I Can See Your Voice Malaysia (Chinese language)

I Can See Your Voice Malaysia (Chinese: 看见你的声音; pinyin: Kàn jiàn nǐ de shēng yīn)[1] is a Malaysian Mandarin-language television mystery music game show series, based on the South Korean programme of the same name. Since the show's premiere on 20 August 2017,[2][3] it has aired two seasons on 8TV.

I Can See Your Voice Malaysia
Genre
Based onI Can See Your Voice
by CJ ENM
Presented by
  • Wong Yinyin [zh] (1)
  • Wind Lee [zh] (1–2)
  • Xiaoyu [zh] (1–2)
StarringThe celebrity panelists (see cast)
Country of originMalaysia
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes
  • Regular: 23
  • Special: 2
  • Overall: 25
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companyPrimeworks Studios
Original release
Network8TV
Release20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) –
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)
Related
I Can See Your Voice franchise

Gameplay

Format

Presented with a group of six "mystery singers" identified only by their occupation, a guest artist must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group without ever hearing them sing, assisted by clues and a celebrity panel over the course of three rounds. At the end of the game, the last remaining mystery singer is revealed as either good or bad by means of a duet between them and one of the guest artists.[2][4]

Rounds

Visual rounds

  • The guest artist is given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance. Afterward, a muted video of each mystery singer that reveals only 0.3 seconds of their singing voice is played as an additional hint.[a]
  • Each mystery singer is given two different identities as a good and bad singer, with one of them is a real identity.[b]

Lip sync rounds

  • Each mystery singer performs a lip sync to a song; good singers mime to a recording of their own, while bad singers mime to a recording by someone else.[a]
  • The mystery singer lip syncs to the good singer's recording, then a bad singer's recording comes in the middle of the performance.[b]

Evidence rounds

  • A proof of each mystery singer's singing ability (i.e. photo, video, certificates, etc.) is shown on the screen. Good singers have own evidences, while bad singers had their evidences fabricated.[a]
  • Three random panelists are wearing headphones to listen to a recording of assigned mystery singer that lasts for 15 seconds. Afterward, the panelist defends the mystery singer and convince the guest artist to choose them as the winner.[b]
Notes

Background

Production and development

Media Prima Berhad formally acquired the rights to produce separate, multilingual adaptations of I Can See Your Voice in Malaysia, with 8TV for the Mandarin-language counterpart in April 2017 and NTV7 for the Malay-language counterpart in June 2018, including with production duties assigned by Primeworks Studios.[5]

Naming

The Mandarin translation of I Can See Your Voice (Chinese: 看见你的声音; pinyin: Kàn jiàn nǐ de shēng yīn)[1][5] is adapted to the Malaysian counterpart that also comes from a title of the Chinese counterpart itself.[6][7] Also, the I Can See Your Voice Malaysia[4] subtitle is later used as its own title of the Malay-language counterpart.[8][9]

Broadcast history

The Chinese-language counterpart of I Can See Your Voice Malaysia debuted on 20 August 2017.[2][3] 8TV renewed the series for a second season[10] that premiered on 19 August 2018,[4] during the first season airings of its Malay-language counterpart on NTV7[11][12] that began airing on 4 August 2018.[13][14]

Special episodes

In the second season, an encore concert (subtitled Christmas Showcase) was aired in 25 December 2018, followed by a duo of Nick [zh] and Stella Chung playing in the Chinese New Year special that concluded on 5 February 2019.[15]

Cast

The series has a panel of celebrities who assist the guest artist(s) to decipher mystery singers' identities throughout the game. Alongside with mainstays, guest panelists also appear since the first season. Overall, 4 different members have been assigned, with the original lineup being Rickman Chia [zh] and Orange Tan [zh].

Beside them, subsequent members joining on that lineup also include Hoon Mei Sim [zh] and Gary Yap (from second season).

Cast type:
  Main cast
  Additional cast
Seasons
12
Hosts
Wind LeeMain
XiaoyuMain
Wong YinyinMain
Panelists
Rickman ChiaMain
Orange TanMain
Hoon Mei SimMain
Gary YapMain

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11020 August 2017 (2017-08-20)29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)
21319 August 2018 (2018-08-19)18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)
Sp225 December 2018 (2018-12-25)5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest artist(s)Player order[a]Original air date
11Z-Chen [zh]120 August 2017 (2017-08-20)
22Namewee227 August 2017 (2017-08-27)
33Geraldine Gan [zh]33 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
44Nicholas Teo410 September 2017 (2017-09-10)
55Bell Yu Tian517 September 2017 (2017-09-17)
66Thomas and Jack [zh]6–724 September 2017 (2017-09-24)
77Fuying & Sam8–98 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
88Joyce Chu1015 October 2017 (2017-10-15)
99Rynn Lim1122 October 2017 (2017-10-22)
1010Victor Wong1229 October 2017 (2017-10-29)

Season 2 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest artist(s)Player order[a]Original air date
111Michael Wong1319 August 2018 (2018-08-19)
122Janice Tan [zh]1426 August 2018 (2018-08-26)
133Danny Koo [zh]152 September 2018 (2018-09-02)
144Linda Chien [zh][b]169 September 2018 (2018-09-09)
155Abin Fang [zh]1716 September 2018 (2018-09-16)
166Nichole Lai [zh]1823 September 2018 (2018-09-23)
177Penny Tai1930 September 2018 (2018-09-30)
188Shio Yee Quek [zh]2014 October 2018 (2018-10-14)
199Henley Hii [zh]2121 October 2018 (2018-10-21)
2010Joyce Cheng[b]2228 October 2018 (2018-10-28)
2111DannyOne [zh] (Da.Mon.Ster [zh])234 November 2018 (2018-11-04)
2212Priscilla Abby [zh]2411 November 2018 (2018-11-11)
2313Ruco Chan[b]2518 November 2018 (2018-11-18)

Specials

List of special episodes
No.TitleGuest artist(s)Player order[a]Original air date
1"Christmas Showcase"25 December 2018 (2018-12-25)
2"Chinese New Year special"Chung Dynasty (Nick Chung [zh] and Stella Chung)26–275 February 2019 (2019-02-05)

Notes

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