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158-643: Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB ) are an American vocal group and boy band consisting of Nick Carter , Howie Dorough , AJ McLean , and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson . The band formed in 1993 in Orlando, Florida . The group rose to fame with their international debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996). In the following year, they released their second international album Backstreet's Back (1997), along with their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys (1997), which continued

316-486: A greatest hits compilation, Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection , to close out their contract. Signing a new deal with Arista Records in 2002, Boyz II Men began recording the Full Circle album, and recruited Babyface for a new single, "The Color of Love". In an attempt to recapture the massive success the group had enjoyed a decade earlier, the album received a significant promotional budget. Arista commissioned

474-493: A " Boyz II Men Sound". McLean, who was the first to audition for Pearlman in his living room, became the group's first member. Between late 1992 and March 1993, Pearlman held open casting calls and hundreds of young performers auditioned at his blimp hangar in Kissimmee, Florida . Ultimately, Carter, Dorough, and Richardson were selected after meeting Pearlman's expectations. Littrell flew from Kentucky to Orlando to formally join

632-404: A Boyz II Men welcome cocktail party, a concert performance by Boyz II Men, an additional fan appreciation concert by Boyz II Men, a photo session with Boyz II Men (in small groups), a formal prom night, a poker tournament, a deck party with Boyz II Men and a guest DJ, a singles mixer, a gift bag, and onboard drawings for other Boyz II Men events. Couples were able to renew their wedding vows in

790-604: A Mexican tour, visiting Mexico City and Monterrey . The album's first single, " Incomplete ," was released to radio stations on March 28, 2005. Following the release of the single, they embarked on their Up Close & Personal Tour in March, which served as a pre-album release tour. "Incomplete" peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and charted within the top 10 in 13 countries. In addition, it debuted at number one in Australia, becoming their first number-one hit in

948-508: A New Edition spin-off trio, Bell Biv DeVoe . After they sang New Edition's " Can You Stand the Rain " for him, Bivins and everyone in attendance, including other celebrities, were impressed. He then gave the group his number and told them to call him. Nate eventually called him, and he agreed to manage and help produce the group. The delay before recording their own material and reported personality conflicts led founding member Marc Nelson to leave

1106-591: A boy band having used the groups popularity to build on. Usually this signals the end of the group until potential future reunions. Examples of this include Justin Timberlake from NSYNC , and Robbie Williams from Take That . Some boy band members have gone on to successful careers elsewhere in the media. In K-pop, it is expected and common practice for members to embark on solo endeavors as musical artists or in other entertainment sectors, such as acting, or as variety personalities, alongside their group career after

1264-517: A comeback album at the beginning of the following year. The Backstreet Boys entered the studios in January 2004 to start recording the new album. They also started performing together to promote their return to the music scene. They started a small Asian tour in September, visiting Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Manila , performing some new material. Based on the success of this tour, they announced

1422-524: A documentary film, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of in January 2015. In March 2017, the group began a concert residency in Las Vegas that lasted two years, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life . Howie Dorough and AJ McLean were natives of Orlando, Florida, who met each other through a mutual vocal coach and later discovered Nick Carter through auditions. The three, realizing that they could harmonize together, decided to form

1580-486: A few lesser-known songs. Their documentary movie, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of , was released in theaters and online on January 30, 2015, in the U.S., on February 26, 2015, in the UK and Europe, and on March 28 worldwide. The movie chronicles their entire career journey up to the making of their 2013 album In A World Like This . On April 10, 2015, band members Richardson and Littrell were inducted into

1738-690: A few years. At the latest, this happens around the time the eldest member reaches the age of 28 (in exceptional cases 30) and is drafted for mandatory military service , forcing the group into a temporary hiatus of at least 18 months. The other members then often go on to pursue solo endeavors and reconvene as a group while no member is serving, or after all members have completed their service. Although most boy bands consist of R&B or pop influences, other music genres , most notably country music and folk music , are also represented. South 65 and Marshall Dyllon , for example, were both country music boy bands. Il Divo , created by Simon Cowell in 2004, are

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1896-582: A fivesome since Richardson rejoined the group. During the show, they announced they would have their third cruise in October 2013. It was the first cruise to feature all five members. The first single featuring Richardson's vocals in six years, a Christmas song titled " It's Christmas Time Again ", was premiered on AOL Music on November 5, 2012, and officially released a day later. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard ' s Holiday Digital Songs chart. The Backstreet Boys celebrated their 20th anniversary, which

2054-565: A great effect, and Full Circle , like Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya before it, sold slightly more than 500,000 copies in the US and 1 million copies worldwide. Full Circle became Boyz II Men's final album as a quartet, and their last effort to receive extensive promotion from a major record company. On January 30 , 2003, Michael McCary left Boyz II Men due to chronic back problems resulting from multiple sclerosis (MS) and personal problems. Arista terminated Boyz II Men's contract on April 30 , and

2212-698: A high-budget music video, shot in four different locales by four different directors: supervising director Little X filmed scenes featuring Michael McCary in India, Hype Williams filmed Shawn Stockman in Tokyo , Benny Boom filmed Nathan Morris in Ghana , and Chris Robinson filmed Wanyá Morris in Puerto Rico and finally all were filmed in New York. The resulting music video had a debut on BET , but failed to have

