Gagopa Music Corporation

i came to gagopa pretty often back in the days and never had any problems. the original owner was pretty chill and would give you service if you were a regular. at times, he would give us discounts too, which was a plus. he knew how to run a business and treat his customers. I remember this place being busy all the time~ now, some new guy took over and made this place into shit. I dont get how he charges cause I would stay with a few of my friends for 2 hrs sometimes and the prices would be $ 45. then the next time I come with my friends for 2 hrs that asshole charged us $ 65. how is that right? when I told the guy about the price change, he just simply ignored it and told me that that’s how much it costs. I feel like he charges however he wants. clearly he doesnt care for his customers and he seems like he could care less for this business. that’s probably why his pricing is horrible, and the place looks like a dump! better off somewhere else.

Local Asian style karaōke joint. Been there twice, it has its ups and downs.
Pros:
–Pretty cheap! $ 7/​person/​hr
–Decent selection.
–Lots of rooms. I’ve only been in room 9 which is very spacious.
Cons:
–Smells of smoke. Bleh!
–Overall ambience — ehh. They kinda slapped some paint on the walls and called it a day.
–Confusing entrance. Enter from the back, take elevator up to the 3^rd floor.
Short and sweet: not a bad local karaōke spot for the money you spend.

Take the Elevator to the 3^rd floor and expect total silence. It’s not the most busy place but a throw back to how the karaōke places used to be.
The music playlist is organized by English & Korean songs based on the Korean alphabet and then a section in the back just of English songs by title. They didn’t have all the new hits, but had some like «dick in a box» and left out some of the classics like «stay» by Lisa Loeb (my karaōke essential).
The background videos are a throw back to how karaōke songs used to play. They have tambourines. The mic can get a little screechy at times (or is that just us?). The room has the air conditioner blasting so bring a cardigan ladies. An extra star for the awesome colored light effects.

Haven’t been to an Asian karaōke spot in years and forgot how fun it is! I set forth with a few other Unilocalers in search of some wacky shenanigans. Of course it’s BYOB so you know it can get real crazy!
The bigger your party and longer you stay will determine how much you pay. I had a party of five and stayed for an hour and a half and it came out to 60 dollars.
As for the room it was quite spacious. Last time I went to an Asian karaōke place the room was half the size.
Awesome sound system as mentioned in other reviews. They also have a wide selection of songs to choose from as well. I should also note that the videos that pop up do not correlate with the songs which I find hilarious. Tambourines and dual microphones are also a nice touch.
As mentioned in other reviews there was a presence of smoke smell which I don’t mind because I smoke. I was with non smokers so I have never seen anyone light up in there. I decided to take it outside. As I understand smoking is not allowed. It’s probably not a good idea to smoke in there anyway for the sake of the non smokers and for the liability of the business.
Me and my friends had so much fun! Well, maybe too much fun; we almost forgot to pay! That was awkward and slightly embarrassing but not the end of the world. We paid and settled the misunderstanding and we were on our way home.
Safe to say it’s hard to be bored in a place like this. Great place to have a great time with friends!

A little torn on this place. I really liked it, because it was open until 4 am in NJ, and their music collection was pretty good. The only thing that really bothered me was the smell of smoke in the room. When we told the guy at the front, he came in with a bottle of febreeze… That didn’t get us very far.
I probably would return, since I’m not familiar with other karaōke places in the area. It was also pretty cheap — ended up being less than 15 bucks for 8 people, for 2 hours (we were there for a total of 2.5 hours, but he threw in a half hour for free)… It seems that it ends up being ~$ 8/​person/​hour most places…
Overall, had a great time!

that’s right, i’m writing a review for nrb. put down the haterade and read on!
obviously nrbs in the states aren’t quite up to par with those in the motherland– seriously i went to one in gangnam that had glass floors that lit up. that’s what’s up. so yes, interior-​wise they’re not the best; some may even call it ghetto. but let’s get over that and focus on other things. in my opinion the sound system at gagopa is the one of the better ones in the area– you sound better here, trust me. they also do a decent job of adding new songs on a regular basis, so you can get down with the top 40s of that month.
for my smoker friends, you can also buy stoges here. but please… can we make all nrbs smoke-​free? i die a little bit on the inside every time my friends light one in the small rooms.
anyways, if you know the manager he usually throws some 30% coups at you on the regular. usually for a group of 3 it’s $ 25/​hr, which increases as the crowd grows.