- Hey, what's up everyone?
It's Nicole here,
and I'm at BuzzFeed, and I'm here
to answer some of your burning questions.
I better get popping!
They're hot.
Okay, what made you decide to join the show as a host?
The show sounded completely bonkers and crazy.
I love bonkers and crazy.
It's something different,
something I'd never even seen before.
We don't even have anything like this in the States.
It's a show that actually originated in Asia,
and it was such a phenomenon over there.
So I was like, alright let's do this.
And when I found out who the fellow panelists
and hosts were, I was like, yeah, this is gonna be fun.
Are the responses to the judges pre-decided,
or are they allowed to say whatever they want?
We can say whatever the flip we want.
They're totally not pre-decided,
because we have no idea what we're about to see.
We're not involved behind the scenes,
or in any way are allowed to communicate in any way
with the contestants or their entourage.
They're actually fully masked and covered
in all black at all times.
So when we see them, it's always for the first time actually
when they come on stage.
Are the singers coached or trained at all through the show
or is everything they do their own talent?
Everything they do is their own talent.
They even choose their own songs.
It's part of the objective of the show
to be able to let the contestants show
a whole nother side of themselves to the world
that we're not used to seeing.
Hot!
It just like comes back and hits me in the head.
Okay, how long does a round of sing-offs take?
How many episodes of the show were taped in one day?
So, a round of sing-offs take about a half a day
to a full day to shoot
and there were a few days that we had to tape double.
So, we would start really early in the morning
and work 'til really late at night.
Do you ever get to speak to the contestants
one-on-one backstage?
Absolutely not, that would defeat the purpose.
We have no contact with the contestants or their entourage.
Everything is on absolute lockdown,
because it's very secret secret.
Okay, which guest judge is the best guesser?
Not me, okay.
Everybody brings something different to the panel.
I think Jenny is the best guesser,
because it's kind of her job to interview people.
She has her own radio show
and she's just really good with that stuff.
Where I'm not.
What is the rehearsal process like for the contestants?
I have no idea because I'm not a part of that process.
Next question.
What happens if someone's masks were to fall off
in the middle of a performance?
We'd probably get really high ratings.
Extra, extra ratings.
I have no idea how the masks are...
I think every mask is obviously really different.
But, it seems like it takes hours for them.
When we're revealing, we're like, take it off!
- Take it off! Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!
- Ten minutes go by, we're like, take it off already!
Lord knows they're sweating under there. God bless 'em.
I'd be like, no, y'all gotta touch me up,
then we gotta put it real cute right here.
I'll pretend with the struggle.
That the struggle is real.
Okay, this is the last question, we saved the best for last.
It's the hottest question.
How important are the clues in the video packages
versus what they say to the judges?
I think that every clue is important, cause we have no idea.
You all have to understand that at home, you have Google.
But, this is the first time that we're receiving
any information through these clue packages,
or seeing the contestants.
So, we don't get the luxury of Google.
I think it's more important, the clues,
whenever we get to hear direct answers from the contestants,
or when they bring out their physical clues.
I think sometimes in the packages there are clues,
but sometimes I think they do it to throw us off a little.
All right BuzzFeed, thank you so much, that was so much fun.
Make sure to tune in to The Masked Singer.
See you later.
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