

I hope we can all become someone who brings a bit of warmth to others. Lastly, please trust that it’s possible to be a person who brings warmth to others.

Please allow me to apologize for not being able to meet everyone again as a member of COLLAR. I’m thankful to my company for giving me the freedom to do what I wanted to do. I’m thankful to all parties and my members for understanding, accepting, and respecting my thoughts and decisions. She ended her post with how grateful she is towards everyone who supported her during these difficult times. In the future, perhaps I’ll continue to work hard on dancing or other things in order to prepare myself to become a better, happier, and more reliable person.

I once thought it was easy to be happy, but it turned out not everyone can be happy easily. I want to find sources of happiness and take care of myself. I’m uncertain about my future and want to focus on my physical and mental health.

She also addressed her future, something her fans had been constantly worrying about in the months before her departure, despite her temporary return. Perhaps one can be more comfortable and work harder to show their potential when they’re all in a place where there are no concerns. Everyone experiences different things and walks different paths. I’m very sorry, but I hope for your understanding. Perhaps I’ve let you down with this decision. Whenever I felt I didn’t deserve all this, you scooped me up from the bottom with your kind words and hugs. These days really haven’t been easy, but as a member of COLLAR, I’ve experienced what it’s like to have you all stay by my side, supporting and encouraging me. After contemplating and discussing with my company, I’ve decided to withdraw from COLLAR. Though I’ve stood in front of everyone and been on stage, I’m still not used to being a public figure at this time. Throughout the past ten months, I’ve had different thoughts and emotions. Every trip to the emergency room and the hospital has been imprinted in my heart, leaving a trace that can never be obliterated. Since July 28, 2022, the scars left by what happened that day have never healed.
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Finally, So Ching herself confirmed the speculations in an Instagram update posted shortly before the start of the press conference.įirstly, So Ching recalled how her days had been following the incident. Many netizens were sure that So Ching was withdrawing from the group, so the press conference was scheduled with such short notice. The email was simply titled, “Press Conference Regarding COLLAR’s Newest Plans.” However, three days later, on May 10, her label issued a press conference notice, with the event itself scheduled just three hours after the time of the email. On that day, her fellow COLLAR members were questioned about her absence, to which they responded that she was sick. COLLAR at the “Chill Club Chart Award Presentation” without So Ching | Koreaboo The host company of the award show and her label are owned by the same corporation, which made her absence suspicious to some netizens. Since then, she has also made other appearances and performed at other shows, such as a mini concert in collaboration with her groupmate Winka and the music festival Clockenflap.Īlthough it seemed like So Ching was starting to recover from the tragedy, speculations of her withdrawing from the group began circulating again when she was absent from the Chill Club Chart Award Presentation on May 7. She attended and performed at an award show with her groupmates, earning huge applause and cheers from the crowd when she sang her lines. Mo (left) and So Ching (right) | the speculations and to the pleasant surprise of COLLAR’s fans, So Ching returned to stage on January 1, 2023. As such, many netizens also worried about whether So Ching was physically and mentally well enough to perform again. Therefore, netizens doubted whether So Ching would continue to work for the label.Īdditionally, Mo’s dad constantly praised So Ching for taking care of Mo after the incident. Many netizens believed her label was at least partially to blame for what happened to her boyfriend, given that they should’ve overseen MIRROR’s concert, including the setting up of the stage. Mo (middle) with his parents back in 2021 | the incident, So Ching went on a hiatus, and fans wondered if she would ever come back.
