Bubblegum Dance
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Bubblegum dance is a subgenre of Eurodance
music. The genre is characterized by cute lyrics and happy sounds. Bubblegum dance usually has a more pop
sound than other Eurodance. The lyrics and style are often light-hearted and are not intended to be taken seriously. They are often amusing and cheerful. Bubblegum dance is similar to bubblegum pop music
in that they both tend to have fun, childish subjects.
The name "bubblegum dance" was probably coined because of its similarities with the 1950s pop music, in which the women artists often appeared in photos with a pink bubblegum balloon in their mouth and exaggerated, wide and colorful skirts. Some subsequent pop styles have also been silly and cheerful, such as 1980s pop music. In bubblegum dance tracks, females usually sing the chorus, often in a high-pitched tone. Males often provide rap vocals, which are sung in low tones. Bubblegum dance music can be described as cheerful, amusing, silly and childish, which may suggest that the songs are aimed at children. However, this is not always the case - it is common for "bubblegum dance" artists to use sexual or suggestive lyrics in their songs that are more appropriate for adult audiences.
Many bubblegum dance acts have been heavily featured on the Dancemania series
albums.
Euro bubblegum dance music has a huge following in Japan, probably due to its use in popular dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), In The Groove (ITG) and the Dancemania series. Many artists, such as Smile.dk, Bambee, Rebecca and Miss Papaya, have gained recognition and fame through these games. As well as this, Anime has a large bubblegum dance following, and many fans choose to use bubblegum dance styled music in their fan-made Anime Music Videos (AMVs).
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
music. The genre is characterized by cute lyrics and happy sounds. Bubblegum dance usually has a more pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
sound than other Eurodance. The lyrics and style are often light-hearted and are not intended to be taken seriously. They are often amusing and cheerful. Bubblegum dance is similar to bubblegum pop music
Bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers, often using unknown singers.Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972...
in that they both tend to have fun, childish subjects.
The name "bubblegum dance" was probably coined because of its similarities with the 1950s pop music, in which the women artists often appeared in photos with a pink bubblegum balloon in their mouth and exaggerated, wide and colorful skirts. Some subsequent pop styles have also been silly and cheerful, such as 1980s pop music. In bubblegum dance tracks, females usually sing the chorus, often in a high-pitched tone. Males often provide rap vocals, which are sung in low tones. Bubblegum dance music can be described as cheerful, amusing, silly and childish, which may suggest that the songs are aimed at children. However, this is not always the case - it is common for "bubblegum dance" artists to use sexual or suggestive lyrics in their songs that are more appropriate for adult audiences.
Many bubblegum dance acts have been heavily featured on the Dancemania series
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
albums.
History
Euro bubblegum dance originates in Scandinavia, particularly in Denmark where a large percentage of bubblegum dance music is produced. The late 1990s and early 2000s marked the high-point in bubblegum dance production. Bubblegum dance music can be seen as the transition point between the harder style of music that was popular in the late 80s and early 90s and the happy "teen pop" music that was popular during the early 2000s.Euro bubblegum dance music has a huge following in Japan, probably due to its use in popular dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), In The Groove (ITG) and the Dancemania series. Many artists, such as Smile.dk, Bambee, Rebecca and Miss Papaya, have gained recognition and fame through these games. As well as this, Anime has a large bubblegum dance following, and many fans choose to use bubblegum dance styled music in their fan-made Anime Music Videos (AMVs).
Lyrics and style
The lyrics and style of bubblegum dance music is often silly and should not be taken seriously. Traditionally, bubblegum dance music can be described as cheerful, amusing, silly and childish, with many people leading to the conclusion that the song or artist is aimed at children. However, it is common for artists of this genre to incorporate sexually suggestive lyrics into some of their songs. While sometimes these suggestive lyrics might be very obvious, other times they might go unnoticed.Sub-Categories
There are many different "sub-categories" of bubblegum dance music that help specify a particular sound/style. These terms were coined by the Web site "Bubblegum Dancer", and include traditional bubblegum, contemporary bubblegum, bubblegum dance speed, bubblegum macho, bubbledeath, bubblegum satire, technobilly bubblegum, and organic bubblegum.List of artists
- AquaAqua (band)Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single "Barbie Girl". The group formed in 1989 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two...
- Bambee
- BanarooBanarooBanaroo was a German pop group, who had music success between 2005–2008. They have had several successful singles in countries including Germany, Austria and Switzerland.The group is made up of two males and two females.Robbert "Bobby" Dessauvagie...
- BefourBeFourbeFour is a German pop group founded in Cologne. The members were cast for the television show beFour: Das Star-Tagebuch , which has been broadcast daily at 14:20 for three months. The first single "Magic Melody" is a cover version of the song "Around The World" by ATC, that is a cover of the song...
- CaramellCaramellCaramell is a Swedish musical group, formed by singers Katia Löfgren and Malin Sundström and producers Jorge "Vasco" Vasconcelo and Juha "Millboy" Myllylä. All except Vasconcelo and Myllylä come from Sweden...
- Carbon 999
- CarlitoJonny JakobsenJonny Jakobsen is a Swedish-Danish Bubblegum dance/eurodance artist better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a country singer called Johnny Moonshine, but became famous only after his metamorphosis into Dr. Bombay...
