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Karaoke is where people have fun, sing and just act like a complete fool without anybody being criticised for how bad they sing. They are not sure when or where Karaoke emerged into society, but people seem to think that it started in Japan. In Japan Karaoke means "Empty Orchestra". Kara meaning empty, and oke meaning orchestra (in Japanese, oke comes from okesutora).

As far as my research goes, during the late 70's was when Karaoke was at it's height in popularity and has died down due to the development of Karaoke being available to bring home a few years later. Karaoke went form cassette tapes, to CDs, toVCDs, to laserdiscs, then to DVDs (which then lead to video games for PlayStation 2 & 3, XBox 360, ect...)

Karaoke doesn't have important artists that impacted this genre because everyone who does it is an artist of their own.


The only way I can really describe Karaoke is "freestyle", they sing in their own way without being judged for singing horribly. The instruments they use are a microphone(s), instrumental music and or a screen depending on which type of machine they are using.

The people that sing Karaoke see the world as a way to express themselves freely without being embarrassed, to be and feel the way they want to. They just go out to sing and have a good time with friends and family, they choose a song and sing their hearts out.