Chinese culture: Karaoke

Karaoke is a term comes from Japan and it is the place where people gather together and sing with the recorded music. We usually call it KTV. After KTV has been invented in Japan, this activity spread out very quickly and China is one of the countries that has been influenced. KTV was becoming popular gradually after it came to China and now, it is the most important place for people holding a party and hanging out together.

The evolution of KTV is significant in the past 10 years. As I mentioned in the first post, KTV now is not merely a place to sing with each other but a crucial part of social interactions. I think it is like the pub culture in the United States. People drink (no matter how old they are), smoke, sing and play game with each other, also do a lot of silly things in that room. Furthermore, it is also the place where one-night-stand frequently happens.

For people who don't know each other, it is the place that can build up relationships in a second. For friends, it is one of the choices to maintain their relationships. Also for some adults, it is the place to do business.