Such a great time that I lost track of time with the singing with my friends. The staff accommodation was class, the soju was delicious and the Playlist was great, minus some classical 80's but the rest of their Playlist was still great! read more

I went with friends and had so much fun! There were a bunch of Tik Tok songs and throwback songs so we got to switch it up throughout the night. For $20 an hour between 3 people it ended up being very affordable! The manager was also very nice, he gave us cheez it snack with our soju and told us we had 15 minutes left when our Uber arrived. Would definitely go back when I'm in town again. read more

I was a great time... The good... the rooms are intimate and fun to sing your favorite tunes with friends. Drinks are affordable. Fairly clean although i did see a few cob webs. Also the gentleman at tha front desk sprayed an awful scent of deodorizer prior to us going into our room. The bad...at the end of our session we were rushed to leave while we were trying to clean up and package food. Very sour ending to the good time that we were having. The gentleman was quite rude although one of the workers was quite apologetic. It was just sad. All in all would I return??? Probably not... read more

We came in on a late Friday night/early Saturday morning; the occasion was to bid adieu to a friend moving abroad - we were doing so karaoke style per her wishes. I don't know what I was doing with my life up until this point that I'd never been to a private-room-karaoke bar, but I have been missing out! It's far superior to any "regular" karaoke bar I've ever been to. We were placed in Room #1, which was more than enough room for our group of ten. There were three - slightly worn in - medium sized couches surrounding a large table, set in front of the karaoke machine/flat screen, on the table were two microphones,one remote (for the karaoke system), three song booklets, and a food/drink menu. We came in pretty late so we didn't get any food or drink, but the menu items sounded delicious. Side note: they're fairly strict on the no outside food/drink policy, there's even a 'no handbags' sign posted at the door though they didn't say anything about a few of us girls in with smaller purses. The karaoke system is in Korean, but it's very easy to use - none of us spoke Korean and we had absolutely no problems with it. They have a very large English catalog of songs and it's pretty up to date with the current 'Top 100'; in addition, there are also large K-Pop and J-Pop catalogs. When the song starts to play, multi-color strobe lights come on - it's a nice touch. Now I've read in some of the previous reviews that they charged $20 per room - regardless of party size, however we were charged by person. Our total came to $50 for one hour - $5 per person. Change in policy I suppose. Still it was a pretty good deal, I forgot to ask if it was different on weekends. Overall, it's a great place to hang out with friends, and a much better alternative to the traditional karaoke bar - especially if you've got stage fright, like me. read more

Happy Karaoke - Private Karaoke Room #1. - Karaoke Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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I had a group of 13 for a Saturday night. I wasn't able to get a reservation at Karaoke Melody 2 (my favorite karaoke bar) so I looked up this place. I'll be honest, I was really nervous based on the reviews of bad customer service, but I think as long as you do some research and follow their rules you'll have a good time. I'll be writing this whole review in comparison to KM2. 1. Song selection: 4/5 They have a decent range of American songs, but there were a lot of weird holes in the collection. Example, they didn't have Rocketman by Elton John, and Careless Whisper was listed as Wham instead of George Michael. KM2 has a better selection and I much prefer KM's iPad selection system over the giant keypad and books we had to wrestle with at HK. 2. Price: 5/5 We had a group of 13 for 3 hours and it came out to $120 (I also included a tip), so it was basically $10/person. That's a really good price and we all had a great time. 3. Rooms: 5/5 They're outdated but in good shape. Our room had cushioned benches, 2 large monitors, 2 mics, and a giant table in the middle. I'd say the rooms are in better shape at HK vs KM2. 4. Food: 5/5 Yo listen their fried chicken is amazing. It's $18 but you get a massive pile of chicken. Also the crinkle fries are on point. They also brought us 3 huge platters of fruit for free. Compared to KM2 their food is above and beyond; you could eat a whole meal here if you wanted to (I did). 5. Customer Service: 4/5 Look, they have strict rules here. Don't be late, or they'll give your spot up, especially on busy nights. They don't mess around when it comes to timing. They will kick you out the minute your time is up. They came in at 9 mins before our time was up to see if we wanted an extension. They also called me 30 mins before my reservation to make sure I wasn't going to be late. Don't stand on the table or benches (but honestly, why would they need to tell you this? Don't be a jerk!!). And DO NOT bring in outside beverages. They have signs and warnings on the website. I watched them yell at a dude for bringing in a water bottle and he had to throw it away. They sell water for $1, just don't do it!! I anticipated all of these things because I read the reviews so it was fine and I stayed in their rules. And honestly, the staff was great. Very nice and accommodating. I think they're just used to dealing with rude, drunk a-holes on a regular basis and have to protect themselves. In summary, KM2 is still my favorite bc the atmosphere is more relaxed, the song selection and user experience is better, and the staff are more relaxed. But if I couldn't get a reservation there, I would definitely come back to HK and enjoy it. Follow the rules and you'll have a good time! read more

