J-pop
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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.
Noun
- (music) Japanese pop music influenced by Western genres.
- 2005 August 21, Chris Campion, “J-Pop's dream factory”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
- The girls are constantly reshuffled into new permutations in order to feed the J-pop market's insatiable demand for fresh looks and faces.
- 2010 March 25, Teresa Nieman, “Why Japanese pop matters”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- She may be declining in popularity, relevance and quality, but Ayumi Hamasaki is still the undisputed Queen of J-Pop, and it will be a long while before anyone can surpass her.
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Translations
Japanese pop music
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Pronunciation
Noun
J-pop m (uncountable)