Who likes Asian karaoke?! ME! why? bc I like to lock my friends up in a room and sing to them. I like Happy Karaoke bc it lets me do this and its cheap! Granted the rooms smell like cigarettes when you first walk in, but you got to love the 500 tvs ( more like 20) they have on the wall for you to sing to. This place fulfills it's purpose and the people who work here are friendly enough. Parking can be a stinker; you may have to park across the street, in front of the bank, but it's not a biggie. They charge by the hour ( $20 or $25, forgot already), not by the individuals; that's a plus! They don't have a big selection of liquor, mainly beer, but that doesn't really bother me. Btw, if you're not familiar with Asian karaokes, they do have a large selection of American songs. In the back, you will also find a selection of more recent hits ( English and Asian). Just use the big ass remote to reserve a song and enjoy! read more

Having a private room is great! You don't have to worry about sounding like a dying cat in front of a bunch of strangers. As fun as it is, there are some downsides. - The way the song list is laid out is God-awful. Instead of sorting by artists, it is sorted by song name...which is pretty difficult if you are like me and can never remember the name of a song off the top of your head. - The actual background music sound pretty cheesy on some tracks. Some sound like old MIDI tracks from the early '90s. - You can't adjust the "effects" on the microphone. They always have it set to a really heavy echo. But...I've always had a great time there. read more

So, mixed review here. As other reviewers have mentioned, the parking lot is extremely sketchy but inside it's fine. We didn't have any technical issues while there and everything went pretty smoothly. Nice that they have a menu of food, soju, beer and drinks. Food and soju was pretty good. This review would be five stars except at the end they chose to charge us an additional $100 for the room, despite a listed special of $95 for four soju, food, and fruit. Honestly, we were fine paying around $200 for the (many) soju, beers, and food but were expecting that after spending so much they would include the room as was listed on the menu. However, instead of honoring their listed promotion they chose to charge us an additional $100. We went from extremely happy and loyal customers to never coming back in 30 seconds. For somewhere with so much potential, it's really disappointing on our end! read more

Came in for a night of fun with a group of 25+, but instead before we even opened the door he saw a member of our group with a cup in their hand. Immediately the mans demeanor changed and rudely told us that we would not be allowed to enter with a cup. Okay no problem. We respect the rules of this establishment. The man at the front did not stop there, he kept having his employee come to our room and tell us we would be asked to leave if we go in and out of the room, if anyone else brought anything outside, that there would be bag checks, etc. Clearly, our group was being discriminated against, and we did not feel welcome. The music selection they had to offer was poor. We bought these concerns up to the manager "tom" and instead of offering alternatives or an apology, he chose to ignore us as we spoke to him. We asked for a refund because we did not even use their service for more than 5 minutes. Please save yourself the money and the trip. read more

Let me go ahead and warn you, anytime you want to go in ANY karaoke bar, PLS DO PRE-GAME!!!! That was our biggest mistake of the night.... there were only four of us and we didnt pre-game. We were only there for an hour and a half (which 15 minutes consisted of equipment set up... once to make it louder and second when they short-circuited -??-) We may have ordered maybe 7 or 8 beers and with tip, it all came to around $80. Now we didn't ask for the break down but Im almost sure this was the doings of Bud Light Beers ... so when you go, take a case with you, chug it in the parking lot, and have yourself a good ole time... for less! The room is not that nice. Its not too big, and just like every private-room karaoke, you can typically hear the people in the next room, but in here, it was just a bit more than usual. The room is small and dark and the equipment is a bit old and over used. I didn't like the fact that they only offer two mics in the room. Hey! There should be more!! Also, do prepare yourself for a lot of Korean music which can be a lot of fun when you are with some awesome Korean friends like we did. But for the others, there are a lot of American songs, the more popular ones, in the lists.They have a better selection when it comes to genre. But I suggest for them to forget all the rap songs and put in more songs that you can actually sing and read while youre drunk. I just dont think 10 songs of Eminem is that useful. Now why dont they put one rap song in there and use the other 9 slots for err... let's say, Adele? haha... sometimes we need the sappy songs in karaoke bars? right? errr... sure sure. Put u get my drift. All in all. The place is all right. Pre-game, bring a Korean friend, and make sure to have a DD and you're in for a pretty good time. PS: The people that run this place is also pretty nice. Although they need to invest on some matches, perhaps for the drunk smoker that never carries their own lighter?? -just a suggestion :) read more

