Are They Shy?

This week’s topic is “Japanese people”, so I’m going to explain about character of Japanese people. Japanese are often described as shy people, but by my observation in Karaoke box, it is not true. Karaoke culture is born in Japan in 1971, the name “Karaoke” is the abbreviation of two words which are Kara(空, empty) and Orchestra. At first it was not a popular entertainment, but now Karaoke is very popular entertainment not only in Japan, but also in other countries. Needless to say Karaoke is a place which we can sing freely, and also it is a place you can break your stereotype about Japanese character. In my opinion to sing in front of many people is very hard, so if he/she is really shy, they will not go to Karaoke, but many Japanese enjoy going Karaoke, so it is the evidence that many Japanese are not shy. These photos are taken in Karaoke box, and as you can see they are really enjoying Karaoke, and especially the woman who are singing with dance seems not shy at all. If you have the stereotype that Japanese is shy, you might be surprised at the truth, but these Japanese is not unusual.
If you have Japanese friends, I recommend you to go to Karaoke with them. Your eyes to see the Japanese might change.