Noraebong

Literally translated means, "Singing Room." Sometimes called "Karaoke Rooms" by foreigners. There are loads of Noraebongs in this country; on every street corner it seems! You rent them out by the hour and sing karaoke with your friends into the wee hours of the morning. They are a splendid invention in my opinion...SO much fun! No one has to worry about sounding like crap in front of a whole bunch of strangers...instead you sound like crap only to your friends! Who, I might add, also sound terrible...by the end of the night, the "singing" is usually more like hollering.

Friday night saw me and some friends in one such room...right in my building! Very convenient. :D


The screen for karaoke is hilarious...the words to the songs are against the most random backdrops...cows grazing in a field, people driving down the road, or people being melodramatic and weepy as shown here:
I think Canada should jump on the karaoke band wagon! I know it sounds strange, but once you've tried it, you keep coming back for more!