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Read 10 interesting facts about karaoke music that might inspire you to choose it as your next hobby. Karaoke literally means “empty orchestra” because it feels like you are actually singing with a live orchestra – which is not the case.
Long-time karaoke enthusiast know of a wonderful game, sometimes called “karaoke roulette” or “kamikaze karaoke”, that puts the singer onstage with no idea what song is about to play. Often done as a lark between friends, a KJ-sponsored show segment, or even a contest, it’s a great way for folks to face the terrifying prospect of. 3,420 Likes, 116 Comments - TY GIBSON (@yeahitstyg) on Instagram: “Karaoke Roulette is fasho one of my newest favorites 😂😭🔥🎤”. You’ve been using MLH Top 50 community member Chris Gu’s Instagram filters. Together his filters have been seen billions of times. Chris recently sat down with us on Twitch to tell us more about the process of creating a viral Instagram filter. Getting your start. You don’t need to be an expert to build a viral Instagram filter.
What is karaoke music?
Karaoke is an art form originated in Japan. Karaoke music is the instrumental song without vocal part. It is played using karaoke systems to enjoy singing along with lyrics.
It is one of the best hobby activities because it can add fun to any kind of social gathering. On the other hand, it can also be a great companion to celebrate loneliness.
It has been a part of cultural activities for many countries in the world.
Karaoke is not just a musical term – It’s a way of life!
Here are 10 interesting facts about karaoke music
Karaoke is not “sing-along”
“Sing-along” means to sing together in a group or in a community. It’s been a part of singing activity since long time. However, the term became popular only during 1960’s, when television shows broadcast-ed songs along with lyrics.
Karaoke can be called as a group singing activity but without the presence of lead vocalists.
Who invented the karaoke machine?
The earlier prototype of the karaoke kiosk was developed by a Japanese musician, Daisuke Inouse in 1971. Therefore, he was the first person to realize the commercial potential of karaoke music.
He started leasing out his karaoke machines. In those days, leasing out karaoke machines was considered as an expensive lifestyle activity. However today, the karaoke systems and music is quite an affordable affair.
Karaoke was sarcastically considered as a “new way of tolerating people”
Karaoke inventor was awarded a parody peace award for teaching people how to tolerate each other.
Here’s the probable reason for the same.
First of all karaoke was not invented for professional musicians alone. Furthermore, the participants might not have amazing voice yet people come together to enjoy. Finally, the whole point of karaoke is to share joy and spread happiness.
Hitokara – Your companion for loneliness
Hitokara means “lonely karaoke”.
It sounds a bit sad term but actually it is quite happening for many people in Asian countries. Although karaoke was initially used at gatherings, today special kiosks and sound rooms are developed for people to go solo for karaoke.
There might be many reasons including solo practice, celebrating loneliness, killing boredom alone, being introvert – anything.
Hitokara is there for you to feel happy, because there is no audience and there is no pressure of singing good.
You can be yourself as long as you want. Scream, shout and sing the hell out of you, because there’s no one to criticize around.
Therefore, Hitokara can be a great way to relieve stress!
Here’s a YouTube video log about japan’s solo karaoke booths where people usually go for lonely Hitokara.
Plan for a “Karaoke Roulette” game on your next birthday party
Karaoke Roulette is a popular game in which participants are selected randomly to sing a random song.
It is also known as Kamikaze Karaoke.
Karaoke Jockey or KJ – The job that you will love
We all know how it feels like working in a 9 to 5 corporate job. Little do we know that there exists other exciting jobs too. Being a karaoke jockey is one of them.
Who will not love a job profile that involves announcing song, introducing performers and motivating them for giving power pack performances.
The longest marathon karaoke took place in Italy
Based on the facts by Guinness World Records, the longest marathon karaoke ever was attempted by Leonardo Polverelli in Italy on 23 Sep 2011.
The performance lasted for around 101 hour, 59 minutes and 15 second. The entire act took around 5 days to complete. Polverelli sang around 1,295 songs to raise funds.
The largest karaoke took place in Tennesse, USA
The largest karaoke took place at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennesse, USA on 22 August 2009.
The record was attempted by most number of participants consisting around 160,000 people who sang the song – “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks, simultaneously.
You can participate in the next Karaoke World Championship
The World Karaoke Championships were held first in Finland in 2003. It’s an international event featuring shortlisted participants from around 30 countries around the world.
Ryota Kaizo from Japan and Astrid Nicole from Panama won the Karaoke World Championship held in 2006. Watch their performances in the videos below.
Karaoke Roulette Instagram Video
The global market for karaoke music is worth around $10 billion (approx.)