I haven't reviewed this place yet, are you joking?! Here goes: Karaoke with friends is never a sure thing. Some of them will eat it up (you'll be surprised at who), and some will be terrified. I fall in the first part, also known as "the attention hos." I've been to Happy Karaoke twice in the past year, and I have always left on a karaoke high. Pretty decent selection of songs (and more if you sing in Korean-- I don't!) and the microphones generally work fine. Easy to figure out how to operate the song selection/queueing pad. Plenty of seating for about 10 ppl per room. The folks that run the place are not super friendly, but will help when you need them. (Watch out-- they have a hawkeye for flasks-- my boyfriend tried to bring one in and it definitely got confiscated...so long Glenlivet! --He got it back intact on our way out though.) There really isn't a need to smuggle drinks if you are happy with Heinecken- it's pretty cheap there. Fun fun! read more

Not being an asian person, karaoke is not in my vocabulary, but i have been dragged here and I would say this place is a-ok. I enjoy having your own room so that you can save face but I found the walls in this place just may be a bit too thin since I was distracted several times while my friends were singing. There was some technical difficulties and the place can get pricey. It is not as clean as I would prefer it to be, but then again, this place is a place to get wasted and for that reason alone, it gets the job done. read more

I karaoke a bit. Well, more than a bit... An embarrassingly great amount actually. Every time I've been to Happy, we've had great service, enjoyed their bizarre quirky breed of Korean Karaoke, and been brought free snacks and food time and time again. The background videos and weird lighting effects are hilariously unrelated to anything going on, and the Mics always work great and the sound system is nice and loud. ...And they don't throw me out for drunkenly singing Piano Man really really loud at 2AM, which I appreciate. Last time, they even gave us an $8/hour rate for every hour after the first. I love this place and we're always unabashedly thankful to the operators every time we go. read more

Asian style private room for karaoke! Awesome for a group of friends to have fun . This place has a good collection of English songs. Though not as updated as I would like them to be. Location is very convenient! And they take reservations. Owner is very friendly and flexible! They also serve food and soju - soju is too sweet and food is alright. read more

We had a blast here! They have the default karaoke songs, of course, and plenty of rooms where you can sing your hearts out with friends. They served some pretty dang good soup as well! :) read more

Went here for the first time for a surprise bday party for Elaine O. From calling in a reservation the previous night, it was obvious that the owners spoke VERY little English... Luckily, I'm Korean so I was able to translate seamlessly. In terms of the venue, it's a pretty typical Asian Karaoke place. We had 11 people and the room was well sized for us, so there was enough space for everyone. They had 9 TVs arranged in a square facing the couches, playing the typical Korean music videos in the background as you sing along, and if you wanted to take "the stage", there's another TV situated up top so you can sing along while facing the couch audience. The service here was very good... but I did have to speak Korean to them the entire time. We ordered a crapload of beers and soju, so I'm sure they were pleased with our business. They gave us free sun chips and free melons/canteloupes in appreciation for our business (this is common in korea). The song selection was a bit limited for English. There were all the classic favorites that you wanted, but it wasn't up to date as much as Karaoke Melody is. The songs are also stupidly listed by song title, not artist... this REALLY hampered the choosing quickness. We had no shortage of songs to sing, but it's not like Karaoke Melody where you are simply wow-ed by how diverse their song menu is... I've read some reviews about the poor service to non-Koreans, and I can kinda see how that would happen. I did see a bunch of all-white groups and they were treated very well, so I don't think they have anything against non-Korean patrons... I think the main issue is that the language barrier is so big that it's really difficult to communicate. We were given great service, but this is because I spoke Korean so it was easy to communicate... I think great service is the norm in this place, you just have to be patient with the communication barrier. Another negative (which is understandable) is that they check the girls' purses upon entry. This is to make sure that we're not sneaking alcohol in. I can understand this as alcohol is their main source of revenue. After all, we were 11 people paying 25 bucks an hour for a room, that's less than 2.50 per person per hour, which is ridiculously cheap. I guess other people brought in their own alcohol and limited the sales. In the end, I have to give it 3 stars... 5 stars for awesome karaoke times, great service, and cheap prices... minus one star for the somewhat limited (but still good enough) song menu... and minus one star for how pricey the alcohol was and the language barrier issue. read more

