What is the music genre "J-CORE" born from Japanese animation?

ByEdmund Yeo

There are various genres such as rock, reggae, hip hop, techno, classical music, but music like a combination of sampling of animation voice and hardcore techno is "J-COREIt is Japanese hardcore. Red Bull Music Academy summarizes "J-CORE" which derives from subculture such as Japanese anime and manga, and spreads smoothly all over the world.

A Kick in the Kawaii: Inside the World of J-Core | Red Bull Music Academy
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Japanese subculture such as animation · manga · J - CORE · J - POP · game · doujinshi culture · cosplay etc are increasing in fans even in western countries, DJ's "A. G. Cook", Canadian DJ"Ryan Hemsworth"Overseas pop music label"PC Music"Or"ZOOM LENSIt also has a big influence on it.

Also,Lady GagaWas playing with Vocaloid's Hatsune Miku, British music producerSOPHIEBeing sending music to Kiki Pamyu Pamyu, overseas Animecon andComicConJapanese subculture is taking the limelight in the world as well, as Japanese conventions are also taken up as the main content even at conventions such as the Convention.


Meanwhile, I was interested in an increasing number of overseas music producers who compose music of "J-CORE" incorporating the element "Kawaii (Cute)"Vivian HostBut we investigated its origin. As the beginning of J-CORE, Japan's late 1990sDJ TECHNORCH (Techno Witch)·M1 dy (Midi)·DJ CHUCKY·DJ Shimamura,REDALiCEIt is said that it was influenced by the rave music of America and the United Kingdom.

The artist who made the template of J-COREHigh Speed ​​Music Corps Sharpener. "Sharpnel Vs Project Gabbangelion" released in 1998 is a gobble of Neon Genesis Evangelion. You can hear what song is from the following.

DJ Sharpnel - Intro - YouTube


When the high speed music corps sharpener was taken up for overseas forums in 2006, the music to which the animation voice was added to the beat of the speed core and the French core was clearly different from the hardcore techno of Europe at that time at that time , It is thought that a new music "J-CORE" has been established. Currently it searches for "J-CORE" on YouTube and it's a lot of names "DJ Kuro"J-CORE's DJs and music producers exist, but they did not reach accepted as one genre. DJ Technorch says, "To be honest, I believe that" J-CORE "had to be categorized in order to be downloaded separately from other hardcore techno, even on illegal sites." .

Kuro - J-Core Mix # 1 - YouTube


Although J-CORE is one kind of club music, there are few J-CORE fans who will visit the club. However, J-CORE still has a strong popularity on the Internet, and since there are many Japanese who buy CDs of favorite artists, J-CORE artists can generate revenue. DJ Technorch says "The biggest techno-party in Japan is about 500 people, but top class J-CORE artists are sold tens of thousands of CDs, which can not happen in the European music scene, the world's most I would like you to know that there are unusual J-CORE groups that sell Techno CDs. "