Ayu Karaoke

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4

White boy singing japanese looks ridiculous.

So I'm ridiculous then?

...it's only ridiculous if you sound retarded (not saying you do). Luckily for me, I sound flawless. **not my singing talent, just my pronunciation lol

[Picaflor 7/4]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

So I'm ridiculous then?

...it's only ridiculous if you sound retarded (not saying you do). Luckily for me, I sound flawless. **not my singing talent, just my pronunciation lol

yes you are. I bet it's funny to see you sing live. But I would never do it live. hell I get made fun of in my own house just for listening to music I don't understand. If I ever sung it in public I'd probably die of embarrassment.

[Ranma Matsuri]

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4

hell I get made fun of in my own house just for listening to music I don't understand. If I ever sung it in public I'd probably die of embarrassment.

Same here. -_-

I do Karaoke with my family occasionally but I've never done it for a Japanese song let alone Ayu. Just one of those things to look forward to when I move out, I'll invite some of my J-pop loving friends over and we'll have ourselves a Karaoke night!

I've never sung in an actual Karaoke bar though. I think I'll save that experience for my dream trip to Japan.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4

yes you are. I bet it's funny to see you sing live. But I would never do it live. hell I get made fun of in my own house just for listening to music I don't understand. If I ever sung it in public I'd probably die of embarrassment.

You care too much about what others think. lol

[Delirium-Zer0]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

You care too much about what others think. lol

No kidding... I always go to karaoke with a mixed group of Asians & whites and everyone's usually more than fine with me singing in Japanese (and the ever-polite asians usually compliment me on my pronunciation). White people singing in Japanese don't look ridiculous... in fact, from what I gather, they look impressive. XD I've never met a native speaking Japanese or Korean person who reacted with anything other than favor when I or my white friends sing in Japanese or Korean.

I sang a duet of "Seishun Amigo" with a Japanese girl, and she had fun & wanted to sing with me again later that night.

The only thing about my singing that I'm self-conscious about is how deep my voice is... but what the hey, I'm still gonna sing. It's way too much fun to say no to! I'll sing till my throat's raw.

Besides, isn't the whole point of karaoke to make a fool out of yourself around your friends? It's a good exercise in self-confidence.