Great place for a party! We go here every year for a friend's birthday party and this place never disappoints...great staff, decent alcohol prices, decent room rates, good selection of music. It's a little overwhelming at first with all of the TV's, the weird crap they are showing, the disco lights, and the humongous remote. But, once you get the hang of it it's karaoke time! You can start a tab with the front and keep the drinks rolling. They will bring you food as well...i think they have some sort of condition that you are actually paying for food, not the booze so you get melon plates, chips, etc. We had around 15 people crammed in this room and they just kept bringing stuff. They have a good selection of tunes; everything from Lady Gaga, to Helloween, to Stryper, to the Beatles. Everyone will be able to find something on the menu. This place is a must...go now!!!! read more

I've been karaoke-ing here for at least 7 years. This was before pseudo waiter service (sneak in a huge bottle of bubbly) with booze, juice, and snacks, but the service upgrades in recent years are much appreciated. We typically get the room by the ladies restroom with the 90's style "big screen" projection TV. I laugh my bum off to the ear candy that is my friends' vocal stylings as I wash my hands. The songbooks are horribly organized (by song title, not artist) - English, Korean, labeled English then spits out a Korean song, Korean, mix of English and Korean, and new hits scattered through the back. Be persistent, and I guarantee you'll find your passion - hits from elementary school through college, love songs, old school R&B, disco divas, etc. $20/hr to sing, so you're not going to break the bank holing up in here for hours with your homies. If someone in your crew is a regular, you typically get a break on the hourly rate and/or can get drinks gratis. I've been to nicer private room karaoke spots and have seen the fancier rooms with the multiple screens and newer stuff, but I believe our room is the best. All we need is two mics, two songbooks, two tambourines, a remote control, one television, disco ball with multicolored lighting, closet without a door (space for coats or to cage dance), three pieces to a sectional couch, oversized table for which you have to climb over your friends to get to the door (happy fire hazard). Oh yea, shout out to the grape soju - $17 for a teapot of this delicious rice wine! read more

Love this place. Don't be fooled by the diminutive storefront, the inside karaoke rooms are spacious, the sound system is excellent & easily used, and the back screens are hysterical. My friends & I are pretty sure we were watching commercials for a Korean Travel Agency as we belted out the Metallica. We also saw hula dancers & swans on the backdrop as we belted some country, come on, that's awesome. Booking a room is simple. If you have a reservation, be on time, because there are sure to be people without reservations waiting for your spot if you don't show up on time. From what I've seen, the employees are friendly & straightforward. Planning another trip with friends in the next few weeks, which is the best review I can give. read more

So don't let the front fool you.... it's a bit shady. This place is quirky, but we had a ton of fun. The equipment works well and there is a good selection of songs. You have to go to the "bar" to get your drinks which is inconvenient. I would recommend buying a bottle and splitting with friends. They were very cool about us going over our time and just paying by the 1/2 hr. They did bring us some snacks for free when we bought the bottle which was nice. read more

