Chinese Karaoke

I’ve always heard that the Chinese take their karaoke VERY seriously. On Sunday night, I found out just how serious they are. For the first time, nearly all of our Purdue group hit the bars together in search of the world’s best karaoke. We stumbled upon a little dive just outside the campus walls with a big neon “KTV” sign, signifying that we had in fact arrived.

The welcoming host escorted us down a little hallway to a room with a large flat screen TV on one wall and one long couch wrapping around each of the other three walls. Two wired microphones lay patiently on the coffee table in the middle. A round of beer was ordered, and then another, and another…

Jason and Val hit the stage first to belt out a horrible Chinese version of the Backstreet Boys’ hit Larger than Life. Everyone followed suit, and before I knew it there was a waiting list for the microphone!

Chad & Alysha serenade each other

Though we were really looking forward to watching the townies light up the karaoke stage, we did have a fantastic time in our private room with cold beer on delivery! After several beers, we really delighted in the corny Chinese remakes of our favorite outdated-but-memorable Western songs. Check out these photos of the background video from Destiny’s Child’s Say my Name.

XOXO