I hate to karoke! I can't sing a note. The term is also used by recording engineers when referring to an instrumental version of a recording. Do you like to karaoke?
Never been but i believe it is quite popular in Japan.
It's popular here in the United States. The concept of creating studio recordings without a lead vocal has been around almost as long as the art of recording itself!
Yea I can imagine, I wonder how old the concept is or where it originated.
I'm not sure of the date but many artists and amateurs perform where a full band is impractical so they use a karaoke recording instead. 
Thats pretty cool, what else is there to know about karaoke 
Well, karaoke is not to be confused with those who lip synch where a singer mimes to a song. lol
Haha yea my bad, whats some other interesting info tho
is often part of the postproduction phase. Dubbing foreign-language films and making animated characters appear to speak both require elaborate lip-synching. Many video games make extensive use of lip-synched sound files to create an immersive environment in which on-screen characters appear to be speaking. In the music industry, lip-synching is used by singers for music videos, television and film appearances and some types of live performances. Lip-synching by singers can be controversial to fans attending concert performances who expect to view a
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