Ah... Hangbok Happy Karaoke... *cue music and semi-painful and embarrassing memories* What more can I say about Hangbok Happy Karaoke? I don't think anyone comes here for the ambiance but for the experience. You come (generally as an Asian college student) to drink, party, scream and have fun. I feel like if you don't speak Korean, you may have a bit of an awkward time here. Happy Karaoke is a simple place. You get a room with small, stacked up TV's, song books and a big remote. There's nothing fancy here so don't come expecting touch screen TV's or iPads. Hangbok is very old-schooled and some prefer it that way. The simple the better, right? You can sing, dance, eat and drink at Hangbok, all in the privacy of your own room with your group of friends. So, this isn't the place to go to meet new people. read more

Okay, so here's the deal. If you are looking for a place to take a group of 15-20 people, and you want to have a great time and not care that people are judging you every minute then this is your place. This is a traditional Japanese karaoke lounge, the big room rents for $30/hour and holds up to 20 people. They do serve beer and Saki there, but no liquor. Song selection is limited, but there are enough classics that you can easily occupy a couple of hours. When you get in there, make sure you pay attention to the video that plays on the screens behind you, some of the images are priceless. Word to the wise, if you make a reservation, don't be late. Management doesn't appreciate tardiness no matter the excuse. Also, be patient when communicating with staff. I am pretty certain that there were times several messages got lost in translation... read more

Happy Karaoke isn't quite as new and slick as places like Karaoke Melody, but I've been here many times and will most likely come back many more. For starters, this is the cheapest karaoke spot I know of. Hourly rates are charged per room instead of per person, so the more people you have to split the room cost, the cheaper it is. However, it's difficult to pay separately so it's better if everyone brings cash. Song selection isn't the hugest or always the most up to date, but they do have a decent choice of songs in English and Korean and I think Japanese as well. They may have other languages but I'm not sure. The actual karaoke videos are better here than some other places, and it's fun to see your "score" at the end. The microphones have covers so you don't have to worry as much about the mouth germs of whoever used them before you. Great karaoke place, but I docked one star for song selection, relative difficulty of paying and the fact that the rooms tend to be pretty hot. read more

Worst management and service I ever had in my life. I would never go there again. Owner and serving guy are condescending and treat customer with no respect. The serving guy barged into our room without knocking and told us not to jump while singing. Foods were disappointing and tasted like frozen food. It was too salty and I could not believe I had to pay for them. There are other nice karaoke around this one. I want other people not to suffer. Please think again if you decide to go there. This is the worst place to do anything. Building is old and sketchy. Their name 'happy' doesn't stand for their services. You won't be happy at all. Don't make your day miserable and waste your money. read more

First time getting a private room and what fun we had. We ended up paying for extra 30 minutes. The choice of songs could be expanded and sometimes there was a delay between songs and would end up seeing Korean songs and clips, Manager and his son were nice and helpful. We didn't have any food or drinks as we'd just come from dinner. Would definitely visit again but would like more diversity in songs read more

All the best karaoke joints are run by Koreans. And Hangbok is no exception. With an extensive food and drink menu, a huge book of recently updated songs, and music-synced light shows, I'm not surprised this is the spot our hosts decided to take us to for the weekend. The venue itself was very clean. All the rooms were equipped with easy to use machines, and the owners were so happy to be serving our large group. Their yogurt soju is on point, you can buy bottles of alcohol for much less than you'd think at a karaoke place, and they had Justin Bieber's "Sorry": we were basically set for the night. Did I mention I found a dollar in the bathroom?? read more

Had the best time here!!! The prices are reasonable and the song selection is amazing. Everyone is very nice and orderly. Some people have complained that management is strict, but they're trying to run a business and keep a ton of drunk people in order. Highly recommend for a fun night with friends! read more

The quality of the karaoke system is great. I love that the remote is all in English for non-Korean folks and you can switch between countries/languages, artists/titles, etc. or us the song books to find songs. They had a good number of recent songs that we wanted to sing and thankfully the videos weren't super random. The scores they give you are definitely inaccurate and I don't think we saw any tambourines, but I'm just glad the place didn't smell like smoke (and probably because the guy sprays the place with Lysol lol). My group of 8 sang for 2 hours and it cost $64 for the room or $8/person. The parking lot was hella dark and could definitely use more lighting so patrons feel safer. read more

