K Pop

abstract · Music · Level 9 · E10

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Emergence definition

Popular music originating in South Korea emerges from popular music, which is a genre of music that is widely distributed and considered to have wide appeal, governed by specific conventions and characterized by a pattern of creative work that takes shape through the interaction of person, harmony, melody, rhythm, and sound, and this pattern is instantiated in a specific cultural context, namely South Korea.

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Wiktionary senses

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Source: Wiktionary — “K-pop”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word: K-pop
Origin language: English

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In other languages

بوب كوري ar primary
K-Pop German primary
K-pop English primary
K-pop Spanish primary
K-pop French primary
के-पॉप Hindi primary
K-pop it primary
K-POP ja primary
K-pop ko primary
K-pop pt primary
K-pop ru primary
韓國流行音樂 zh primary

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Popular Music L8 (requires)

Popular music originating in South Korea.

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