A system and method for providing a karaoke service using an
object-oriented audio/video karaoke contents through a digital TV using a
set-top box connected to a cable network or internet is disclosed. The
system for providing a karaoke service using the set-top box, the system
includes: a user management server for authenticating and managing a user
accessing the karaoke service system to use object-oriented audio/video
karaoke contents through a cable network or internet; and a contents
service server for providing an object-oriented audio/video karaoke
contents list to an authenticated user and karaoke contents selected by
the authenticated user to a set-top box.