Name: 日本卡拉 OK 包廂工作人員的一天 (Day in the Life of a Japanese Karaoke Box Worker)
Uploaded: 2025-07-27T18:34:21.000Z
Duration: 16 min 30 s

This is a day in the life of a Japanese karaoke box worker.

這是日本卡拉 OK 工作者的一天。

程度副詞

This is Masa, 37 years old, living in the center of Tokyo, and he's just waking up for work.

這是 Masa，37 歲，住在東京市中心，他剛起床準備上班。

分詞構句

He lives alone in this 1K apartment, meaning one room with kitchen, bath, and toilet.

他一個人住在這個 1K 公寓裡，也就是說，一個房間裡有廚房、浴室和廁所。

In Japan, they use a unique notation system to describe real estate layouts.

在日本，他們使用一種獨特的符號系統來描述房地產佈局。

For instance, 1LDK indicates one room with living, dining, and kitchen, which is equivalent to 1BR in the US.

例如，1LDK 表示一個房間，包括起居室、餐廳和廚房，相當於美國的 1BR。

Japanese apartments are compact and often lack separate living and dining areas, so 1LDK needs to be specified.

日本的公寓結構緊湊，通常沒有獨立的起居室和用餐區，是以需要指定 1LDK 的房間。

Masa's lived in this apartment for the last four years.

Interestingly, the average duration of residence for a single-person household in Japan is typically two to four years.

有趣的是，日本單人家庭的平均居住時間通常為 2 至 4 年。

See, rental contracts usually force a two-year contract renewal fee, which could be up to one month's worth of rent, so many residents decide to move to a new place at the time of renewal.

你看，租房合同通常會強制收取兩年的續約費，這筆費用可能高達一個月的房租，是以很多住戶決定在續約時搬到新的地方。

Nice, he has a shasho, a company badge that's issued to employees when they're hired.

不錯，他有一個 shasho，這是公司在聘用員工時發給他們的徽章。

In Japan, many sailor men wear it proudly as a sign of prestige, especially when working at a large company.

在日本，許多水手都自豪地佩戴著它，以此作為威望的象徵，尤其是在大公司工作時。

Good morning everyone, I'm back with another day in the life, and this one I've always been curious on, on how the day goes, so we're finally doing it.

大家早上好，我又帶來了一天的生活，我一直很好奇這一天是怎麼過的，所以我們終於要開始了。

Masa should be coming shortly, so all we have to do now is wait.

Masa 應該很快就會來，所以我們現在要做的就是等待。

I thought I'd be busy today, so I took a good rest.

我以為今天會很忙，所以好好休息了一下。

Masa is originally from Saitama and moved to Tokyo in order to further his work career.

Masa 原籍琦玉，為了進一步發展自己的職業生涯，搬到了東京。

It's pretty common for Japanese in neighboring prefectures like Saitama, Chiba, Yokohama, and Ibaraki to move to Tokyo for work or school as there are many more opportunities here.

埼玉、千葉、橫濱和茨城等鄰近縣市的日本人搬到東京工作或上學的現象非常普遍，因為這裡有更多的機會。

Nice, he's arrived at the nearest station!

So he commutes to work by train, which is typical.

所以他坐火車上下班，這很典型。

Lucky for him, he's only a few stops away, so it only takes him about 20 minutes door to door, which is a highly desired commute time for many Japanese salary men.

幸運的是，他只需乘坐幾站就能到達，是以從家門口到家門口只需 20 分鐘左右，這對許多日本工薪族來說是非常理想的通勤時間。

His workplace is in Shibuya, one of the more popular and trendy areas in Tokyo, and every day he passes through Scramble Crossing, which is known as the busiest crossing in the world as an average of 1,000 people walk across it at one time, and up to 3,000 people during peak times.

他的工作地點在涉谷，涉谷是東京比較熱門和時尚的地區之一，他每天都要經過 Scramble 十字路口，這個十字路口被稱為世界上最繁忙的十字路口，平均每次有 1000 人走過，高峰期可達 3000 人。

So Masa works at Big Echo, a leading karaoke chain in Japan.

