Definition of boy band
: 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 South Korean boy band with very loud fans won the Social Artist award.
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Former members of boy bands are always opening restaurants around here.
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Exile is the legendary Japanese boy band, known for its impressive lineup (19 members!) and its remarkable run of 17 years (and counting).
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In addition to opening and closing a decade of boy band music, both the Lacheys and Wahlburgs have been the subject of reality TV shows.
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On the other end of the spectrum, audiences lost their minds over BTS, the wildly-popular K-Pop boy band ruling the Billboard charts.
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But five of the young singers were cobbled together as a boy band in a later segment.
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The pair were set to partake in a temporary boy band formed through the television show Mix Nine, but the project was ultimately cancelled.
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In the video, the world-famous K-pop boy band joins Banks in striking poses full of personality.
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First Known Use of boy band
1985
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