 2023, respectively. They were also awarded "Best Groups Bronze Award" at Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022.

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 had caused trauma that “could not be healed”, and she was unable to cope with the show business.

Name

According to the group leader Garie Shum, the group's name "Collar" has two meanings: first, it refers to a

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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

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, which is the most attractive body part of women and defines Collar becomes the most attractive girl group.

Members

Current Members

Former Member

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television shows

Concerts

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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