I Can See Your Voice Malaysia is a Malaysian television mystery music game show series catering in Malay language, based on
the South Korean programme of the same name. Since the show's premiere on 4 August 2018,[1][2] it has aired six seasons on two different networks —
NTV7 (in 2018) and
TV3 (from 2019 to 2023).
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 several rounds.[a] 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.
A winning mystery singer is rewarded on following conditions:
If the singer is good, he/she will:
Perform again in an encore concert (for the first two seasons).
Have chance to get a potential contract and a single on any record label (from third to sixth season).
If the singer is bad, he/she wins
RM3,000 (from first to fourth, and sixth season) and then
RM5,000 (for the fifth season).
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.[b][c]
Each mystery singer is given two different identities as a good and bad singer, with one of them is a real identity.[d][e][f][g]
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.[b][c]
The mystery singer lip syncs to the good singer's recording, then a bad singer's recording comes in the middle of the performance.[d][e][f][g]
Evidence rounds
The guest artist is presented with a video package featuring a "super fan" by one of the mystery singers.[c][d]
The host has randomly assigned clues about the mystery singer, and then the guest artist must choose a clue for each one.[d]
Rehearsal round
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][c][e][f][g]
Notes
^For the show's gameplay changes, based on playing time of an episode:[3][4]
The number of rounds are set to three (from 1st, 4th to 6th season) or four (from 2nd to 3rd season).
Media Prima Berhad formally acquired the rights to produce separate, multilingual adaptations of I Can See Your Voice in Malaysia, with
8TV for the
Chinese-language counterpart in April 2017 and NTV7 for the Malay-language counterpart in June 2018, including with production duties assigned by Primeworks Studios.[5][6]
Filming
Filming of the show took place at
Sri Pentas Studios in
Shah Alam. During the
COVID-19 pandemic, it has filmed under implementing health and safety protocols since from third to fourth season.[7][8][9]
Broadcast history
The Malay-language counterpart of I Can See Your Voice debuted on NTV7 on 4 August 2018.[1][2][a] A week before its first season finale (as an encore concert), the series was already renewed for a second season[13] that made its airing debut on TV3 on 23 June 2019.[14][15] A third season began airing with a first part on 16 February 2020, and then second part on 21 June 2020.[b] The fourth season began airing regular episodes on 23 May 2021,[22][23] followed by a fifth season that has been already announced during its finale,[24] was premiered on 15 May 2022.[25][26]
In celebration of TV3's 39th founding anniversary, the sixth season premiered on 4 June 2023.[27][28] In a news article from Prensario Internacional in May 2024,[29] the series was renewed for a seventh season.
In the first two seasons, an encore concert was held after the regular season finale, in which some of mystery singers and guest artists returning to perform one last time.[33][34] It was replaced by a competitive online concert since from third to sixth season.[35]
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, 12 different members have been assigned, with the original lineup being
Mark Adam [
ms],
Jihan Muse [
ms], and
Seelan Paul [
ms].
^
abThe 3rd season initially aired 10 episodes[16][17] as
Sufian Suhaimi played on its tentative [10th episode] finale on 19 April 2020;[18] this was then added by 11 episodes[19][20] until the formal conclusion on 23 August 2020.[21]