Karaoke Rooms Help Your Nerves

My birthday happened a few days ago and I decided that to celebrate that I would take my English department out to eat at Pizza Hut and then go to Karaoke. It is very different than in the USA and wanted to share with all of you. 

*A big thank you to Susan who booked the room for us!*

Karaoke otherwise known as KTV in Chinese (Karaoke Television) is super popular in Asia. They even have these booths around malls that are small KTV rooms. They are mostly used by dating couples to sing to each other. It is cute!

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How a KTV works in China is that a person reserves a private room for themselves and the room is provided with snacks and tea. You can order room service in all of the rooms, change the A/C, and two televisions are provided. There are two wireless microphones and our room had a third standing microphone because we had ordered a "medium" sized room which is supposed to fit 6-10 people. There are large rooms which have one giant flat screen to project on (maybe 10 by 10 feet big) and about 20 chairs. 

The rooms lights change different colors throughout the night which gives it a fun atmosphere. 

Standing microphone seen here.

There is a smart screen attached to the wall where you type in the music you want to sing. They have a lot of English songs but nothing that has come out in the last year or two is available. You are able to mute or unmute the singer in the song as you wish and change the volume of the songs from the smart screen. 

I love these rooms because karaoke in America is, in a word, stressful. It is usually with one microphone by yourself on a stage looking out on a bar full of strangers. I would say that in American bars people drink a lot more on karaoke night due to nerves. While our KTV room did offer alcohol, we didn't have any that night. You are a lot more relaxed when you are around friends! 

I bought a cake for us, which the bar let us bring in, and we sang from 7:00 pm all the way until 10:00 pm! KTV can last until midnight at our mall and can last much later at KTV only places. 

I love going to KTV  and wish I had more chances to go. I really hope that America starts getting these private karaoke rooms instead of doing it in big bars. It would be so much better for everyone's nerves! I will always love you KTV.