Earlier this week, I went to a KTV for the first time. This was last tuesday, where I was busy with writing about that wicked trip around Taiwan with all the old peeps.
So in this post I'll try to write short about karaoke here in Taiwan.
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A KTV is actually a kind of karaoke bar, where you rent a room for yourselve instead of singing with a bunch of old peeps you don't know.
Since no-body's looking and you can make all the noise or sing as bad as you want without getting angry stares, the KTV's are more popular amongst the young people here. If you go to a karaoke bar, you'll be more likely to meet a bunch of old and mostly single people looking out for a date or just liking to sing old songs.
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At the KTV there's a bunch of nice stuffs for controlling the song that is playing. You can - of course - pick your own song with a remote control, and then you can manage the songs a little better with a touchscreen that Joni is currently operating. Opposed to just karaokeing at some party or bar, you can also edit the tempo and pitch.
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But KTV is not just for singing.
There's usually also all-you-eat buffet plus you can order cold beer so you won't run out of energy from several hours of singing. Don't expect the buffet to be too big if you're going to one of the cheaper places though.
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Also: There's usually not a lot of english songs to pick from if you don't know a lot of oldies and then a few newer songs that were very popular in Taiwan some years ago, so before you go there, you should probably find out if you know some of the beatles, abba, the carpenters or other old stuff like that. (Michael Jackson stuff can usually work aswell.) If you're planning to go to a Holiday KTV, you should click the above pic to get a larger version in which you can get some suggestions for songs you can train. Atleast I know that this quite famous song is probably something you can find in most places.
Hey, this one is a much shorter blogpost than the other.
I hope you had a nice week. Good night.