Real Karaoke!

Want to go to karaoke to SING (not to touch the hostess(es))?

My poor country...the word karaoke used to mean a place for [lonely] male humans sing while hugging and touching the hostess(es) they can afford to keep them company in the karaoke box. (Or a bar where they sing in front of many strangers.)

Lately REAL karaoke were born in Jakarta. The biggest chain is owned by a phenomenal celebrity, Inul. Her karaoke chain is named Vizta. Because this "real" karaoke is relatively new here (thanks to the old bad connotation & impression of the word karaoke), they call it "family karaoke" - to emphasize that this place is family-friendly. They are open in a few places in Jakarta such as Plaza Semanggi, Jalan Melawai, Poins Square Lebak Bulus, etc. There are also a few other real karaoke in Jakarta such as Jalan Fatmawati (D'Best complex), South Jakarta and Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.

I have only been to one karaoke in Jakarta. It's a good start for this relatively new recreation trend in Jakarta. Still much to improve.

1. Video Clips
In Japan, the song collections are so many, they are retrieved from a network. For Japanese songs the video clips are original of the singers themselves. They even have original soundtracks with video clips of the films.
In Vizta I see that the video clips are ununderstandable. They even use another singer for the video clip! For example, Hoobastank's video clip is of Avril Lavigne! How come? Many Indonesian songs' clips are not original. Could be because the singers haven't made the clips. But maybe that's not the case. Evanescence's "Bring Me To Life" has a video clip; but instead, what we get is some view of a city in Europe. BUT Evanescence's other song, "Going Under", uses the real video clip. Strange.

2. Typo
There are so many typos we cannot rely on the search facility. The data entry staff should be aware that they mistyped either the song title or singer's name or both. The 'safest' way is just to browse the song menu. Or type only the first 2 or 3 letters of the singer or song title which are not likely to be mistyped. For example, if the singer's name is Tommy, don't type the complete word. Instead, type only 'TOM', because it could be TOMMY, TOMY, etc.

3. Room Layout
They can improve it by making a U- or L-shaped arranged seats. It's not necessary for all seats to face the TV. Take these karaoke boxes in Japan as examples.