Happy Karaoke - Room 1 - Karaoke Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Kareyoke comes down to service. and here, it just wasnt working for me. The music selection here is good, but thats not the main draw. YOU CAN GET NAKED GIRLS AS A BACKGROUND. WHOA. The songs people sing at karaoke are pretty much the same wherever you go, but here, you can have the lyrics play with a background of soft core 90s porn in the background. Talk about distracting (and a hilarious talking topic). However, the service here does leave something to be desired. My friends and I kept track of time for karaoke on a stopwatch and in my opinion, we were cut short by about 20 minutes. They gave us back 10 minutes... but still. All in all, in the words of my friend, who karaokes a ton, " I don't think I'll be coming back here soon" read more

Happy Karaoke - Karaoke Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

The popcorn chicken is not chicken! I asked for a refund, the owner said no. I said can I have extra singing time he said no. I asked for a free drink he said no. It's $20 an hour to sing and there are commercials in between songs that you cannot skip. You can only take one shot back at a time. They make you empty your bags of all food and drinks. I made the best time with my family but the establishment is run down and unprofessional. It looks like a Chinese buffet inside. read more

had such a fun time here, we showed up pretty late around 11:30pm and stayed till it closed, it was such a blast, it's genuinely such a nice place !! read more

I LOVE this place. I came here with friends to celebrate my birthday & I admit the outside of it looks suspicious but once inside, the host greeted us with kindness & all through the night was respectful and even gave us free cut fruit. The music selection was great, I just wish they had more selections. I'm also a really big fan of Jay Park & since this is a Korean Karaoke bar I just assumed they would have a song or 2 from him but nope. That was a little disappointing. Besides that, the food was delicious, the spicy ramen I could probably eat all day if I could. The tteokbokki was way too chewy for my liking though. The drinks were a little pricey but I was prepared for that because who does karaoke sober? Plus the room fee was SOOOO CHEAP i couldn't complain about the prices for food and drinks. All of it was worth it. read more

This place is so fun! It's right off the doraville marta stop which is convenient and it's really inexpensive for a big group (the drinks not so much but it can be worth it for some liquid courage). We paid for two hours and ended up paying for another. I love the private room because strangers don't have to see me sob my way drunkenly through evanescence and also there's something fun about the old man who works there glaring at you down the hallway when you open the door to go to the bathroom and the sound of a bunch of untalented young people taking on Eminem's hits comes blaring out the door. Go here! It's open late and it's awesome. Also they gave us a bunch of free chips. read more

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Aight here's the run down. Went here for a small celebration, and the gentlemen working at the karaoke spot was more than accommodating. They don't say much, but that's perfectly okay with me. Add an hour? No problem. More soju and snacks? No problem. Music selection is up to date. The space wasn't so run down, and looked pretty hip. The parking, although a bit sketch due to lack of lighting, is available and free. 10/10! read more

This is my go to place for karaoke. It's nothing fancy or anything but it's definitely made for a lowkey night. The bottles are expensive but soju is decently priced although they overcharge you 2-3 times the price. If you order alcohol they will usually give you some chips or fruits with it. They are usually opened to 3AM. The owners are usually nice. If you're not a regular they will make you pay for the room upfront. Room rates usually varies on the room size. You park in this sketchy lot behind the building. There's very little lights so it's best you take precaution and bring in any valuables. I like coming here. There's usually rooms and no wait time. read more

