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Ｋ-ＰＯＰ (ケーポップ, keepoppu) Japanese meaning: K-pop | Kotomora

Ｋ-ＰＯＰ

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Meanings

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K-pop; Korean pop music

Refers to the genre of popular music originating from South Korea, widely recognized in Japan.

最さい近きん、Ｋ-ＰＯＰが世せ界かい中じゅうで人にん気きだ。
Recently, K-pop is popular all over the world.
彼かの女じょはＫ-ＰＯＰのダンスを練れん習しゅうしている。
She is practicing K-pop dance.

Written forms

Ｋ-ＰＯＰ
Standard full-width alphanumeric spelling with hyphen, common in Japanese media.
ＫＰＯＰ
Variant without hyphen, also seen.
Ｋポップ
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling, less common but recognizable.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'K-pop', an abbreviation of 'Korean pop'. The Japanese pronunciation ケーポップ reflects the English long 'e' sound.