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Karaoke Anonymous
So how many /trv/lers have been to an Asian karaoke venue?
>> Anonymous
>>63083

Went to one in Shibuya with most of my travel group (about ten people all told). Had a blast even after one of the guys decided he didn't want to pay for a second hour and left on his own in a bit of a huff, followed by a few more who wanted to make sure he didn't get into trouble.
>> Anonymous
I've been to a few here in Korea. Not that great unless you're drinking IMO.
>> Anonymous
OP here.
>>63091
I went to one in Osaka and was the only guy w/4 Japanese girls so drinking did not have to = fun in my case =P. Are the Korean karaoke places the same thing with the little private rooms (like the pic)?

I assume they have karaoke in China too, right?
>> Anonymous
>>63099
Yup they look pretty much like the pic
>> Anonymous
>>63099
Also they call it ??? (norebahng) here, because goddamn if they will use japanese words if they dont have to
>> Anonymous
I went three times when I was in tokyo, it's brilliant. I learned on the first night not to tackle a tough song early on because your voice will be ruined and you wont be able to sing anything for the rest of the night.
It's a good idea to smuggle in some booze and get a free soda deal if available.
>> Anonymous
Yeah karaoke is pretty sweet. Drinking helps. Sometimes they just have random stock footage instead of the actual music video for the song...
>> Anonymous
>>63101
It's ???, "Singroom". Koreans use ????? (arbeit) from the German for work to mean a part-time job involving labor, waiting tables, etc. That got stuck in their language when the Japanese were allied with the Nazis supposedly. Anyone know if arbeit stuck in Japan too?
>> Anonymous
>>63107
Yes, it's ????? arubaitu in Japanese. The Korean's also call it norae yeong sup jang (I can't type hangul), which means song practice. I've been to one in Korea with my wife and friends and I've been to a number of them here in the states.
>> Anonymous
Went to one in MK, hong kong. I didn't join in as i can't read chinese, but the others seemed to enjoy it
>> Anonymous
>>63107
>>63109

I've lived here for two years and never heard either of those.
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>>63109
I messed up, it's arubaito in Japanese. So used to Korean. Also it's norae yonsupjang.

>>63111
You must be blind then.
>> Anonymous
OP again.
>>63103
smuggling food/drinks in must be really common because my group handed me a bag with food in it, put it in a shopping bag and just told me to hide it... guess playing the "stupid gaijin" card can be really beneficial sometimes lol. They did have free soda at the place though which was awesome cause your voice really does burn out fast.
>> Anonymous
>>63111
I heard it used very frequently when living in Korea. I'm not sure how frequently it is used in Japan though.

http://endic.naver.com/endic.nhn?docid=2522240&rd=s
>> Anonymous
>>63116
????? (arubaito) is definitely common usage in Japan.
Well, that's what I learned from my textbook and when I used it in Japan people seemed to know what I was talking about.
>> Anonymous
>>63109

I've always been taught ????? as part-time job.
>> Anonymous
>>63119
63118 here. Yea I was taught that it was specifically "part-time job".
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>63125
??????(all night karaoke) sounds fuckin intense. Enjoy your lack of voice for the next week. With the proper company it could be a shit ton o' fun though I'm guessing.

Btw, anyone know if any of these private-style karaoke places exist in the US?
>> Anonymous
>>63126
I pulled an all nighter karaoke with friends, slept like 3 hours, and went - hung over - to a job interview the next (same) day, and got the job.
>> Anonymous
>>63126
Lots of them on Oahu(Hawaii). I'd guess in California too.
>> Anonymous
>>63126
There are a lot in San Diego where I am. I know they also have them in Korea town in LA.
>> Anonymous
Been to Chinese KTV joints many times. Usually it's where we take girls we're trying to pick up until my dipshit friend invariably ruins it by arguing about the bill for half an hour before the fucking music even starts. Then we call my other fuckhead friend who turns up and always starts hitting on the girl I have my arm around rather than the one we invited for him, and then nobody gets drunk because the beer is too expensive and I'm the only one who ever has money and I'm too pissed off to pay for drinks for those two cunts.

Luckily in that respect at least he's just gone home, and I have a girlfriend and a hip flask now, so it should be a lot more fun next time.

There's one in a fun shopping district that has a monster nightclub inside it. The bass could give you a concussion and it's always packed so tight (apart from the girls in cages) that I swear people must drown in meat nightly. I don't like clubs, but that one's cool for the novelty value.
>> Anonymous
>>63125
My friends invited me along to one of these, I thought they meant like.. until say 1am~3am... Come 6:30am I finally said I'd better get going to my hotel since I had to pack up and leave that day. They all stayed for more karaoke, who knows when they left. It was a lot of fun.
>> Anonymous
>>63083
Yes. Karaoke anywhere is pretty shitty. Typical Asian group bonding/mutual humiliation stuff with a door between you and any possible outsiders. Singing should be left to professionals, people should not socialise in little basement rooms singing ten year old pop songs in front of a TV.
>> Anonymous
I sang Bohemian Rhapsody and I Fought the Law in July. I sang them horribly, but I sang them.

Sapporo, Japan.
>> Anonymous
>>63154
fuck yeah, queen is a karaoke tradition. and journey.
>> Anonymous
>>63110

Any idea where in Mong Kong, and how much it usually is per person? I'm over at HKUST and it seems nobody knows where in Mong Kok or Hang Hau they are...
>> Anonymous
>>63154
>>63158
Wtf, I sang Bohemian Rhapsody my first time as well and (horribly). Must be a gaijin thing.
>> Anonymous
I only been to the ones in Fukuoka (Tenjin and Kurume) with a bunch of friends who lives there. It was really really fun, better than the ones here in LA. I liked their computer controller.

But I think the Taiwan KTV is better, because they have real music videos for almost all of their songs
>> Anonymous
I did it several times when in Japan
>> Anonymous
I have! For non-japanese songs they just had stock footage.

I sang "Clint Eastwood" and kept getting thrown off because the lyrics on the screen were all wrong. XD
>> Anonymous
>>63083
protip:
if you're going to do it in japan, learn a SMAP song and then do that song when you're out with people

you will get a lot of free vagina out of it
>> Anonymous
I went a few times in Japan. Once I even karaoked all night till 5 30AM when they closed (there were females and booze involved).

Easiest song to learn - "Linda, Linda." I knew it from Ouendan. There are like 6 lines in the whole song.