Con season means karaoke season.
Bakakozou had their fansub idol competition with e-cash as prizes. Oddly enough I actually heard of it in time before the contest started…if I wanted to participate, I could have. Alas, the trip was in the way so I didn’t do anything.
What’s much more interesting is this website. ZOMG. ZOMG again. HAHAHAHAHA. I just have to contribute something. And I did.
Since 2002 I’ve been doing one song (or more) at Otakon annually. I try to pay attention to various con’s karaoke setup (AN2006 had a karaoke hour 11pm on Friday, but I couldn’t go to that; partly because I just got out the car about then. The jrock idol thing was pretty ok and I was there for most of that). It’s a very different experience than some otaku singing in front of their computers by themselves and goof around with audio editing software. Live is better. For good and for evil.
But it’s just that much easier to sit in front your computer and belt out the words to some songs you don’t know that well. Heck, you can even use various singing aids. And it’s something people can point and laugh repeatedly! Better than my deserted and lost-forever karaoke website?
Enough. It’s time for action! Sing! Dance! Watch Evangelion!
June 4th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
[…] My live karaoke experience is mostly limited to one night in Tokyo with a pack of drunken coworkers and the company president – which is a shame, because it’s really a lot of fun. And while I’m not so much an otaku to have gone straight for the anime tunes (although, a couple of guys from marketing took a stab at the Attack No. 1 OP theme… with hilarious results), I at least found time for “Alone Again, Naturally”. I’m a Maison Ikkoku fanboy, yup. […]
July 2nd, 2006 at 3:39 am
[…] Hah. Maybe I should brave the anime blogging world and join Omo and Jeff’s courageous karaoke act. ;p […]
July 28th, 2006 at 4:23 am
[…] Yes, the constant threat of producing a karaoke-ish post has arrived. I would like to blame Omo and Jeff for seeding a treacherous thought. ;p […]