"K-pop" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: K- + pop, as a modification of J-pop. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|K|pop}} K- + pop, {{m|en|J-pop}} J-pop Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} K-pop (uncountable)
  1. (music) South Korean pop music influenced by Western styles. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Categories (place): South Korea Synonyms: K-Pop, Kpop, KPop Related terms: Cantopop, Mandopop, J-pop, C-pop, HK-pop, T-pop, V-pop Translations (Korean pop music): كِيْ بُوب (kē būb) [masculine] (Arabic), بُوبْ كُورِيّ (būb kūriyy) [masculine] (Arabic), K-Pop [masculine] (Bavarian), ке́йпоп (kéjpop) (Bulgarian), ကေပေါ့ (kepau.) (Burmese), K-pop [masculine] (Catalan), 韓國流行音樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 韩国流行音乐 (Hánguó liúxíng yīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), K-pop [feminine] (French), pop coréenne [feminine] (French), K-Pop [masculine] (German), K-pop (Hungarian), K-pop (Indonesian), K-pop [masculine] (Italian), Kポップ (kē-poppu) (Japanese), K-POP (kē-poppu) (Japanese), K-pop (keipap) (Korean), 한국의 팝음악 (Hangug-ui pap-eumak) (Korean), K팝 (keipap) (Korean), 케이팝 (keipap) (Korean), के-पॉप (ke-pŏp) [neuter] (Marathi), K-pop (Mongolian), К-поп (K-pop) (Mongolian), K-pop (Norwegian), K-pop [masculine] (Occitan), K-pop [masculine] (Polish), K-pop [masculine] (Portuguese), кей-по́п (kej-póp) [masculine] (Russian), коре́йский поп (koréjskij pop) [masculine] (Russian), коре́йская поп-му́зыка (koréjskaja pop-múzyka) [feminine] (Russian), k-pop [masculine] (Spanish), pop coreano [masculine] (Spanish), เคป็อป (Thai), K-Pop (Vietnamese)

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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Korean pop music",
      "word": "K-Pop"
    }
  ],
  "word": "K-pop"
}

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