J-pop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Japanese pop music influenced by Western genres.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of J-pop.

Word forms

J-pop Jpop

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese J-POP (jeipoppu), from J- + pop, an abbreviation of English Japanese pop, coined by Tokyo radio station J‑WAVE in 1988.

Related words

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