Happy Karaoke - Karaoke Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Do not ever come here! We paid for 30-45 mins here and he made us leave after 25 and said our time was up. The owner kept coming in every 5 minutes and I mean like BARGING in. The music kept stopping as if the equipment wasn't up to date. It was my birthday so I wanted to have a good time but I hated every second of being there. Felt like a parent was looking over their child or something. Do NOT waste your time and money here. read more

Happy Karaoke is a very racist facility. I made reservations for my friends and I to karaoke. We walked into the door 4mins after our schedule appointment, and they said that they already gave away our room. Yet, people came in after us and were accommodated. Save yourself the trouble, and avoid this place like the plague. read more

The owner was very rude. I felt racial profiled. I brought my personal water bottle into the place (which had only water). He asked to check my bag and found my item. I proceeded to ask him why. He told me I could not bring it back to my car without any explanation; I proceeded to ask him for his reasoning. Then, he expressed "since I will not follow his rules, I can have my item back but do not return. After that, he asked to checked my pockets which had nothing in them, other than my phone. I never got his reasoning for checking for my pockets as well. Be careful with this business. read more

probably the worst customer service i've ever had. they were rude from the second we walked in. small selection of songs and watch you like a HAWK. also patted down an underage girl... very weird place. read more

Up to date songs, reasonable pricing, and friendly staff. There's a reason Happy's been around for years. Sure, new places will show up with more glitz and glamour, but if you're looking for a straightforward, reliable karaoke experience - it's gotta be Happy. read more

IT KILLS ME TO ADMIT IT, and I'll deny it to your face if you ask, but I LOVE KARAOKE. Few secrets are more closely guarded than my more-than-healthy obsession with the imported singing-sport. While karaoke 'night' at your local dive bar is always a 'hoot', you're not HardKore until you've been to a noraebang (karaoke room). I was happily surprised to find them here in Atlanta - there is nothing like this in Phoenix. Entire rooms with a wall full of televisions and high tech karaoke systems with a wireless keypad for punching in songs. Big comfortable couches, competition mics and lots of beer and soju! Happy Karaoke is great - if you're asian. Judging from the obnoxiously rude idiot trying to order beers while my group was on it's way out, I can understand how the owners lean towards a policy of denying service to outsiders (Americans). After several experiences like the one I witnessed, where a half drunk, f*ck head rudely orders the staff around, talking down to them because their english skills aren't up to his elementary public school grammar, I would also be tempted to start refusing service to outsiders. Obviously not right and a terrible decision, but I can see how things got to this point. Again, sad and wrong. This biased selection of customers may not happen all the time, but it does happen. While agreeing with the injustice of the situation, it's hard for me to not accept the need for a guide, for someone to get us in the door. While we like to think that we're welcome at any business, anywhere in this country, there are areas where we are not welcome without the good word of a friend to get us in, or simply get us through the neighborhood. You're lying to yourself if you think I'm wrong. We had a great time once we got in, drinking lots of soju and singing some of the best karaoke hits. It's hard to say much more considering that I won't ever go back. read more

I am a lot of things.... a singer, however, I am most certainly not. Sure, I may fashion my seatbelt as a microphone when I'm in the car and I'm just as good as Celine Dion in the shower, but in public? Well... no. Enter private room karaoke. You mean I can be embarrassed only by people I know? Inside jokes can actually, you know, be kept INSIDE rather than someone performing something totally awful that may be funny to THEM, but not the 200 other people at the bar? Well then, I'm in love. My first private room karaoke experience was with a few of my fellow CMs in Chicago, and oh, did we have fun. Happy Karaoke was nearly as good of a time, with less pregaming. In fact, I walked in to this place SOBER. That is certainly not the fault of Happy Karaoke, but it did change the experience, for sure. We were in a small little room toward the back and even though we weren't a big group I would have appreciated more space. 85% of the song book was Korean, which is fine, but just be prepared for them to not have the entire repertoire of a certain artist... Michael Jackson, in our case. Really, Happy Karaoke, no Man in the Mirror? For shame! The food was spendy but I have to give an extra star for the complimentary Bugles. I mean, for reals, when's the last time you ate a Bugle? Alls I know is it's been too long. They didn't have a beer list printed out so you've got to take note of what you want when you come in, unless sake or soju's what you're after. And let me tell you, you're gonna want the alcohol. read more

