Eurobeat, as the name implies, is a music genre from Europe. It is a descendant of 80s italo disco (a.k.a. 80s Eurodisco). In the USA, it was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG.
In Japan, the term "Eurobeat" refers to a type of music that spun off from "Hyper techno," hardcore rave techno, but played at an extremely fast tempo. It was popular in dance clubs in the late 1990's, and was associated with the Parapara dance style.
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