OFFICIAL
KARAOKE CONTEST RULES - by
signing up to perform, you are
agreeing to these rules.
Welcome
to the Teens' Day Out 2013 Karaoke
Contest! The Teens' Day Out
Karaoke Contest is an exciting and
entertaining vocal competition
featuring your favorite
anime, J-pop, K-pop, and video
game songs. Featuring a diverse
group of passionate and talented
singers, this event brings the
spirit of friendly competition and
the excitement of vocal
performance to the event stage. If
you enjoy singing, come sign up
for our contest, or just come and
cheer on your fellow fans!
Eligibility
The
contest is open to all
registered high school
students in grades 9 thru 12
in any high school in
California. There
is no cost to register for the
contest. Teens'
Day Out reserves the right to
refuse service to anyone for any
reason.
General
Information
Contest
registration will occur on site on
Tuesday August 5, 2014 at Teens'
Day Out, San Jose Berryessa Creek
Park, 1855 Majestic
Way, San
Jose, California. Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1855+Majestic+Way,+San+Jose,+CA+95132/@37.4106576,-121.8581508,17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m2%213m1%211s0x808fce8749bd26f7:0xb70dbe153b566cc8
All participants must
pre-register online at
http://www.teensdayout.com/karaoke.htm
Signups are first come,
first served.
Additional
at-event and walk-in signups will
be placed on a waiting list. To
be guaranteed a spot in the
contest, we highly recommend
that you sign up online early in
the sign-up period before the
event. Please note though
that every year, we get some
cancellations and no-shows, so
even if you are on the waiting
list, your chances of being in the
contest are still very good.
A final
list of accepted pre-registered
contestants will be posted on the
Karaoke Forum by Monday August 4,
2014.. All pre-registered
contestants are REQUIRED to
check in in the Karaoke Manager
30 minutes before the start of
the auditions on the day of the
event Tuesday August 5, 2014 to
confirm their appearance. Follow
the signs to find the Karaoke
Stage.
Contestants who fail to
check in will LOSE their
spot in the auditions. Once
the auditions start, only the
names of those who have checked in
will be called. For check-in, you
will need the music you will be
using in the audition, which must
be in audio CD or MP3 format.
The Karaoke Manager will be open
for check-in and contestant
warm-up before the start of the
auditions.
Once the
online signup period has ended,
you can sign up on site at the
event. Forms can be found at the
Programming Booth on in the
Karaoke Lounge. All on-site
signups (and any additional
waiting list signups) will be
accepted in the Karaoke Lounge.
You must
specify the songs you are going to
sing when you sign up for the
contest. You may change your songs
freely up until you check in for
the auditions, but you must
specify something when you sign
up. Once you have checked in at
the event and handed over your
music, you are committed to your
song selection.
Contest
Categories
There are
two categories of competition: Teens'
Day Out Idol and Karaoke
Cosplay Hybrid. Contestants
may compete in both categories.
1)
Teens' Day Out Idol
Contestants
are judged on vocal ability and
talent.
There can
only be one person on stage.
Entries with more than one person
on stage must compete in the
Karaoke Cosplay Hybrid.
All Idol
entrants must have a
karaoke version of their song so
that we can truly hear your voice.
There will be absolutely no
exceptions.
2)
Karaoke Cosplay Hybrid
Contestants
put on skits, perform artistic
acts, and go for audience appeal,
all while performing songs to
complement their performance.
Groups
will be allowed to enter, but all
members of the group must sing,
either as lead or as backup. NO
"BACK UP" dancers. If the number
of group members exceeds the
number of microphones, you will
have to share.
All
members of the group must perform
in both rounds to be eligible for
a prize.
Once you
have checked in, you may not
switch group members. Adding,
subtracting, or substituting group
members in between rounds of the
contest are PROHIBITED.
Contestants
may only compete for one group.
