It is an understatement to say that Singaporeans love the KTV culture. Surprisingly, it’s a national pastime. Singing with family and friends while enjoying the utmost privacy is one reason why the Karaoke TV culture is deeply entrenched, not only in Singapore but in the broader ASEAN region.
What Is KTV?
A KTV studio is an establishment where people can indulge in karaoke singing with friends in private lounges or enclosures. It involves singing to words of popular songs from Asia and the rest of the world. The pleasure in karaoke isn’t in the off-key singing, but the fun induced by singing in a group. Usually, words of popular songs are displayed on a screen and individuals participate in singing along.
In Singapore, KTV studios come with their sizzling pull. Some are designed simply while others come adorned in all manner of pop and swag. The modern KTV studio rooms are fitted with mood lights, lounge seats and a touchscreen interface. Phone apps are also popular when it comes to song selection. You can order your favourite drinks or food inside the KTV studio.
The State of KTV Culture in Singapore
Even though the island state has a frenetic appeal in its top-class bars, cinemas and theatres, Singaporeans dedicate a substantial amount of their entertainment hours to KTV.
The cost of renting a KTV room or parlour depends on factors such as the quality of the KTV studio, the hours you want to spend, the size of the rooms and decor embellishments.
On the lower end, KTV studios will charge from as little as $4 per hour or per room for a small group of 4 to $32 per hour/per room for a group of 18 pax.
KTV Trends in Singapore
The KTV industry has experienced a sharp rise in popularity over the recent past. Bourgeoisie KTV bars are sprouting up every month. Given the competition, some outlets have turned to creative methods of pulling in customers.
KTV studios are resorting to themed nights, club models and exotic KTV girls to spice up the experience.
Types of KTV Studios in Singapore
At least every modern shopping mall in Singapore has neon light banners advertising KTV studios. The young, middle class and families haven’t been left behind. There are different types of KTV outlets, but two types stand out.
KTVs can be categorised into family-friendly KTVs and special adult entertainment KTVs.
Family-friendly KTVs
Family-friendly KTVs cater to family groups provide food, drinks and sing along services. Their rooms vary in size. They can hold groups of 1-3, 4-7, or 8-14. They can charge an hourly or “block of hours” basis. They’re operational during the day, and they have cartoon themed rooms for the young ones.
Special/Adult KTVs
Special KTVs are usually a preserve for those who wish to enjoy the karaoke in posh and glossy settings with the help of KTV girls. Their settings mimic posh upscale joints and they’re open 24-7.
Booking a KTV Room in Singapore
If you are unsure about booking a KTV lounge in Singapore, it’s advisable to have a knowledgeable local or tour guide. Booking these studios can be tricky in specific days.
A guide can help you book amidst the weekend frenzy. Also, they can help you pick the type of KTV studio that fits your preferences. Additionally, they will lead you to a KTV outlet that offers a mix of local and international songs, especially if you’re not from the region.
A Quick Guide to KTV Experience in Singapore
Unlike western cities where karaoke is a public affair, the Singaporean scene is different. You need to know how to go about the booking process. Here are some steps.
· Gather your friend or family
KTV studios provide rooms/booths that can accommodate small or larger groups. You need to gather your group and determine the size of the room that fits the number comfortably.
· Choose a perfect KTV studio
Choosing the right KTV spot is about the budget. The location and facilities provided will determine what you’ll pay. Choose a studio with great reviews, ambience and a reputation.
· Book a booth for over two hours
Whether you’re ion a group of 4, 10 or 18, book a room with adequate space. A booth that too small can lead to discomfort while too big a room means you have to deal with audio issues. Remember, two hours isn’t a long stint, and you want everybody to participate.
· Sing and make off-key merry
The good thing with KTV singing is that participants don’t care about their off-key singing. It’s the fun that matters. After you book, capitalise on the time to ensure that the stage-shy participant have their moment.
Even when it ranks as a crucial segment of the country’s bedazzling entertainment, it’s quite puzzling to understand Singapore’s obsession with KTV.
