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ポップミュージック

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to popular music as a genre, often contrasted with classical, rock, or other styles. Loanword from English.

彼かの女じょはポップミュージックが大だい好すきだ。
She loves pop music.
最さい近きんのポップミュージックは多た様よう化かしている。
Recent pop music has become diverse.

Written forms

ポップ・ミュージック
- ポップミュージック
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity or stylistic reasons.
- ポップ・ミュージック

Similar words

ポップス
ポップス is a more casual abbreviation of 'pop music', often used in everyday conversation and media.
J-POP
J-POP specifically refers to Japanese pop music, while ポップミュージック is a broader term for pop music globally.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'pop music', borrowed directly into Japanese as ポップミュージック.