boy band

noun

: a small ensemble of males in their teens or twenties who play pop songs geared especially to a young female audience

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Fellow Squid Game star Yim first debuted as a member of the K-pop boy band ZE:A before transitioning to acting and starring in films and K-dramas like Misaeng: Incomplete Life and Run On. Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 Teenage emotions are unpredictable and often exaggerated, so the end of a boy band who had consumed so much of my mind for so long was devastating. Sam Woodward, USA Today, 23 July 2025 Also a member of a boy band before going solo, Jesse was part of Dream Street before leaving in 2002. Katie Labovitz, People.com, 22 July 2025 Their latest threat is none other than the Saja Boys, a rival boy band that's actually a group of disguised demons. Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for boy band

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First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boy band was in 1985

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“Boy band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20band. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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