Company | Teo Heng KTV Studio |
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| Website | https://ktvteoheng.com.sg/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6775 1500 (Star Vista Outlet) |
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| Review 1 | Good place to sing, most of it’s rooms come with mini stage n front back TVs with props n lightings control to stimulate your personal singing concert… – Coach T |
| Review 2 | Reasonable rates for singing. You can bring along your own food and drinks as well. – Chrissie Marriot |
| Review 3 | One of the cheapest and nicest amongst the othe karaoke in town.! – Wang Yvonne |
Company | K.Star KTV Studio |
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| Website | https://www.kstar.com.sg/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6634 2801 (Orchard Central) |
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| Review 1 | Nice place to visit with friends 🙂 Ason and a lady staff were helpful and gave great service. Love the themes of the room! Sound system is great as well! – Elijah Ang |
| Review 2 | Nice place to sing and relax good choice of drinks and music. – Veera Manoharan |
| Review 3 | Affordable and good ktv place. the rooms are all nicely decorated, unlike the usual dark rooms of other ktvs. our rooms has got a window view which was nice. – Jonathan Tham |
Company | Cash Studio |
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| Website | https://cashstudio.com.sg/ |
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| Telephone | (6) 6238 8198 |
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| Review 1 | Amazing sound system, lighting and song selection. paid around 15/pax on a Monday evening past 6. Worth every penny! – Jocelyn Poh |
| Review 2 | First time here and the sound system is good. Really love enjoying singing here and chilling with friends. There’s a promotion happening right now!! The only downside is they do not have some of the most updated songs, but in compared to the other KTVs the price here is really affordable. I came with two other friends and there’s a stand mics with two other handheld mics. So we truly enjoyed our time together. – Jasmine Eleanor |
| Review 3 | Very enjoyable experience….. the room have a mini stage and a standing mike …. when u r drunk… it all makes sense. – Teck Chye Tan |
Company | HaveFun Karaoke |
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| Website | https://www.havefunkaraoke.com/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6387 0591 (Bugis Cube) |
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| Review 1 | The service here is wonderful with many staff to help if you need anything. The food was good. The karaoke room is very spacious for big groups. Enjoyed my time alot here. – Miichi Lee |
| Review 2 | Nice KTV for team bonding and catch up with friends. A tad pricey, but still a good place to visit. – Geraald Chua |
| Review 3 | Great sounds system and nice staff. The rooms is really nice and i get to take some nice instaworthy photos at their place. definitely will come back again!! – Jing Li |
Company | Ganso Manekineko |
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| Website | https://www.koshidaka.com.sg/manekineko/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6769 3113 |
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| Review 1 | 1st experience, worth the $ for weekdays, service is great. Songs are good. Only for older folks like me need to explore more to understand their system. 👍👍 – Joseph Loh |
| Review 2 | Great service. Free flow drinks and snacks. Some less known artists and songs can’t be found but that’s expected. Spent 2h there and wasn’t enough. I enjoyed my time there. – Joey H |
| Review 3 | Every time I come here I wonder why I go to teoheng at all haha. The rooms are enormous and they’ve updated their mics recently. Selection of songs is really good – even indie songs that none of my friends know have been added. The price is great ($10 nett per person for 3 hours) and free flow drinks and snacks!! – Shalom Alexandra |
Company | K Suites |
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| Website | https://www.koshidaka.com.sg/k-suites/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6354 3113 |
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| Review 1 | Decent place to hold a party where everyone can do what they like, be it singing, pooling or alcohol. Food is also good. Room is big enough to accommodate like 30 pax. Can spent many hours there if you like. – Aaron Gabriel Nah |
| Review 2 | On the pricier side, but fun to have alcohol and sing your lungs out. Song selections could be better. – Timothy Seet |
| Review 3 | Good place to sing and drink. – Willy |
Company | Party World KTV |
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| Website | https://www.partyworldktv.com.sg/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6226 1118 (Tg Pagar) |
