boy band

or boyband

noun

a trendy pop group of young male singers, each member typically cultivating an image so as to appeal to a preteen audience.

boy band

First recorded in 1980–85

Well, be still your boy-band-loving heart, because 20 years later, your 14-year-old pop-culture dreams are coming true.

Now Carter and Knight are in their third iteration of a boy band, of sorts.

In March, hip-hop group Bangtan Boys (BTS) covered a song called “T.O.P” by the Korean boy band Shinhwa.

Consider a song like “Crayon” by G-Dragon, a member of the boy band Big Bang.

The last great boy band of the early 2000s, O-Town, is back with Lines and Circles.

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