Etymology

J-pop

Today it means: Japanese pop music influenced by Western genres. Full definition →

Japanese J-POP ← English Japanese pop
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  1. English · derived fromJapanese pop
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromJ-POP
  3. English todayJ-pop

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

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