вЂњWhat is this? I thought K-pop was taking over America?вЂќ вЂњWell American karaoke isnвЂ™t usually in private roomsвЂ¦ItвЂ™s usually in front of a lot of people, soвЂ¦вЂќ вЂњThe hit songs are all hip-hop but no one sings hip-hop at karaoke, huh?вЂќ HereвЂ™s what Japanese netizens think of the list: list has an overwhelming amount of Disney and musical songs, which donвЂ™t make an appearance on Japanese karaoke rankings.

There are a lot of classics from the early 2000s, a decent amount of oldies, some contemporary pop, and a country song, but what stands out most is that the U.S. Surprisingly, the U.S.вЂ™s top karaoke songs have a pretty similar level of variety to JapanвЂ™s. в–ј Somehow, eight years after its initial release, вЂњLet It GoвЂќ is still the most popular karaoke choice. вЂњUnder the SeaвЂќ (from The Little Mermaid).вЂњThis is MeвЂќ (from The Greatest Showman).вЂњDo You Want to Build a SnowmanвЂќ (from Frozen).вЂњA Million DreamsвЂќ (from The Greatest Showman).вЂњShallowвЂќ вЂ“ Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (from A Star is Born).right now? LetвЂ™s check out karaoke machine company Singing MachineвЂ™s list of the top 20 most popular karaoke songs: Which songs are the most popular for karaoke singers in the U.S. в–ј вЂњHomuraвЂќ by LiSA was the fifth most popular karaoke song in April in Japan. According to the Karatetsu monthly karaoke song ranking, the top twenty songs from April consisted of songs like pop singer YuuriвЂ™s вЂњDry FlowerвЂќ the theme song to the Demon Slayer movie, вЂњHomuraвЂќ by LiSA and the classic 90вЂ™s hit and Evangelion theme song, вЂњCruel AngelвЂ™s ThesisвЂќ by Megumi Hayashibara. In Japan, for example, the top karaoke songs come from all manner of genres, from anime theme songs to older hits to current pop and even vocaloid music. That leads us to wonder, thoughвЂ¦ do the songs that karaoke-goers like to sing differ between Japan and the U.S.? Obviously the songs themselves would probably be different, since Japan has its own, extremely profitable music industry, but what about the kinds of songs that people tend to choose? Though it isnвЂ™t nearly as popular in North America, karaoke does have its own niche market in the U.SВ too, thanks to those who love to get on stage at a bar in front of strangers, rent a private karaoke box with friends, or bust out the karaoke machine at home. You can find karaoke places throughout big cities in Japan, and you can also enjoy it in unexpected places like cinemas, saunas, and even airplanes.

Karaoke is pretty much a national pastime of JapanвЂ“along with nomikai drinking parties, of course, but those are usually followed by karaoke anyway. How do AmericaвЂ™s karaoke selections compare to JapanвЂ™s?

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