In Japan, the term “karaoke box” can mean a number of different things to different people.
Depending on your age and where you grew up, a karaoke box might conjure up images of an everyday karaoke chain with private rooms, or it might bring up memories of an outdoor site with karaoke rooms made from converted freight containers.
These days, though, karaoke boxes are becoming more like literal boxes, growing so small in size they’re actually one-person booths.
And while some of these booths can be found as part of larger karaoke chains, the boxes are now breaking free to become standalone booths, thanks to HacoKara, which literally means “Box Karaoke“.
No, it’s a karaoke box!