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What is Karaoke ? -from of music culture originally from Japan sweeping the world-

Karaoke was invented in Japan in 1971. Karaoke which means recorded music with no singing voice and it is used when singing along with the music. The word karaoke literally means kara (empty) oke (orchestra), meaning orchestra without the vocal part. In earlier times, it was used in party rooms of restaurants and hotels. When shops called “karaoke box” with private singing rooms, appeared in 1985, they became very popular in Japan. Nowadays it has gained popular all over world.
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