Karaoke City

This was one of the best Ktown Karaoke experiences I've had! Generally I expect some frustration using the remote/machine, but at this place you can use an app to connect to the karaoke machine and queue songs along with the rest of your group. This avoided so much of the headache that I've had at other karaoke places! Also, there are a ton of recent popular songs through the app which aren't available in the clunky binders that they also provide (to be used with clunky controller pads labeled only in Korean). Basically-- to have a great time at this place, use the app, not the binders. Note that through the app, there isn't a good selection of non-Western songs, but this wasn't an issue for us.

For our booking of 6 people for 2 hours, plus some drinks/pitchers shared by the group, the price was super reasonable (less than $40/person). Side note: when I called to reserve, no one answered but then I immediately received a text from a different number, through which I booked the reservation. Thought it was weird initially, but it turned out to be legit. All in all though, I had a pretty seamless and positive experience with Karaoke City that checked all my boxes for a really fun karaoke night!

Went here after work for a friends birthday
It was such a nice time
We had our own private booth
The place was really nice
Service was great
We ordered chips and guacamole, chicken, mozzarella sticks. Everything was awesome

Pros:
#1 I left my wallet in the karaoke room & they returned it to me.
Gold star for honesty.

There was a paper catalog provided, but the app was great for choosing songs by artist or title. I loved that you could push your song request to the top of the queue. That made for a lot of practical joking that added to the fun.

They offered beverages & food.
Our staple was peach soju? (soon brand?).
We also tried the lychee ? But Ai will talk about that under the cons.

Colorful murals decorated the lobby.
I never saw the full bar that was described, but I was focused on the Karaoke rooms.

The Karaoke rate was $40/hour for up to five people. We were told that the price gets prorated once you get into increments of hours.

Cons:
The elevator is small, so if you come at the wrong time, you might be on a long line even to make it up to the 7th floor.

The song catalog was extensive, but there were newish songs that were not in the catalog; for example, Beyoncé's Cuff It.

When you weren't currently singing, you could hear the other people in the establishment singing karaoke.

There is a porthole read peep hole in the door. Randomly other people would stare in at you while you were singing.

Awesome atmosphere and great vibes. Went out on a first date and we had a blast! I must have sang 4 songs

Rating: 3.5 stars

Karaoke City is huge so I'm usually always able to just walk in with a group of people without a reservation on peak times (IE Saturday nights).

They make you download an app to order songs and control the system.

The sound system is not the best and the staff are not the most friendly sometimes but it is a nice no frills karaoke place that you can just go to when you want to sing last minute.

A group of us came here and had a great time. I was able to message through Yelp prior to arriving and they were very responsive. I was able to get availability and rate through messaging and our room was ready when we arrived. It was the perfect size for our group of 10 and they have rooms that fit up to 40 people! It was a bit hard to find from the outside and is on the upper floor of a building.

The system had a lot of songs and technically worked well, with good sound. The bathrooms were right down the hall and were not the most clean, but good enough. The staff checked in on us, but not too much and the drinks came quickly. We closed out the place and they tried to rush us, but let us sing a few last songs before booting us. Bonus was we could see the Empire State Building from our room!

The rooms are nice and big but the karaoke system really sucks. Some songs won't play because of licensing rights and while it's cool I can select songs off an app on my phone, the actual songs themselves are really bad quality and don't sound right.

Came here after making a reservation for 7 people on a weekend night. This was our first time coming to karaoke in koreatown and we weren't sure what to expect after hearing that the price is $8/person per hour. You have to take the elevator up and once we got to our room we were definitely shocked to see how small it was. Not sure how big/small all the rooms were but the room we were assigned for 7 people barely fit us all on the couch, let alone putting our coats there as well. The computer system is super old and you have to flip through textbooks with codes to enter songs you want to sing on a physical dial pad. The service itself was good as there's a button you can push that will alert the servers to come to your room. If you're in the area looking for a quick 1 or 2 hours of karaoke this place definitely isn't bad but something to keep in mind if you have a big party and/or are looking for a more modern karaoke experience.

A little pricier than other nearby karaoke spots but it was 100% worth going back, it was clean and the staff was attentive.

(Just a reminder It's not BYOB, and all individuals need to bring ID to enter. )

Visited last weekend for a friends birthday and had a blast friendly service and the open bar was totally worth it
Will be visiting more often

We were able to get a small room on a Sunday around 5:45/6pm, card reader was down so it was cash only, and we found an ATM nearby. The rate is $40/hr for a small room, decent price, and could pay for an extra 30 minutes if we wanted to stay longer, but not the full 2 hours. There are a few bathrooms. They do not have a lot of Latin songs so wish they had a bit more of a selection here. But overall, good experience.