I don't know, ask a japanese person.
*Addendum: You moron, that's what they did - you just opened your yap out of turn.
The Japanese love to drink and do business over drinks. They also are a high tech society, and appreciate American music.
Put that all together, and you get a culture that created the Karaoke or "empty orchestra" that allows anyone to sing the lead vocals on hit songs.
Yes, karaoke is Japanese. It was invented by a Japanese person, and the word itself stems from Japanese. "Kara" means "empty" and "oke" is "orchestra". Thus, an "empty orchestra" refers to the lack of a singer, which is what karaoke is- music without main vocals.
empty orchestra
It's a Japanese term meaning kara (empty) and oke (orchestra).
Karaoke is a Japanese word.
Karaoke most likely has origins in Japanese.
'Karaoke' is used to mean what it means in English -- that is, it refers to singing over pre-recorded music. However, it comes from the Japanese words 'kara' meaning "empty" and 'oke' which is an abbreviation of "orchestra." (Ookesutora in Japanese). Thus, karaoke is "empty orchestra," or just the musical part of a song without the vocals. In modern karaoke, the main voice or voices have been digitally removed. Originally the term was applied to any prerecorded music rather than an actual orchestra. Kara (Empty) Oke (orchestra)
Daisuke Inoue of Japan invented the first karaoke machine but failed to patent it. Karaoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese, coming from "kara" meaning "empty" and "oke", a shortening of "okesutora" the Japanese word for "orchestra". Since Inoue failed to patent the machine, however, the patent was legitimately granted to Roberto del Rosario of the Philippines, who is therefore the patented creator of karaoke machines. Thus, Japan is the nation that invented karaoke and Philippines is the nation that holds the patent right to karaoke machines.
Karaoke is Japanese, from the word kara meaning empty.
The correct spelling is "karaoke" (from Japanese meaning empty orchestra).
It is 'karaoke' in Japanese, written: カラオケ
It's a Japanese term meaning kara (empty) and oke (orchestra).
Karaoke is a Japanese word. It is written as カラオケ.
Karaoke is a Japanese word.
Karaoke originated in Japan in the 1970s. The word "karaoke" is a combination of two Japanese words: "kara" meaning "empty" and "oke" which is short for "orchestra." Together, it translates to "empty orchestra," referring to the music tracks without the vocal track that people can sing along to.
Karaoke most likely has origins in Japanese.
カラオケの曲 karaoke no kyoku
'Karaoke' is used to mean what it means in English -- that is, it refers to singing over pre-recorded music. However, it comes from the Japanese words 'kara' meaning "empty" and 'oke' which is an abbreviation of "orchestra." (Ookesutora in Japanese). Thus, karaoke is "empty orchestra," or just the musical part of a song without the vocals. In modern karaoke, the main voice or voices have been digitally removed. Originally the term was applied to any prerecorded music rather than an actual orchestra. Kara (Empty) Oke (orchestra)
Daisuke Inoue of Japan invented the first karaoke machine but failed to patent it. Karaoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese, coming from "kara" meaning "empty" and "oke", a shortening of "okesutora" the Japanese word for "orchestra". Since Inoue failed to patent the machine, however, the patent was legitimately granted to Roberto del Rosario of the Philippines, who is therefore the patented creator of karaoke machines. Thus, Japan is the nation that invented karaoke and Philippines is the nation that holds the patent right to karaoke machines.
Karaoke - カラオケ, a portmanteau of Japanese kara 空 "empty," and ōkesutora オーケストラ "orchestra".