Masa 在日本領先的卡拉 OK 連鎖店 Big Echo 工作。

In fact, karaoke and karaoke boxes are deeply embedded in Japanese culture and entertainment as students sing after school, adults sing during and after drinking parties, and even individual users come here to practice.

事實上，卡拉 OK 和卡拉 OK 包廂已深深融入日本的文化和娛樂中，學生們在課餘時間唱歌，成年人在酒會期間和酒後唱歌，甚至還有個人用戶來這裡練習。

The list goes on, but at the end of the day, it's part of everyday Japanese life.

這樣的例子不勝枚舉，但歸根結底，這是日本日常生活的一部分。

With more than 439 facilities all throughout Japan, the company's 6,300 dedicated workers ensure that their customers of all ages have a fun and entertaining experience each and every time.

該公司在日本全國擁有超過 439 個設施，6,300 名員工兢兢業業，確保各年齡段的顧客每次都能獲得有趣的娛樂體驗。

And Masa, an important piece, as he's the chief manager of three shops located in Shibuya, and this is one of them, located on Sentagai Street, the heart of Shibuya.

而 Masa 是一個重要人物，因為他是涉谷三家店的總管，這是其中之一，位於涉谷中心地帶的千歲街。

So today, Masa's working the day shift starting at 1pm, and since karaoke is a 24-hour business in Japan, there's always someone working when he arrives.

今天，Masa 從下午 1 點開始上日班，因為日本的卡拉 OK 是 24 小時營業的，所以他到的時候總有人在工作。

As soon as he clocks in, he diligently begins his morning tasks, starting with cleaning the five floors of karaoke boxes.

一上班，他就勤勤懇懇地開始了早晨的工作，首先是清理五層樓的卡拉 OK 包廂。

It's his responsibility to ensure that it's in a presentable condition for all of its visiting customers, so he thoroughly checks each area, including the drink bar, kitchen, and even toilets.

他的責任是確保為所有到訪的顧客提供一個舒適的環境，是以他要徹底檢查每個區域，包括飲料吧、廚房甚至廁所。

It's typical in Japan for employees to take pride in a clean workplace, ingrained in them since elementary school, where all students share the daily responsibility of cleaning their classrooms and school facilities.

在日本，員工從小學開始就以工作場所的整潔為榮，這在日本是很典型的，所有學生每天都要分擔打掃教室和學校設施的責任。

After cleaning, he moves on to his office work, checking emails, performing HR-related tasks, ordering supplies, and preparing in-store campaigns and events.

打掃完衛生後，他就去辦公室工作，檢查電子郵件，執行與人力資源相關的任務，訂購用品，準備店內宣傳和活動。

And you not only for this karaoke, but two other locations on top of this.

你不僅可以在這裡唱卡拉 OK，還可以在其他兩個地方唱。

By the way, have you had any weird requests from customers?

順便問一下，你們有沒有遇到過顧客提出的奇怪要求？

While he does his office work, he covers the front desk as well.

他在做辦公室工作的同時，還負責前臺工作。

During peak customer hours and busy seasons like the end of the year or long holidays, rooms quickly get filled, so it's common for customers to make reservations in advance.

在顧客高峰時段以及年底或長假等旺季，客房很快就會爆滿，是以顧客通常會提前預訂。

很好，Masa 正在為顧客辦理入住手續。

Generally, customers can choose a course before starting, whether it's a free-time course, a set number of hours, or including an all-you-can-drink course, and so on.

一般來說，客戶可以在開始前選擇課程，無論是自由時間課程、規定學時課程，還是包括任飲課程等。

At the end of the session, customers will receive a call from the front desk notifying them that their time is complete, at which point they can decide to finish up or extend their time.

課程結束時，客戶會接到前臺電話，通知他們時間已滿，此時他們可以決定結束課程或延長時間。

Once the customers leave, the workers will start to clean the room.

顧客一走，工人們就開始打掃房間。

This space may be a bit unique, with multiple tablets, microphones, and a food menu.

