page_title: Karaoke
section_title: Public places
hierarchical_section_title: Karaoke / In culture / Public places
caption_attribution_description: English: karaoke-Big echo 日本語: karaoke-Big echo
context_page_description: Karaoke is a type of interactive entertainment developed in Japan in which people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is normally an instrumental version of a well-known popular song. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing colour, or music video images, to guide the singer. In Chinese-speaking countries and regions such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, a karaoke box is called a KTV. The global karaoke market has been estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion.
caption: Lobby of a karaoke box in Japan
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