"My mother
had to send me to the movies
with my birth certificate,
so that I wouldn't
have to pay
the extra fifty cents
[the adults had to pay]."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

KA·RA·O·KE [kar-ee-oh-kee] –noun
from Japanese, kara "empty" + oke "orchestra,"
shortened form of okesutora,
a Japanization of Eng. orchestra.
A form of entertainment
in which amateur singers
sing along with recorded music using a microphone.
The music is typically
a well-known pop song with the voice removed.
Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen,
with a moving symbol or changing color,
to guide the singer.

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Juhachiban
(literally, number 18).
One song which the singer
is especially good at,
and which they use
to show off.
A reference to the 18
most popular kabuki plays.
In Hong Kong,
such a song is called
a "banquet song".

Karaoke Term

Karamovie
Karaoke using scenes from movies.
Amateur actors
replace their favorite movie stars
in popular movies.
Karamovie originated in 2003.

Karaoke Term

KJ or Karaoke Jockey
A karaoke jockey plays and manages
the music for a venue.
The KJ often announces song titles
and whose turn it is to use the microphone.

Karaoke Term

Hitokara
Some people go karaoke alone.
It is called hitokara,
(hito, "one person"
and kara, "karaoke").

Karaoke Term

"Apples
taste sweetest
when they are
going."

Latin Proverb

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