I Can See Your Voice Malaysia () is a Malaysian Mandarin-language television mystery music game show based on the South Korean programme of the same title, featuring its format where guest artist(s) attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group, until the last mystery singer remains for a duet performance. It first aired on 8TV on 20 August 2017.
Gameplay Format Over the course of three rounds, the guest artist(s) must attempt to eliminate bad singers from a group of six "mystery singers", identified only by their occupation or alias, without ever hearing them perform live. They are assisted by clues regarding the singers' backgrounds, style of performance, and observations from a celebrity panel. At the end of a 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.
Rounds Visual rounds s1: 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. s2: Each mystery singer is given two different identities as a good and bad singer, with one of them is a real identity.
Lip sync rounds s1: 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 backing track by another vocalist. s2: The mystery singer lip syncs to the good singer's recording, then a bad singer's recording comes in the middle of the performance.
Evidence rounds s1: 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. s2: 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 for a final performance.
Production 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, with the in-house Primeworks Studios assigning on production duties.
Naming The Mandarin translation of I Can See Your Voice () is adapted to the Malaysian counterpart, which also comes from a title of a Chinese counterpart itself. Also, the I Can See Your Voice Malaysia subtitle is later used as its own title of the Malay-language counterpart.
Broadcast history The Mandarin-language counterpart of I Can See Your Voice Malaysia debuted on 20 August 2017.
One month after concluding its first season, 8TV renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on 19 August 2018, accompanying the first season of its Malay-language counterpart on NTV7 that began airing on 4 August 2018. Other episodes also include an encore concert held on Christmas day, and a duo of and Stella Chung playing in a Chinese New Year special that concluded on 5 February 2019.
Cast The series employs a panel of celebrity "detectives" who assist the guest artists in identifying good and bad mystery singers throughout the game. Along with regular members, guest panelists also appear since the first season. Overall, four celebrities have served as panelists, with their original lineup consisting of and . Later members who joined the group's duties also include and Gary Yap — from the 2nd season.
Designations: Main cast member Hosting duties Additional cast member Total games attended, by panelists
Cast memberSeasonsWong YinyinWind Leecolspan=2 Xiaoyucolspan=2 Rickman ChiaOrange TanHoon Mei SimGary Yap
Series overview
Episodes Season 1 (2017)
Season 2 (2018)
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