The fourth season of the Vietnamese television mystery music game show Hidden Voices[1][2] premiered on HTV7 on 27 July 2019. Despite the linear airings ended on 2 November 2019, it was later extended by 11 additional episodes until the formal conclusion on 18 January 2020.[a]
Gameplay
Format
Under the "battle format", two opposing guest artists eliminate one singer each during the proper game phase, and then remain one singer each to join the final performance. At the end of a game, the following conditions for winning mystery singers chosen by opposing guest artists, depending on the outcome of final performances, if:
One opposing guest artist has revealed as a good singer and the other one has a bad singer, or
Both two opposing guest artists have revealed as good or bad singers.
The guest artist gets đ50,000,000 if a good singer was revealed; in case of a two-way tie, the main prize is halved, leaving with đ25,000,000 each. Both winning singers, regardless of being good or bad, receive đ10,000,000 each.
Rounds
Visual round
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.
Lip sync round
Each mystery singer performs a lip sync to a song. Good singers mime to a recording of their own performance, while bad singers mime to a recording by someone else.
Interrogation round
The guest artist may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.
^The 4th season has initially scheduled to air for 15 episodes,[3][4] with Phan Mạnh Quỳnh [vi] defeating Thùy Chi on its tentative [15th episode] finale on 2 November 2019;[5] this was later added by 11 unaired episodes[6] until the formal conclusion on 18 January 2020.[7]
^ abFor the returning guest artists (which also include foreigners or former good singers), names are displayed in italics.
^ abFor the mixed groups, names of the bad singers are displayed in italics.
In 9th episode, a mystery singer "disguising as a teddy bear" performed on the stage of truth that "obviously using a pre-recorded piece sung by a unknown bad singer".[15][who?] It was performed again in 10th episode, revealing as good singer Lương Hoảng Phúc.[16]
365daband is designated as a group, in which different members playing on subsequent games are actually returned; Isaac Phạm,[17] Jun Phạm,[18] Sơn Thạch,[19] Tronie Ngô,[20] and Will Nguyễn[21] have been played.
