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 movie follow’s Jackson’s boy band start with his brothers in the Jackson 5 to his meteoric rise as a solo star.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Enter Danny, a massively popular former boy band-er having his own existential crisis, trying to figure out his next creative step as a solo artist.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The record-breaking surge came as the globally popular boy band BTS returned to action after a yearslong hiatus.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Huntr/x’s path toward demon eradication gets complicated when a demon boy band comes on the scene and starts attracting a fan base of their own.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Enter Danny, a massively popular former boy band-er having his own existential crisis, trying to figure out his next creative step as a solo artist.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The record-breaking surge came as the globally popular boy band BTS returned to action after a yearslong hiatus.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Huntr/x’s path toward demon eradication gets complicated when a demon boy band comes on the scene and starts attracting a fan base of their own.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Boy band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20band. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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