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Karaoke (Japanese: カラオケ, from 空 kara, "empty" or "void", and オーケストラ ōkesutora, "orchestra") is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. The music is typically of a well-known song in which the voice of the original singer is absent or reduced in volume. Lyrics are usually also displayed, sometimes including color changes synchronized with the music, on music video to guide the sing-along.
Karaoke has been a popular form of entertainment beginning first in Japan, then the rest of East Asia, since at least the 1980s, and has since spread to other parts of the world. Karaoke engenders quite a bit of culture specific to its enthusiasts, and this culture, unsurprisingly, varies from country to country.
Word origin
The Japanese word stems from the words kara (空), meaning "empty" (as in karate, "empty hand") and oke which is short for ōkesutora, meaning "orchestra". The words together make a contraction literally meaning "empty orchestra". This terminology used to be a slang term in media where a live performance is substituted by a pre-recorded music and thus it is written in katakana. The term karaoke can be interpreted as "virtual orchestra" because one can specify a key to the music and start singing along without the presence of a live band or orchestra. In the United States, the word is often pronounced as , and in Britain . The Japanese pronunciation is . (These pronunciations are in IPA.) More on [ Karaoke ]
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@ariyowiradhana yoooo!! karaoke yuk yuk yuk?????
Sheillash (sheilla putri) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:23:12 -0000
@ariyowiradhana yoooo!! karaoke yuk yuk yuk?????
Somebody at Talarico's just sang my karaoke song. and butchered it. Tempted to show them how it's done.
BrittneyBush (Brittney) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:21:57 -0000
Somebody at Talarico's just sang my karaoke song. and butchered it. Tempted to show them how it's done.
Ah bbc news. Man wins karaoke more important than italian prime minister gets punched #mylicencefeeatwork
mattkitson (Matt Kitson) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:21:27 -0000
Ah bbc news. Man wins karaoke more important than italian prime minister gets punched #mylicencefeeatwork
#nowplaying "Santa Baby" - Eartha Kitt, yeah I'm going to do this song for karaoke, gotta work out the pipes
cinemaneophyte (Wayne) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:20:41 -0000
#nowplaying "Santa Baby" - Eartha Kitt, yeah I'm going to do this song for karaoke, gotta work out the pipes
@indiepixie Sorry to miss Elysium but karaoke was fun on Friday, despite the hoarse voice on Saturday.
pwnny (heidizarse) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:20:40 -0000
@indiepixie Sorry to miss Elysium but karaoke was fun on Friday, despite the hoarse voice on Saturday.
Stay up all night in Manila :) Down-side is that this time I was up drafting the PoA instead of singing at one of the local karaoke bars.
deeCTIONARY (dyah dinanti p) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:19:46 -0000
Stay up all night in Manila :) Down-side is that this time I was up drafting the PoA instead of singing at one of the local karaoke bars.
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