Great for a Korean karaoke place. Pretty cheap (we had $40 per room for the biggest room in the place, which has a coat closet, a back TV for you to read lyrics while facing your friends, and so much space), and they even hooked us up with a free hour. You can definitely drink up here with beer and mixed drinks, and sing your hearts out. The catalog is your typical Korean catalog. Enough songs in English to last you the night. Fun times. Sketchy parking lot but... we didn't get broken into or anything... so that's cool. I approve. Big time. read more

I used to adore this place with all my heart. The owners used to be so nice and polite, their rooms were nice, huge, and clean, but most of all... KARAOKE! Seriously, what a perfect way to end a night! So it was very common for my friends and I to raid this place and sing our hearts out on a weekend night. Then out of nowhere, the owners obtained the license to sell alcohol. From that moment on, all Hell broke lose. The-once-so-delightful owners became greedy, only giving rooms to people who are likely to order alcohol (since alcohol = profit). I didn't notice this until the Yelp Korean BBQ night in January, but they don't like giving rooms out to foreigners. Um, WTF? Yeah, I get the owners aren't that fluent in English, but huh? This was very surprising, because I never had trouble getting a room when I was with my Korean friends. So bunch of Yelpers and I ended up putting up a bargain fight to get a room. Granted, we did get a room in the end, but I didn't feel great about it. Because of the owners' attitudes, I found myself abhorring this place beyond reason. But this doesn't stop me from quitting Karaoke. So instead, now I head to Bistro New York, another Korean Karaoke in the area. It is a bit farther from where I live, but they have better rooms, better food, and most of all, better service. read more

No, just plain no. The people here are so rude! Our friends from Charlotte were visiting; it was around 12 and we decided we should go out to Buford Hwy since it was the closest rather than going deep into Gwinnett. My girlfriend had already gotten there ahead of us with her boyfriend to reserve the table. Everything has to be prepaid (what? why?) Man, these people are rude. I hate them. It's not even rude because we weren't Korean but rude because they were rude. We wanted to buy more bottles of Crown but they wouldn't allow us. One bottle for 10-12 people? Nah, son. That won't do. This is karaoke. We need alcohol for karaoke. Despite my friends speaking in the sweetest Korean, they were still reluctant and insisted that we needed to hurry up with our hour and leave. You lost some good business, sir! read more

I've been going to happy karaoke with friends for YEARS. No, the service is not warm and fuzzy, but he's also always been very polite and kind to us, not belligerent like other people have mentioned. I think it's worth saying: No one in our group is of Korean lineage and I speak probably 100 words in Korean (poorly, I might add). The language barrier isn't an issue. The couches have started to slip some over the years (they're a little worn at this point), but the yogurt, pineapple and strawberry soju is an enjoyable way to get WAY too drunk. The complimentary snacks that they bring are also nice too. The A/C on a hot summer night works well, even with 10 people and a big screen TV emitting heat, which I think is kind of amazing. Song choice is actually pretty good if you enjoy singing things from several different decades. And I read a review of someone else's about the scoring being off. I was trained in opera growing up and I typically get in the mid to high 90s... you can only ask so much of a non-recording studio mic that is reading input from a room that isn't sound proofed and actively has background music being reverberated throughout. For what it is, it's great. The sketchy parking lot thing- Yeah, it's dark and next to an old gas station, but what people who don't live around here don't realize is that Doraville Police Department (the police department with a tank that made national news) is literally a 3 minute walk from this place. They don't mess around. This is not a part of town where you need to worry about getting mugged anyway (Doraville is one of safest cities in GA to live in). So don't sweat it, put your valuables in the trunk, and go sing your heart out. read more

This place is amazing! Great bang for your buck deal. We had our own private room, with two microphones and a big remote controller that allowed for easy use for selecting songs. Highly recommend to attend and enjoy a night out with family and friends!! read more

