karaoke in japan really is different. and kinda weird. unlike the american version, you rent a small room (by the hour), set up with all the equipment, and sing only to the folks in your group. it still is a bar, and you can order food and drinks (to be delivered to your little room), but the stakes really aren't the same as singing to a bar full of strangers. and the group of people you know who are going to harass you to no end.
it should also be noted that they must have every song by brittney spears, but nothing from either tom petty or johnny cash. they certainly aren't catering to americans.
the song books include 20 pages for songs in english, with the rest of the book devoted to chinese and korean songs. and another book dedicated to japanese songs (which include the japanese language versions of american songs).
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