Karaoke Bars

Karaoke bars probably established their roots in the first twentieth century in Japan through the Taisho rule. " 셔츠룸 ," or "restaurant," became favored by customers who used their singing talents supported by music from a live band. Soon, the trend caught up with all of those other world, and karaoke bars are now the perfect place for fun and unwinding following a hard day's work.

Picture an average karaoke bar today. Customers, having several drinks, and a great time -- probably not gifted having the ability to sing, but it doesn't matter. They take the stage, and with microphone at hand try belting out a favorite song- with friends razzing in the background. The lyrics are displayed on the screen, and the music is supplied by the karaoke machine.

Simply put, an American karaoke bar is really a restaurant or a bar having a karaoke machine that allows customers to exercise their singing abilities publicly. Though it isn't uncommon to have karaoke shows every evening, the schedule is normally on a weekly basis. There's the 'rotation' policy where a singer must wait his turn to take the stage. The time between different performers is an hour or so.

Karaoke boxes (KTV) are very popular in some places, especially in Taiwan. In an area of medium size, complete with karaoke paraphernalia, friends can get together and revel in karaoke. Karaoke boxes are a more private method of entertainment. Around fifteen to twenty of these boxes are scattered around the room accompanying the main karaoke bar. It really is commonly believed that the karaoke box concept were only available in South Korea where it was referred to as "noraebang" ("norae" and "bang" meaning song and room respectively).

Karaoke boxes became popular in North American during the 90's. However, karaoke bars remain the major source of karaoke entertainment. In China, you can find "mahjong-karaoke rooms", where teenagers can enjoy karaoke and the aged indulge in mahjong, a game played by four players that started in China.