The contestants’ faces are only revealed at the end of the show.
 

Following the success of its first season, The Choice of the Heart — a “horror-style” dating gameshow adapted from Sexy Beasts — returns with Season 2, airing on VTV3 at 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday, starting January 9.

Sexy Beasts is inspired by Beauty and the Beast. It’s a dating gameshow in which all participants are completely disguised with makeup and prosthetics that transform their faces. The main characters only get to see each other’s real faces at the very end of the show.

In the Vietnamese version, contestants are transformed into well-known characters from Vietnamese literature, theater, or cinema.

In Season 2, the contestants will continue to go on dates while disguised as iconic characters such as Chí Phèo, Thị Nở, Sister Hằng, Uncle Cuội, Thạch Sanh, Lý Thông, Tấm, Cám, the Evil Stepmother, and the Fairy Godfather.

The contestants go on dates while wearing horror-style disguises.

With three rounds — Speed Date & Selection, Long Date & Reveal, and Final Decision Date — each episode of The Choice of the Heart features three men (or three women) going on dates with the main contestant.

After the Speed Date round, one participant is eliminated and reveals their real face before leaving. The main contestant then continues to the Long Date round with the remaining two, ultimately choosing the winner. At that point, all three contestants remove their masks and reveal their true faces.

However, just like in Season 1, many dates end in unexpected twists — some contestants may not show up for the final date, while others find themselves disappointed after seeing the real appearance of the person they chose, hidden behind layers of makeup and grotesque masks.

— Mai Linh