K-pop

K-Pop Kpop KPop English Pronunciation en /ˈkeɪˌpɒp/ RP en /ˈkeɪˌpɑp/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-K-pop.wav Southern England en LL-Q7976 (mis)-BFDICream-K-pop.wav US en eɪpɒp 2 en K-pop Etymology 1 en music :af K-<t:Korean> pop<id:popular> :influence J-pop 1 From en K-<t:Korean> pop, by analogy with en J-pop. Alternative forms en K-Pop Kpop KPop Noun - K-pop en music genre South Korean pop music influenced by Western styles. en At First I Was a K-Pop Skeptic. Not Anymore. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/smarter-living/the-edit-k-pop.html 2018-12-11 Kevin Liao w:The New York Times Somehow, even I got sucked into this strange K-pop universe. Sure, the quality of the music is sometimes debatable. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225125139/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/smarter-living/the-edit-k-pop.html en Maria Sherman BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour w:Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/bts-new-album-tour-18fb477594e545307808165bcf7d1d6d 2025-07-01 The K-pop septet BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20260103003622/https://apnews.com/article/bts-new-album-tour-18fb477594e545307808165bcf7d1d6d Coordinate terms en Cantopop C-pop H-pop HK-pop Indopop I-pop J-pop L-pop Mandopop M-pop Pinoy pop P-pop Q-pop T-pop V-pop Derived terms en K-popper K-popaganda KPDH Translations South Korean pop music Arabic: ar كِي بُوب m kē būb, ar بُوبْ كُورِيّ m Bulgarian: bg ке́й-поп Burmese: my ကေပေါ့ Catalan: ca K-pop m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 韓國流行音樂 Hánguó liúxíng yīnyuè Dutch: nl K-pop f French: fr K-pop f, fr pop coréenne f German: de K-Pop m Bavarian: bar K-Pop m Hindi: hi के पॉप m, hi के-पॉप, hi कोरियाई पॉप m Hungarian: hu K-pop Indonesian: id K-pop Italian: it K-pop m Japanese: ja K-POP kē-poppu, ja Kポップ kē-poppu, ja ケー・ポップ kē-poppu Korean: ko K--pop kei-pap, ko K팝 keipap, ko 케이팝, ko 한국 팝 음악 Marathi: mr के-पॉप n Mongolian: mn K-pop, mn К-поп Norwegian: no K-pop Occitan: oc K-pop m Polish: pl K-pop m Portuguese: pt K-pop m Russian: ru кей-по́п m, ru коре́йский поп m, ru коре́йская поп-му́зыка f Spanish: es k-pop m, es pop coreano m, es keipop m Thai: th เคป็อป Vietnamese: vi K-Pop Etymology 2 en ketamine ketamine pop<t:lollipop><id:lollipop> From the first letter of en ketamine + en pop lollipop lollipop. Noun en slang A lollipop containing the drug ketamine. en en South Korea Dutch nl: Etymology nl :ubor en:K-pop<id:music> nl en K-pop. Pronunciation nl /ˈkeː.pɔp/ nl Nl-K-pop.ogg nl K-pop Noun f - - nl music genre en K-pop South Korean pop music Korean Pronunciation 케이팝 Noun keipap K--pop ko music genre colloquial _ spelling fandom slang ko 케이팝 K-pop Usage notes General rule on Latin letters in Korean: Use Hangul transcription of foreign words for standard writing. Use Roman letters only when: The brand, term, or acronym is internationally recognized in Roman letters (e.g. TV, IT, AI). Quoting titles, trademarks, or maintaining branding. Latin spellings can be used parenthetically: ko 예: 케이-팝(K-pop)-은 전 세계적-으로 인기-가 있다. Example: K-pop is popular all over the world. ko terms written in foreign scripts ko South Korea Polish pl: Etymology pl :ubor en:K-pop<id:music> + Pronunciation kejpop LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-K-pop.wav K-.pop Noun m-in k-popowy pl music genre en K-pop South Korean pop music Declension s Further reading pl South Korea Portuguese pt: Etymology pt :ubor en:K-pop<id:music> + Pronunciation kei-pópi^ Noun m - pt music genre en K-pop South Korean pop music pt South Korea