For Gong, who grew up singing with karaoke tapes, singing with a live band was a fresh and challenging experience.

对于在卡拉ok伴唱带中学习歌唱的龚琳娜来说，在现场乐队伴奏下演唱是个新鲜并富有挑战的经历。

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Songs are added to the library on a regular basis as they are produced and licensed, giving everyone a great reason to launch The KARAOKE Channel on Xbox LIVE to discover new songs to sing.

ENGADGET: Karaoke for Xbox Live brings pay to play sing-alongs to your holiday parties

Available on Xbox LIVE in time for the holidays, "Karaoke" for Xbox 360 will have a selection of free sample songs that will change frequently.

ENGADGET: Karaoke for Xbox Live brings pay to play sing-alongs to your holiday parties

There's no pricing yet for either of the microphone packs and the live broadcast didn't hit on whether the mic (or karaoke app) would appear outside of Japan -- but the US will still be first in the line for the console, which is now merely two weeks away.

ENGADGET: Nintendo Wii U unboxed alongside more details: Multiple users, 'karaoke' microphones and Wii U Chat (video)