sped-up, fast rhythmic beat, and always higher than normal pitch. Almost all nightcore music are original songs nightcored (remixed into nightcore) by nightcore fans, with an anime picture to attract weeaboos.
goes better with pop music in my opinion
goes better with pop music in my opinion
by edu_the_definer April 27, 2022


the one who makes sped up music : ey check out my FNAF mandopony nightcore
you : that's sped up music
Normie from 2018 : EY NIGHTCORE IS JUST EDGY SPED UP MUSIC XD
you : that's sped up music
Normie from 2018 : EY NIGHTCORE IS JUST EDGY SPED UP MUSIC XD
by ValIsDesperate April 17, 2019

Word Describing three things : The Original Band, The Quality Reworks of songs, The trash music by self-proclaimed artists.
1.) Originally a band remaking trance and electro, consisted of Thomas S. Nilse and Steffen Ojala Søderholm.
2.) With some music skills and time invested into it, there exists plenty of quality Nightcore, raninging in practically any genre, even ones as Rock, Metal, etc. Sometimes even mixed two songs into one.
Quality channels Like Zero Miz-Kun, NightcoreGalaxy, NightcoreLounge, NightcoreReality, and many others like that produce this kind if you are looking for good ones.
3.) This is one i hope you never run into.. The laziest type of remix, with no indivual playing with tunes, no time spent on, etc. This is usually created by self-proclaimed weebs who after finishing their 999999999th sonic "OC" try to (Dis)grace world with some another piece of trash, and just do a quick runthrough on some typical Jpop or pop song. It is usually something that makes you wanna rip your ears off and the quality is terrible. Avoid it, i warned you.
1.) Originally a band remaking trance and electro, consisted of Thomas S. Nilse and Steffen Ojala Søderholm.
2.) With some music skills and time invested into it, there exists plenty of quality Nightcore, raninging in practically any genre, even ones as Rock, Metal, etc. Sometimes even mixed two songs into one.
Quality channels Like Zero Miz-Kun, NightcoreGalaxy, NightcoreLounge, NightcoreReality, and many others like that produce this kind if you are looking for good ones.
3.) This is one i hope you never run into.. The laziest type of remix, with no indivual playing with tunes, no time spent on, etc. This is usually created by self-proclaimed weebs who after finishing their 999999999th sonic "OC" try to (Dis)grace world with some another piece of trash, and just do a quick runthrough on some typical Jpop or pop song. It is usually something that makes you wanna rip your ears off and the quality is terrible. Avoid it, i warned you.
Person : I tried that "Nightcore" you were talking about, i thought i will throw my headphones against wall
Person 2 : Hmm.. probably hit wrong one, you need an artist who takes it seriously
Person : Ok.. ... ... .... ...... It is actually really good
Person 2 : Hmm.. probably hit wrong one, you need an artist who takes it seriously
Person : Ok.. ... ... .... ...... It is actually really good
by TomFFW December 2, 2017

A whole separate music community. Most people believe that it is just remixes of different songs but, there is so much more than just remixes. For example, dubstep in Nightcore is called Nightstep. Basically, Nighcore is a different reality of music. It is a faster, higher pitched, version of any song. If you were to look up a song but have it played in a different genre of music, such as screamo, then you are more likely to find it in a Nightcore version than to have found it played by someone in that specific genre. You are also more likely to find mashups of songs in Nightcore.
Person 1: "Have you heard the dubstep version of "Light Em' Up" by Fall Out Boy?"
Person 2: "You mean the one in Nightcore?"
Person 2: "You mean the one in Nightcore?"
by Aurora Jewels November 5, 2017

Prefix Nu (new) + Nightcore.
It's the new age of Nightcore music. Characterized by a wider variety of subgenres than classic Nightcore, including but not restricted to: metal and subgenres of metal, rock (usually alternative rock and J-Rock) and pop (most often K-Pop and J-Pop), as well as all the genres covered by classic Nightcore.
Nu Nightcore is also characterized by its contrasting happy upbeat music and sad/depressing lyrics.
It's the new age of Nightcore music. Characterized by a wider variety of subgenres than classic Nightcore, including but not restricted to: metal and subgenres of metal, rock (usually alternative rock and J-Rock) and pop (most often K-Pop and J-Pop), as well as all the genres covered by classic Nightcore.
Nu Nightcore is also characterized by its contrasting happy upbeat music and sad/depressing lyrics.
- What are you listening to?
- It's a Nu Nightcore version of 'Polly'.
"I like this Nu Nightcore channel, it's really good".
- It's a Nu Nightcore version of 'Polly'.
"I like this Nu Nightcore channel, it's really good".
by BabyDiamondCarrot December 20, 2016

Person 1: why are you listening to alvin and the chipmunks in the middle of the night?
Person 2: its nightcore fridays!
Person 2: its nightcore fridays!
by mel mel mel mel mel mel mel February 18, 2022
