K-pop

• K-Pop, Kpop, KPop

From K- (“Korean”) +‎ pop, by analogy with J-pop.

K-pop (uncountable)

1. (music) South Korean pop music influenced by Western styles.
   • 2018 December 11, Kevin Liao, “At First I Was a K-Pop Skeptic. Not Anymore.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 December 2018:

     Somehow, even I got sucked into this strange K-pop universe. Sure, the quality of the music is sometimes debatable.

   • 2025 July 1, Maria Sherman, “BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour”, in Associated Press‎^[2]:

     The K-pop septet BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour.

• Q-pop

• K-pop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Unadapted borrowing from English K-pop.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.pɔp/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: K-pop

K-pop f (uncountable)

1. K-pop

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰe̞ipʰa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [케이팝]

K-pop • (keipap)

1. (music, colloquial spelling, fandom slang) alternative form of 케이팝 (keipap, “K-pop”)

• 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).
  • You're quoting titles, trademarks, or maintaining branding.
  • Latin spellings can be used parenthetically:
  • 예: 케이팝(Kpop)은 전 세계적으로 인기가 있다.

    Ye: kei-pap(K-pop)-eun jeon segyejeog-euro in'gi-ga itda.

    Example: K-pop is popular all over the world.

Unadapted borrowing from English K-pop.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛj.pɔp/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛjpɔp
• Syllabification: K-‧pop

K-pop m inan (related adjective k-popowy)

1. K-pop (South Korean pop music influenced by Western styles)

• K-pop in Polish dictionaries at PWN

K-pop m (uncountable)

1. (music) K-pop (Korean pop music)