"That has to do with the fact that we're all Asian," comments Nan-fang Shuo. American pop music queen Janet Jackson, for example, is not hugely popular in Taiwan, but Amuro Namie, who could be described as her Japanese-style counterpart, has made a big splash here.
「這與大家都是東方人有關」，南方朔說，像是在美國的流行歌曲天後珍娜．傑克森，在台灣其實不是那麼紅，但是經過轉化的安室奈美惠卻在台灣掀起旋風。