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

That’s how Billboard‘s Delisa Shannon began the latest episode of of Takes Us Out with K-pop girl group LE SSERFIM. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

For more than a decade, Seventeen’s Jeonghan and Joshua have shared the spotlight with 11 bandmates in one of K-pop’s best-selling groups. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

The presence of the K-pop star and Coppolla, who was also the star of a Cartier Cinema Club session staged in the wake of the high jewelry reveal, gave a global gleam to the moment. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Most of the K-pop festivals that have been announced over the last few years never went ahead due to various logistical hurdles. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 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