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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In this movie, their most formidable foes are a hellish bunch of beasties disguised as a rival boy band.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Nearly a decade after diplomatic tensions cut Korean singers and actors’ opportunities to reach China’s 1.4 billion population, the concert from this rising boy band signals a brighter future for the K-pop industry.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Your group became the fastest K-pop boy band to perform at the Tokyo Dome, performing there less than three years after debuting.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
The Elevator Boys, a German boy band who surged to online popularity by early on posting dance videos on TikTok, have signed with CAA for representation.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Nearly a decade after diplomatic tensions cut Korean singers and actors’ opportunities to reach China’s 1.4 billion population, the concert from this rising boy band signals a brighter future for the K-pop industry.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Your group became the fastest K-pop boy band to perform at the Tokyo Dome, performing there less than three years after debuting.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
The Elevator Boys, a German boy band who surged to online popularity by early on posting dance videos on TikTok, have signed with CAA for representation.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Boy band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20band. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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