2370-497: A high-profile charity gala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida . With a change in management in the fall, they began to tour schools across the U.S. (including Littrell's former school, Tates Creek High School ), building a fan base while trying to get a record deal. Mercury Records nearly signed them in 1993, but the deal fell through at the last minute because longtime Mercury recording artist John Mellencamp threatened to leave

2528-568: A large impact in Latin America and in Asia; Menudo fever there was compared to Beatlemania and it was nicknamed "Menudomania". Boston group New Edition was formed in 1978 and reached their height of popularity in the 1980s, meaning they are often credited for starting the boy-band trend, even though the term "boy band" did not exist until the 1990s. Maurice Starr was influenced by New Edition and popularized it with his protégé New Kids on

2686-413: A lawsuit against Lou Pearlman and Trans Continental in 1998, claiming that Pearlman had not been truthful about the earnings made by the group. From 1993 to 1997, Pearlman and his company took about $ 10 million in revenue while the band only got $ 300,000. In the following year, McLean, Richardson, and Dorough joined the lawsuit which eventually resulted in a number of settlements. On Valentine's Day 1998,

2844-544: A more R&B sound. The album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, selling 42,000 copies in its first week of release. It peaked at No. 2 in Japan and was certified Platinum for shipments of 250,000 copies. Two singles were released from this album: " Straight Through My Heart " and " Bigger ". A few days after promoting the new album and filming the music video for "Bigger" in Japan, Littrell contracted swine flu , causing

3002-497: A more regular basis." The statement, along with his appearance at the cruise event, prompted speculations that he might rejoin the group for good, but both he and the group remained quiet on the matter. I think it was the right decision. I think for us to maximize the ability that we have as five to move forward, it wouldn't be with another group, it would just be on our own. --Brian Littrell The Backstreet Boys finally announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently during

3160-565: A new " British Invasion " in the United States. Their Where We Are Tour was the highest-grossing tour by a vocal group in history and after the release of their fourth album, Four , they became the only group in the 58-year history of the Billboard 200 to have their first four albums debut at number one. In Southeast Asia, local boy bands also emerged as a result of the continued success of Korean and Japanese boy bands. After

3318-470: A new all-male pop band and dance group boyband hailing from Japan called Exile debuted under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone with 14 members, putting them on par with Super Junior , a South Korean boy band, who at the time, had had 13 members at its peak. Japanese boy band Arashi has sold over 30 million copies of their records since their first release in 1999. They had the yearly best-selling single in Japan in 2008 and 2009. In 2003 SMAP released

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3476-552: A new cover album that covers "artists I don't think people would expect us to cover!" according to Shawn Stockman. Entitled Love , the album was released on November 23 , 2009. The album contains remakes of love songs from outside the R&;B genre. Boyz II Men headlined a "Love Cruise" in honor of their 20th anniversary and in observance of Valentine's Day . The cruise took place February 11 –14, 2011, and traveled from Miami, Florida , to Nassau, Bahamas . Cruise passengers received

3634-601: A previously unreleased song, " Drowning ". The album entered the top 5 in the U.S., UK, Germany, and Canada, and the top 10 in Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. In the U.S., The Hits: Chapter One was certified platinum for selling over one million copies. It was also certified platinum by IFPI for selling over one million copies in Europe. "Drowning" reached top 10 in many countries and as of 2002,

3792-544: A reality show to find a new member and musicians who had expressed interest in replacing Richardson, such as Sam Licata and former NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone , stating that they were not planning to replace him. Two days after Richardson's departure announcement, the Backstreet Boys entered the studio to record their sixth album. The album titled Unbreakable was released on October 30, 2007. It received positive reviews and opened at number seven on

3950-509: A record label, and did not feature the choreographed dance moves that later came to be associated with boy bands. The Beatles did, however, inspire the production of the 1966 television series The Monkees , which featured a music group of the same name , created for the show, that consisted of the four starring actors. The Monkees had a career as a rock and pop band after their songs from the TV series were released as successful records. Although

4108-445: A result of the success of their TV drama Meteor Garden . According to Forbes , F4 has sold 3.5 million copies of their first two albums all over Asia as of July 2003. With their success, many other Taiwanese boy bands emerged around this time, such as 5566 and Fahrenheit . In South Korea, Shinhwa also spread hallyu wave throughout Asia such as Japan , Thailand , Singapore , Taiwan , Hong Kong and China . Also in 2001,

4266-456: A result of this unfortunate experience, the song helped advance their success. While touring during 1992, Boyz II Men returned briefly to the studio to record the single " End of the Road ," co-written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds , for the soundtrack to Eddie Murphy 's film Boomerang . This song, released as a single on June 30, 1992, became Boyz II Men's biggest hit. It reached

4424-507: A show in London on April 29, 2012. A few days later, McLean and Littrell revealed on separate occasions that Richardson had returned since 2010, before NKOTBSB Tour started. He had been in talks to join the tour but ultimately decided not to. They supported his decision and kept his return a secret until the tour was over. The group spoke positively about Richardson's return, stating that they couldn't be happier to have him back. Richardson himself

4582-420: A special ceremony with Boyz II Men. Twenty , named in recognition of Boyz II Men's twenty years in the music business, is a double CD album with thirteen original songs and eight rerecorded Boyz II Men classics. It was released on October 25, 2011. Twenty is the group's fourth release through MSM Music Group. It was released in Japan 13 days before its official US release date with the help of Avex Group ,

