More tourism within the region may help ease some of the misgivings. Culture also plays a role: many young people in Asia were brought up on Japan’s J-pop music scene and manga comics.

区域内更多的旅游或将有助于消解部分疑虑，文化同样也发挥着作用：亚洲许多年轻人听着日本流行音乐、看着日本漫画长大；而日本人则同样热衷于韩国的女子乐队和电视剧。

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A 2008 MTV Music Matters survey found that young people across Asia have made a similar number of friends online and offline.

“2008 MTV音乐事件”的调研报告发现，亚洲年轻人线上和线下的好友数基本相同。

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Now, each one of them has become a shining star in TV, film, music, and commercials, and has attained unprecedented popularity in Asia.

现在，每一个他们已经成为一个光辉的明星在电视，电影，音乐，和商业，并已达到前所未有的普及在亚洲。

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Modern bhangra music is a huge part of pop culture in South Asia.

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He has since established himself not only as a pioneer of early-music playing in East Asia but as an international Bach authority.

NEWYORKER: The Book of Bach

On a more highbrow note, Asia has a classical music version of American Idol, albeit untelevised--the Asian Youth Orchestra, which seeks musical talent from Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.

FORBES: Idol's Asian Disciples

Rain began his career in 2002 and became part of the Korean Wave of drama and popular music that has spread in Asia.

BBC: South Korean singer Rain in military service row