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J-core is the style ofhardcore techno associated withJapanese groups andDJs from the 1990s onward. Originally called "Japcore",[1] the name "J-core" is an abbreviation of "Japanese hardcore". It is marked by its usage of samples derived fromvideo games andanime, colorfulkawaii imagery and album graphics, and the general borrowing of elements fromotaku culture.[2] J-core music is often found inrhythm games and forms a substantial part of thedoujin music scene.[3]
J-Core's emergence dates back to the late 1990s, in the height of thehardcore andgabber techno scenes in Europe. J-core is heavily influenced bydenpa music andotaku culture, usually taking visual or audiosamples and format cues[3] fromvideo games,anime, and generalkawaii imagery.[2]
DJ Sharpnel is considered to have pioneered the style in the late 1990s,[4] and in the early 2000s it spread through Japanesepeer-to-peer networks.[2] According to DJ Technorch, the current abbreviated term "J-core" was first used in reference to a Western release of Sharpnel's music in 2006.[3]
As anime became popular inNorth America andEurope, J-core would also find appreciation among anime fans there, allowing for the development of a Western J-core-inspired remix culture,[3] as well as J-core's contribution to thenightcore phenomenon of the early 2010s.[3]
J-core styled music is often featured inrhythm games, especially those whose main audience is in Asia or Japan; the popularity ofBeatmania IIDX since its release in 1999 has introduced many to the genre.[3]
The independentmusic labelHARDCORE TANO*C [ja], founded in 2003 by artistREDALiCE [ja] under the nameHādokoa Tanoshī (ハードコアタノシー; "hardcore is fun") and renamed in 2007, rose to be the dominant J-core label throughout the 2010s. In addition to being heavily involved in the development and song list of the rhythm gameWACCA,[5] HARDCORE TANO*C has also collaborated with other titles such asArcaea,[6]maimai DX,[7] andMuse Dash.[8]
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