4740-619: A successful solo career as a rock artist; he rose to become one of the most prominent and influential cultural icons in South Korea and was dubbed "the President of culture". In 2017, Seo Taiji released a 25th Anniversary album with his greatest hits and remakes by prominent Korean artists, including the group BTS. He also held a joint celebratory concert with the latter, in which he acknowledged them as his spiritual successors in K-pop due to

4898-553: A summer tour and shifted their promotion to being mostly done in Europe. The group finished recording their first album Backstreet Boys in the spring of 1996. It was released internationally on May 6, 1996, excluding U.S. and Canada; however, it was later released in Canada in October 1996. Their popularity grew in Europe. " I'll Never Break Your Heart " reached a Gold status in Germany for selling 250,000 copies and they were voted

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5056-417: A televised Disney special earned them additional TV spots, such as The Andy Williams Show and The Jerry Lewis Show . The Puerto Rican boy band Menudo , appealing to young Latina audiences, was founded in 1977. Menudo had a convention unique among boy bands: when a member turned 16, became too tall, or their voice changed, they were replaced. The members of Menudo were generally aged 12–16. Menudo had

5214-519: A trio. Cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell , both from Lexington, Kentucky , sang in local church choirs and festivals when they were children. Richardson moved to Orlando in 1990, where he worked at Walt Disney World and concentrated on music at night. In 1992, Lou Pearlman placed an ad in the Orlando Sentinel to create a vocal group with a " New Kids on the Block " look with

5372-414: A vocal group that performs operatic pop in several (mainly Italian) languages. Since then operatic/classical boy bands have become quite popular and common, especially in the UK. Since 2001, there has been some crossover with power pop and pop punk from bands that play live instruments. Just recently some boy bands decided to go back to their original doo-wop roots, most notably, The Overtones . Since

5530-402: Is a defining characteristic of boy and girl bands. In K-pop, officially designated positions within the group are common, such as "leader", "maknae" (Korean: 막내, English: "the youngest"), "visual", "center" "vocalist", "rapper" and "dancer". The latter three are based on the members' specialized skills and are further divided into "main-", "lead-" and "sub-" (vocalist/rapper/dancer) positions, with

5688-410: Is not uncommon to find extra songs on an album written by one or more of the band members; however, their producers rarely use these as singles. Since the 21st century, however, boy bands have been expected to write or at least contribute in some part lyrically to songs. Apart from the groups mentioned above who all had at least one primary songwriter from their beginning, other groups soon caught up. At

5846-401: Is the best-selling album of all time in South Korea, with more than 6.2 million copies sold, and BTS's Love Yourself: Her became the first album released since 2001 to sell more than 1 million copies. In 2013, Billboard started covering music releases in K-pop, though K-pop had been entering the charts as early as 2009. By 2017, BTS crossed into the international music market, furthering

6004-695: Is the group's first independent album, released under their own label, K-BAHN. It reached the top 5 in the US, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Taiwan, and Japan, and had sold 800,000 copies as of January 2015. They released a second single from the album, " Show 'Em (What You're Made Of) " in November 2013. The group made a cameo in the 2013 movie This Is the End as a fictional version of themselves, performing their song " Everybody (Backstreet's Back) ," which earned them an award for "Best Musical Moment" at 2014 MTV Movie Awards . In December 2013,

6162-479: Is widely regarded as one of the greatest pop songs of all time, " Larger than Life ", " Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely ", and " The One ". Millennium became the best-selling album of 1999 in the U.S., selling 9,445,732 copies. It also holds the record for most shipments in one year, with 11 million shipments. Millennium remained on the Billboard chart for 93 weeks, eventually selling over 12 million copies in

6320-509: The Billboard Hot 100 , making them the first all-South Korean act in Hot 100 history to debut at number one. It garnered the band their first Grammy nomination, for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at 63rd Annual Grammy Awards , making them the first K-pop act to be nominated for one. On 3 August 2024, South Korean boy group Stray Kids become the first group ever to debut at No. 1 on

6478-541: The 22nd season of the ABC reality competition series Dancing With The Stars . They also did music for an animated adaptation of The Snowy Day . In 2017, the group began starring in television commercials for GEICO Auto Insurance. On June 24, 2017, a section of Broad Street in Philadelphia, from Christian to Carpenter Streets, was renamed “Boyz II Men Boulevard” by the city council. Philadelphia High School for

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6636-571: The Billboard 200, selling 81,000 copies in its first week of release. It performed well in Japan, debuting at No. 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and staying there for another week. They released two singles from the album, " Inconsolable " and " Helpless When She Smiles ." The group went on a world tour to promote Unbreakable , starting in Tokyo, Japan, on February 16, 2008. The tour included shows in Australia, Japan, Mexico,

6794-529: The Boomerang soundtrack. Later, the track was included in a collection of singles produced by Michael Bivins called "East Coast Family, Vol. 1". Shortly after the release of this compilation, Boyz II Men and Michael Bivins parted ways professionally. Boyz II Men continued to work with Babyface and other high-profile record producers over the next several years. After releasing a Christmas compilation, Christmas Interpretations in 1993, Boyz II Men returned to

6952-527: The Evolution album, Wanyá Morris developed a polyp on his vocal cords , and the group was forced to postpone part of the tour until he recovered. McCary's multiple sclerosis meant that he was unable to participate in most of the group's dance routines. Boyz II Men were nominated for 2 Grammys in 1998: Best R&B Album for Evolution and Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for " A Song for Mama ". In 1999, Motown's parent company, PolyGram ,

