Frenchcore is a subgenre of hardcore electronic music that developed in France in the 1990s, known for tempos often above 190 BPM, distorted kick drums and a pitched, rolling bass. This sound isolates that bass and kick character into a short, shareable loop, which helped it circulate on soundboards beyond club music. Online, creators reuse it not as a full track but as an instant signal of intensity, borrowing the energy of rave music for short edits, memes and gaming clips where a normal bass drop would feel too slow or too clean.