The best thing about Japanese-style karaoke is that it’s all about having fun together. The reason is that the songs come up in the order they were registered, which means that if you’ve filled the queue with “your” songs, you’re going to be singing for a long time, while the rest of your group fights the urge to pelt you with ice cubes and rip the mic from your greedy hands. For whatever reason, it’s terrible karaoke etiquette to enter a string of songs of your own choosing. Perhaps it’s the overwhelming luxury of choice (Japanese karaoke booths always have a staggering array of songs, including almost any English language song), or perhaps it’s because they get over-excited by the novelty of electronically selecting songs. First-time karaoke virgins from foreign countries tend to make the mistake of monopolising these touchscreens. Simply select a song on the touchscreen and you’ll “register” it into a queue on the karaoke machine. Karaoke booths in Japan come equipped with a touchscreen device stuffed with literally thousands of songs to choose from.
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The following is a list of mistakes that foreigners often make when they do karaoke in Japan, and how to avoid them. Whether it’s your first time ever singing in (semi-)public or you’re a seasoned karaoke veteran back home, these six tips for not being a total karaoke bore will help make your singing sessions super special (and not at all humiliating…).
Karaoke in Japan tends to be a little different from in the west, and it comes with its own set of rules and etiquette that it’s a good idea to learn if you want to keep being included in karaoke parties.
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