One factor was that karaoke was growing rapidly in the mainland. By the end of that year there were more than 70 karaoke bars in Beijing alone. Cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou had reached a certain level of development, and there was tremendous demand for this recreational activity that let people show off their individual personalities and fashion-consciousness. Another factor was the Tiananmen Incident.
卡拉 OK 八九年引進大陸，之後迅速發展，當年年底，僅北京就開業七十多家，當時北京、上海、廣州已經都市化到一個程度，對這種講個性、時髦的娛樂活動需求甚殷，由於「六四事件」的打擊，大陸音樂工作者發覺他們的努力改變不了什麼，索性「照著港台的作法做吧！」