[11] Selected contestants from the scouting or closed auditions may receive Express Pass (shaped as a chatbox with the show's hashtag) and could directly perform the talent round without having to queue.
Known judges appeared in the auditions include Irene Ang, and former Star Search winners Qi Yuwu and Zoe Tay.
The augmented reality version were also heavily used during the grand finals, notably the title card before and after commercial cuts, as well as the NOOOICE!
last year, as well as Samsung Galaxy, Senka, PD Door, Poh Heng jewelry, official car Audi and travel agency website Trip.com.
A meet-and-greet session was held on 21 July 2019 at Funan's The Base, with special guests and former contestants Zoe Tay, Vivian Lai, Yao Wenlong and Brandon Wong.
A third meet-and-greet session, which also officiated the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 in Singapore, was held on Plaza Singapura on 17 August 2019.
Overseas Judges: Phoebe Huang, Bowie Lam, Man Shu-sam Media Judges: Chong Liung Man, Dasmond Koh, Marcus Wee, Ryan Lai, Terence Lim, Chloe Neo, Ang Eng Tee, Connie Chen Tan Hao Thian withdrew prior to the semi-finals for personal reasons.
At the end of each segment, the show will reveal the act with a current higher score based on the preferences by the Media judges.
Overseas judges: Phoebe Huang, Bobby Au-yeung, Man Shu-sam Media judges: Jeremy Tan, Mervin Wee, Irene Ang, Ryan Lai, Terence Lim, Connie Chen, Ang Eng Tee, Chong Liung Man Similar to Week 1, the 12 acts performed a dance and WeDrama Turning Chair (回转椅子) during the two segments, with the episode corresponding to the performance order during the dance round; both components weigh 10% and 40% towards the overall scores, respectively.
(Cast: Tyler Ten as Fong Zhiwei, Florence Tan as the shopkeeper, Bryan Kok as Bo-en (Zhiwei's best friend), Christy Mai as Meiyi (Zhiwei's girlfriend), Ye Jia Yun as Jiajia (Meiyi's best friend)) (Cast: Lee Wenn Hon as Lin Yifan, Florence Tan as the shopkeeper, Alyssa Peh as Liling (Yifan's wife), Zhai Si Ming as Ming-jie (Liling's brother), Kiki Lim as Shuang (Liling's sister), Priscelia Chan as the reporter) (Cast: Florence Tan as the shopkeeper, Sunny Xu as Siting (shopkeeper's daughter), Teoh Ze Tong as Songpin (Meifen's boyfriend), Sheryl Ang as Meifen (Songpin's girlfriend), Kenneth Liew as Siyang (shopkeeper's son & Siting's brother)) Media Charisma carries a 30% weightage towards the overall score.
During the end of the second semifinals, the hosts announced that the Samsung Galaxy's Most Photogenic Breakthrough Award (a cash prize of $10,000 and a trip to Seoul, South Korea) will be given out during the show, with the three mentors voting for the winner with the most improvements made throughout the season.
For this round, mentors and their contestants ballot on questions issued by each celebrity (acting as respective characters in selected scenes).
Contestants from each team will pair with a former Star Search finalist on a rendition of a previously aired Singaporean drama with a role played by the respective mentor.