The first season of the South Korean television mystery music game show I Can See Your Voice premiered on Mnet and tvN on February 26, 2015.[1][2]
Gameplay
Format
The guest artist(s) eliminate mystery singers at the end of each round, with the last remaining mystery singer ended up in a duet performance by one of the guest artists.[a]
If the last remaining mystery singer is good, they are granted to release a digital single; if a singer is bad, they win ₩5,000,000.
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.
Introduction round
Each mystery singer self-introduces to guest artist and panelists. Good singers are telling the truth, while bad singers are allowed to lie.[a]
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.
1. 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.[a]
2. Evidence round
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.[a]
Ten reinvited mystery singers are divided into two teams of five (with each of are represented by four good singers and one bad singer). In each round, a mystery singer is chosen by their team's panelists for a showdown. Afterward, voting is done through audience majority, and are accumulated for the winning team.[37][38]
The number of mystery singers are set to seven (for the rest of episodes), eight (eps. 2–3), or nine (its original count, from the debut).
Through 4 rounds, the introduction portion was initially used for the first 2 episodes, before it was replaced by an evidential one for the rest of the season.
^ abFor 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.
Host Kim Bum-soo demonstrated the game as a guest artist, with experts Cho Dong-wook (on voice analysis) and Kim Min-jeong (on face reading) as guest panelists.[3]
During its Star Wars special, when a 3rd round initially scored 74–26 in favor of good singer Jung Hyun-mo (from Gold Stars), bad singer Park Ji-eun (from Black Stars) countered it by performing two songs, resulting in an upset victory with her score doubled to 52 points.[4]
^These are the list of foreign panelist(s) having assigned for this season:
Belgium — Julian Quintart (11 eps, Star Wars special)