: popular music originating in South Korea and encompassing a variety of styles
The opening ceremony, which took place Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, featured several songs from notable K-pop artists as teams circled the stadium.Kimberly Yam

Examples of K-pop in a Sentence

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Best K-pop went to Jimin, Mexican singer Peso Pluma won best latin while Manchester native Liam Gallagher took best rock. Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024 Chung was settling into the task of pursuing new growth when Kakao’s billionaire founder and chairman Kim Beom-su was arrested in July on charges of stock price manipulation connected with the group’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment the previous year. Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The first signing is G-Dragon, who is credited with bringing K-pop to the mainstream with his start in the boy band BIGBANG. Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024 Next up: Cutler is producing a film coming out next year with Amazon, the story of the man who invented K-pop. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for K-pop 

Word History

Etymology

short for Korean pop

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of K-pop was in 1999

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“K-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/K-pop. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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