

Karaoke was born in Japan-so we know what we're doing.

The music is the material waveform of the CD specifications converted into a high-resolution equivalent through the use of sound processing. The "Hi-Res Audio" logo has been licensed in agreement with the Japan Audio Society. (*1) as of Mar 2020, based on our own research. For business use karaoke (Japan domestic market), we currently boast a massive music catalog of more than 310,000 songs (*1), more than anyone else in the industry, making it possible to enjoy singing not only Japanese tunes, but songs from all over the world. This boom has expanded along with the growth of high speed networks, and continues to spread across the world.

venture team transformed this analog market by developing revolutionary new techniques for digitizing songs to the MIDI format and employing networks for broadcasting new songs, allowing users swift access to a large number of just-released music to which they could sing along, thus launching Japan’s karaoke boom. Until that time, the Japanese karaoke industry utilized physical media such as cassettes, CDs and LaserDiscs for shop and home use.Ī Brother Industries, Ltd. JOYSOUND is a premier Japanese karaoke brand created by XING INC., a pioneer in the field of providing musical entertainment and content, and a subsidiary of Brother Industries, Ltd.įormed in 1992, JOYSOUND became Japan’s first online karaoke brand.

In Japan, the majority of karaoke environments are kept exceptionally clean.