It was a really good time. Having the private toll made the experience that much more fun. You can really enjoy your friends and let loose. They charge by the number of people and it's not that bad but the liquor is a bit pricey but none the less it's a good time. The staff was really nice and we will be back. I have 4 stars only because the room smelled like cigarette smoke but nothing bad outside of that. read more

Happy Karaoke is probably one of the oddest experiences I've had in quite some time. My friend really likes karaoke so I thought I'd plan a Karaoke party. I checked on yelp and found Happy Karaoke so we decided to check it out. When we pulled up outside I was having second thoughts about going inside. Its in the old dry ice building which is attached to a Citgo station. It looks like one of those happy ending massage parlors not a karaoke place. Luckily my friend and I decided to give it a shot and check it out. I'm so glad we did. This place is odd yet quite endearing. Complete with microphone condoms, a hugh remote which you only use half of, folks who serve drinks and strange sides items like sliced bananas and bags of doritos. The song choices are B list songs but we learned a new song because of scouring through those books and will never be the same for it. All in all I would recommend Happy Karaoke to anyone who is looking for a good time and something different. I've been with one other person, as part of a group of 4 people and also in a large group of 15-20 people. Everytime I've been the service has been great and the good times have been happening. I can't wait till the next time we go. Rock On!!! read more

We had a BLAST at this place!!! Great welcome and room set up - loved having a private space. Some pp in our party bought snacks and drinks. I'd visit this place again ~ great party alternative. read more

I've been here a number of times now, and every time I have a blast. The staff has never been rude to my group, and in fact are nice enough to warn us when there are only 15 minutes left on our time if we want to end the session. They were very trusting and left it up to our group recently to report all of our liquor and drink purchases when we finished with our booth and went to pay rather than paying up front. The rooms are private, which is perfect for those who know they can't sing and don't wish to unleash the ear-killing fury on the public. These rooms only let the ears of your closest friends bleed as you belt out tunes by Journey, Linkin Park, and even the likes of Asian artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki and BoA. The list is extensive and is constantly updated with new songs - a recent excursion revealed Lady Gaga and T.I. on the list of songs to choose from. One of my favorite features of this place are the TVs behind the "stage" area. I can't think of someplace else that you can rap along with the Beastie Boys while images of chipmunks and sunflowers appear behind you. It makes for a fun experience - always good for a laugh! The controls on the remote are also very extensive, allowing the group to adjust the sound of the singer, the music, the pitch, and even add applause or view the score at the end. Sitting around the large, surprisingly comfortable booths while jamming to a Disney song? I can't think of a better way to spend quality time with friends in the wee hours of the morn. I believe the price is $20 an hour, so the more people you come with, the cheaper it is for everyone. My last time here was $8 per person after 2 hours, and we were about 10 people with quite a few beers and drinks under our belts. The establishment prefers cash only, so keep that in mind! If you can't find a spot to park in the lot behind the building, the bank next door is available after hours. read more

Went in here last Thursday night with some friends. We love karaoke, and we've been to other Asian-style karaoke joints before, but NEVER have I experienced anything like this. As soon as we walked in, my friend and I got a very discerning and negative vibe. Not good. We were led back into a room, which looked filthy. I didn't even really want to sit on the couch. The employee asked to check my purse, which I understand why they would ask but I've never been asked this before in any other karaoke establishment. The employee turned on the karaoke system and we noticed there was an irritating, buzzing background noise. We asked him to fix it. He pretended he didn't know any English (come on....) and said he couldn't fix it. The volume was extremely loud and after asking him about that, he said he couldn't adjust the volume either. He basically looked at us with a blank expression, like we were a bunch of idiots and we shouldn't even be there. On top of that, the book of song selection was horribly organized. When you combine the staff's attitude and lack of service with porn on the TVs and girls coming out of the bathroom looking like hookers.... well, there's really no other way for me to say this but... this place is a brothel. People don't come here to use the crappy karaoke systems. I'm being dead serious, no joke. If you disagree, then you are oblivious. DO NOT GO HERE... you might catch an STD from sitting on the couch. DISGUSTING. There are plenty of other places to go. read more

bad service. normally, in karaoke you're supposed to give service (extra 15-20 min minimum), however they did not give us any of that which is EXTREMELY rude in korean culture. The owner came right in as the song ended, no courtesy whatsoever. go to other korean nrbs, there are SO MANY better ones in the area. actually bad, don't waste your time here. also doesn't allow water bottles, like wtf. read more

