What does 1. karaoke mean?
Among them, "Kara" means "empty" (empty, から in Japanese), and "OK" is the abbreviation of English "orchestra", which together means that there is no real band accompaniment when singing, only audio-visual accompaniment.
Second, the origin of karaoke
Due to Japanese customs, if a man comes home too early, his neighbors will look down on him and think that he has no entertainment at work every day. Going home too early every day has become a joke of others. So many Japanese men gather in bars or teahouses to chat after work and don't go home until very late. Later, they thought they should find something new to pass the time, and sing while drinking in the bar with simple things such as TV and microphone. Later, with the development of science and technology, it evolved into today.
Under the above background, in 1960s, Inoue Daisuke worked as a drummer of Salon Band in Nishimiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan when he was young. He invented the vocal cords and portable microphones. In less than three years, karaoke became popular, and big companies stole Inoue's ideas and launched their own models. By the time someone suggested that he apply for a patent, it was too late. Inoue admitted: "I never thought about applying for a patent."