Cover dance (also known as dance cover) is the act of replicating a dance choreography, particularly from Japanese idol or Korean idol music acts and Vocaloid songs. [1] Cover dances may be uploaded onto video-sharing services like YouTube and TikTok in which dancers reenact the choreography of a song or music video or perform an original choreography for an existing song. [2]
Cover dances first gained popularity online in Japan in March 2007, with many people posting videos of themselves performing the choreography for " Hare Hare Yukai" (colloquially referred to as the "Haruhi dance"), the ending theme song to the 2006 anime adaptation of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. [3] This later grew to include cover dances of Berryz Kobo and other Japanese idol singers and groups; however, cover dances are more likely to feature Vocaloid songs than real-life idol groups. [3] Cover dance videos created through MikuMikuDance were also associated with the category. [4] It became established as a genre known as odottemita (踊ってみた, lit. "I tried dancing") on video-sharing websites, named after the search keyword on the video-sharing website Niconico. [4] People who performed cover dances were known as odorite (踊り手). Notable odorite who later became idols themselves include Kozue Aikawa from Danceroid and Dempagumi.inc, [5] Beckii Cruel, [6] and Keekihime. [7]
Cover dance videos on YouTube get tens of thousands of views, [2] with groups like Chocomint HK becoming viral sensations. [8] [9]
A worldwide phenomenon, [1] Paris has become a hub for recording these videos, and has a K-pop dance academy. [10]
The K-POP Cover Dance Festival has been held annually since 2011. [11] The competition takes place worldwide with the final round in Seoul. [1] [12]
"K-Pop Cover Dance" is a term used to describe the imitation of K-Pop artist's dance choreography.
The KCDF, which began in 2011
Cover dance (also known as dance cover) is the act of replicating a dance choreography, particularly from Japanese idol or Korean idol music acts and Vocaloid songs. [1] Cover dances may be uploaded onto video-sharing services like YouTube and TikTok in which dancers reenact the choreography of a song or music video or perform an original choreography for an existing song. [2]
Cover dances first gained popularity online in Japan in March 2007, with many people posting videos of themselves performing the choreography for " Hare Hare Yukai" (colloquially referred to as the "Haruhi dance"), the ending theme song to the 2006 anime adaptation of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. [3] This later grew to include cover dances of Berryz Kobo and other Japanese idol singers and groups; however, cover dances are more likely to feature Vocaloid songs than real-life idol groups. [3] Cover dance videos created through MikuMikuDance were also associated with the category. [4] It became established as a genre known as odottemita (踊ってみた, lit. "I tried dancing") on video-sharing websites, named after the search keyword on the video-sharing website Niconico. [4] People who performed cover dances were known as odorite (踊り手). Notable odorite who later became idols themselves include Kozue Aikawa from Danceroid and Dempagumi.inc, [5] Beckii Cruel, [6] and Keekihime. [7]
Cover dance videos on YouTube get tens of thousands of views, [2] with groups like Chocomint HK becoming viral sensations. [8] [9]
A worldwide phenomenon, [1] Paris has become a hub for recording these videos, and has a K-pop dance academy. [10]
The K-POP Cover Dance Festival has been held annually since 2011. [11] The competition takes place worldwide with the final round in Seoul. [1] [12]
"K-Pop Cover Dance" is a term used to describe the imitation of K-Pop artist's dance choreography.
The KCDF, which began in 2011