Ktv girl

The coffee shop had the usual post 2 a.m. crowd—some Indian cleaners having breakfast before going to work and a couple of KTV girls having supper with clients from the lounge across the road.

This giant establishment is one of Shanghai's most popular Karaoke TV (KTV) bars, and among the few that are dedicated to KTV instead of KTV girls.

I spoke to Zheng about whether visiting KTV girls, those who work at the vast network of karaoke joints across China which are known to offer far more than a friendly singalong, is more stigmatised amongst the post-1980s generation compared to earlier generations.