7110-561: The Korean Wave in the United States and becoming the first Korean group to receive a certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with their single " Mic Drop ". The band is the first Korean act to top the U.S. Billboard 200 with their studio album Love Yourself: Tear (2018) and have since hit the top of the U.S. charts with their albums Love Yourself: Answer (2018), Map of

7268-652: The Moldovan band O-Zone (better known today as an Internet meme ), and Overground . American Christian boy band Plus One also enjoyed brief remarkable success during this time. At the height of boy band popularity in North America , MTV created their own parody boyband, 2gether . Like the Monkees in the 1960s, they were a manufactured act composed of actors. 2gether played off of the idea that every successful boy band must have five distinct personality types:

7426-519: The Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests. The group then released two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009). Richardson permanently rejoined the group in 2012. In the following year, they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album, In a World Like This . Their follow-up album DNA (2019) debuted at number one, more than two decades after

7584-493: The "Fab Four". Other critics, however, have pointed out that this assessment of the Beatles as a "boy band" could be applied to all other bands of the 1960s, saying, "if they were a (boy band), so was everyone else" and is countered by others, including Ringo Starr , who point out that, from the beginning, the Beatles wrote and exercised creative control over their own music, played their own instruments, were not manufactured by

7742-662: The 1960s to '70s, with e.g. the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds ; the second time during the late 1980s, the 1990s and the 2000s, when acts such as New Kids on the Block , Take That , Backstreet Boys , NSYNC , Boyzone , Five , A1 , O-Zone and Westlife dominated global pop charts ; and the latest time in the 2010s up to the present, with the emergence of groups such as Big Time Rush , the Wanted , One Direction , and K-pop acts such as BTS and Seventeen . The term boy band

7900-650: The 2000s, groups such as Backstreet Boys and LFO have disliked the term "boy band" and have preferred to be known as a "male vocal group". Being categorized among boy bands was also the main reason the Moffatts split up. Boy bands have been accused by the music press of emphasizing the appearance and marketing of the group above the quality of music, deliberately trying to appeal to a preteen audience and for conforming to trends instead of being original. Such criticisms can become extremely scathing. Boy bands are often seen as being short-lived, although some acts such as

8058-681: The Backstreet Boys performed their two original Christmas songs as marquee performers in the annual " Christmas in Washington " TV special which was also attended by the President of the United States Barack Obama and his family. The Backstreet Boys members were due in court on March 24, 2014, over a claim they filed against their former manager Lou Pearlman . The group alleged that Pearlman still owed them $ 3,451,456.04, and they asked for $ 87,728.58 in legal fees for having to fight him in court for years. But earlier that month

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8216-558: The Block (NKOTB), the first commercially successful modern boy band, which formed in 1984 and found international success in 1988. Starr's idea was to take the traditional template from the R&B genre (in this case his teenage band New Edition) and apply it to a pop genre. Bros (abbreviation of the word "brothers") were a British boy band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss along with Craig Logan . Formed in 1986, they scored multiple top 10 hits between 1987 and 1989 and in 1988 became

8374-422: The Block . A typical boy band performance features elaborately choreographed dancing, with the members taking turns singing and/or rapping. Boy bands generally do not compose or produce their own material, unless the members lobby hard enough for creative control. However, some bands were created around the talent of a songwriter within the group like Gary Barlow of Take That or Tony Mortimer of East 17 . It

8532-446: The Block and Backstreet Boys. NKOTBSB's success inspired boy bands who were fairly popular during the 1990s and 2000s to make a comeback, such as A1, Blue , 98 Degrees, Five , 911 , and O-Town. Like 2gether and the Monkees , Big Time Rush was a manufactured act created for a television show. One Direction were often credited as sparking a resurgence in the popularity and interest boy bands alongside being credited with forming part of

8690-530: The Creative and Performing Arts, where the members of Boyz II Men were once students, is on this section of Broad Street. In August 2017, it was announced that Boyz II Men would release a new album titled Under the Streetlight in the fall. The album, a collection of covers from the 1950s, along with one original track, "Ladies Man," was released on October 20, 2017, debuting and peaking at number 58 on

8848-592: The Grammy was awarded to singer-songwriter Marc Cohn . "Motownphilly" and "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" were number 1 R&B hits and top five U.S. pop hits. In 1992, Boyz II Men joined MC Hammer 's high-profile 2 Legit 2 Quit Tour as an opening act . While traveling the country, their tour manager Roderick 'Khalil' Rountree was murdered in Chicago , and the group's future performances of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" were dedicated to him. As

9006-414: The Jackson 5 , Backstreet Boys , Human Nature , New Edition , SMAP , Shinhwa , Take That and Westlife have sustained lasting careers. Boyz II Men The group first saw commercial success in 1991 with the release of their singles " Motownphilly " and " It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday ," both of which peaked within the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 . Their 1992 single, " End of

9164-674: The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. In August 2015, band members Carter, Dorough, and McLean filmed a movie that Carter wrote entitled Dead 7 . The film centers around a ragtag band of gunslingers operating during a post-apocalyptic zombie plague. The movie premiered on April 1, 2016, on Syfy channel. A free copy of the theme song "In the End" was released on March 28, performed by band members Nick Carter , AJ McLean and Howie Dorough ; Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC ; Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees ; and Erik-Michael Estrada from O-Town . The official physical DVD

