However, towards the tail end of the 1960s, the practice was adapted for the public, and amateur singers could now belt out tunes on a microphone hooked up to an amp at their favorite bars. In its early days, karaoke was used exclusively by professional performers.
In other words, “karaoke” meant that a singer would perform to a recorded backing track, negating the need for an orchestra. Though the word choice may strike modern audiences as odd, in the early decades of the 1900s when backing music to singers’ performances were usually played live by a band or an orchestra, “karaoke” gave the impression of a lone singer and empty seats where the other musicians should be. Where did karaoke come from?įor those who understand Japanese, the word "karaoke" itself may give you a clue as to its origins: it’s a portmanteau of two words: kara (the Japanese word for "empty"), and orchestra. It doesn't matter if you're a good singer or not, as long as you've got heart. Trends come and go but karaoke (pronounced ka-ra-ohkay) has been a fixture of Japan's culture for decades.
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