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| Review 1 | Decent sized rooms, good tech, fun space! – Tina Leung |
| Review 2 | Promo for before 8pm is very very very worth it. The system to select songs and sound system also quite good. If this stays, it will be one of my regular hang out place. – Chee Kiong Tan |
| Review 3 | Really great place to enjoy karaoke with a group. The packages are awesome. Also loved the massage chairs they have at many places in the building. – Glenn Noronha |
Company | Tang Music Box |
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| Website | https://www.tangmusicbox.com.sg/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6338 6659 |
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| Review 1 | Really like the quality of the mikes and also the ease of selecting songs in their system which is top notch unlike other places which don’t really upkeep their hardware. Definitely a place I would keep coming back and their afternoon promotions for weekends are attractive! $6 nett per hour of singing. – Crystal Koh |
| Review 2 | Great for big groups (around 10 or more) when your group enjoys alcohol inducing singing. Very spacious and selection of song is great. However, the liquor price is way higher than most place. – Sam Neo |
| Review 3 | This place was recently renovated and it’s good as new! Sound system is good with a huge songlist! We even got sing French songs when we had a farewell gathering for some french friends!!! Air-conditioning get a little to cold for comfort at times. – Carolina Lee |
Company | Voicebooth KTV |
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| Website | https://www.voiceboothktv.com/ |
| Address | 2 Handy Road, #03-14/15/16 The Cathy, Singapore 229233 |
| Telephone | (65) 8112 0480 |
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| Review 1 | Good place and cheap value for maximum enjoyment with group of friends. Location was superb for most of us. – Chrissie Marriot |
| Review 2 | There have a lot of songs, like Korean, Pop, chinese also japanese song. Can fet experience for Various songs.. but the cost a bit expensive… haha – Jeongeun Lee |
| Review 3 | As Korean, i love that i can sing the latest Korean songs. Price is pretty reasonable in my opinion. I think the stools in the room could be little more comfy though. – Kim G |
Company | Ziggy’s Karaoke & Cocktail Bar |
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| Pricing | Deluxe Room: from $80 (hourly, max 12 pax), 3 hours free if alcohol spend more than $400 VIP Suites: from $150 (hourly, max 25 pax), no room rental if food and drink spend exceeds $1,600 Click here to view pricing |
| Website | https://www.ziggys.com.sg/ |
| Address | 11 Unity Street, #01-27 Robertson Walk, Singapore 237995 |
| Contact | Tel: (65) 6235 5400 Email: [email protected] |
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| Review 1 | Clean, classy karaoke bar with best drinks selection I’ve ever seen in a karaoke. Not expensive either, 10 of us had 3 bottles of whisky between us and it only came to $80 each. Busy on weekends, best to book online in advance. – Sameer Jain |
| Review 2 | Wow. Everything was perfect, including the price. They don’t sell beer towers here so that might turn away some younger clientele. Karaoke system sounded amazing, esp they disabled many irritating games/features that others inveitably have. This is karaoke for grown ups. – Alexis Chen |
| Review 3 | “Made hens night stop here in a private karaoke room bachelorette party. The private rooms and suites are just perfect and service accomodating yet discreet. They even helped arrange lovely balloons and champagne on ice for our arrival. Buzzy atmosphere, nobody seemed bothered by our noisy group. Overall had a great time. Highly recommended for groups of ladies that just wanna let loose in comfy private surroundings. Great selection of cocktails, sake and champagne too.” – Rachel Woods |
Company | Karaoke Times |
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| Website | https://www.karaoketimes.sg/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6962 8850 |
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| Review 1 | It’s a clean and smoke free environment. With the latest songs available. Easy interface for selecting songs on your mobile phone with an option to add songs to your favourites list which is great! Best of all, rates are reasonably priced by per room and not per pax. Recommended! – Angelyn Tan |
| Review 2 | The place just opened 1 week plus, consider very new. The Boss is very friendly and helpful, he also explained to us patiently how to use their system. Selection of songs are great! Opening Promo price is attractive…Value for money. Great place to check-out, … suitable for family and gathering…. – Phuay San Lee |
