In some ways, the musical form is one that lends itself to globalization more effectively than any other. ... Accordingly, the transnationalization of the music industry has simultaneously been the story of the diffusion and export of American-style popular music, artists and genres and range of associated aspects of the cultures and subcultures from which it grew.
――神戸市外国語大学 前期日程(2月25日実施)――2006年