History Main / KaraokeBox

* ''VideoGame/Persona3'': A karaoke box is one of the ways to raise your courage stat. In the game's bad ending, everyone gathers at the karaoke box to celebrate the end of the school year. It's the bad ending because the world ends ten seconds after the FadeOut, not because it involves karaoke.
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Early in the game, the Phantom Thieves meet in a karaoke box to discuss what to do about Kaneshiro, since it's a place where they can go without looking suspicious or risk being overheard by anyone.
* ''VideoGame/TakeshisChallenge'' has a karaoke box where you have to sing an enka song well enough to do two encores, then provoke a BarBrawl.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series has a [[RhythmGame rhythm minigame]] based around this, where Kiryu and other playable characters can visit a karaoke box and sing various songs, complete with an ImagineSpot (or depending on the song, just sit and cheer along to the song). You can also visit with certain other characters, and bring hostesses there on dates.
* ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012'' has karaoke rooms in the back of some clubs, similar to ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}''. The main difference is that the RhythmGame is simpler and the music is licensed (and in English).

* ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' has karaoke rooms in the back of some clubs, similar to ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}''. The main difference is that the RhythmGame is simpler and the music is licensed (and in English).

%%* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''

* A chapter of ''Manga/{{Kochikame}}'' has Ryotsu singing (very loudly) trying to get the highest score. He gets a good score first, but decreases in subsequent singing with his loud voice and tampering with the box.

* ''Manga/{{Kochikame}}'' has one with the police officers singing. It shows how horribly loud Ryotsu's singing is and him trying to tamper the karaoke player to get a higher score, but fails.

%%* ''LightNovel/{{Haganai}}''

* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Early in the game, the Phantom Thieves meet in a karaoke box to discuss what to do about Kamashida, since it's a place where they can go without looking suspicious or risk being overheard by anyone.

%%* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' solved a murder in a karaoke box

* SCP-024-JP from the Japanese branch of the ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' is a set of coin lockers that act as karaoke boxes. The user can input the desired usage duration and room properties, including location (which the room will replicate).

* In ''Film/LostInTranslation'', one of Bob Harris' and Charlotte's night wanderings in Tokyo leads them to a karaoke party.

A popular pastime in Japan (and as noted later, much of Asia), karaoke is the group activity of singing popular songs into a microphone, accompanied by a recording of the song from which the original vocals have been removed, and helped by lyrics displayed on a television. The singer is typically graded by the karaoke program (and by onlookers) for his or her ability to match the original song. The activity has spread from Japan to many other nations, and home equipment and song versions are readily available. [[note]]The ''really'' weird thing is that the idea of karaoke, and a prototype system, was first devised in [[OopNorth Stockport, England]] but sank into obscurity in a wave of utter indifference. If only the originator had thought to patent the idea and got better marketing, "[[http://www.scienceofrock.com/manchester-birthplace-of-karaoke Roy's Singalong Machine]]" might have made millions for Mr Roy Brooke.[[/note]]

%%* ''Film/LostInTranslation''

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', the main cast have a karaoke contest as part of Grace's birthday party. [[spoiler:Ellen uses this to demonstrate the effect her Second Life dreams had on her.]]

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', the main cast have a karaoke contest as part of Grace's birthday party. [[spoiler:It is then revealed it was a ploy for Ellen to demonstrate the effect her Second Life dreams had on her.]]

* In ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'', this is a common pastime of Shaun/Shang-Chi and Katie when they don't have late shifts to pull. [[spoiler:They bring Wong along in TheStinger.]]

%%* ''Manga/{{Suzuka}}''

* ''Anime/StarDriver'' has Takuto in later episodes take a part time job in one. The one that Keito's aunt owns and operates apparently, and Keito works in and, alternatively, goofs off in. Later, the heroic trio visit it during Wako's birthday and the guys end up the victim of a GrandTheftMe.
* In one chapter of ''Manga/SgtFrog'', Keroro, Giroro, and Tamama visit one of these, once again [[HumansThroughAlienEyes mistaking an Earth past-time for a military training exercise]]. They end up challenging Natsumi (who is there with some friends) to a sing-off.
* In episode 9 ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'', Hibiki, Miku and Tsubasa end up going to one during their day together. Tsubasa, a well known IdolSinger, surprises both of Hibiki and Miku when she choosing to sing an enka-style song for them.

A popular pastime in Japan (and as noted later, much of Asia), karaoke is the group activity of singing popular songs into a microphone, accompanied by a recording of the song from which the vocals are removed, and helped by lyrics displayed on a television. The singer is typically graded by the karaoke program (and by onlookers) for his or her ability to match the original song. The activity has spread from Japan to many other nations, and home equipment and song versions are readily available. [[note]]The ''really'' weird thing is that the idea of karaoke, and a prototype system, was first devised in [[OopNorth Stockport, England]] but sank into obscurity in a wave of utter indifference. If only the originator had thought to patent the idea and got better marketing, "[[http://www.scienceofrock.com/manchester-birthplace-of-karaoke Roy's Singalong Machine]]" might have made millions for Mr Roy Brooke.[[/note]]

A popular pastime in Japan (and as noted later, much of Asia), karaoke is the group activity of singing popular songs into a microphone, usually while the song's music and lyrics are playing and with the original words stripped from the music. The singer is typically graded by the karaoke program (and by onlookers) for his or her ability to match the original song. The activity has spread from Japan to many other nations, and home equipment and song versions are readily available. [[note]]The ''really'' weird thing is that the idea of karaoke, and a prototype system, was first devised in [[OopNorth Stockport, England]] but sank into obscurity in a wave of utter indifference. If only the originator had thought to patent the idea and got better marketing, "[[http://www.scienceofrock.com/manchester-birthplace-of-karaoke Roy's Singalong Machine]]" might have made millions for Mr Roy Brooke.[[/note]]

-->--''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun''

%%* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' solved a murder in a karaoke box

* The ''Swing Girls'' start out by playing ([[DreadfulMusician terribly]]) in one of these.

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* This is the heroines' base camp and the players' homepage in ''VideoGame/{{MGCM}}''. You can watch the four (out of twelve) heroines you choose sitting in the karaoke box, chatting with each other.

%%* ''Manga/KotouraSan'': [[GratuitousEnglish Let's singing!]] The [[ThemeTuneCameo OP!]] [[HollywoodToneDeaf Badly!]]

* In the second season of ''Anime/SasamiMagicalGirlsClub'', Washu and Daimon take Itoki to a karaoke bar to try and pump her for information on the Magical Girls Camp the girls have been invited to, but instead she just sings [[ThemeTuneCameo the opening and ending themes]] and gets drunk.

* An early episode of ''Manga/UltraManiac'' involves the characters going to a karaoke bar and singing snippets of the [[ThemeTuneCameo opening and ending themes]] as duets. Singable lyrics were written for the dub. Nina, a transfer from the Magic Kingdom, sings a song from ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'', since it's the only one she knows.