| Review 3 | Great Prices, clean Rooms. Easy to use system. Too bad no food. It is really a place to just sing. – Candy Goh |
Company | Major 99 |
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| Website | https://www.major99.com/ |
| Address | 4190 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Broadway Plaza #02-02, Singapore 569841 |
| Telephone | (65) 8500 3230 |
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| Review 1 | I love this place. It’s nothing fancy like those bespoke bars in the CBD, but it gives you an authentic and nostalgic Singaporean experience right smack in the heartlands. Alcohol is not the most affordable but price is still reasonable. Karaoke rooms can be booked too if you order over a certain amount. There’s even pool, arcade games, beer pong and darts – something for everyone!! – Kejia Lu |
| Review 2 | Chill place for any age!!! Have some arcade games over here… Dartslive and pools too.. Rooms are available for party or gathering with friends.. especially birthday party.. come n take a look by yourself. Enjoy.. =) – Temjin Leow |
| Review 3 | One of the best neighbourhood drinking places in my opinion. Very spacious with a wide selection of retro arcade games, prices are reasonably cheap and also able to easily reserve a private room for karaoke without spending too much. Excellent for group settings, 100% recommend! – Sotong |
Company | Ten Dollar Club |
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| Pricing | $10/pax for 3 hours |
| Website | http://tendollarclub.com.sg/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6582 0002 |
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| Review 1 | My favorite place to go to sing k. Cheap and good. Used to go every week. All the song can be found there. – Jenny Zhen |
| Review 2 | Good ambience with quality sound system… Awesome! – Clin Hey |
| Review 3 | cheap and nice sound system and song collection. – Matteo Yap |
Company | Aviary KTV |
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| Website | https://www.chevrons.org.sg/facility/aviary_ktv |
| Address | 48 Boon Lay Way, Singapore 609961 |
| Telephone | (65) 6668 8840 |
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| Review | Nice environment – Wu Jeshua |
Company | K-Garden Family KTV |
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| Website | https://www.facebook.com/Kgardenktv/ |
| Address | 18 Maju Ave, Singapore 556693 |
| Telephone | (65) 6287 7256 |
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| Review 1 | Nice place. No frills. Great pricing. No cigarette smell! – Jesmine Chua |
| Review 2 | The service is amazing, and has nice comfortable rooms and good sound system. It also accommodates for the maximum pax just right. Prices are reasonable too! – Aaron Tan |
| Review 3 | Very decent place at serangoon gardens to sing karaoke, the drinks are reasonably priced and the sound system is easy to use! currently they have a 1 for 1 beer tower at $100 with shopback go which is a great deal! – Kenny Chng |
Company | Playlist KTV |
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| Website | https://www.playlistktv.com/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 8686 6617 |
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| Review 1 | Price is reasonable. Room is big enough. Drinks are charged separately. The best thing thing about this place is the sound system. It is amazing. One of the best in my opinion. Using phone browser to insert songs and apply keys is convenient as well. The only bad thing is the location. It is quite inconvenient. However, still worthy of 5 stars. – Jay Walker |
| Review 2 | Nice budget place for gathering, song order system connected via wifi. – Klvin Walker |
| Review 3 | Updated songs really cozy and q cheap too w passion card disc! If you’re a singer that likes to change the keys of the songs, it will be a bit hard, cuz it will go back to original key after awhile. Nevertheless my fav ktv to go to! – Iffah Haziqah |
Company | 7th Heaven KTV & Cafe |
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| Website | https://www.7thheavenktvcafe.com/ |
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| Telephone | (65) 6538 0312 |
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| Review 1 | Food and service is great. A tad bit expensive but worth the experience. Went during a low peak period and the staff gave us a room to dine in without extra charges. There’s also a pool table located in the common area that charges $1 per game which is inexpensive in my opinion. Great place for gatherings and catch up with friends. – Kang Sing |
| Review 2 | Good sound system! Friendly and prompt service. Good space for a big group of 11. Nice ambience. food quality is spendid too. – Mike Ong |
| Review 3 | Nice place to chill with live karaok… they have live band on sun night as well, place is clean with friendy services. – Alicia Ng |
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