KTV

My friend Vivian, who has worked at the Fulbright Taiwan office in Taipei for a few years now, recently introduced me to Liz Williams, a past Fulbrighter who had returned to Taiwan for a few months.  Before actually meeting Liz, I'd seen videos of her singing on TV as one of the stars of Super Idol (the Taiwanese version of American Idol).  The show is just as glam and dramatic as the American version and the singers are just as talented.

Long story short, a few of us Yilaners ended up going VIP Karaoke-ing (known in Taiwan / China as KTV) in Taipei with Liz and her fellow Super Idol cast-mates.  

Seeing as my usual Karaoke haunts in the states are Pudgy's and Sellwood's own Penguin Pub, VIP KTV is pretty much my life-long dream come true.  VIP rooms are private; stuffed with comfy couches, state-of-the-art KTV technology, a big flat-screen TV, personal waitresses, a bar, and a clean bathroom.

Hanging out with people as incredibly talented at singing as the Super Idol cast-members are, was pretty freaking awesome, to put it lightly.  Imagine your own, private American Idol screening and you've pretty much got the idea.

Check out some of the talent:

Liz on Super Idol

This guy was there, too and was SUPER hilarious... but I forget his name!

This guy, Eric was also there!

Pics stolen from Vivian:

Also available were some of the great hits of American pop music by artists like Aqua (remember them? They sang "Barbie Girl," the bane of everyone's existence), Dido, No Doubt, Blink 182, the Backstreet Boys and of course Lady Gaga.

Carolyn, Erin and Steven hold their own with the Idol crew