The fifth season of the Vietnamese television mystery music game show Hidden Voices[1][2] premiered on HTV7 on 28 June 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:[6]
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.
During the proper game phase, an eliminated good singer gets a consolation prize of đ2,000,000. At the end of the game, if the last remaining mystery singer is good, the guest artist wins đ50,000,000; in case of a tie, the main prize is halved, leaving them with đ25,000,000 each. Both winning mystery singers, regardless of being good or bad, get 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, 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.
^As per statement by director Khương Dừa on 5 April 2020, the fifth season was initially planned to temporarily suspend broadcasts due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a possibility of discontinuation;[3] this decision was later reversed and began airing anyway on 28 June 2020.[4][5]
^For the returning guest artists (which also include foreigners or former good singers), names are displayed in italics.
^For the mixed groups, names of the bad singers are displayed in italics.