- CartoonsCartoons (band)Cartoons, also known as Cartoons DK are a technobilly/glam pop band from Denmark, best known for their 1998 Eurodance cover of the 1958 novelty song, "Witch Doctor" by Ross Bagdasarian, as well as for their outlandish plastic costumes and wigs used in live performances as caricatures of 1950s...
- Ch!pzCh!pz- Singles :- External links :* * *...
- Crispy
- CreamyCreamyCreamy was a Danish teen-pop duo, composed of Rebekka Mathew and Rannva Joensen.Their 1999 debut album, Creamy, made when the pair were just thirteen years of age, was composed of euro-pop versions of children’s songs. In 2001, they released a seasonal album, Christmas Snow...
- DazeDaze (Eurodance band)Daze was a Danish Eurodance/Bubblegum dance band whose 1997 debut album Super Heroes became a double platinum international hit. The band was a trio composed of Lucas Seiber, Jesper Tønnov, and Trine Bix, and their style of "zany" "turbo-pop" music was compared to the Danish-Norwegian pop band Aqua...
- DjumboDjumboDjumbo is a pop group based in the Netherlands.Lindsy is described as a helpful little girl, sometimes timid, one of her favourite activities is chatting on the phone. Lotte is said to be open-minded and honest, and she loves animals...
- Fast Food RockersFast Food RockersThe Fast Food Rockers were a British pop group known for their novelty music. The band claim to have met at a fast-food convention in Folkestone.-Career:...
- Dr. BombayJonny JakobsenJonny Jakobsen is a Swedish-Danish Bubblegum dance/eurodance artist better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a country singer called Johnny Moonshine, but became famous only after his metamorphosis into Dr. Bombay...
- Dr. MacDooJonny JakobsenJonny Jakobsen is a Swedish-Danish Bubblegum dance/eurodance artist better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a country singer called Johnny Moonshine, but became famous only after his metamorphosis into Dr. Bombay...
- Hit'n'HideHit'n'HideHit'N'Hide is a bubblegum dance group from Denmark. They are most famous for their single Space Invaders. There have been 3 members of the band. They are : Jeanne C. , Morgan Jalsing. , Christina S...
- Jenny RomJenny RomJenny Rom is an Italian dance singer known for her high-pitched, fast-paced dance music. Jenny Rom is produced under SAIFAM Publishing Group Italy also known just as SAIFAM. Her songs have been featured in Japan's Dancemania music compilation series, especially its Speed sub-series, as well as on...
- JogaJogaJoga is an Italian Europop act produced by Nick Ferrando with Nathalie Aarts featured on vocals. Aarts had released four singles commercially in Europe: Dam Dariram, Bye Bye Baby Balloon, No Nobody's Love, and White Christmas. Joga is claimed to be quite popular among listeners of Toshiba-EMI's...
- Lene AlexandraLene AlexandraLene Alexandra Øien is a Norwegian singer, and former model for FHM magazine, as well a former Norwegian lad's mags Lek and Cats model. She began her musical career in 2007 at age 25 when she released her first single entitled "My Boobs Are OK". The single charted in several European countries and...
- Little TreesLittle Trees (band)Little Trees were a Danish teen pop girl group from Copenhagen. They are best known for their contribution to the 2001 animated film, Help! I'm a Fish soundtrack, for which they performed the title track, "Help! I'm a Fish "....
- Lolly
- Me & MyMe & MyMe & My are a Danish Eurodance-Bubblegum sister duo signed under the EMI record label. They are best known for their first international hit song "Dub-I-Dub" , which has been featured on many compilations including the Dancemania series albums...
- Miss Papaya
- Ni-Ni
- Passion FruitPassion Fruit (band)Passion Fruit was a Eurodance/bubblegum dance group consisting of three girls of German, Spanish and Dutch descent:*Maria Serrano Serrano *Nathaly van het Ende...
- ScoochScoochScooch are a British bubblegum dance group, comprising performers Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse and Russ Spencer.Scooch represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with their song "Flying the Flag ", finishing 23rd out of 24 entries after...
- Smile.dkSmile.dkSmile.dk is a Swedish bubblegum dance group with Veronica Almqvist and Cecilia Reiskog as the current members. The band is well-known around the world partly due to their many songs in Dance Dance Revolution, including "Butterfly", "Golden Sky", "Boys", "Mr...
(formerly Smile) - Smiles & MoreSmiles & MoreSmiles & More was a Eurodance group responsible for the hit single Jet Set Life which appeared on a number of dance and party albums. The song is fits primarily into the Bubblegum Dance genre with high-pitched female vocals singing the chorus, and males singing the backups and other vocals.The...
- TiggyTiggyTiggy is a Danish Bubblegum Dance/Eurodance artist whose music is energetic, bouncy and sugar-coated. She is perhaps best known for her remix of the Sandy Fox song "Freckles" in DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution 6thMIX, originally the English version of the song "Sobakasu" by Judy and Mary from the...
- Toy-BoxToy-BoxToy-Box was a Danish pop group, consisting of vocalists Anila Mirza and Amir El-Falaki. Mirza was born on October 8, 1974 in Hillerød, Denmark to a half-Pakistani, half-Iranian mother, and a Parsi father. El-Falaki was born August 12, 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Moroccan parents...
- VengaboysVengaboysVengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in Amsterdam. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen , they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going...
- YummieYummieYummie is a Swedish bubblegum dance group from Haninge outside Stockholm, whose music sounds sweet and sugary, with thumping dance beats and rather silly and funny lyrics...