

So to help you on your way, grasshoppers, I have compiled a list of my favourite karaoke songs. I strongly believe karaoke is a rite of passage for all gaijin in Japan. I personally have been told that I am very good at shaking my tambourine in time to the beat. Then there's the one who can barely speak Japanese in everyday life, but becomes unexpectedly fluent when it comes to reading Japanese song lyrics. A female friend has a penchant for gangsta rap, a male friend enjoys Miley Cyrus. One of your friends turns out to be a seriously brilliant singer. You learn things about people that you never knew before. You realise this is the moment you have been waiting for all your life. But all fears are forgotten the minute the song begins, and your intoxicated friends begin to cheer you on, as if they are at a spectacular music festival extravaganza, instead of a slightly scummy, smoky little room. You may be slightly nervous, as your turn approaches - you may even begin to have doubts about your song choice (I'm afraid these doubts are justified if you picked Celine Dion). But there is something about the sanctity of the karaoke box that makes public humiliation natural, possibly even beautiful. In any normal situation, the very thought of grabbing a microphone and belting out a tune in front of other people would fill my wee heart with horror. I daydream about song lyrics floating in the air, with jaunty little katakana characters bouncing above them. Best Dancer in the BIGBANG Although quiet, Taeyang has its own charisma as a. Before the debut, going through training for 6 years At first he was a rapper before becoming a singer Most shy, quiet, and scared of girls It is the first member to release a solo album. My hands tremble in anticipation of when they will next get to clutch a tambourine. 2nd Taeyang is the leader after the GD, and is the lead singer BIGBANG YG trainee Taeyang so at the age of 12 years with G-Dragon. When I listen to my iPod, I do so with a critical ear, mentally organising songs into 'karaoke worthy' categories. I spend my days anxiously wondering where the next karaoke invitation is going to come from.
