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Karaoke 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 term used to be slang for media where pre-recorded music substitutes for a live performance, 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 /kerioki/, and in Britain /kaerieoki/. The Japanese pronunciation is /karaoke/. (These pronunciations are in IPA.)

It is a popular urban legend that Karaoke is Japanese for "tone-deaf". This is not true, though it is amusing.

History of Karaoke


It has been common to provide musical entertainment at a dinner or a party in Japan, as in the rest of the world, for a long time. This tradition appeared in the earliest Japanese mythology. For a long time, singing and dancing remained one of the few adult entertainments in rural areas. Noh was initially played at a tea party and guests were welcomed to join in for a cheer or a shout of praise. Dancing and singing was also a part of a samurai's education. It was expected that every samurai have a dance or a song they could perform. During the Taisho period, Utagoe Kissa, (literally song coffee shop), became popular and customers sung to a live performance of a music band.
The karaoke industry started in Japan in the early 1970s when singer Daisuke Inoue (Inoue Daisuke) was asked by frequent guests in the Utagoe Kissa, where he performed, to provide a recording of his performance so that they could sing along on a company-sponsored vacation. Realizing the potential for the market, Inoue made a tape recorder that played a song for a 100-yen coin. This was the first karaoke machine. Instead of selling karaoke machines, he leased them out, so that stores did not have to buy new songs on their own. Originally it was considered a fad which was lacking the "live atmosphere" of a real performance. It was also regarded as somewhat expensive since 100 yen in the 1970s was the price of two typical lunches. However, it caught on as a popular entertainment. Karaoke machines were initially placed in restaurants or hotel rooms; soon, new businesses called Karaoke Box with compartmented rooms became popular. (See below "Public Places for Karaoke" and "Terms of Karaoke" for a description of karaoke boxes.) In 2004, Daisuke Inoue was awarded the tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel Peace Prize for inventing karaoke, "thereby providing an entirely new way for people to learn to tolerate each other."
Early karaoke machines used cassette tapes but technological advances replaced this with CDs, VCDs, laserdiscs and, currently, DVDs. In 1992, Taito introduced the X2000 that fetched music via a dial-up telephone network. Its repertoire of music and graphics was limited, but the advantage of continuous updates and the smaller machine size saw it gradually replace traditional machines. Karaoke machines connected via fiber-optic links to provide instant high-quality music and video are becoming increasingly popular.
A big karaoke-box building in Tokyo, which was featured in the movie Lost In TranslationKaraoke soon spread to the rest of Asia and then to the United States in the 1990s. Facilities such as karaoke bars or "KTV boxes" provided the venue, equipment and software for amateur singers to entertain (or "torture") each other.
Its popularity has spread rapidly to the United States, Canada and other Western countries. Some people still regard it as "hokey" and simply a method for the intoxicated to embarrass themselves, but as the novelty has worn off and the available selection of music has exploded, more and more people within the industry see it as a very profitable form of lounge and nightclub entertainment. It is not uncommon for some bars to have karaoke performances seven nights a week, commonly with much more high-end sound equipment than the small, standalone machines noted above. Dance floors and lighting effects are also becoming common sights in karaoke bars. Lyrics are often displayed on multiple TV sets around the bar, including big screens.

It is also growing in popularity in the United Kingdom, with Martha Lane Fox, the founder of lastminute.com, helping finance what is being touted as a chain of upmarket Karaoke venues, called Lucky Voice.
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Karaoke bar brawl: man charged - Sydney Morning Herald

Karaoke bar brawl: man charged
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 13 hours ago
A man was stabbed during a fight at a Sydney karaoke bar in the early hours today - the second such attack in a month. Up to 40 men wwere reportedly ...
Police investigate stabbing incident - Haymarket NSW Police Online (press release)
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Entertainment Guide - Scranton Times-Tribune

Entertainment Guide
Scranton Times-Tribune,  USA - 7 hours ago
AMORE, 223 Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit: Sundays, karaoke with Honey Do; Wednesdays, karaoke contest with Anthony Cali. COSGROVE’S CLUBHOUSE AND TAVERN, ...
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Karaoke For a cause - Aurora Beacon News

Karaoke For a cause
Aurora Beacon News, IL - Nov 30, 2008
Granger Middle School students and science teacher Steve Gee participated in a two-hour karaoke-a-thon to help raise funds to help Eunice Chang's family ...

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TechFlash, WA - Nov 28, 2008
By Todd Bishop on November 28, 2008 at 11:03 PST Microsoft Game Studios released the new "Lips" karaoke game for the Xbox 360 in the US and Europe this ...
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Politics and karaoke
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Titled Karaoke, the book will be about three characters with psychological complexes - a gay porn star who saves up money so that he can get a sex-change ...

Man charged over karaoke bar brawl - LIVENEWS.com.au

Man charged over karaoke bar brawl
LIVENEWS.com.au, Australia - 13 hours ago
The 23-year-old was arrested at the scene of this morning's brawl at a karaoke lounge on Dixon Street in Chinatown. Police believe up to 40 people were ...

‘High School Musical’ karaoke contest at mall - Youngstown Vindicator

‘High School Musical’ karaoke contest at mall
Youngstown Vindicator, OH - Nov 29, 2008
Two radio stations will host a “High School Musical†karaoke contest from 2 to 4 pm Saturday at Southern Park Mall in Boardman. The first 60 contestants who ...

Entertainment Beat 12-01-08 - Corsicana Daily Sun

Entertainment Beat 12-01-08
Corsicana Daily Sun, TX - 7 hours ago
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3366, located at Veterans Drive off West State Highway 31, will host Pure Country Karaoke with John and Connie. ...

Balen, White engagement - Duluth News Tribune

Balen, White engagement
Duluth News Tribune, MN - Nov 30, 2008
The future groom, a 1990 graduate of Superior Senior High School, owns Karaoke on Demand DJ Services in Superior. As you get older, birthdays just aren’t as ...
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Dispute with karaoke DJ leads to Danbury brawl - Hartford Courant

Dispute with karaoke DJ leads to Danbury brawl
Hartford Courant, United States - Nov 16, 2008
Danbury police say a dispute over a karaoke song triggered a brawl at a city restaurant that ended with the arrests of three men. ...

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