Following the trend of prefixing a genre name with J- to signify Japanese origin (eg J-pop, J-rock etc.), J-
core is an abbreviated term for Japanese hardcore dance music.
Though many only associate this term with artists such as DJ Sharpnel who are well known for their very Japanese-flavoured anime/
film sampling
hardcore, the umbrella term can be used to describe many kinds of Japanese-flavoured hardcore, such as happy hardcore, freeform, speedcore and terrorcore.
This term can sometimes be used to describe hardcore punk music from
Japan as well as just hardcore electronic/dance music.
Notable J-core artists include
DJ Shimamura, Buzzmasta, M-Project,
DJ Chucky,
DJ Technorch, DJ Sharpnel and REDALiCE.