K-pop en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkeɪˌpɑp/ (General-American)
- /ˈkeɪˌpɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English Koreanclip. English K- English pop English J-popinflu. English K-pop From K- (“Korean”) + pop, by analogy with J-pop.
Meanings
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(uncountable) South Korean pop music influenced by Western styles.
Somehow, even I got sucked into this strange K-pop universe. Sure, the quality of the music is sometimes debatable.
2018 December 11, Kevin Liao, “At First I Was a K-Pop Skeptic. Not Anymore.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2018:The K-pop septet BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour.
2025 July 1, Maria Sherman, “BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| KPop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| K-Pop | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
H-pop · Pinoy pop · L-pop · C-pop · Mandopop · M-pop · P-pop · Q-pop · T-pop · V-pop · Cantopop · Indopop · J-pop · I-pop · HK-pop
Deriveds
Translations (36)
mn К-поп (South Korean pop music) · ko 케이팝 (South Korean pop music) · de K-Pop (South Korean pop music) · es keipop (South Korean pop music) · bg ке́й-поп (South Korean pop music) · ar كِيْ بُوب (South Korean pop music) · mr के-पॉप (South Korean pop music) · ru коре́йская поп-му́зыка (South Korean pop music) · fr pop coréenne (South Korean pop music) · bar K-Pop (South Korean pop music) · th เคป็อป (South Korean pop music) · pt K-pop (South Korean pop music) · ar بُوبْ كُورِيّ (South Korean pop music) · ja ケー・ポップ (South Korean pop music) · ru кей-по́п (South Korean pop music) · no K-pop (South Korean pop music) · fr K-pop (South Korean pop music) · id K-pop (South Korean pop music) · ko 한국 팝 음악 (South Korean pop music) · hu K-pop (South Korean pop music) · es pop coreano (South Korean pop music) · nl K-pop (South Korean pop music) · ru коре́йский поп (South Korean pop music) · ja K-POP (kē-poppu) (South Korean pop music) · es k-pop (South Korean pop music) · ja Kポップ (South Korean pop music) · pl K-pop (South Korean pop music) · ca K-pop (South Korean pop music) · ko K팝 (South Korean pop music) · it K-pop (South Korean pop music) · ko K-pop (kei-pap) (South Korean pop music) · oc K-pop (South Korean pop music) · cmn 韓國流行音樂 /韩国流行音乐 (South Korean pop music) · mn K-pop (South Korean pop music) · my ကေပေါ့ (South Korean pop music) · vi K-Pop (South Korean pop music)