The karaoke kiosks and hardware made a huge impact in Asian markets during 1980’s due to technological advances made in CD, DVDs and music systems.
Karaoke Roulette Instagram App
Since then, karaoke has been spreading happiness throughout world including countries like China, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippines and Australia.
Thanks for reading my 12th article in the series 100 Day Music Blogging Challenge. Stay tuned for more such interesting facts.
Have you spent time trying to decode gibberish, say tongue twisters, or figure out which dog breed you are? You’ve been using MLH Top 50 community member Chris Gu’s Instagram filters. Together his filters have been seen billions of times.
Chris recently sat down with us on Twitch to tell us more about the process of creating a viral Instagram filter.
Getting your start
You don’t need to be an expert to build a viral Instagram filter. Chris’s path started the winter-break of his senior year of college when he participated in a tech entrepreneurship program called TAVtech in Tel Aviv. Feeling overwhelmed by the cybersecurity track, his friend suggested that he try making an Instagram filter with Spark AR.
Chris started by creating the filter, “Which Dog Breed Are You?” in a day after watching a YouTube tutorial. Chris was blown away to find out he had gotten over 160 thousand views in the first day and 2.7 million by day three. The pleasure he got from having so many users enjoy his filter catapulted his interest in making more.
So what made his first filter go viral? When Chris was creating his first filter, he thought, “What is something everybody likes?” His immediate response was dogs. “It wasn’t the best looking filter, but it did the job.” Chris believes it went viral because What Are You filters were growing in popularity when he released it.
Build a filter that takes advantage of trends and existing interests.
Today, he uses the same methodology for his viral filters, but is able to make them in a matter of hours without the YouTube tutorial.
Going Viral
Chris’s most notable filter is his Gibberish filter in which users are given a phrase that they must speak out loud in order to figure out the true phrase which it sounds like. His filter took off after Chris messaged his favorite YouTubers, Elle Mills and Jenn McCallister, to see if they would share his filter since it was inspired by a video of them playing a similar game with their friends. They saw his message and shared a video of them playing the game on their Instagram stories. Through their combined audiences, the filter reached hundreds of thousands of people within one day. The filter was used by people such as Jason Derulo, Shane Dawson, Chance the Rapper, Pentatonix, Eva Chen, Addison Re, Joe Jonas, and many more. As of May 12th, the filter has 3.3 billion impressions.
Work with others to gain an audience.
The “Secret Sauce” for Filters
Chris explains the formula for a successful filter is:
- Replayable. For game filters, it has to be replayable. You don’t want to create something that a user will use once. They need to feel compelled to do it again and again. It keeps the user interested in the filter and makes them more inclined to share them in their stories.
- Short and Sweet. It can’t be too long of a game. Stories are 15 seconds long so if your game is a minute long, you’d have to post four stories and most people don’t want to watch their friend do something for a minute.
- Shareable. You want to get users to share it on their story because it will lead to audience growth and keep the chain reaction going.
Chris’s Process
Chris is all for making what makes you happy and that’s exactly what he’s been doing. Rather than creating filters to achieve virality, he creates filters he thinks his friends would use and so far, he’s made over 20! Ranging from skin smoothing to smile scores to tongue twisters, it’s clear that his imagination knows no bounds.
His creative process starts with writing down ideas in a notebook and drafting initial designs. He will then move into Figma where he will design the filter and eventually move into Spark AR to make the patches and add in the code.
Today, Chris’s personal social media has blown up as well, gaining over 80,000 new followers on Instagram. He commented on how strange it is to now have over 60,000 people watch his Instagram stories which could be anything from school work to side projects to singing but he says that not much has changed in his everyday life otherwise. He has also experienced some negative comments which he was not used to getting on his social media. “With the larger audience I’ve gained, I’ve definitely encountered people who were not fans of my filters. Honestly, it’s not too bad in the grand scheme of things because you can’t satisfy everyone, but it just sucks when people comment/dm me about it.”
Getting Started
Spark AR is Facebook’s AR studio designed to make stickers and filters. If you’re interested in getting started, Chris suggests going on YouTube. This is where he started and learned how to create his first filter. Many hackers in the community have created deep-dive tutorials that are extremely helpful. He also advises that you find something you’re passionate about and incorporate it into your filter. For instance, Chris has always loved to sing so he created a karaoke roulette filter.
If you want to get going the same way Chris did, he recommends watching the YouTube channels Catalyst and Emiliusvgs.
If you simply want to see Chris’s next creation follow him on Instagram or follow @MLHacks, where we’re sure to post some of his and the hacker community’s best filters.
Happy Hacking!