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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The romantic dramedy, based on the novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, stars Anne Hathaway as Solène, a divorced mother who stumbles into a meet-cute with Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of a boy band.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
From the colorful, floppy hairstyles of Korean boy band Stray Kids, or the non-binary wardrobes of trailblazing singers like G-Dragon of Big Bang and Seonghwa of ATEEZ, K-pop’s male idols have long fostered diverse expressions of masculinity.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
In the commercial, the '90s boy band appears in one of T-Mobile's stores in Times Square, serenading fans about why T-Mobile is better than other mobile carriers.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
The specialty box office is looking wild this weekend with an eclectic programming mix as festival darlings and a boy band try some Super Bowl LX counterprogramming.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
From the colorful, floppy hairstyles of Korean boy band Stray Kids, or the non-binary wardrobes of trailblazing singers like G-Dragon of Big Bang and Seonghwa of ATEEZ, K-pop’s male idols have long fostered diverse expressions of masculinity.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
In the commercial, the '90s boy band appears in one of T-Mobile's stores in Times Square, serenading fans about why T-Mobile is better than other mobile carriers.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
The specialty box office is looking wild this weekend with an eclectic programming mix as festival darlings and a boy band try some Super Bowl LX counterprogramming.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Boy band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20band. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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