Type your username and password in.Ī promotion page like this usually pops up.
You may have to clear your cookies before doing this (just this one time). You can begin searching and creating your own lists by using the bar up top, but I prefer to use the one on the main Dam Channel website. Your account is created! Clicking this big blue button will bring you to some settings you don’t have to worry about. You should have this e-mail in your inbox. Now, you’re at this page which informs you it has sent you a confirmation e-mail. Click the green button at the bottom again. You then get brought to a confirmation page which may panic you as it displays your password. Once everything has been filled in, press the green button below. Without getting into what exactly that means, use this converter and choose the second option, “Half-width character → Full-width character” to get text that will work.
Your nickname needs to be one to eight characters and in full-width characters. Do so and then press the button on the right. You have to press the profile picture button and choose a default image. Your nickname is not your username typing your actual first name would be fine here. I recommend not using capital letters or special characters in your password (due to restrictions on the console). It’s all in Japanese, so I’ll translate it for you. They seem to add much more new metal compared to Joysound Both have exclusive songs that I like, however, I find that Dam Channel has more and a better selection of music that I like in general. In my experience, they are basically dead even on market share. It’s definitely good to have accounts with both console providers.
I’ll show you how to make an account on both sites, and how to save songs. However, having them saved and at your disposal requires an account. You can go on these websites to search for songs without requiring an account. If you don’t have that luxury, simply saying the words “log in” to any staff member that delivers you a drink should get you some help. If you’ve brought along a Japanese friend, they can help direct you. If your Japanese reading skills are not good, look for the characters ログイン (log in). Then, you can log into your account on the console once you arrive. Luckily, both Dam Channel and Joysound have websites that let you search out songs and save them to an account. However, at the big chains such as Big Echo, Karaoke Kan, or Karaoke Ban Ban, it will most definitely be one of the two. If you go to an obscure, small establishment, you might get something else. By far, the consoles that are most popular are made by either Dam Channel or Joysound. You will either be given this at the counter (and sometimes be given a choice between a few different ones), or the console will be waiting in your karaoke room for you. It’s roughly the size of a tablet, and is what you use to set up the songs you want to sing. Upon arriving to a karaoke establishment, you will be given a handheld console. You might think that by me saying “list” I am writing down what songs I want to sing, but no, it’s alot more convenient than that. Though I am now able to sing some Japanese songs, it’s still great having this list. Therefore, in my days when I couldn’t read Japanese quickly enough to sing any Japanese songs, I liked to have a nice list of English songs that I like that I could access quickly. The selection of English songs can be difficult to predict. But if you want to know exactly what English songs you can sing once you get there, you’re in the right place. There are countless guides out there about what to expect when you go to karaoke, so I won’t repeat those details. Singing karaoke is one of my favourite things to do in Japan.