Hidden Voices (game show)
Hidden Voices (, abbreviated "GAGA") is a Vietnamese television mystery music game show series on HTV7. Gameplay. Format. Presented with a group of seven "mystery singers" identified only by their occupation, two opposing guest artists 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 singers are revealed each as either good or bad by means of a duet between them and one of the guest artists. Under the versus  format, both opponents can eliminate one singer each in the first two rounds, and then both can choose one singer each to join the final performance in the third round. At the end of the game, the conditions for mystery singers chosen by opposing guest artists depending on the outcome of a final performance, if: Rounds. Each episode presents the opposing guest artists seven people whose identities and singing voices are kept concealed until they are eliminated to perform on the "stage of truth" or remain in the end to perform the final duet. Notes: Production. Background and development. Originally  based on South Korean programme "I Can See Your Voice", the gameplay of "Hidden Voices" is ruled under modified "versus format", which made officially recognised as part of the latter franchise that was later applied to ICSYV counterparts such as Indonesia and Thailand. Produced by Điền Quân Media, Color Entertainment and Pixel Factory, the staff team is managed by producer Trần Thế Khương and director Khương Dừa. Filming. Filmings for the series took place at the Pixel Factory Studios in Gò Vấp, Ho Chi Minh City. The fifth season was initially going to be discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic , as it was according to statement by director Khương on 5 April 2020. Production was then resumed by implementing health and safety protocols. Physical auditions for the recent fifth season are planning to be held on 13 to 15 March 2020 but it was also cancelled because of pandemic. The same announcement came out on 5 April when online auditions conducted since 1 April with an official mystery singers' selection on 5 May. Broadcast. History. "Hidden Voices" debuted on 5 November 2016. There are 26 episodes have been produced for the fourth season. Partial freeview broadcasts began airing on 27  July 2019 until its finale on 2 November 2019. However, it was then resumed for the remaining 11 episodes that have left unaired until its full-season broadcast concluded on 18 January 2020. The fifth season did barely started on 28 June 2020 despite the pandemic. Special episodes. For the second time, the kids' episode was aired (since "I Can See Your Voice Indonesia") in the fourth season on 4 January 2020, as well as the celebrities' episode did (since "I Can See Your Voice Philippines") in the fifth season on 26 July 2020. Cast. The series employs a team  of "celebrity panelists" who decipher mystery singers' evidences throughout the game. Alongside with full-timers and additional ones, guest panelists also appear since the first season. Throughout its broadcast, the programme has assigned 4 different panelists. Since the third season as co-hosts, the original members consist of Trấn Thành and . Until the second season, it was occupied by and .