Hangbok, AKA Happy Karaoke to the rest of the universe, is a rousing little joint that primarily serves up loads of fun in the form of music. Hangbok uses the familiar Korean Norebang systems that reduce total memory storage by way of midi-songs, and displaying lyrics without any specific background visuals. Instead, they play various repeated videos intermittantly. The song selection is relatively diverse, with Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese songs with availability in that order. The chinese songs are pretty much all mandarin with simplified characters. Bummer for me -- I like Cantonese songs and traditional characters. The decor is quite passable -- couches and what not. The soju and the Bokum bap is also quite passable. If you get peckish, you can certainly sup on this fare happily. :) read more

RUDE! Is the best way to describe this place! We were having a fun party of 8 people for a few hours in our room , then we met up with some of the people in the next room and they came into our room to just sing with us for a bit before returning to their room and the rude manager guy comes in and kicks them out, when we asked what was the big deal since they were still paying for their room & we were paying for ours, he just said "not allowed" & kicked us out!! I don't think we will be returning. We were not hurting anyone but just singing. The beers & drinks are all very over priced and the food is not great and I do believe he even over charged us for the room. read more

This karaoke bar is pretty ghetto. It's located behind the Chevron on Buford highway, and has a super sketchy parking lot (not very well lit either). When you first walk in, they do search bags (I have no idea what they're looking for). There is a very small bar area up front with a couch (waiting area presumably), and then a bunch of private rooms. The rooms themselves were fine - clean and with comfy couches and the standard tables. The song selection was meh and the books were not very well organized to find songs. It was much easier to try to locate songs by title name, artist name, or lyrics via the remote for the machine, but a bit time consuming to do so that way. A good thing was variety of songs in other languages (Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese) but the remote made it a bit difficult to search for songs in other languages. The menu selection was decent - the food wasn't bad. There is kimchee rice, and seafood pancakes, and fried chicken. Also of course, beer and yogurt sochu. If you buy enough alcohol they will start bringing out complimentary fruit platters. (We discovered this by accident but never did figure out how much you had to spend for that to happen). This place is pretty cheap so that's a plus, but come and leave in groups as the parking lot is SUPER sketchy. read more

Happy Karaoke holds many memories for me. I live in the south side of Atlanta so the drive to the nicer NRB's further north are a long drive. So, Happy karaoke is our go-to place for a karaoke fix. The main thing I like about this place is the price. It pays by room so you can have as many people you want. The drinks are moderately priced in my opinion, and they also offer hot tea, which is something I usually have when I go karaoking versus alcohol. Although the place looks a bit sketch, it's a decent place. Songs aren't TOO updated, but that isn't a huge problem for my friends anyways since we love singing old school throw backs! Only downfall is...the service can seem a bit rude? I don't know, it could just be my imagination? Meh. You get what you pay for. read more

Really great, authentic, family owned private karaoke. We went with a group of 6 on a Sunday night for a birthday party and had the time of our lives. The American song list didn't have as many options as we'd hoped, but what it lacked in certain areas, it certainly made up for with charm and great service. The young guy running the place that evening was SO nice and made our evening even more fun. I would definitely recommend. read more

