This season, to enhance competitiveness, the program is divided into twelve episodes, with a panel of four judges: the "Song God" Mo Yan and three singers at the national level.
Each of the four judges holds one hundred votes.
There are also two thousand professional guess judges present. They will make guesses about the singers' identities based on their performances and some questions.
The guess judges are all industry professionals, and each of them holds one vote.
The total number of votes from arbitrary voting is two thousand four hundred.
Each episode features six singers, divided into two rounds of competition.
The first round is a draw for one-on-one battles, with the winner advancing to the next round. In the second round, three singers are ranked based on their votes, and the one with the highest votes is crowned the "King of the Week."
The three singers from the loser's group have a survival battle, where the one with the most votes remains, and the other two are eliminated.
This means that out of six singers in one episode, two are eliminated, and a replacement singer will join in the next episode.
The competition system can be described as quite brutal.
Because there are quite a few participating singers and eighteen songs are performed each episode, a live broadcast would be absolutely terrifying. After official decision, it was decided to use recorded broadcasts.
And to avoid questioning the fairness, tickets for the show recording were made available for purchase, ensuring that the audience wouldn't fabricate anything on the show.
During this period, ticket prices have been hotly debated online, with tickets being hard to come by. A regular ticket for a back row seat from scalpers costs almost a thousand yuan, and with the program's popularity, ticket prices continue to rise.
This price point is already comparable to some "King of the Week" concert ticket prices.
However, being able to hear nearly twenty songs in one competition, and from top singers, the enthusiasm for purchasing tickets remains undiminished.
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Su Yu and his batch of singers are the initial participants.
The program team has set up dedicated lounge areas, and even the contestants' passage is separate.
And due to the program's confidentiality and official supervision, they all have their own assistants.
"Teacher Ting Yu, please take a rest. I'll go check with the program team to see if there's anything else that needs to be prepared for the performance." After A Ru helped Su Yu put on the bunny head and costume, she also attached a voice changer to him.
"Thank you for your hard work," Su Yu said, his voice sounding mechanically synthesized.
In the program, every singer uses a voice changer.
Su Yu felt much more relaxed, and his whole demeanor became more at ease, after being masked and having his voice changed.
Everyone in life has their own mask, and under the constraint of the mask, one might feel a certain pressure to conform their words and actions to the mask.
And now, by casting aside that life mask, one can temporarily let go of those constraints.
After A Ru left, Su Yu felt a bit bored and took out his phone, intending to chat with Lin Yanyu.
When he opened WeChat.
The group chat for singers was discussing topics related to "Masked Singer."
Little E is Not a Tomboy: "Did any of you secretly participate in the King of the Week show?"
Does Your Yang Ge Act Like a Simp?: "Do you think we have the qualifications..."
Zhao Zhicheng: "I tried, but I was eliminated during the selection process /sad"
Slippers Wolong: "@Zhang Wei, with your singing skills, you should be qualified. Did you try?"
Zhang Wei: "I don't plan to participate. The fame accumulated from 'Exaggerated' is enough for me to be nominated for King of the Week. If I mess up on stage, it might affect me, so I think it's better to play it safe."
Zhang Wei's current impression among everyone is his powerful singing.
And the stage of King of the Week is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. If luck is bad and he encounters experts twice in a row, he might actually be eliminated. He now has a good chance of being nominated for King of the Week. If he's eliminated as soon as he steps on stage, it would be a loss outweighing the gain.
King of the Week is Zhang Wei's dream, and he has no aspirations to become a "Song God." That is too far off for him now. Having a King of the Week nomination is already very good.
Yan Yu Jiang Nan: "Why aren't you asking me??"
At this moment, Lin Yanyu suddenly chimed in.
Brother Yu's Little Princess: "Sister-in-law is going to participate in King of the Week?"
Li Yunchuan: "Haha, I was worried that if none of us participated, Brother Yu's popularity would be overshadowed by the King of the Week topic. Now that sister-in-law is here, there's no need to worry."
Yan Yu Jiang Nan: "I'll be joining later as a replacement. But don't worry, my Su Su's popularity won't be stolen."
Wolong Fengchu: "Sister-in-law, can you spare a thought for the single dogs in the group? Stop showing PDA."
Little E is Not a Tomboy: "It's okay, I'm a loyal CP fan of Teacher Ting Yu and Yanyu. Feel free to show PDA!"
"Just this little bit of PDA, it's nothing."
"That's right, we're immune."
"That's all?"
Seeing how active the group was.
Su Yu's playful mood surged: "@ Yan Yu Jiang Nan, Honey, I miss you as soon as we parted. Kiss kiss."
The entire group suddenly fell silent for two seconds.
Then.
Lin Yanyu replied: "(づ￣3￣)づ╭❤～, Husband, come back early. I miss you too."
Does Your Yang Ge Act Like a Simp?: "???"
Wolong Tuo Xie: "???"
Wolong Fengchu: "???"
"???"
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Brother Yu's Little Princess: "Brother Yu and Sister-in-law are so affectionate. Today is another day full of dog food, and my mood has improved a lot, (*╹▽╹*)"
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After chatting with the singers in the group.
A Ru returned.
"Teacher Ting Yu, the program team has nothing else to provide. The recording is about to begin."
"Alright, let's go."
Su Yu got up and handed his phone to A Ru.
After she put the phone in her bag, she supported Su Yu and they left the lounge.
"Masked Singer" mainly sings popular songs on the market or classic songs.
Of course, they can also sing unreleased songs. However, market-popular songs are generally more stable, at least without the risk of poor song quality.
Su Yu is different; he also has a song called "The Road to the Ordinary."
Although this song is generally plain and lacks explosive high notes, it greatly tests breath control and vocal control, and the emotional infusion of the song is also very important.
Just like Pu Shu, using only his clear and hopeful tone to perform, the audience's feelings were no less than experiencing a high-pitched vocal baptism.
The most important thing is that "Pegasus" is about to be released, and if this song isn't released, some of the jokes in it will lose their effect.
The stage of King of the Week this time is a very good opportunity for its release.
The first round is just a warm-up.
The second round is Su Yu's main event.
He intends to shock everyone.
Because the second song he prepared is called "Itch."
That's right, it's Huang Ling's "Itch."
He had this idea after receiving the "Vocal Tone Gift Package," which allowed him to change his vocal tone at will.
Honestly, if he had to sing this song with his face uncovered, he would still feel a bit embarrassed to open his mouth.
But with the mask, it's different.
Since no one knows it's him, the burden in his heart is lifted, and he has no hesitation in singing such a song.
After putting on a mask, can you really do whatever you want?
That's right, with a mask, you can indeed do whatever you want!