Karaoke Thursday

  Come and sing under the light and

  Be a STAR every THURSDAY NIGHT.

  Enjoy our drink specials and be merry,

  Win prizes by being extraordinary!

Karaoke defined by the Cambridge dictionary refers to a form of entertainment, originally from Japan, which recordings of the music but not the words of popular songs are played so that people can sing the words themselves.

Origin and Etymology of Karaoke

Japanese, from kara empty + ōke, short forōkesutora orchestra

 A TYPICAL KARAOKE NIGHT

How Karaoke was Born

Karaoke was born in a night amusement quarter at the end of the high economic growth period in Japan. Back then, customers listened to popular songs via wire broadcasting, request favourite songs by telephone, and the wire broadcasting company put the songs on the air. Such a system continued for quite a while.

As such karaoke appeared on the scene for example holding a microphone and singing a song to the accompaniment of an "orchestra," you can feel like a professional singer. If other customers give you a big hand, you feel all the happier. Karaoke has thus stimulated people's desire to sing. It is expressed corporate soldiers living in a stressful society, there is no other entertainment that can make them feel so refreshed. 

Consequently, karaoke immediately spread from Kansai all over Japan.