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J-core is the style of hardcore techno associated with Japanese groups and DJs 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 from video games and anime, colorful kawaii imagery and album graphics, and the general borrowing of elements from otaku culture.[2] J-core music is often found in rhythm games and forms a substantial part of the doujin music scene.[3]
J-Core's emergence dates back to the late 1990s, in the height of the hardcore and gabber techno scenes in Europe. J-core is heavily influenced by denpa music and otaku culture, usually taking visual or audio samples and format cues[3] from video games, anime, and general kawaii imagery.[2]
DJ Sharpnel is considered to have pioneered the style in the late 1990s,[4] and in the early 2000s it spread through Japanese peer-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 in North America and Europe, 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 the nightcore phenomenon of the early 2010s.[3]
J-core is often featured in rhythm games, especially those whose main audience is in Asia or Japan; the popularity of Beatmania IIDX since its release in 1999 has introduced many to the genre.[3]
The independent music labelHARDCORE TANO*C[ja], founded in 2003 by artist REDALiCE[ja] under the name Hādokoa 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 game WACCA,[5] HARDCORE TANO*C has also collaborated with other titles such as Arcaea,[6]maimai DX,[7] and Muse Dash.[8]
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