Here's what this place is for... You and the posse just ate along Buford Highway, and want to do something fun, local, and fairly tame. The choices are then bowling or Karaoke. *This place is fairly close to the interstate. Check... *It is located on a fairly sketchy looking corner, but at least there's plenty of parking. Good enough... *The owner is a cranky, older Korean dude. He's cranky, because he's had to deal with enough of you drunken fools, some who may have walked out without paying. Just be patient with him. If you have a Korean friend, then it'll be even better... *If you try breaking out the little Korean you know, just don't use the cuss words... There are nicer Karaoke spots around, but this one is convenient, fairly cheap, and will do in a pinch. Can be booked heavy on weekends, so maybe its a good Thursday night option. read more

I adore Happy Karaoke. I love karaoke in general, but I have found the private rooms and vast song selection are great ways to get even your most reticent friends to start joyfully belting out "Don't Stop Believing." The rooms are great, with a wall of tv's, a bank of couches and disco lights that twirl while you sing so you have the full on pop star experience. Small rooms, the $25 an hour ones, are comfortable with up to 8 people but get painfully crowded after that. I can't say much about the food because the most I have ever eaten here is the fruit tray - which I think they bring you gratis after you spend two hours in a room- but the drinks are good and are cheap for ATL. The place is dead until around 9:30 and then singers start pouring in. By 11 there is a wait to get a room. People stay forever so the wait can be looong, so I'd also recommend arriving early or calling and reserving a room in advance! I've sang here five times and even had my birthday party here this year. After SIX hours of singing and drinking and drinking and singing, we were shocked to discover it was closing time. Hoping to go back again soon! read more

I've read some pretty mixed reviews about this joint, but I can vouch for my first experience as a pleasant experience. Kitchen stays open late, very affordable price for a group, and overall clean, kempt atmosphere. I would recommend it. read more

So I came to this place with a friend on their birthday. It had to be at least 20 of us on a party bus. We show up and get our room at least half the party is in line buying drinks when the older Asian man behind the counter proceeds to ask who is paying for the karaoke?????? My beef is you have half the party in line spending money and your worried whose paying for karaoke????? I will never come here ever. read more

Sketch parking lot... And it's also very tiny. But 14 of us went. And it was lots of fun. They even had great modern songs!!! Sang for like 4 hours haha. Time flew by. We ordered a bunch of stuff and I feel like they gave us an hour free? It was super cheap when we paid. They also gave us fruit plates on the house! read more

It looked a little sketchy going in, but the staff was decent and the room was clean. There was an odd smell, but once we sprayed our perfume it was ok. They need more selections, but they did have a good variety of music. read more

I tried Hangbok last week for a sort of group get-together after a delicious Korean BBQ at Han II Kwan (which everyone should try) and it was much better than I expected. Let me preface this by saying that although it may not look as nice as Karaoke Melody, this place is ridiculously cheaper charging 20/ per hour no matter how many people you have instead of per person. When we first arrived we were a little worried because the outside decor did not inspire much confidence - however; once inside the private rooms were quite nice. They had many more English songs than I expected and with my friends I got to rock out to Tik Tok, The Real Slim Shady, and Smells Like Teen Spirit, to name a few. The only downfall - songs are arranged by song name and song artist so it takes time to find songs sometimes unless you know what you want to sing. Also, no wait necessary even at 10! read more

If zero stars was an option, I'd quickly pick that! Please do not waste your time here! We had planned a party here and was told that 6-10 ppl was $30/hr and 11-15 was $40/hr. Our party turned into 14 people and we were told that anyone over 10 people was an extra $10 a person PER HOUR!!!!!! Plus "a fee" to be moved to a bigger room. the only people at the establishment was our party, literally nobody else but us. We had at this point paid $100.00 just to be there. Which did not include any additional time. Which doesn't make sense. We tried calmly explaining to the owner how we should've only paid $40 total based on their pricing which was on the karaoke menu and was also told to us the day before over the phone. From the beginning he was extremely rude and felt he could talk down on us. I would never ever suggest anyone go here. read more

