noun
vertical bouncing to the beat
Describes a style of dancing or moving where the body bounces up and down in time with the music, as opposed to horizontal swaying. Common in discussions of live music and concert behavior.
あのバンドのライブでは、観客がみんな縦ノリで盛り上がる。
At that band's live shows, the whole crowd gets into it with vertical bouncing.
縦ノリの曲が好きで、よく聴いている。
I like songs with a strong vertical beat and listen to them often.
Refers to swaying or moving side-to-side to the beat, contrasting with the up-and-down motion of 縦ノリ.
Compound of 縦 (vertical) and ノリ (from 乗り, meaning 'riding' or 'getting into the groove'). The katakana spelling ノリ is common in music and subculture contexts.