9322-525: The Middle East. The tour was the 44th highest-grossing worldwide tour in 2014 with a total gross of $ 32.8 million and ticket sales of 607,407, not including its 2013 and 2015 dates. " In a World Like This ," the lead single from their eighth studio album, also titled In a World Like This , was released digitally on June 25, 2013, and to the radio on July 22, 2013. The album was released in the US on July 30, 2013, and in other countries sometime later. It

9480-704: The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. On January 13, 2014, the trio appeared at the end of an episode of How I Met Your Mother titled " Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra ", performing an a cappella version of the show's song "You Just Got Slapped". Their eleventh album, titled Collide , was released on October 21, 2014. In 2016, the trio appeared in Grease: Live as the Teen Angels and sang Beauty School Dropout . Wanyá placed 4th for

9638-603: The Moffatts , and Hanson that boy bands exploded commercially and dominated the market in the United States. This late 1990s marked the height of boy band popularity in North America, which has not been seen since. Arguably the most successful boy band manager from the U.S. was Lou Pearlman , who founded commercially successful acts such as the Backstreet Boys in 1993, NSYNC and LFO in 1995, O-Town in 2000, and US5 in 2005. Backstreet Boys and NSYNC became

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9796-459: The No. 1 international group there in 1996. They also earned their first platinum record in Germany in 1996 for selling 500,000 copies of their debut album. Shortly after that, they began touring Asia and Canada. They also became one of the most successful debut artists in the world, collecting awards such as Durchstarter (Best Newcomers) in Germany's Viva Comet Awards in 1996. " Anywhere for You "

9954-602: The Real Thing ", " Mercy Mercy Me "), Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (" The Tracks of My Tears "), and even Boyz II Men themselves (an a cappella version of "End of the Road"). Commercially, Motown found some success. It peaked at number 6 on the US R&;B chart and was certified Gold in the UK. The album was also a critical success. For the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009, Boyz II Men received two nominations for

10112-417: The Road " peaked atop the chart and set a then-record for spending 13 weeks at the position. Boyz II Men later broke this record twice more with the singles " I'll Make Love to You " and " One Sweet Day " (with Mariah Carey ) which, at 14 and 16 weeks respectively, set records for most weeks at number one. When " On Bended Knee " took the number one spot away from " I'll Make Love to You ," Boyz II Men became

10270-540: The Soul: Persona (2019), Map of the Soul: 7 (2020), Be (2020) and Proof . Love Yourself: Answer also broke South Korea's Gaon Album Chart 's all-time monthly record previously set by Love Yourself: Tear and became the first Korean album certified Gold in the United States. SuperM later became the first K-pop group to debut at No. 1 in the U.S. Billboard 200. In 2020, BTS " Dynamite " debuted atop

10428-510: The Supremes . The group also incorporated choreographed dance moves to their performances. All members of the band sang, which is a common convention of a boy band, as opposed to having a front man and the rest on instruments; thus, no one person dominated the stage. Also a sibling group, The Osmonds first started singing barbershop music for local audiences, before being hired to perform at Disneyland early in their career. Their appearance in

10586-455: The U.S. Billboard 200 chart with their first five charting albums Oddinary (2022), Maxident (2022), 5-Star (2023), Rock-Star (2023) and Ate (2024). In Japan, Arashi was the best-selling music artist in Japan from 2013 through 2017 by value of sales and also having the yearly best-selling album in the country in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Other successful Japanese boy bands in this decade include Sandaime J Soul Brothers ,

10744-456: The U.S. album chart and eventually sold 14 million copies. Meanwhile, the second international release, Backstreet's Back , peaked at No. 1 in Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria, selling well over five million copies in Europe alone. The most successful singles from Backstreet's Back and the U.S. debut album were " Everybody (Backstreet's Back) " and " As Long As You Love Me ". The two self-titled albums,

10902-551: The UK (formed in 1990) and followed by Tom Watkins , who had success with Bros in the late 1980s and formed East 17 in 1991. East 17 were marketed and pitted against Take That as "rivals" with a rougher or harsher attitude, style and sound. Take That reformed in 2006 after a decade-long hiatus and became one of the most successful groups in British music chart history, with renewed chart success internationally, especially in Europe. Irish music manager Louis Walsh , who had witnessed

11060-585: The UK, Europe, Asia, Canada, and the United States. The show in London's The O2 Arena was filmed and is available to watch online on MSN's website. Richardson rejoined the rest of the group on stage at the Palladium in Hollywood, Los Angeles on November 23, 2008, for the last North American stop of the tour. On October 6, 2009, the group released their next album, This Is Us . On this album, their sound went back to their original dance-pop beats and contains

11218-533: The US Current Album Sales chart. On January 4, 2018, the group was featured in a new track released by Charlie Puth , titled " If You Leave Me Now ", created for Charlie Puth's album Voicenotes . On September 6, 2018, the group performed at the NFL 2018–2019 season kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. On October 2, 2018, the group performed "Ladies Man" on ABC's Dancing with

11376-676: The United States and being certified 13 times platinum. As of January 2013, the album stands as the fourth best selling album in the U.S. of the SoundScan era. On June 2, 1999, the Backstreet Boys embarked on the Into the Millennium Tour , which comprised 115 sold-out shows in 84 cities, with some additional dates put due to high demand. The second leg, which was sponsored by Sears , was sold out on August 14 on its sale date and broke sales records. The concert at Georgia Dome , Atlanta,

