J-pop

American  

[jey-pop] / ˈdʒeɪˌpɒp /

noun

1. pop music from Japan (often used attributively): This station plays all my favorite J-pop.

   J-pop fans;

   This station plays all my favorite J-pop.

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Etymology

Origin of J-pop

First recorded in 1985–90; J(apanese) ( def. ) + pop ²

Example Sentences

My shoot with J-pop star Fujii Kaze at the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Coachella has given a spotlight to some of the world’s biggest K-pop and J-pop acts in recent years and in 2026 acts including Bigbang, Fujii Kaze, and Taemin.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike most of Japan’s current global artists, Kaze’s popularity is not primarily drawn from anime tie-ins, notes J-pop YouTuber Kushun in his minidocumentary on the artist, drawing a parallel between his success with “Shinunoga E-wa” and “Ue o Muite Arukō,” also known as “Sukiyaki,” by Kyu Sakamoto, the only Japanese song to top the American Billboard charts back in 1963.

From Los Angeles Times

Miho Nakayama, a Japanese entertainer known for her contributions to the early J-pop scene in the 1980s and a varied acting career, has died.

From Los Angeles Times

Nakayama’s rise to fame came shortly after the emergence of city pop — a genre popularized by artists including Miki Matsubara, Mariya Takeuchi and Anri — and the beginnings of J-pop.

From Los Angeles Times