600-word version:
Without the flamboyant light textures, the room might be rather pitch-dark. However, the room is blazing with resplendent lightings, forming a frantic atmosphere as my friends and I excitedly choose which songs to sing. Yeah! We are in a Noraebang(“norae,” meaning “song,” and “bang,” meaning “room”), a Korean name for a Karaoke...

795-word version:
Without the flamboyant light fixtures, the room would be pitch-dark. However, it is blazing with resplendent lightings forming a frantic atmosphere as my friends and I excitedly choose songs. We are in a noraebang, the Korean name for a karaoke room. A noraebang is one of my favorite places to hang out with friends because I can sing and shout as loudly as I want and dance crazily whenever I want to and, thus, rid myself of all the stress and burdens...

886-word version:
Without the flamboyant light textures, the room might rather be pitch-dark. However, it is blazing with resplendent lightings forming a frantic atmosphere and my friends and I, excitedly, are choosing songs to sing. We are in a Noraebang, the Korean name for Karaoke. A Noraebang is one of my favorite places to hang out with friends because in this place I can sing and shout as loudly as I can and dance crazily whenever I want to and thus, rid myself of all the stress and burdens.

...The highest score, however, does not depend on the actual performance. It depends on the volume—a trade secret I learned from my numerous escapades to a Noraebang, volume over performance...