11534-595: The United States, it sold 1.6 million discs in the first week making them the first artist since The Beatles to achieve back-to-back million plus first week sales. Three singles were released from Black & Blue : " Shape of My Heart ", " The Call ", and " More than That ". On January 28, 2001, the Backstreet Boys performed the American national anthem at the Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Florida . A week earlier,

11692-556: The album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA (Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Ribbon in the Sky"). In 2008, Boyz II Men's three members appeared on Celebrity Don't Forget the Lyrics and created a sensation with their performance. They earned $ 500,000 for their two nominated charities; the appearance also generated interest in their next release. In 2009, Boyz II Men announced plans for

11850-501: The album had sold almost six million worldwide. In 2002, the group expressed a strong desire to leave their management company, The Firm. However, Carter chose to remain with The Firm to manage his solo career. Shortly afterward, the rest of the group began recording their next album without him. The relationship with JIVE Records worsened when the Backstreet Boys filed a $ 75–100 million lawsuit against Zomba Music Group (JIVE's parent company), claiming breach of contract. They claimed that

12008-570: The album on July 1, 2000, in Stockholm, Sweden, and wrapped up the recording sessions in September. A song completed during the July recording sessions, " It's True ", was released on August 28, 2000, in a compilation album sold exclusively at Burger King restaurants, titled For the Fans . The album, Black & Blue , was released on November 21, 2000. To promote its release, they traveled around

12166-414: The bad boy, the shy one, the young one, the older brother type, and a heart throb. Since 2001, the dominance of traditional boy bands on pop charts began to fade in the western hemisphere, although Gil Kaufman of MTV has described "new boy bands" that are "more likely to resemble My Chemical Romance , Sum 41 , and Simple Plan . In 2001, Taiwanese boy band F4 (called JVKV since 2007) blew up big as

12324-589: The band at all times and controls the group's sound – if necessary, to the point of hiring session singers to record guide vocals for each member of the group to sing individually if the members cannot harmonize well together. However, for clarity of each voice, recording each voice individually is most commonly the norm with most modern vocal groups. In recent years, auto-tune has become a popular tool in vocal producing, some boy bands have come under fire for that reason. Some have also come under fire for lip syncing in their performances as well, for example New Kids on

12482-407: The band conforms to the most recent fashion and musical trends in the popular music scene. Typically, each member of the group will have some distinguishing feature and be portrayed as having a particular personality stereotype, such as "the baby", "the bad boy", or "the shy one". While managing the portrayal of popular musicians is as old as popular music , the particular pigeonholing of band members

12640-403: The band's first three albums had each sold over 1.6 million copies, with the fourth nearing two million, making all four some of the best-selling albums of all time in South Korea to this day. Lee Juno became a record producer, and Yang Hyun-suk was successful in founding YG Entertainment , one of the three biggest record companies in the country. Seo Taiji returned to music two years later with

12798-533: The beginning of that month while in the middle of a lawsuit. The worldwide hit single " I Want It That Way " which topped the single-charts in over 25 countries made anticipation for Millennium high. Millennium was released on May 18, 1999, on which day the Backstreet Boys made a heavily publicized appearance on MTV's Total Request Live . The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 and sold 1,134,000 copies in its first week of release. Four singles were released from Millennium : " I Want It That Way ", which

12956-528: The biggest Japanese independent record label . Originally, Boyz II Men announced a reunion with original member Michael McCary for the Twenty album. On September 6, 2009, at a concert in Virginia Beach , Virginia, Stockman announced that their upcoming 20th anniversary album would "include all 4 members", sparking a tremendous applause. But soon after that announcement, McCary declined and did not join

13114-424: The close of the nineties, groups like Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC who had previously used writers like Max Martin during their early albums began writing their own songs. Newer groups from late 2000s such as JLS have all made a point from early interviews that they write their own songs and hold their own image as this is an important part of marketing. Some bands like The Wanted have even spent time learning

13272-476: The commercial boom experienced in the genre from the mid to late nineties in North America. The mid 2000s, especially the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, saw the continued longevity of nineties boy bands such as Backstreet Boys and Westlife (before they disbanded in 2012), and the successful comeback of Take That in 2005, Boyzone in 2007, and New Kids on the Block in 2008. Some sections of

13430-399: The country in 2020s are Undergrunn and Tigergutt101 in 2022 and 2024 respectively. Seen as important to a "boy band" group's commercial success is the group's image , carefully controlled by managing all aspects of the group's attire, promotional materials (which are frequently supplied to teen magazines ), and music videos. The key factor of a boy band is being trendy. This means that

13588-453: The country. After recording for over a year, the Backstreet Boys finally released their comeback album Never Gone on June 14, 2005. The album debuted at No. 3 on the U.S. chart with first-week sales of 291,000 copies. However, the drastic style change drew negative criticism from Rolling Stone . Never Gone was certified platinum in the U.S. and four singles were released from the album. The second single, " Just Want You to Know ," hit

13746-527: The craft of songwriting. There has also been a rising trend of so-called "songwriter-" or "producer idols" ( Korean : Hangul 작곡돌, rev. Rom. jakgok-dol) in K-pop since the early 2000s. Nowadays, it is not uncommon for groups to have at least one member who is heavily involved in the songwriting and producing of the groups' music. In many cases, these members are the rappers in the group, who have often gained songwriting and producing experience while being active as amateur or underground rappers before joining

