Ting Ga Ting Ga

LOTS of private rooms that can accommodate large parties! we were lucky they took us as a walk-​in although the room was reserved at 1 am so we at least got to sing for 2.5 hours (which was a bit much even for me!)
i like how they add new, recent songs to the end of the book, unlike other old school karaōke places where you can only sing the classics (which are great too but it’s nice to have a mix)
they also sell alcohol and food but the fries i tried were mediocre, didn’t try the wings we ordered
NOTE: the room has a doorbell/​service button if you need the workers to order anything or for the check

Place is clean and nice. The place is packed but great service. The man tyler is amazing he makes sure everything up to service. Unfortunately the place is pretty packed at times but understandable since everyone is trying to get in. Call in ahead to get reservation. Helps alot~

Oh my god! I haven’t written a review in a while but this place deserved it! Friendliest staff around! They were also very helpful when I asked for many things without showing any sign s of frustration!

This is the worst place ever. Never go there. They don’t let people in over 21 even with valid ID. So fuck this place.

I was not impressed with this karaōke joint.
The room size was fine, but their machines seem so outdated. The quality of the sound was terrible. The mics were also not very good.

Place is grungy, dirty, and DANGEROUS. My friends and I were there for an hour and spent over 150 for a couple of bottles of soju. What a ripoff but that’s not even the worst part. The moment we get in, I go wait in line for the bathroom. The moment I get in the bathroom, not a minute goes by and someone outside the bathroom door is fighting. I finish up and go outside to find out a group (6+) was fighting against 1 guy. They beat him to a pulp AND STABBED HIM MULTIPLE TIMES! My girlfriend thought it was me who got into the fight and tried to stop it and got punched in the head a couple of times before the guys stopped her and said it wasn’t me and that she should go back to her room.
Either way, guy gets beat up and stabbed, the employees stand around and act like this is a normal occurrence and drag him away. No police came and no medical assistance came. Definitely not a place you want to be.

For people like me who have anxiety about drinking at clubs and bars and hate elbowing through hostile droves of the generally very drunk and perpetually suspicious Korean race, noraebangs are perfect. Why not =), Ting Ga Ting Ga is perfect. Even though of the homogeneous multitude of karaōke places in Koreatown, Ting Ga Ting Ga is better really only because of its succinct service and fair prices, it’s enough. There may be other places that put up facades with fancy bathrooms that have vessel sinks or rooms decorated with impractical furniture, but when you’re drunk, perks like those fall away like good looks and lottery money. I want a person to serve me crap when I press the little button and after, pay with peace of mind despite not being able to add numbers together after too much alcohol. We know that noraebangs aren’t cheap, nor are they meant to help us transcend our earthly coils with spa shit, and yes, the good ones are almost always shady. Doesn’t matter. The Backstreet Boys and Coolio matter, losing touch with reality and sound judgement matters, telling people you love them even if you don’t, matters. So do what matters. Do it here.

Ting Ga Ting Ga didn’t do it for me.
There was 7 of us who wanted to karaōke to continue our night of debauchery in Ktown.
They had the standard Hite and soju in which we partook.
The system was hard to use, for us non-​Koreans.
The room was dated and the place in general was a bit run down.
The service was just okay.
Spent over $ 200 for a couple of hours.
Just wasn’t my favorite compared to other karaōke places in the same area.

Haven’t been to a karaōke place like this in ages. Though not the nicest of places, it was still fun mainly because of the company I was with. The thing about these places to me is like 70% people you’re with and 25% the place itself. So I’m going to speak on the drawbacks of the place itself.
Their song book was extremely light on the English options. I mean, yeah you’ve got your standards like Bön Jovi, Elton and Sinatra but would it kill ya to have some JT, Yeezy or Haim?
Then I saw one of my friends find some hidden tracks not listed in the book which is ok but how are the non-​regulars supposed to know this? Plus the control is in Korean and though I have more than passable Korean literacy, when you’re balls deep in alcohol, you might as well put me on the Korean short bus.
It’s raining outside today in LA and kinda slow at the office so writing this is helping with my current hangover.
Dunzo.

