I pronounce it the Japanese way- confirmed it from a couple of online sources. It is a mic on which pre-recorded songs exist, and you connect it to a TV for amplifying the sound and also display the lyrics which you can sing, while the music plays.
It's a great party tool, and I used it a lot while I was in Nagpur. Introduced a few colleagues to it to, and they took to it. Use it occasionally even now, as my family is into some singing of Hindi tunes from films. In our childhood, the popular game of Antakshari was played every chance we got, and that required no equipment. You just sang a couple of lines, and someone else continued.
It's easier with the karaoke mic, as the lyrics are visible, and the music plays along. There is a visual clue to guide you in the pace of singing, and there are a few variations possible. A song book tells you which songs are available, with their number, to select one to sing. I have managed to make quite a few people sing with it, who otherwise wouldn't.
A great invention, popularised by the Japanese and Koreans, who have a lot of bars using it. In India, I have seen a few in Goa.
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