13904-558: The critics were more receptive to Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya than they had been to its predecessor, the LP sold only 500,000 copies in the US, 1 million copies worldwide, and although its two singles, "Pass You By" and "Thank You in Advance," received media attention, neither became hits. Boyz II Men departed from Universal in 2001, ending their relationship with the company that brought them to international stardom in 1991. The label released

14062-578: The debut of the Philippines supergroup SB19 in 2018, the group appeared at number six on Billboard Year-End Social 50 chart, making them the first Southeast Asian act to reach the top 10 of the magazine's annual chart. In South Korea, boy bands have been commercially successful. On the Circle Chart year-end albums chart of 2022, 7 of the top 10 and 13 of the top 20 albums are by boy bands or by subunits/members of boy bands. Seventeen's FML

14220-486: The disbandment of the heavy metal band Sinawe , in which he had a brief stint, Seo Taiji formed the boy band Seo Taiji and Boys (Korean: 서태지와 아이들) together with dancers Lee Juno and Yang Hyun-suk , which went on to become highly successful and created a craze at the time. Seo Taiji and Boys is credited with changing the South Korean music industry by pioneering the incorporation of rap and breakdance as well as

14378-409: The emergence of Britpop and the commercial co-option of indie rock , many boy bands were ridiculed by the British music press as having no artistic credibility, although some, such as East 17 and Take That, did write most of their own material. The media attention was then placed on the "Battle of Britpop", and the bands Oasis and Blur replaced the importance and rivalry of Take That and East 17 as

14536-514: The fact that he owned his own studio. This autonomy allowed Seo to bring subcultures in Korea, such as heavy metal, to the forefront of popular culture and challenge pervasive social norms. The band's independent success diminished the power of the television networks to dictate which artists appeared on shows, and gave rise to the influence of record labels and talent agencies. In 1996, Seo Taiji and Boys disbanded. In April 1996, Billboard reported that

14694-537: The first group since Led Zeppelin to have their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200 , and the only boy band to do so. The albums Backstreet Boys and Millennium were both certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making them one of the few bands to have multiple diamond albums. The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013 (2 days after their 20th anniversary). They released

14852-482: The first modern era–style boy band to have a multiple platinum-selling album in the UK, with Push , still one of the most successful boy-band albums in the UK. Other big boy bands in Britain during the late 1980s were Big Fun and Brother Beyond . The ongoing international success of New Kids on the Block inspired music managers in Europe to create their own acts, beginning with Nigel Martin-Smith 's Take That in

15010-483: The fusion of Korean music and various popular Western music genres in Korean popular music, and in turn creating the prototype for the modern hybrid K-pop genre or "rap-dance", as it was called at the time, and K-pop groups. They also left a lasting impact by explicitly putting social criticism at the forefront of their music, as well as paving the way for artistic freedom in South Korea by challenging censorship laws and

15168-605: The group "Boyz II Men," after New Edition's "Boys to Men," from the 1988 album Heart Break . After performing at a Valentine's Day party at school in 1989, they snuck into a concert put on by local radio station Power 99 at the Philadelphia Civic Center . They planned to find Will Smith backstage and perform for him. However, while looking for Smith, they happened to cross paths with New Edition member Michael Bivins , who, along with bandmates Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe , had just announced they were forming

15326-520: The group began the " Black & Blue Tour ", which featured shows in five continents. The tour was put on hold in July when it was reported that McLean had entered rehab to battle alcoholism and depression after Richardson held an intervention for him at a Boston hotel. The tour resumed in August and concluded in November. Shortly after returning to the Black and Blue Tour, the group faced a severe loss with

15484-582: The group debuted in Latin America at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. Later that year, on October 7, 1998, the group received the keys to the city from the mayor of Orlando in honor of the tornado relief concert the group headlined in March that raised over $ 250,000. The day was also declared Backstreet Boys Day in Orlando. They also began recording their third studio album, Millennium , at

15642-606: The group due to graduation. They then recruited Shawn Stockman after seeing him perform a solo in the school's choir. After an encounter in a school bathroom, Michael McCary started singing along with the group and eventually became the group's new bass singer. With their permanent lineup of members, the group rehearsed in the high school's bathrooms, in the corners of their schools, and other local areas. At CAPA, they were mentored by LaDeva Davis . Finding inspiration in New Edition 's harmonies and routines, they eventually renamed

15800-524: The group embarked on the This Is Us Tour , which lasted over a year and consisted of 123 shows. The Backstreet Boys, including Richardson, filmed a segment for The Oprah Winfrey Show on October 22, 2010. Richardson also performed with the group in the show's studio later that day, making it the second time he had performed with the group since his departure. In May 2011, the group announced that they had left their longtime label JIVE Records. In

15958-437: The group formed and 19 years after they last topped in 2000. They also became the first boy band to top the U.S. album charts in three different decades. In 2022, they released their first Christmas album, A Very Backstreet Christmas . They celebrated their 30th anniversary on April 20, 2023. The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists . They are

16116-496: The group on April 20, 1993, a day after receiving a phone call from Richardson about it. Thus, April 20 became their anniversary date. Pearlman decided to call them Backstreet Boys, after Orlando's Backstreet Market, an outdoor flea market near International Drive which was also a teen hangout. The Backstreet Boys performed their first show at SeaWorld Orlando on May 8, 1993. The group then continued to perform in various venues during summer 1993, from shopping malls, restaurants, to

