There was a time in the recent past where musicians waning in popularity in the United States frequently found fame in Japan. Would the author accuse Japan of "Americanism"?
The way we perceive other cultures' pop culture often doesn't line up with the way they perceive their own pop culture. I don't see why there's anything wrong with that. Speaking for myself, I tend to listen to music with no lyrics or with lyrics in languages I don't understand because it lets me program without becoming distracted.
The way we perceive other cultures' pop culture often doesn't line up with the way they perceive their own pop culture. I don't see why there's anything wrong with that. Speaking for myself, I tend to listen to music with no lyrics or with lyrics in languages I don't understand because it lets me program without becoming distracted.