K-pop

noun

ˈkā-ˌpäp 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Because Blackpink’s Lisa — a K-pop icon and The White Lotus actress — also has Meta Glasses. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2026

The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. — Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Like many of us, LISA had a fallback in case her K-pop career didn’t pan out. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

Here’s your first-look footage of K-pop star Shuhua in her movie debut, Happily Ever After, which is debuting this week at the Toronto Film Festival. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for Korean pop

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for K-pop

• bop
• chop
• cop
• crop
• drop
• flop
• fop
• hop
• knop
• lop
• mop
• op