Nightcore originates from music created using the Yamaha VOCALOID sound synthesizer programs developed by Yamaha and Crypton Future Media (Japan). Yamaha corporation debuted the VOCALOID sound synthesizer software in Japan in 2004 to wide acceptance and popularity.

The software was originally created for artists who were composing music or their own lyrics but may not have access to a singer to perform their works, the software allows the composer to feed their lyrics directly into the program and supply a general pitch range and the program sings the songs back. Yamaha and Crypton created voices based upon Anime characters that they developed to give personality to their sound sets. The first being Yuzuki Yukari based upon a 16 year old Japanese sound actress. Other voice packs followed with both female and male sound sets.

Many Japanese in the Anime cultures embraced VOCALOID and began to hold live concerts during Anime conventions and gatherings featuring VOCALOID generated songs and Muki Muki Dance 3D generated/syncronized versions of the VOCALOID Anime characters to "perform" the songs. The music quickly caught on and spread outside of Japan.

This eventually became an offshoot genre of dance and trance music and has been called Nightcore.
That DJ must really like Yuki, they use her in all of their Nightcore songs.
by Ackerlight July 25, 2013
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Nightcore is an awesome music genre which is some sort of trance but sped up and high pitched.
Person 1:Why do you listen to this trance music?
Person 2:It is nightcore!!!
by 456hubf April 7, 2013
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Nightcore is the most awesome type of remix!

It can be found on youtube remixed by Nightcorikal and many other (but not so good at nightcoring songs) uploaders.
Nightcorikal is the queen of nightcore!
by NightcoRose June 16, 2011
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Music that is basicly sped up (Even the vocals so it sounds like a fucking chipmunk)
and a hentai/anime pic to make the kids horny so they click the video
Nightcore fan: I LOVE THIS NEW SONG BY NIGHTCORE

Normal human: Um... its just sped up

Nightcore fan: FUCK OFF YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING I HATE YOU FOREVER *Cries*

Normal human: Dude, im just telling the truth

Nightcore fan: NO UR NOT THEY HAVE MADE THE SONG THEMSELFS

Normal human: Its litteraly Hello by Adele

Nightcore fan: NO ITS NOT!! YOUR LYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Normal human: CHECK THE FUCKING DESCRIPTION

Nightcore fan: Oh. BUT ITS NOT JUST SPED UP *Cries even more*

*kill me*
by DenRosaPudeln December 10, 2016
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The best way to define nightcore is to take a look at what it REALLY is.

I think of nightcore as a fast and happy version of a song.

nightcore is also the name of a group from the early 2000s

Overall i think that nightcore is basically a fast and happy music genre, most songs will have a nightcore version to it, like, Please don't stop that music Nightcore version.

I believe it was based of off the group nightcore, because their songs are are happy fast and the voices of the people who sing it seem a bit higher and smoother, often hard to understand, and that is what happens when somebody makes a nightcore version of a song.
by PaperAndPenAnd501 December 1, 2015
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They're Emo punks that steals good songs edits them and screws up them
Nightcore losers stop stealing content
by Kill Nightcore channels June 5, 2019
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Nightcore Is a uplifting melody that turns slow sounding songs no matter what gern they are into Happy, Joyful, and Exiting melodies that just makes you want to get up and DANCE to the rhythm.

Many of the Nightcore videos on Youtube hane anime pictures which makes the video even more amazing.

My Youtube user is Koodo93 and im the original creator of Nightcore - I'm so Lucky, Lucky.
NIghtcore is gatting more and more famous all over the world
by Koodo93 October 3, 2011
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