The rooms were decently sized. The parking lot was small too. They were nice. It was late saturday night so it was a little busy. We got some snacks and mixed soju. We had lots of fun. I'd go again. read more

I went back in Dec '08 based off of a recommendation from a friend. I tried to remain open-minded regardless of the reviews and am happy I did. I had an absolutely fun time! We had a super large group show up so we got the big room. It was quite cost friendly and the staff was so incredibly nice to us. We had no problem being "non-Asians" and appreciated the service we received. The only things I think would make this the ideal karaoke lounge is if they had a website that listed their songs and if their books had them listed by artist as well. Other than that it was a blast! I will definitely return! read more

Recession, smesession - just had a really fun time meeting up here with a group of friends, and the total per person for our karaoke room was three dollars a person for two hours! Granted, we had seventeen people - so it makes a cheap choice is the room is sliced into enough pieces by enough karaok-ers, and my friend wisely noted that if you have a lot of people, Happy is the place to go. But if you're rollin with just a few, Melody, with their charge by the person, is a better call. read more

the song selection is HUGE for kpop, but the service was a little stand offish. Im going back for more kpop and actually going to order food this time! spent thirty all together on 6 friends and had an amazing time read more

drunk revelry at its finest! after we finished our fun in virginia highland and couldnt get enough of singin out loud to some journey at dark horse, our next mission was to find some norebang! went to the korean strip over on buford and was pointed in the direction of this joint by an ajumah working at 24 hour tofu house! YAY! we walked in...they asked how long and we answered bylot o saying we need some beer, soju and food!!! like 20 songs later, decent eats and comp'd fruit we all stumbled into our cars and made our way safely home. not the most updated book for engrish and japanese, but sound was great and rooms were very clean. front of house staff were great and pricing is better if you have korean friends with you. read more

RUDE!!! They cancelled our reservation 10 minutes before the allotted time because my husband asked to see the room for 25 versus the room for 9. There weren't any customers in this establishment at the time and none entered while we were there. I would NEVER recommend this business to anyone and if I could I wouldn't give them any stars!!! One star is too generous!!! If you need a good karaoke spot go to Karaoke Melody II!! read more

Okay here is my update. I recently went here again after so many years and i came with my friends. Okay, pretty much all of the other reviews are very correct. so here is my POV. It is located on a pretty sketchy corner. Parking is around back next to the Citgo Gas station. Upon entering, you have to pay first before you sing anything. This is very different that the other korean karaoke places, who charge you at the end of your time. It's $20 an hour for groups 5-8 or less. They have 2 music books provided for you. 1 is all english songs and the 2nd is a 6 language book. The only reason why i now give this place 4 stars instead of 5 is because of how you have to pay for everything up front (time, food, drinks). Now I will say that their food is pretty good. I had rice over bulgogi and my friends both had the shrimp fried rice. You get alot for your money, so please eat up =) Other than that, it's still a pretty cool place. read more

Great parking! Conveniently located! Great customer service! 5 star accommodations! JK! Great karaoke, great price, good selection of not extremely overpriced booze, and good song selections! Food is pretty decent too; the fresh fruit platter and fried chicken are both good every time. I've been going to Happy for about 7 years now and its still my preferred karaoke spot around the city. But not for all the reasons you're probably looking for if you came to Yelp to discover a new hip spot for you and all your coworkers at your Buckhead office! And that's exactly what I like about it. :) read more

I love this place. Been here a couple times. Never tried the food, but I love Asian Karaoke. Wish they would bolster their song collection a little and list them by Artist and not by song title. I hear there are other Asian Karaoke joints around the city, so i need to try some others. If you've never been to private room karaoke, you are missing out. read more