Song
Selection
Songs
must be from the following
categories: Anime, Video game,
J-rock/J-pop, K-pop, C-pop or
Filk. (Filks—anime-themed song
parodies—will only be allowed
during the Karaoke Cosplay Hybrid
contest).
English
or other non-Japanese songs from
the dubbed version of an anime
series or video game are
acceptable. (For example: The
German theme to Sailor Moon,
or songs from Robotech.)
English
songs which were not originally
created for an anime series, or
straight covers of such songs (for
example, Fly Me to the Moon,
or a "popular" song used as an
anime series theme song) are not
allowed. English songs which are
significantly changed or adapted
from the original version (for
example, has Japanese lyrics)
might be okay. If you are in doubt
as to whether a song is acceptable
for the contest, please ask us
before signing up, and we will
make a ruling.
Be
prepared to sing at least two
different songs. If two people
make it to the final round with
the same song, one or both will be
asked to sing an alternate for the
final round. You may sing your
first choice for the audition
round.
You may
sing the same song for both the
audition and the final round.
Contestants competing in both
Teens' Day Out Idol and Karaoke
Cosplay Hybrid must have a
different song for each contest.
At auditions, you will be required
to sing a piece from both styles
so that you can be judged for each
category separately.
Songs are
limited to the following lengths:
- Audition
round:
- Individuals
– 2.5 minutes (TV version, or
1 verse and 1 chorus)
- Individuals
competing in both contests –
3 minutes (For both pieces)
- Groups
– 4 minutes
- Final
round: 6
minutes.
Songs
longer than these limits will be
faded out when the limit is
reached. If the contestant wishes
a song to be faded out early,
he/she must indicate so to the
Karaoke staff either by placing
the microphone back on the stand
and bowing to the audience, or
giving the "engine shutdown" (hand
across the throat) signal.
Song
Formats
Contestants
must provide their own music in
either audio CD format or MP3
readable on CD. No portable music
players, flash memory devices,
MDs, or cassettes are allowed.
Audio tracks with vocals are
allowed for the Hybrid
competition, but karaoke versions
are strongly recommended. You may
lose points in Vocal Performance
if the judges cannot hear your
voice, rather than the original
artists.
We will
make a reasonable effort to return
your CD to you, but we are not
responsible for lost or forgotten
CDs. It is the
responsibility of the
contestant to claim their CD
after the contest!
Unclaimed CDs will be available in
the Karaoke Lounge until the end
of the event.
Contestants
must provide their own song
lyrics, if needed. Song lyrics
must be the original lyrics from
the original version of the song
(the exception being Filks).
Contestants
may not sing a cappella
style—you must have a backing
track.
Songs
must be in their original format
as on the released CD and may
not be edited, cropped, remixed,
or otherwise altered by the
contestant or other party in any
way. Remixes that have
appeared on an officially released
CD (for example, one of the many
different remixes by Ayumi
Hamasaki) are acceptable.
Judging
Contestants
will be assigned a numerical score
by each judge based on
vocal/singing performance, and
showmanship/presentation. In
addition, "Coolness Points" can be
earned. Coolness Points can be
earned for anything which, simply,
in the judge's determination, is
cool, and can add an additional
bonus to the score. The scores
from each judge are then tallied
to come up with a total score for
the contestant.
All
decisions made by the judges are
final.
Awards
Awards
will be awarded to the following
winners:
Teens'
Day Out Idol:
- First
Place
- Second
Place
- Third
Place
Karaoke
Cosplay Hybrid:
- Best
Anime Song
- Best
J-pop/J-rock/K-pop/C-pop
- Best
Filk
Prizes
will be awarded to all winners. In
addition, each judge can award a Judge's
Choice Prize at their
discretion to the act of their
choice.
Conduct
As a
event for anime fans of all ages,
Teens' Day Out has certain
standards of behavior which all
event attendees should abide by at
all times. For more information,
please refer to the Event
Policies.
The
following rules are in addition to
the Teens' Day Out Event Policies
that applies to all attendees: