KARAOKE SYSTEM UTILIZING INTERNET

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke system utilizing internet, with which synchronized distribution of information regarding karaoke is performed for a plurality of users. SOLUTION: The karaoke system includes: first streaming distribution means 86 for performing streaming distribution of music piece information corresponding to karaoke performance to a PC 12a which is a main body of the karaoke performance; streaming playback means 88 for performing streaming playback of the distributed music information, when the PC 12a is the main body of the karaoke performance; second streaming distribution means 90 for performing streaming distribution of performance music piece information in which voice information corresponding to singing voice of a user to information which is played back by the streaming playback means 88 is synthesized, to other PC 12b; and guest streaming playback means 88 for performing streaming playback of the voice information and image information based on the performance music piece information distributed from the PC 12a. Thereby, synchronization is attainable between the PC 12a and the PC 12b in a practical manner. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT