Will karaoke substitute more traditional entertainments in Japan?Added on 12/25/2005 to Articles Directory / Destinations / Japan / Entertainment in Japan
The Japanese like parties and entertainment, they do not feel embarrassed to sing or dance in front of the others, and since ancient times, each party has been accompanied by someone's singing or dancing. If a singer goes out of tune, it makes a Japanese party livelier and arouses laughter. In fact, the Japanese like singing and it is unnatural for many of them only to listen to those, who sing. This is the background for the karaoke appearance and popularity.
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Do you know what enka is?Added on 12/23/2005 to Articles Directory / Destinations / Japan / Entertainment in Japan
For many people Enka means nothing except the combination of sounds. We are not familiar with either a term or a phenomenon it is used to denote. Nevertheless, you will enlarge considerably your knowledge of Japanese music and culture if you get acquainted with Enka and its performers and diversify your home music collection if you download or purchase some Enka compositions.
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