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 adapt journalist Rick Morton’s book “Mean Streak” for the screen. The mini-series “Robodebt” is being developed for ABC 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Lingo Pictures’ secured the rights for Morton’s currently unpublished book from publisher HarperCollins.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 will focus 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 digital activists 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. 15, 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.
SM Entertainment, CJ 4DPlex, Trafalga Releasing