這個空間可能有點獨特，有多個平板電腦、麥克風和食品菜單。

Unlike some countries where karaoke is commonly performed in a room filled with strangers, in Japan, the karaoke box allows for a small group of friends to enjoy each other's singing in privacy.

在一些國家，卡拉 OK 通常是在一個擠滿陌生人的房間裡進行的，而在日本，卡拉 OK 包廂可以讓一小群朋友在私下裡欣賞彼此的歌聲。

By the way, what do you like most about working here?

順便問一下，您最喜歡在這裡工作的哪一點？

Ever since he was a kid, he's been into sports, so much so that he pursued a major in sports science.

他從小就喜歡運動，以至於主修了體育科學。

But when it finally came down to entering the workforce, he decided to explore different industries that also entertained and made people happy, like sports.

但是，當他最終走上工作崗位時，他決定探索不同的行業，這些行業也能給人們帶來娛樂和快樂，比如體育。

And at the time, he enjoyed karaoke, so he thought the karaoke entertainment industry would be a good fit for him.

當時，他喜歡唱卡拉 OK，所以他認為卡拉 OK 娛樂行業很適合他。

Now he's training a new employee on how to correctly set up a room, as every item must be set perfectly each and every time, such as the room temperature, placement of hangers, location of the tablet, etc.

現在，他正在培訓一名新員工如何正確地佈置房間，因為每一件物品每次都必須佈置得完美無缺，比如房間的溫度、衣架的擺放、平板電腦的位置等。

It's his responsibility to ensure that all of the workers memorize these settings so that their customers are welcomed into a comfortable room for every visit.

他的責任是確保所有員工都能記住這些設置，這樣顧客每次來都能在舒適的房間裡受到歡迎。

So I think Masa is going to be doing a little bit more cleaning, so while he's doing that, let's see what's popping around this place.

我想 Masa 會再做一些清潔工作，所以在他做清潔工作的時候，我們來看看這附近有什麼東西在冒出來。

Okay, so let's explore the floor just a little bit.

好了，讓我們來探索一下地板吧。

Okay, so it looks like this is the drink bar section, and they've got a pretty interesting soda dispenser.

好吧，看起來這裡是飲料吧檯區，他們有一個非常有趣的蘇打水分配器。

It's all digital, and then you can choose the different languages.

這一切都是數字化的，然後你可以選擇不同的語言。

They even have a big ECHO original drink.

他們甚至還有一大杯 ECHO 原味飲料。

Looks like they have iced coffee, they have blended coffee, cocoa, tea with lemon, strawberry ole, they have frozen slushies.

好像有冰咖啡、混合咖啡、可可、檸檬茶、草莓奶茶，還有冷凍冰沙。

I think I might try to get some of that later myself.

我想我以後可能會自己去買一些。

好吧，讓我們看看這裡發生了什麼。

對不起，我能問你一個問題嗎？

She's a university student working part-time.

Part-timers make up about 90% of their workforce, understandable since the business runs 24 hours a day.

兼職員工約佔員工總數的 90%，這也是可以理解的，因為公司每天 24 小時運轉。

Has anything surprised you since you started working here?

自從你在這裡工作以來，有什麼事情讓你感到驚訝嗎？

The workers are preparing the food orders for customers.

Surprisingly, the variety of food and drinks offered at Japanese Karaoke is impressive.

令人驚訝的是，日本卡拉 OK 提供的食品和飲料種類繁多，令人印象深刻。

Right now, she's making ramen, but of course they have menu items such as pizza, fried chicken, french fries, and even dessert.

現在，她正在製作拉麵，當然，他們還有披薩、炸雞、薯條甚至甜點等菜品。

Since there are more than 60 food items and almost 200 drink items on the menu, it's a lot to learn for the workers.

由於菜單上有 60 多種食品和近 200 種飲料，工人們需要學習的東西很多。

You can actually hear a lot of people singing right now.

實際上，你現在可以聽到很多人在唱歌。

也許我們可以進入其中一個房間。

我是個學生，所以我已經畢業了。