J-pop

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ジェイポップ (jeipoppu), from J- + pop, an abbreviation of Japanese pop, coined by Tokyo radio station J‑WAVE in 1988.

Noun

J-pop (uncountable)

  1. 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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Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒejˈpɔ.pi/ [ˌd͡ʒeɪ̯ˈpɔ.pi], /ˌd͡ʒejˈpɔp/ [ˌd͡ʒeɪ̯ˈpɔp]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒejˈpɔp/ [ˌd͡ʒeɪ̯ˈpɔp], /ˌd͡ʒejˈpɔ.pi/ [ˌd͡ʒeɪ̯ˈpɔ.pi]
 

Noun

J-pop m (uncountable)

  1. (music) J-pop (Japanese pop music)
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