It's a night (or in some cases, a day) of unbridled fun. Karaoke, at least in New York, isn't the realization of an empty orchestra. You can join jams in Chinatown walk-ups, beneath bougie french bistros, and even in Staten Island. It’s a hoot-and-a-half whether you’re in a dark room the size of a closet with 10 of your closest friends, or on a pseudo-stage surrounded by 100 friends you haven’t met yet. In either form, the phrase adequately captures the true spirit of what karaoke means to New Yorkers. But really, the participatory NYC nightlife singalong staple should be called some variation of "Tawagoto to shite ōgoe de, tokiniha waruidesu," which loosely translates to, "loud as shit and sometimes bad," - or "we are different, we laugh a lot and dance" (depending on whether you believe me or Google Translate). You probably already know that "karaoke" is Japanese slang that shakes out to "empty orchestra” in translation.
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