Family karaoke joints roar back to life, but Covid concerns linger

FAMILY karaoke joints have roared back to life on post-Covid pent-up demand, with bookings filling up weeks in advance – but operators are still making contingency plans in case the pandemic situation ever worsens.

Karaoke operators tell The Business Times that they now factor in potential Covid-19 restrictions when planning for new outlets, whether by making spaces flexible or doing minimal renovation.

Frank Per, owner of Sing My Song KTV, chose not to have private rooms take up all of the space at his new outlet at Kinex Shopping Mall, and avoided sinking too much cash into renovation works. Instead, a spacious hallway fills about a quarter of the outlet’s footprint, ready to be converted if needed.