Since I found my favorite Karaoke place in the Atlanta area last year, I didn't really check out any other ones until recently. A large group of friends (probably 15+) and I went to Hangbok Karaoke on a Saturday night. I didn't get there until a little while after my friends had already gotten started, so I'm not sure how long they had to wait for a room. However, once I got there, I saw that we were all crammed into tiny Room #4. I guess Hangbok was so busy that the larger rooms were already occupied. I guess we couldn't really expect more since it was late on a Saturday night. Hangbok is a typical Korean noraebang with nothing really special about it besides the cheap rate of $20/hour to sing in your private room. I usually use the remote to search for songs by artist or title, but there was something wrong with the one in Room #4 that night. The remote didn't do much aside from allowing us to type in the song numbers manually and reserve them. So I had to flip through their old, sticky song book to find songs. Lame. As others have mentioned, the sound system and TVs are old, and the establishment itself felt really run down. You can order food here, but I had already eaten that night and didn't look at the menu or try any of it. I did notice, however, that every time one of my friends ordered a glass of wine, the server brought an individual bag of chips (Fritos and then Cheetos, to be exact) as the "anju" (snack to be consumed with alcohol) to go with it. Nice! Overall, Hangbok Karaoke gets 3 stars for being a cheap, typical noraebang that *thankfully* didn't reek of cigarette smoke. The service was fine, and after several hours of singing, each person in our group only had to pay about $5 (including tip!). Sweet! (Keep in mind, people who ordered drinks and alcohol paid for all that separately.) I won't go out of my way to come to Hangbok, but I will probably return if my friends want to go there again. [Review 033 of 366] read more

I've been here a couple of times for karaoke, and it's pretty much the same as most other karaoke places except that the seats are getting old, uneven and hole-y. Oh, and it's always better if you have a Korean friend who's fluent in Korean. There's truly no other better way to karaoke than singing a private room, drinking beer and soju. However, it's a real damper when the owners shut down your room at 3:30am while they allow other rooms to continue singing until the actual closing time of 4am. Really? Maybe we weren't Korean enough for them. There are other better places to go for karaoke, but Happy is one of the lower-priced ones. There are much nicer and more comfortable ones to go to in Duluth, but it's more out of the way compared to Doraville which is a little more central for me and my friends. As much as it sucks here, we'll probably still keep coming anyway. After all, it's karaoke. read more

After not being able to get a room at Karaoke Melody last night, we all headed over to Happy as our backup plan. I had been in once before, and they were extremely nice, but I was worried due to all the negative reviews here saying they were less than willing to give rooms non-Asian clients. Well, they were more than willing to give us a room. As a matter of fact they held a room for us with 30 minutes notice! The whole night our attendant was extremely polite and helpful bringing in our drinks and giant fruit platters. To top it off the total cost for 4 hours in a room big enough for 13 people was only $100! Much less expensive than Melody. I am so glad we were able to get in here, and I want to spread the word that they were kind and very accepting to everyone in our group. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is the limited song list, and the fact that it is organized by song rather than artist- which is annoying. Though all and all it was a 5 Star night and then some! read more

Happy Karaoke is a Korean owned Karaoke place. You can get a private room with your friends and show off your singing skills, whether you have it or not. This is just your standard Korean Karaoke, garden variety. If you've been to one, you've been to all. The prices are usually the same, and their machines are usually the same too. The machine they use is Korean. If you're into K-pop, it should have a ton of songs for you. They have all Korean songs for every generation from Trot to the latest super-manufactured pop stars. The machine also has enough American songs. It has most of the recent pop hits. You might be disappointed in the lack of non-poppy songs though. The machine also has a nice selection of Japanese songs. They are also subtitled in Korean and Japanese. I think Korea and Japan like to listen to each others pop music, even if they hate each other. If you're into J-pop, this place has an extensive selection for you to sing. They have Chinese and Vietnamese songs too. They never update them though. So you might be singing old Chinese classics like Faye Wong's Red Bean instead of the latest Chinese hits. The food prices here are expensive. That's to be expected. Every Asian karaoke places are overpriced. The rooms, however, are quite cheap. The rooms are about $20/hour. If you can squeeze a lot of people in the rooms and split the costs, it can get pretty cheap per person. Their sound system is old. I don't mind it though. It still works well. There's shouldn't be a reason for them to upgrade. Besides, they're Korean, they'll be too cheap to upgrade. Despite their flaws, it's super fun to go with a certain group of people. So pick some friends who aren't shy about singing and head over. Just a note, you can search by Artist name using the remote. Of course, you have to know how to read Korean to do it. But at least there's a way to search by artist instead of song title. read more

Heads up, you may think the room is private but theres cameraS in the room. I felt violated.