We're going to a
KTV tonight to sing some karaoke."
"今晚我们要去
KTV唱卡拉OK。"
I love spending my weekends at the
KTV with friends."
"我喜欢和朋友们在周末去
KTV唱歌。"
He's really good at singing in
KTV, everyone praises him."
"他在
KTV唱歌真的很棒，大家都称赞他。"
My brother is addicted to
KTV, he goes there almost every night."
"我哥哥对
KTV上瘾了，几乎每晚都去。"
We decided to have a small party at the
KTV for our friend's birthday."
"我们决定在
KTV为朋友举办一个小型派对庆祝他的生日。"
She booked a private room at the
KTV for our team building activity."
"她为我们团队建设活动预订了
KTV的一个私人包厢。"
I had a terrible hangover from last night's
KTV session."
"昨晚在
KTV聚会后我宿醉了，感觉很糟糕。"
I forgot to book the
KTV room for tonight, we might not be able to sing."
"我忘记预订今晚的
KTV房间了，我们可能没法唱歌了。"
After a long day at work, I just want to chill out at the
KTV."
"工作了一天后，我只是想在
KTV放松一下。"
My sister is always the first one to arrive at the
KTV on weekends."
"我姐姐总是在周末
KTV一开门就第一个到达。"
In addition to guest rooms, it includes bars, cinemas, chess and card rooms, gyms, KTV rooms, a 120-square-meter supermarket, conference halls and an outdoor barbeque restaurant.
除了客房，它还包括酒吧、电影院、棋牌室、健身房、KTV室、一个120平方米的超市、会议厅和一个户外烧烤餐厅。
Although there’re many mini KTV booths on the market, he believes recording one’s reading demands different devices than those used for recording singing, so he decided to develop their own facilities — from microphone, audio adapter to noise cancellation.
Liu Qiuming, president of China Minsheng Investment Group, said Thunder-Stone has deep understanding of the karaoke market, leading the fields of mini KTV and home KTV.
Founded in 1996, Thunder-Stone accounts for more than 60 percent of the domestic market share for karaoke systems, covering around 40,000 KTV parlors, according to company figures.
The company launched its WOW mini KTV programs at the end of 2016, to cater to younger generations.
Now it has around 10,000 mini KTV booths in public areas nationwide.
The glass-enclosed mini KTV house usually covers around 2 square meters and payment can be made via apps such as WeChat and virtual wallet Alipay.
During the past year, the mini KTV houses boom has swept across the nation, rolling out in shopping malls, cinemas and even restaurants in an effort to bring back the past glory of KTV bars.
According to a report released by market research company iiMedia Research, the Chinese mini KTV market value reached 3.52 billion yuan in 2017.
The high-tech workspace is funded through a partnership with Ant Financial Services Group, the financial affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Those who use UR Work could enter into the conference room, fitness room, KTV and laundry room or buy beverages, fast food and snacks without the help of a human workforce.
The company said it had signed deals with over 10 cinema operators, including Wanda Cinema, Evergrande Cinemas, UME International Cineplex and Poly International Cinema, and is expected to provide more than 7,000 mini karaoke booths called WOW mini KTV in those cinemas by the end of 2017.
WOW mini KTV product director Lei Yifeng said the partnerships are a win-win strategy for both ThunderStone and those cinemas.
"When customers wait for movies, the mini KTV will offer a convenient place for entertainment.
At the same time, the mini KTV itself will also attract more customers for those cinemas.
"Equipped with everything singers need in a regular KTV room, the glass-enclosed WOW mini KTV only covers about 2 square meters and can be paid via online apps such as WeChat and Alipay.
Founded in 1996, ThunderStone takes almost half of the global market share for karaoke systems, accounting for around 40,000 KTV stores, according to company figures.
Seeing the potential of the emerging mini karaoke sector, the company launched WOW mini KTV program at the end of 2016, aiming to cater to younger generations.
Lei said the company and the cinemas will seek more cooperation in the future, such as offering cinema customers free mini KTV coupons.
A group of youngsters try the services offered by WOW mini KTV.
WOW mini KTV product director Lei Yifeng said the company was keeping an eye on the latest developments, and it sees China as a big potential market for self-service entertainment booths.
"Founded in 1996, ThunderStone accounts almost half of the global market share for karaoke systems, covering around 40,000 KTV stores, according to company figures.
Seeing the potential to cater to younger generations and karaoke lovers, the firm launched the WOW mini KTV program at the end of 2016.
"As few State-owned companies pay for staff entertainment, the traditional KTV business is declining.
Originating in Japan, the personalized mini KTV was formerly a small-sized version of a normal KTV room.
Wang Chuanzhen, interactive entertainment analyst at Beijing-based consultancy said the new mini karaoke booth was actually an effective complement to traditional KTV bars.
Mini KTV targets the groups yearning to kill spare time while shopping, while traditional KTV aims to meet the consumer's need to meet friends.
To seek further development, mini KTV needs to expand to more places and involve more users, instead of only the younger generations seeking new trends, to use the services. "
Meanwhile, Meituan ranked Shenzhen at the top in total transactions made in shopping malls and first in the number of KTV outlets opened in the country.
Besides, late-night orders for fruits and salads increased more than 50 percent year-on-year this summer, as young people have become more health-conscious and many orders came from gyms, sports venues and KTV lounges.
Karaoke, also known as KTV, was invented in Japan in the 1970s and introduced to China in the late 1980s.
Most KTV providers offer between 30,000 to 50,000 songs, which are embedded in the karaoke machines whose manufacturers get authorization from the China Audio-Video Copyright Association (CAVCA).
In late October last year, CAVCA ordered all KTV businesses to remove more than 6,000 songs to crack down on copyright infringements.
"I paid more than 100,000 yuan copyright fees to the CAVCA every year and it suddenly asked us to remove so many songs, which greatly affected our business," said a Guangzhou KTV runner.
Meanwhile, new business models are challenging the survival of the KTV industry.
"The KTV business will not be replaced entirely but it has to be upgraded to meet the rising entertainment demand of consumers," Gong Yongkang said.
KTV businesses are trying innovative to survive.
Some are organizing parties and some are even combining KTV with hotpot, a popular communal way to cook and eat.
Once the first choice of entertainment for the nation's youth, KTV bars are now becoming the favored hangout for China's elderly.
A room for 10, with free coffee and water, costs less than 100 yuan during the day at a Milo KTV branch in downtown Beijing.
Li Mingrui, a Milo KTV manager, says karaoke offers a great pastime for China's aging society and a great solution for China's declining KTV industry.
In the past, Wang also liked to join a group of friends to sing and drink in a bar or go to mini "KTV" karaoke bars on weekends, but now she can sing along with Changba, a mobile karaoke app.
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