Hi!  I really dislike karaoke a great deal.
Karoke is a term that refers to an instrumental version of a recording
Right... or, I thought it referred to a drunk person singing along with such a recording, no?
Karoke is a concept of creating studio recordings that lacks a lead vocalist
Yes, you sort of said the before.  Is it Japanese in origin?
yes and no
Yes Japanese and no Japanese? Can you explain?
Yes,it is of Japenese origin but from 1961-1966 the american network Nbc carried a  karoke themed series