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My Way killings. The " My Way " killings was a social phenomenon in the Philippines, referring to a number of fatal disputes which arose from the singing of the song "My Way", popularized by Frank Sinatra, [1] in karaoke bars (more commonly known as "videoke" in the Philippines). A New York Times article estimated the number of killings to be ...
A person singing karaoke in Hong Kong ("Run Away from Home" by Janice Vidal). Karaoke (/ ˌ k ær i ˈ oʊ k i /; [1] Japanese: ⓘ; カラオケ, clipped compound of Japanese kara 空 "empty" and ōkesutora オーケストラ "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.
Roberto Legaspi del Rosario (June 7, 1919 – July 30, 2003) was a Filipino entrepreneur; best known as the patentholder of the Sing-Along System, a type of karaoke appliance he developed in 1975. From his entrepreneurial initiative to patent a karaoke system first, he frequently, albeit arguably, became referred to as "the inventor of Karaoke".
A karaoke lounge in Nha Trang, Vietnam. A karaoke box (カラオケボックス, karaoke bokkusu) is a type of karaoke establishment commonly found in Asia, the United States and Canada. It originated in Japan, and is now popular worldwide, particularly in Asia. [1] Karaoke boxes consist of multiple rooms containing karaoke equipment, usually ...
The Singing Bee is a Philippine musical karaoke game show broadcast by ABS-CBN. It is based on the American version of the same name. The show aired from April 21, 2008 to February 6, 2010, replacing Kung Fu Kids and was replaced by Pilipinas Got Talent and from November 16, 2013 to February 6, 2015, replacing ABS-CBN Sabado Specials: Shake ...
A news article from BNT News first reported mentioning the Philippines to have a local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice at the time of recently aired (South Korean) second season that premiered on October 22, 2015; [4] this was subsequently confirmed by a collaboration of ABS-CBN Corporation and Endemol Shine Group (nowadays Banijay ...
Filipino. Box office. ₱152.7 million[1] One More Chance is a 2007 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina (now Sampana) and starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. The film was written by Vanessa R. Valdez and Carmi Raymundo and produced by Charo Santos-Concio and Malou N. Santos. The film tells a love story between ...
James Earl Jones on July 25, 1978. James Earl Jones is known as one of Hollywood's iconic voice actors and a formidable stage presence on Broadway. The man behind the voice of Darth Vader, however ...