TOTAL RIP OFF! Why do koreans want to rip other fellow drunk koreans off?
Bill came out to $ 250 for 5 of us. We were there for 3 hours. Had a few bottles of Soju and Beer. The waiter drank a whole bottle with us and even sang a song — shame on him! We thought he would hook us up since we hooked him up. Shame on us!
Well, we got raped on the bill AND THEN He had the nerve to come back in the room and ask for more tip. Should have walked out but he probably would have called his korean mafia boss on us.
Half of the place is still under construction, open walls and half built rooms… is this legal… they let you come in one way and exit out the dungeon door in the back where it looks like a haunted house at knotts scary farm. Shady and Ghetto! Not ghetto fab, just straight ghetto. It’s probably a brothel on the side. I wonder if they even have a liquor license???
The song selections suck.
Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else.
Ting Ga Ting Ga can kiss my Ting.

nice little spot. they also have a really big room with huge opening in the middle for dance floor feel. nice and somewhat clean

Perfect place to go to if every other nrb is full!
rooms are typical — probably gotta fix their girls restroom — one of the toilet seat just completely broken off ! Nasty!
free parking, no wait less– why not!

Awesome location… I’ve been here several times already, and was never impressed since it was located in a pretty ghetto/​smelly area and the restrooms aren’t exactly the cleanest, but after my experience at FEEL karaōke (look it up for more details) I’ve decided this place is amazing! For a noraebang joint, you definitely get the most bang for your buck (I am spoiled by Taiwanese pricey karaōke joints, but I’ve accepted this as a good ktown spot).
Come with a korean speaker for easier communication, but English is doable (–ish). It’s $ 30 per hour for a very large room and there was no wait on a Friday night. Parking is plentiful and NO VALET yippee! Security is friendly, and we got a room right away. The room is giant, with optional disco lights. There are also 2 mini TVs at strategic corners of the room so you can sit in whatever position you like and still sing to the lyrics.
Songs are plentiful and VERY up to date (they already have all of JT’s newest songs and even some EDM… whaaaat!?) The only problem is that you need to look it up by name, or in the back in the «POP» section. There is no «voice» option to help you with songs you don’t know, and you also cannot change the volume of the music (ours was WAY TOO LOUD).
The food is actually quite pricey, especially for the amount you get, but if you get the package deal, then it is totally worth it! We got the $ 99 special which included beer, soju, 2 appetizers (ANYTHING from the menu) and 2 free hours of sing time. The wallflowers/​non-​singers can party and take soju bombs in the back of the room while the others can sing to their heart’s content. Everyone wins. Seriously.
It’s not the prettiest or classiest location, but BOY IS IT WORTH IT! CONSIDER IT!

I think this is more of a 3.5 star place but I’ll just round up.
This place pretty good. It’s not as ghetto as some of the other karaōke places I’ve been to, but it isn’t the nicest either. Decorations are a little tacky but hey, it adds to the atmosphere.
They serve beer and soju here! Not all places do, so if you need a little liquid courage along with your karaōke then there you go. They also had some kind of soup that was fantastic! Unfortunately I had a little too much liquid courage and so can’t remember what it was…
Song selection is pretty extensive. They have the book that you can browse through but it’s by song title which isn’t that helpful if you’re inebriated. The remote can actually be used to search for artist as well as song title, which is way more helpful. All the buttons are in Korean though so if you can’t read it or are unfamiliar with the remote, the helpful people at the register can show you really quickly. It’s easy I promise.
I’ve been here a couple times, with varying amounts of people in our party and the thing I didn’t like was that the large rooms, to accomodate 10 or more, is very awkwardly set up. It’s basically a giant square table that you sit around, so it doesn’t really allow for conversation unless you wanna yell across the table. It also makes handing the mic around difficult too since they are corded. Maybe spring for cordless microphones and have two smaller tables or something instead.

