I love to belt out my favorite songs at
karaoke on weekends.
我喜欢在周末的卡拉OK大声唱出我最喜欢的歌曲。
She's the queen of
karaoke, always nailing every song she picks.
她是卡拉OK的女王，每次选的歌都能完美演绎。
Let's grab some drinks and hit the
karaoke bar after work today.
今天下班后我们去喝点东西然后去卡拉OK吧。
He was a bit nervous at first, but once he started singing
karaoke, he loosened up.
他一开始有点紧张，但一旦开始唱卡拉OK，他就放松了。
Karaoke is a great way to break the ice and get to know new people.
卡拉OK是打破僵局和认识新朋友的好方法。
The
karaoke machine in that restaurant has a vast selection of songs, old and new.
那家餐厅的卡拉OK机有大量新旧歌曲可供选择。
I challenged my friend to a duet at
karaoke, and we had so much fun!"
- 我在卡拉OK上挑战我的朋友合唱，我们玩得很开心！
The whole party got into the
karaoke spirit, and we sang until the early hours.
整个派对都沉浸在卡拉OK的气氛中，我们唱到了凌晨。
In Japan,
karaoke is not just for fun, it's also a form of business entertainment.
在日本，卡拉OK不仅仅是为了娱乐，也是一种商务娱乐形式。
Her rendition of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' during
karaoke night was nothing short of amazing.
她在卡拉OK之夜演唱的《波西米亚狂想曲》简直令人惊叹。
Tencent Music owns popular streaming apps QQ Music, Kugou Music and Kuwo Music, and karaoke app WeSing.
It is a powerful music industry leader in China and owns QQ Music, a leading China-based music site that went public late last year in one of the largest US offerings, plus a popular online Karaoke platform.
The TikTok app originated from Beijing’s ByteDance startup, and for those who don’t know, it provides in essence a short-form video platform for online karaoke and quirky sound bites.
The way it works is similar to karaoke but, instead of lyrics, on the screen are literature materials the users have chosen.
With a combined 800 million monthly active users, TME runs four leading mobile music apps in China: QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and mobile karaoke app WeSing.
“TME旗下拥有四个在中国领先的移动音乐应用，每月活跃用户总数达8亿，这四款应用分别是QQ音乐、酷狗音乐、酷我音乐以及手机卡拉OK应用全民K歌。”
"With a combined 800 million monthly active users, Tencent's music subsidiary runs four leading mobile music apps in China, namely QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and mobile karaoke app WeSing.
"Emerging business scenarios, such as live karaoke and the distribution of original music, are also set to see growth in the long term, he added.
China's online music pan-entertainment market, which contains online music services, online karaoke, ads, and music copyright operations, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 37 percent to 215.2 billion yuan ($32.5 billion) by 2023, according to estimates from consultancy iResearch.
In addition, 150,000 merchant partners of Koubei will offer half-price discounts on catering, beauty and hair salons and karaoke bars.
In addition, 150,000 merchants partnering with Koubei, Alibaba's dining and entertainment review site, will offer half off on catering, beauty and hair salons and karaoke bars.
Beijing ThunderStone Technology Co Ltd, China's leading karaoke system supplier by market share, announced it has completed a nearly 200 million yuan ($29 million) series B fundraising round, amid growing demand in the entertainment industry.
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.
Budweiser will also provide specially designed "Red Light cups" in over 300 food streets, 6,000 karaoke singing clubs and bars, 10,000 hypermarket branches, 30,000 restaurants and 170,000 stores.
Apart from e-commerce, he is spearheading Budweiser's expansion into other sales channels such as restaurants, off-trade consumption spots such as nightclubs and karaoke singing clubs.
"Apart from building up critical mass through its ubiquitous messaging app WeChat, Tencent Music can tap into the wealth of the group's sister entertainment resources, from video-streaming services to karaoke apps," said Liu Jiehao, a researcher at iiMedia Research.
The music firm has promoted the program for months to support grassroots artists who shot to fame via WeSing, a karaoke singing and sharing app run by TME.
