Maybe you can start the business in Minnesota and make a fortune. Yes, America needs "karaoke boxes" as outsiders are too cruel. They call it "kary okee" instead of karaoke. the Japan Karaoke Box Association has drafted a set of guidelines. In America they can't even pronounce it right. Singing your heart out at karaoke boxes may never feel the same in Japan in the. If you suck, they will surely let you know. In America, they judge you on you singing ability and nothing else. It's the comraderie and friendship that is shared and most important. In Japan no one cares one iota whether you can sing or not. In a sense, it is quite cruel and I would never put myself up to that sort of ridicule. In America (and maybe other countries, I don't know) they act like they are Simon Cowel and voting for the next American Idol without giving any respect to the feelings and true meaning of karaoke. What's important is that you get up and sing and let your true feelings out and "let your hair down" so to speak and the audience will kindly applaud you after every verse regardless of your ability as you had the guts to get up sing. Whether you can hold a tune or not is not important. With Japanese karaoke you get up and sing a tune you like. list has an overwhelming amount of Disney and musical songs, which don’t make an appearance on Japanese karaoke rankings. The main difference between American style Karaoke and Japanese style is that in America people boo you if you can't hold a tune and that really sucks as they do not understand the meaning of true karaoke. Surprisingly, the U.S.’s top karaoke songs have a pretty similar level of variety to Japan’s.There are a lot of classics from the early 2000s, a decent amount of oldies, some contemporary pop, and a country song, but what stands out most is that the U.S. ANd when you are out with friends EVERYONE sings regardless of ability and no one will ever be booed as it is considered rude. In Japan you also usually have to sing in front of the entire bar/snack unless, of course, you go to a private karaoke box that you rent with friends.