The present invention provides a composition which comprises a radial
poly(aromatic vinyl)/polyisoprene block copolymer as a major component and
which can be used as a more excellent pressure-sensitive ingredient. This
composition is obtained by reacting a diblock polymer with a coupling
agent having a functionality of 4 or higher in the presence of a coupling
accelerator, and it contains (a) 1 to 34% by weight of a diblock polymer,
(b) 34 to 99% by weight of a four-branch polymer, and (c) 0 to 50% by
weight of a two-branch polymer and/or a three-branch polymer. The
poly(aromatic vinyl)/polyisoprene block copolymer contained in the
composition has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 260,000 to
500,000, and the poly(aromatic vinyl)/polyisoprene block copolymer has a
poly(aromatic vinyl) block content of 5 to 24% by weight.