这家音乐公司已经连续数月推广这个项目，旨在支持通过TME旗下的卡拉OK唱歌及分享应用WeSing迅速走红的草根艺术家。
QQ Music and WeSing, TME's two major units, which are under the charge of Hau, provide a rich catalogue of digital music services including streaming, online live broadcasts and karaoke.
Users can listen to music and watch music videos via QQ Music, sing karaoke online through WeSing and then share it with friends," Hau said.
The latest data from the company shows that WeSing tops the list of the country's online karaoke portals, with around 500 million registered users, while QQ Music has a total of more than 800 million registered users.
He said WeSing has promoted a "virtual karaoke room" wherein friends can join together to sing songs online and simulate the environment and sound effects of real karaoke.
Beijing ThunderStone Technology Co Ltd, one of the largest karaoke system suppliers in China, announced partnerships with more than 10 leading Chinese cinema operators on Sunday, its latest efforts to further expand its online-to-offline mini karaoke businesses.
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.
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.
It usually cost around 20 yuan for a 15-minute karaoke session.
[Photo provided to China Daily]Beijing ThunderStone Technology Co Ltd, one of the largest karaoke system suppliers in China, is gearing up its expansion of online-to-offline or O2O services, betting big on the emerging market segment for karaoke lovers.
The Beijing-headquartered company said it would spend 300 million yuan ($43.57 million) on its mini karaoke booth called WOW House.
Compared to spending a particular period of time for entertainment like singing karaoke, using it in our spare time may be a better idea.
"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.
Generally, users pay around 20 yuan for 15-minute karaoke and the price fluctuates according to the needs.
Wang Chuanzhen, interactive entertainment analyst at Beijing-based consultancy said the new mini karaoke booth was actually an effective complement to traditional KTV bars.
Local entertainment such as karaoke and hot springs were also favored by young consumers during the holiday.
Fitness clubs, karaoke bars and other entertainment venues were allowed to resume business.
Catering to people exercising and even entertaining themselves alone, there are now one-person gym modules and mini karaoke booths in China.
StarMaker, a karaoke video app enabling users to create and share music videos, quickly went viral in 102 countries and regions, where it has become one of the best-selling music apps.
"A key growth driver for the Xiaodu smart display speaker is the shift in user time spent at home on large screens for services like karaoke, short and long videos, online games, education services, video conferencing, and other visually oriented activities," said Robin Li, co-founder and CEO of Baidu.
"It is amazing that such an experience can bond several players together, which is much more interesting than other social activities like karaoke.
令人惊奇的是，这样的经历竟能将几位玩家紧密联结在一起，这远比诸如卡拉OK之类的其他社交活动更加有趣。
"I was deeply impressed by jubensha as it offers me a new choice to hang out with friends, instead of traditional options such as eating out or singing in karaoke lounges.
我被剧本杀深深吸引了，因为它为我和朋友们外出聚会提供了一个新的选择，而不再是传统的吃饭或去卡拉OK厅唱歌。
Thanks to the internet and other technologies, karaoke－which originated in Japan and literally means "empty orchestra" in Japanese－is no longer restricted to karaoke bars or booths.
得益于互联网和其他技术的发展，卡拉OK——起源于日本，日语中字面意思是“空的管弦乐队”——不再仅限于卡拉OK酒吧或包厢里。
Music lovers can now sing to their heart's content anywhere and anytime by just using mobile karaoke apps.
音乐爱好者现在可以随时随地通过手机卡拉OK应用程序尽情歌唱。
Statistics from market consultancy iResearch showed that mobile karaoke apps are gaining traction among young tech-savvy Chinese millennials in first and second-tier cities, with the penetration rate of netizens using mobile karaoke apps rising from 13.6 percent in 2013 to 53.6 percent in 2019.
市场咨询公司艾瑞咨询的数据显示，移动卡拉OK应用正在吸引中国大城市中精通科技的千禧一代年轻人。2013年至2019年期间，使用移动卡拉OK应用的网民渗透率从13.6%上升至53.6%。
About 72 percent of users said they have some social interaction via karaoke apps, such as making comments, sending virtual gifts to their favorite singers, sharing music links with friends or social networking platforms as well as watching livestreamed concerts, the consultancy said.
