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WHAT DOES KARAOKE MEAN?
Karaoke is a word formed from putting two Japanese words together. "Kara" that comes from Karappo and means empty and "Oke", shortened from Okesutura meaning "orchestra". So Karaoke means "empty orchestra"
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This incredible popular entertainment has been found out about 30 years ago in the city of Kobe, one of the three biggest cities in Kansai(Japan).
However other opinions say it was already known far before, between 1950 and 1960, and that it began with an American TV-show, according to that version TV-spectors sang following a ball jumping above the songtext on their TV-screen.
Appearently it was after that period that the Japanese made the Karaoke entertainment and for the first 20 years it only was there in Japan, later it came all over the world.
Karaoke terms
J,,hachiban
(also ohako 十八番, literally, number 18). Many karaoke singers have one song which they are especially good at, and which they use to show off their singing abilities. In Japan, this is called j,,hachiban in reference to the eighteen most popular kabuki plays. In Hong Kong, such a song is called a "banquet song" (飲歌).
Karaoke jockey or KJ
A karaoke jockey plays and manages the music for a venue. The role of the KJ often includes announcing song titles and whose turn it is to use the microphone.
Hitokara
Some people go karaoke alone. It is called hitokara(ヒトカラ, ヒト hito, "one person" or "alone", and カラ kara "karaoke") in Japan.
Hey When you're at Razzles tonight will you tell Doug that I said hello? I don't know if I'm going out tonight or not, but if I do, then I'll try and stop in to say hello myself but its highly unlikely. Please!!
everything is going well thank you...school is kinda kicking my butt but oh well it'll pay off in the end...and Hope is doing wonderful learning new stuff every day...maybe i'll come up to razzles one thursday for some karaoke after painting class or something...hope all is well for you too...found anything to take over your last lap spot when it switches over?
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