Hi!  I really dislike karaoke a great deal.
Karoke is a term that refers to an instrumental version of a recording
Right... or, I thought it referred to a drunk person singing along with such a recording, no?
Karoke is a concept of creating studio recordings that lacks a lead vocalist
Yes, you sort of said the before.  Is it Japanese in origin?
yes and no
Yes Japanese and no Japanese? Can you explain?
In several Asian countries such as China, Cambodia or the Philippines, a karaoke box is called a KTV. The global karaoke market has been estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion.
History.
History 1960s: Development of audio-visual-recording devices.
From 1961–1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, "Sing Along with Mitch", featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation
that Dani won the contest, she performed the song again, along with Cocciante.
Elhaida Dani (EP).
On July 2, 2013, Universal Music Italia released Dani's 7-song EP, including both the studio single recording and the live performance version of "When Love Calls Your Name".
Zendee.
Zendee Rose Tenerefe, aka Zendee, a Filipina singer who rose to prominence after a video of her singing a karaoke version of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was put on