该咨询公司表示，约72%的用户表示他们通过卡拉OK应用进行某种社交互动，例如发表评论、向最喜欢的歌手发送虚拟礼物、与朋友或社交网络平台分享音乐链接以及观看直播演唱会。
"People are more willing to use mobile karaoke apps during the COVID-19 pandemic period, and our user growth rates, retention rates and activity levels surged dramatically," said Chen Hua, founder and CEO of Changba, adding that the internet has become the pivot of people's life, work and entertainment.
在COVID-19疫情期间，人们更愿意使用移动卡拉OK应用，我们的用户增长率、保留率和活跃度急剧飙升，"唱吧创始人兼首席执行官陈华表示，并补充称互联网已成为人们生活、工作和娱乐的中心。
In addition, they tend to spend more time on mobile karaoke apps, and their frequency of use each day is also rising.
此外，他们也倾向于在手机卡拉OK应用上花费更多的时间，而且每天的使用频率也在增加。
Mobile karaoke is becoming increasingly popular with young people in China.
移动卡拉OK在中国的年轻人中越来越受欢迎。
According to Beijing-based BigData-Research, the number of mobile karaoke app users exceeded 300 million last year and will continue to maintain steady growth.
据北京大数据研究院称，去年移动卡拉OK应用用户数量超过了3亿，并且将继续保持稳定增长。
Quanmin K Ge, or WeSing, is a dominant karaoke app backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. With about 225 million daily active users in 2019, the app has the ability to enhance users' voices to make them sound better or funnier.
全民K歌，或者叫做 WeSing，是一款由腾讯公司支持的主流卡拉OK应用。2019年时，该应用的日活跃用户量达到了两亿两千万。这款应用有能力增强用户的声音，使他们听起来更好或更有趣。
NetEase Cloud Music, one of the country's major music streaming services, has launched a karaoke app to allow music lovers to sing at home with their smartphones amid the pandemic.
NetEase Cloud Music，国内主要的音乐流媒体服务之一，在疫情期间推出了一款卡拉OK应用，让音乐爱好者在家用智能手机唱歌。
For instance, mobile karaoke users have been keen on watching music videos while listening to songs, as well as shooting and uploading their own short videos to the platforms, Wang added.
例如，移动卡拉OK用户热衷于在听歌的同时观看音乐视频，以及拍摄并上传自己的短视频到平台，王补充道。
Smart technologies have been applied to mobile karaoke apps, which are capable of modifying and optimizing songs uploaded by users through intelligent voice recognition systems, Wang said.
王说，智能技术已经被应用到了移动卡拉OK应用上，这些应用能够通过智能语音识别系统修改和优化用户上传的歌曲。
"Liu Yuanju, a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law, said while residents in urban areas have a wide range of amusement, including karaoke and movies, people living in rural areas of China have very limited access to entertainment.
上海财经大学法学院研究员刘远举表示，城市居民的娱乐方式多种多样，包括卡拉OK和电影等，而中国农村地区的居民则获取娱乐的渠道非常有限。
Online karaoke platform Changba said it plans to hold a live online session with Modern Sky, one of China's largest independent record companies.
The announcement followed a previous agreement between the company and Taihe Music to cooperate in the fields of music copyright, the internet of things smart devices, and online karaoke.
The social TVs developed by Hisense Group provide users with interactive experiences, including games, six-party video chat, cinema sharing, 3D karaoke, AI-powered visual recognition and fitness, and multi-screen communication.
The TV will provide users with interactive experiences, including six-party video chat, cinema sharing, 3D karaoke, artificial intelligence-powered visual recognition and fitness, and multi-screen communication.
"Users could sing karaoke in virtual scenarios such as Tokyo, Paris and any other place they like through 3D Avatar karaoke, and the 5G technology makes it possible to invite friends to sing online together," Wang said.
Popular karaoke parlors, once important venues for Chinese business and social life, especially during holidays, are facing dampening business across the country amid tightened copyright scrutiny and market competition.
The number of karaoke operators in the eastern city of Nanchang dropped to 140 in 2018, down 40 percent year-on-year, according to Gong Yongkang, head of the Jiangxi Provincial Culture and Entertainment Association.
