🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

케이팝

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ke-ipap

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
K-pop/ˌkeɪˈpɒp/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"케이팝은 전 세계적으로 큰 사랑을 받고 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A genre of popular music originating in South Korea, characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements and diverse musical influences.

    "She became a massive fan of K-pop after discovering BTS online."
  2. 2

    The industry and cultural phenomenon surrounding Korean popular music and its performers.

    "The global influence of K-pop continues to grow across North America and Europe."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived as a portmanteau of 'Korean' and 'pop music'. It emerged in the late 1990s following the globalization wave of South Korean popular culture known as Hallyu, evolving from traditional Korean pop into a globally dominant, highly produced musical genre.

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