Where did Kareoke originate from?

Question

Who created it, when, why?
In which country was it created?
What does the word Kareoke mean?

I have so many questions !

Answer 1

It was created in Japan and means 'empty orchestra'.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke

Answer 2

Karaoke is not Japanese for "drunken and tone-deaf". It is a popular form of entertainment that originated in Japan over twenty years ago.

Karaoke is an abbreviation of "Karappo Okesutura", the Japanese word meaning "empty orchestra" an apt description for singing along to a music video, with the original vocals eliminated and reading the lyrics displayed on the bottom of a video or television screen. The word "Karaoke" is now listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, proving that the term has become widely recognised throughout the world.
It is now widely recognized that the use of Karaoke starts earliest in Kobe city of Japan in 1970s.
Karaoke is far from only being a brilliant and innovative idea which suddenly occurred to somebody's mind. Its invention and popularity in Japan is deeply embedded in its national culture

Answer 3

The word ‘karaoke’ comes from ‘kara’, empty (as in karate – empty hand) and ‘oke’(short for okesutora), orchestra
It was created in Japan, some people say that it was created when a singer didnt show up at a snack bar one night so the owner just put on tapes with music and asked people if they wanted to sing, others say it originated in Kobe Japan as a new form of entertainment. Nobody really knows for sure, but it was very poular in japan's night life and quickly spread to the west.

Answer 4

History Of Karaoke :
WORD ORIGIN :
The Japanese word "karaoke" is now listed not only in Japanese dictionaries but also in the latest edition of The Oxford English Dictionary published in England, one of the most distinguished and formal English dictionaries, proving the word has become common throughout the world.

Karaoke is a typical form of entertainment for Japanese business people; they drop into a bar with colleagues after work, have a drink, and enjoy singing popular songs to the accompaniment of karaoke. Karaoke has been entertaining people ever since its invention 20 years ago, and has become firmly established in Japanese society, going far beyond just a temporary boom.

BORN IN KOBE :
Karaoke is a Japanese abbreviated compound word: "kara" comes from "karappo" meaning empty, and "oke" is the abbreviation of "okesutura," or orchestra.

Usually, a recorded popular song consists of vocals and accompaniment. Music tapes in which only the accompaniment is recorded were named "karaoke."

It is now widely recognized that the use of karaoke started at a snack bar in Kobe City. It is said that when a strolling guitarist could not come to perform at the bar due to illness or other reasons, the owner of the bar prepared tapes of accompaniment recordings, and vocalists enjoyed singing to the tapes. Even though it is only legend, this might have been the beginning of karaoke, and since then, karaoke has been commercialized and has become popular all over Japan.

Answer 5

Quote: Karaoke (Japanese: カラオケ, from 空 kara, "empty" or "void", and オーケストラ ōkesutora, "orchestra") is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. The music is typically of a well-known song in which the voice of the original singer is absent or reduced in volume. Lyrics are usually also displayed, sometimes including color changes synchronized with the music, on music video to guide the sing-along.

Karaoke has been a popular form of entertainment beginning first in Japan, then the rest of East Asia, since at least the 1980s, and has since spread to other parts of the world. Karaoke engenders quite a bit of culture specific to its enthusiasts, and this culture, unsurprisingly, varies from country to country.

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Japan

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Japan

Answer 8

Probably in a bar somewhere when some drunk got up and tried to sing along with the band or the jukebox. Somebody had an idea for a machine that would mask out the lyrics to already-recorded music and bang! we have karaoke. It allows non-singers and those who think they are singers to have the limelight for awhile...

Answer 9

It came from Japan and the word karaoke means "tone death"

Answer 10

from Japan