Hit Format ‘I Can See Your Voice’ Set for 30th Local Adaptation – Global Bulletin (2024)

VOICE GROWING LOUDER

“I Can See Your Voice,” the mystery music show which has been a hit format for South Korea’s CJ ENM, will strike a new chord with its 30th local adaptation set for Singapore.

The show in which guests have to identify whether the contestants are genuinely talented singers or bad singers based solely on lip-syncing and body language, is set to be adapted by public broadcaster Mediacorp. The aim is to eliminate the poor singers while identifying the talented ones to emerge as the winner.

It has previously been given local editions in countries including the U.S., the U.K, Germany, France, Thailand and the Philippines.

“[The adapted show is]set to bring our audiences weeks of family-friendly, dynamic entertainment. Beyond the excitement and suspense that comes with game shows, fans can also look forward to the unique showcase of raw performing talent beyond conventional singing abilities,” said Mediacorp’s chief content officer, Virginia Lim.

SCAM SCANDAL SERIES

Australia’s Lingo Pictures has secured the rights to adaptjournalist Rick Morton’sbook“Mean Streak”forthe screen. Themini-series“Robodebt”is being developedforABC iview and ABC TV and tells the emotionally compelling story of one of the most egregious, large-scale failures in Australian government history. The Robodebt scandal resulted in Australia’s largest class action; it cost the federal government A$1.8 billion ($1.18 billion) and involved compensation being paid to more than half a million people.

Lingo Pictures’secured the rights for Morton’s currently unpublished book from publisher HarperCollins. The series writing team will be led by Stuart Page (“Total Control”),with Magda Wozniak(“The Messenger”)and Sophie Miller(“Family Law”).Helen Bowden will produce for Lingo Pictures with Jason Stephens and Stuart Page as executive producers.ITV Studios will handle international sales.

“It’s one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in Australian history and we willfocus on the human stories: the grieving mothers whose sons took their own lives; the Centrelink worker who blew the whistle after decades of loyalty; and the digitalactivists who helped bring the scandal to light,” said Lingo’s Helen Bowden.

RIIZE UP

RIIZE, one of the hottest new K-pop acts, will shoot for a global audience with the live broadcast of its “RIIZE Fan-Con Tour ‘Riizing Day’ Finale in Cinemas” performance. Produced by SM Entertainment and completing a tour that has taken the group from Los Angeles to Tokyo and Manila, the performance will be held in Seoul, South Korea, and live-cast by Trafalgar Releasing and CJ 4Dplex on Sept. 13, Korean time. It will be tape-delayed in certain markets including North America and Europe.

With members including Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Sohee and Anton, RIIZE has got off to a fast start. The first single “Get A Guitar” achieved over one million physical pre-orders. The group was signed to RCA Records before their official debut. Before their debut, they set the record for the fastest-growing K-pop group on Instagram, reaching 1 million followers just four days after opening their account. (Fans call themselves BRIIZE, which is pronounced ‘breeze’.) Most recently, RIIZE was also appointed as ambassadors for Louis Vuitton, just three months after their debut.

SLEUTH ‘SHEKHAR’ STRIKES STREAMING SCENE

Kay Kay Menon stars in the detective drama “Shekhar Home,” premiering on Indian streamer JioCinema Premium August 14. The six-episode series, inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle‘s works that are in the public domain, features Ranvir Shorey, Rasika Dugal and Kirti Kulhari. Set in 1990s Bengal, the show follows eccentric detective Shekhar Home (Menon) and his unlikely partner Jayvrat Sahni (Shorey) as they tackle cases across East India. BBC Studios Productions India produces, with Rohan Sippy and Srijit Mukherjee directing.

TURNING JAPANESE

Audiences across Japan can watch the BBC News channel on U-NEXT. The channel will be available 24hrs a day in both English and Japanese (via simultaneous translation). U-NEXT is Japan’s leading video streaming platform, currently providing the largest volume of SVOD content in Japan.

Currently BBC Studios and U-NEXT have a longstanding partnership to offer a wide range of content across multiple genres to Japanese audiences including premium factual documentaries, popular returning drama series and children’s programming from the BBC catalog. Earlier this year BBC Studios and U-NEXT renewed their partnership to include children’s programs like “Sarah” and “Duck and Go Jetters,” as well as English language learning series “Yakka Dee.”