9 Top Masked Singer Korea Performances, According To YouTube Views Masked Singer Korea performances Masked Singer is an anonymous singing competition that first aired in South Korea in 2015, originally under the title of King of Mask Singer(미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕). The program shot to popularity and became a franchise in 38 other countries, including China and America. The program pits singers in 3 elimination rounds of one-on-one competition. Contestants don elaborate masks and outfits, which aims to eliminate factors that may induce bias, such as the contestant’s popularity, career, and age. The contestant’s identity is only revealed when they are eliminated after the fewest votes.