The music that defines the genre of emo; the opposite of hardcore (in the punk rock sense). Derived from the pornographic term, where "inappropriate" behaviors are depicted, but never viscerally, much like the music described above.

soft core is the feeling you get when your favorite song comes on the radio, soft core is holding hands, soft core is having chickens in your back yard, soft core is not hard core because it's soft, although it's not weak, or even really happy.

closely associated with the band tender forever.

owning people softly by pooning them on the face. Harcore pooning = not cool. Softcore pooning = cool