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Wain Wain - A KTV room with a view (2)

By William Wang (CRI Online)

14:07, March 06, 2013

William Wang's top English karaoke tracks: love 'em or hate 'em, every KTV should have these karaoke essentials. (CRIENGLISH.com/William Wang)

Even before visitors note the bar's sake and shochu selection or its library of Manga comics, many feel that the 35th floor bar somehow feels Japanese. The owner is indeed from the land of the rising sun and the aesthetic here is accordingly one without clutter.

The sparsely decorated karaoke room pays direct homage to Japan in its tatami style layout. Up to 15 guests will take off their shoes before sitting down on the padded floor. A low table is centered between the TV screen and a glass-paned wall.

Unlike typical KTVs in China, Wain Wain offers a telephone book filled with songs to sing. Like a telephone book, it's organized alphabetically according to song or artist, a feat somehow impossible for Chinese KTV computers to properly manage.

Artists such as David Bowie or even the Rolling Stones are sadly absent from most KTV's listings, but at Wain Wain they and many obscure artists appear in full glory. Management claims to offer a whopping 75,000 English songs, and there's no doubt that they have the biggest and best selection of tracks in Beijing.

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