Boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation, singing love songs marketed towards girls.
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10 Facts About Boy band
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The term boy band was not established until the late 1980s as before that they were called male vocal groups or "hep harmony singing groups".
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All members of the band sang, which is a common convention of a boy band, as opposed to having a front man and the rest on instruments; thus, no one person dominated the stage.
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The Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, appealing to young Latina audiences, was founded in 1977.
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Boyz II Men are the most successful boy band act on the US Hot 100 as well as the Australian Singles Chart.
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In 2001, Taiwanese boy band F4 blew up big as a result of the success of their TV drama Meteor Garden.
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Japanese boy band Arashi has sold over 30 million copies of their records since their first release in 1999.
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The Boy band is the first Korean act to top the US Billboard 200 with their studio album Love Yourself: Tear and have since hit the top of the US charts with their albums Love Yourself: Answer, Map of the Soul: Persona, Map of the Soul: 7 and Be.
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Sometimes the most successful solo star from a Boy band is not the most popular member such as Robbie Williams as opposed to lead singer Gary Barlow from Take That.
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Some boy band members have gone on to successful careers elsewhere in the media.
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