Eh, it’s kind of a 2.5 stars, but there’s only one really good reason to come here, as most Ktown peeps know. The staff isn’t particularly friendly (maybe it’s different for Koreans, I dunno?) and just about everything here seems really old and outdated, from the TV’s, to the mediocre mics/​sound system, to the rooms. The speaker balance in our room would sometimes shift from rear to the front for a few seconds, and then go back to just the rear. The scoring system was obviously broken because (as bad as my singing might be), we got a 00 score every time with the perky Korean girl voice imploring us to practice more every time haha. Yeonseup haseyo!!! Ok b*tch, I get the point! She’s a hater. Hahaha.
They use the Ziller system so that does get updated with new songs. If you can read Korean, you know it’s much easier to search using the remote by singer, song name, language, etc. rather than using the books.
The bill doesn’t seem to be itemized, so just keep that in mind if the price sounds wrong to you, but I’m sure you could have it broken down if it seems shady. I’m assuming it includes tax in the price so mine was ballpark enough not to put up a fuss about it.
It’s hardly a premier choice in Ktown, but it’s affordable and if you come with the right attitude or sauced up enough, I’m sure you’ll still have fun regardless of hatin’ a$$ 00’s after every song haha.

A bit run down, but if you need your noraebang fix after 2am, this is one of the few places to go in Koreatown.
Decent selection of music. They use Ziller playlists which has lots of international music (and unexpectedly a lot of British pop).
Not much else to say. It’s divey, it might smell, the walls aren’t as soundproof as they should be, but I still had fun for what it is.

What??? How can people give this place four stars??? This place is so nasty, AND I think they ripped us off! It sho wasn’t cheap when I went and i think we were one of the two rooms occupied. The rooms smell, the remote feels sticky and nasty, and the bathrooms are disgusting. Never, never coming back here again.
You guys owe me money Tinga tinga!

It’s a good karaōke spot for those times when you just really need to sing without emptying out your wallet. The bathroom is pretty nasty and the place is in need of some TLC, but for the price you pay, you can’t complain much.
They have a pretty up-​to-​date list of new songs (english, japanese, and korean) and even have some russian, thai, etc. songs!

Can’t complain too much… if you’re really bored and happen to be awake at 2am in LA, you might come here as a last resort if you’re not ready to go home quite yet. But I can’t get myself to give this place more than 2 stars because of how disgusting the bathrooms are.
PROS:
— You can usually negotiate the rooms to $ 15/hr…its really slow there and they need the business
— Rooms are pretty big, with lots of screens all around
— Pretty current songlist and they serve alcohol/sodas/water…can’t say too much about the food since we didn’t order any
CONS:
— The bathrooms… are…DISGUSTING. I had no idea girls were capable of being so disgusting and gross. I’m talking vomit all over the floors/toilets…I seriously felt so bad for whoever has to clean that up. It’s kind of a catch 22 because… you want to drink and have fun while karaōke-​ing… but knowing you’re gonna have to use those bathrooms just makes you not want to drink for the whole night haha.
My conclusion: I probably would not come back here again.

Since Young Dong has been having issues staying open, my friends and I come here past 2 a.m. and have our fun until anywhere from 4 – 6 a.m. — I LOVE this place. The sound needs fine tuning — there’s way too much reverb [echo], and I have to admit the bathrooms need to be cleaned once in a while — but otherwise a great place for the money. They serve food and alcohol — and that can be fantastic if you know what to order.
…but be careful — some people in the kitchen don’t have any idea what they’re making. We ordered Hong Hap Tang [Mussel Soup] and there were like three mussels in it, and it wasn’t really good at all.
At the last minute, we also ordered Hae Mul Pa Jeon [Seafood Pancake]… and it was also horribly made. It wasn’t seasoned correctly, and there was just WAY TOO MUCH EGG in it. It was like an omelette gone wrong. Really the most bland and disgusting anju I have ever eaten in years. STAY AWAY!
Their chicken wings are overfried and bland.
Their tonkatsu is completely drenched in sauce.
If you’re not drunk off your ass and starving for ANYTHING, don’t order food from this place.
Unless you order naembi ramyun… it’s hard to fuck up ramyun, and theirs is decent. Green onion, slices of carrot, and an egg are in the naem bi [pot], and it’s not bad. That I did enjoy.
I love this place for what it is — a noraebang.