Karaoke

Japan's1) cruelest invention yet, even worse than the compact car and the Elvis2) impersonator. The direct translation of the word means 'Empty Orchestra' but. depending on regional dialects, it is more often translated to mean 'Drunk who shouldn't sing in public.'

1)
Another island rumored to be infused with improbability. Wow, this stuff is really spreading.
2)
Think of Seth the Bard, only with a worse pompadour and slightly flashier costumes.