<p>"K-On" is pronounced the same as the word 軽音 <em>keion</em>, which means "light music" (in the Japanese sense, not the classical sense). The main characters are, of course, part of the light music club, which is the 軽音部 <em>keion-bu</em>. The "K-On club", if you will.</p>

<p>If you had watched it with Japanese audio, you would have probably noticed the word sprinkled all over the place (since they talk about the club a lot, obviously). The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r5wq2gDpEM">eyecatches</a> (I forget for which season) also have audio of Yui saying "K-On". I suppose they must have changed the eyecatches to something else for the English dub.</p>

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that eyecatch appears in both season with the english dub but i assumed Yui was just saying the series title like they do with the Eyecatches of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
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Oh, okay. I just wanted to make a note of that since you said that you hadn't seen any mention of "K-On" besides in the OPs/EDs.
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well to be honest i actually forgot about those until i saw the youtube video
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senshin
<p>I have been watching the English dub of it on public TV and I haven't seen any mention of <em>K-On</em> in the series itself (with the exception of the OPs/EDs).</p>

<p>So I am wondering, what does K-On refer to in the series? If it refers to nothing, then is there a particular reason/meaning to the name K-On?</p>

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What does "K-On!" refer to in the series?
# What does "K-On!" refer to in the series?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-12-18
I have been watching the English dub of it on public TV and I haven't seen any mention of *K-On* in the series itself (with the exception of the OPs/EDs).

So I am wondering, what does K-On refer to in the series? If it refers to nothing, then is there a particular reason/meaning to the name K-On?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-12-18. Score: 17 | Accepted answer
"K-On" is pronounced the same as the word 軽音 *keion*, which means "light music" (in the Japanese sense, not the classical sense). The main characters are, of course, part of the light music club, which is the 軽音部 *keion-bu*. The "K-On club", if you will.

If you had watched it with Japanese audio, you would have probably noticed the word sprinkled all over the place (since they talk about the club a lot, obviously). The [eyecatches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r5wq2gDpEM) (I forget for which season) also have audio of Yui saying "K-On". I suppose they must have changed the eyecatches to something else for the English dub.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2015-12-18): that eyecatch appears in both season with the english dub but i assumed Yui was just saying the series title like they do with the Eyecatches of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood  
> **username_1** (2015-12-18): Oh, okay. I just wanted to make a note of that since you said that you hadn't seen any mention of "K-On" besides in the OPs/EDs.  
> **username_0** (2015-12-19): well to be honest i actually forgot about those until i saw the youtube video  
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