The latest government data shows the number of karaoke operators in the city was reduced to 500 in 2017 from 600 a year earlier, with annual sales revenue dropping to 680 million yuan ($100 million) in 2017 from 880 million yuan in 2015.
"The bottleneck that contains the growth of the karaoke business is the lack of an authorized music library," said Li Xiaoji, deputy head of the Guangzhou Municipal Culture and Entertainment Industry Association.
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).
The move caused a stir among karaoke fans and operators.
"Compared with singing embarrassedly in front of friends in karaoke bars, I prefer singing on mobile apps, which satisfy both my singing and interaction demand," said Xiahou Jiaji, a woman from the city of Xinyu in Jiangxi Province.
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.
Targeting the young, it has a 14-inch display, which allows the occupants to sing karaoke and play video games.
By selecting the karaoke mode, windows will be shut, the cabin will give off fragrance, ambience lights will turn on and a karaoke app will launch, resembling the real places.
Featuring the FiLink intelligent cockpit, the model enables the five screens inside the vehicle to connect and support continuous dialogue with an intelligent assistant as well as karaoke.
Kaellenius said he mentioned the onboard karaoke system to his wife and she, who likes to sing, asked him if it would be available in the brand's EVs in Germany as well.
Other features including voice command, 12-inch rotatable display and onboard karaoke.
Speaking to his workers in June, one month before he was abruptly ousted from the world's second-largest car group after Toyota, Diess said: "Who of you here would spend 200 euros ($226) on a karaoke function?
在六月份与他的员工交谈时，就在他突然从全球第二大汽车集团（仅次于丰田）被罢免的前一个月，迪斯说：'你们当中有谁会花200欧元（约合226美元）购买一个卡拉OK功能？'”
The popularity of Chinese EV manufacturers is due to far more than the availability of karaoke functions in their models.
中国电动汽车制造商的受欢迎程度不仅仅是因为其车型中配备了卡拉OK功能。
For example, the Aion Y Plus launched last month by local marque Aion offers ambient lighting that changes with the rhythm as occupants sing along to karaoke in the SUV.
例如，上个月由本土品牌Aion推出的Aion Y Plus车型就提供了环境氛围灯功能，该灯光会随着车内乘员在SUV中跟随卡拉OK唱歌的节奏而变化。
"The user experience in the car is really different and complicated in China: You need karaoke, sophisticated loudspeakers, cameras to take pictures and for streaming," he said.
Equipped with a rotatable driver seat, folding steering wheel and adjustable rear seat, Redspace can be transformed into a mobile living room, meeting room, baby care room, karaoke and movie theater when necessary, according to Bangle.
By the end of this year, Deep Blue will roll out the 3.0 version of Pattaya by advancing it into a taxi combined with other services, such as massage or karaoke.
Benefiting from the special design of Changba, a singing app, sight-impaired people like Li are able to enjoy the fun of singing in a "portable solo karaoke booth.
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.
A slew of applications, such as an online recipe-sharing community and a mobile karaoke app, as well as online fresh food sales, are gaining traction due to the epidemic.
"People are more willing to use mobile karaoke applications during the epidemic period, and our users' growth rate, retention rate and activity level surged dramatically," said Chen Hua, founder and CEO of Changba.
A string of mobile applications in areas such as mobile karaoke, online recipe-sharing, online fresh food sales and mobile fitness are gaining traction among younger generations in China, as they spend more time at home during the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak.
Chen Hua, founder and CEO of the company, said: "People are more willing to use mobile karaoke application during the epidemic, and our user growth rates, retention rates and activity levels surged dramatically.
In addition, they tend to spend more time on mobile karaoke app, and their frequency of use each day is also rising.
Xiao Lirong, an analyst at Huachuang Securities, said more entertainment functions such as karaoke, fitness applications and games should be added to large-sized TVs, giving a big boost to sales.
Tencent Music owns streaming apps QQ Music, Kugou, Kuwo and karaoke app WeSing, with over 800 million total monthly active users in the third quarter of 2018.
In a February case disclosed by a court in Qufu, Shandong province, a karaoke company was ordered to pay 37,080 yuan in compensation as it infringed upon the copyright of works owned by a music association.
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