16274-657: The group re-signed with Universal Records and released the LP Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA through the Decca Records label. The LP is a cover album featuring songs from the Motown Records catalog, co-produced by Randy Jackson of American Idol fame. The Motown album includes covers of songs by The Temptations (" Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) "), Marvin Gaye (" Ain't Nothing Like

16432-465: The group stated that they have a scheduling conflict and discussed postponing the hearing by 90 days. On October 21, 2014, the group received a settlement of $ 99,000 in cash, 34 audio tape reels, 26 CDs, seven studio mastering audio tapes, six sealed posters, three audio cassettes, and one VHS tape. The recordings include some unreleased mixes, demos, and original materials. The seven master recordings they received included " I'll Never Break Your Heart " and

16590-485: The group to cancel a signing at Hard Rock Café in New York for the NYC Pinktober event on October 5, 2009. The rest of the group were prescribed Tamiflu by a doctor, even though they weren't showing any symptom of the flu. The group subsequently canceled a scheduled CBS Early Show performance the next day on October 6, 2009, which was also the release day of their new album, This Is Us . In late October 2009,

16748-402: The group's independent tour. In 2005 Boyz II Men recorded a CD with Anderson Cameau called "Apocalypse", a project meant to benefit Haiti . In 2006, Boyz II Men's seventh studio album, The Remedy , was released exclusively in Japan, where they found a thriving fan base. In other regions, The Remedy was made available online through the group's website on February 14 , 2007. In mid-2007,

16906-412: The group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album Millennium (1999), anchored by the worldwide hit " I Want It That Way ", and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000). They also released a greatest hits album, The Hits – Chapter One (2001). After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album, Never Gone (2005). After the conclusion of

17064-517: The group, making Boyz II Men into the quartet that found international fame: Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanyá Morris, and Shawn Stockman. Boyz II Men's first album, Cooleyhighharmony , was released on Motown in 1991 and was produced by Michael Bivins. Cooleyhighharmony ' s drum-heavy new jack swing sound and multi-layered sampled backdrops were similar to that of Bell Biv DeVoe 's own work, but featured classic-soul styled vocals in place of BBD's rapping and brassier singing . This style

17222-401: The group. There is also a higher expectation for rappers to write their own lyrics due to self-expression being a core value of the hip-hop genre. There are cases of "producer idols" writing or producing for other artists outside of their solo or respective group work as well, such as BTS ' RM and Suga . Individuals can also go on to achieve greater success as a solo artist coming out of

17380-550: The groups All-4-One (formed in 1993) and Boyz II Men (formed in 1988). Boyz II Men are also the most successful boy band act on the U.S. Hot 100 as well as the Australian Singles Chart . Although they had success on the Billboard charts, they were not marketed towards youth but more towards adults. It was not until 1997 and the change to pop-oriented groups such as Backstreet Boys , 98 Degrees , NSYNC ,

17538-619: The highest selling boyband act (9.3 million), followed by Boyzone at 29 (7.1 million) and Westlife at 34 (6.8 million). Even though Cowell is known to have managed several successful boy bands, he is also infamous for passing on signing two of the biggest boybands to emerge from the 1990s and 2000s, Take That and Busted . With the continued success of Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC , American and British groups like 98 Degrees , Westlife , O-Town , A1 , Blue , and Busted gained quick popularity both domestically and internationally. International boy bands would also occasionally spring up, such as

17696-439: The impact of these British boy bands, put out an advert for an "Irish Take That", thereby creating Boyzone in 1993. Let Loose (formed in 1993), MN8 and 911 (formed in 1995), and Damage (formed in 1996) were also successful boy bands in Britain; however, by the late 1990s all these bands had split up. All these artists were very successful on both the singles and albums charts domestically and internationally; however, with

17854-580: The international debut and the U.S. debut, sold more than 28 million copies worldwide. In November 1997, doctors discovered that a congenital hole in Littrell's heart had enlarged to dangerous proportions. Littrell postponed open-heart surgery to meet touring obligations. He underwent heart surgery on May 8, 1998, in the middle of the Backstreet's Back Tour . The group postponed the tour until July 1998 to give Littrell time to recover. Littrell brought in

18012-674: The label if they got into the boy band business. However, in February 1994, Jeff Fenster (then senior VP A&R Zomba/JIVE Records ) and David Renzer (then senior VP/ GM of Zomba Music Publishing ) saw the group performing at a high school in Cleveland and signed them to their first record deal. At the end of December 1994, the group flew to Sweden to record some songs with Max Martin and Denniz PoP , including " We've Got It Goin' On ," which ended up being their first single and completed their work in January 1995. "We've Got It Goin' On"

18170-528: The label promoted Carter's solo album Now or Never at the expense of the group. In November 2003, McLean appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about his addiction to alcohol and drugs and his struggles in rising to fame for the first time in public. The rest of the group surprised him by appearing in person to give him support, marking the first time the Backstreet Boys had appeared together in public in almost two years. The group began to reform and reconcile their differences, planning to start recording

18328-422: The members occupying the "main" positions often being considered the most skilled and having the most parts in songs or being highlighted during solo dance parts. The "leader" is the spokesperson who represents the group in public, and is in charge of mediating between group members, as well as between the group and the label. In most cases, their music is written, arranged and produced by a producer who works with

18486-490: The number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 15, remaining for a record-setting 13 weeks, until November 14, 1992. The success of "End of the Road" instantly transformed Boyz II Men from up-and-coming R&B stars into mainstream music celebrities. A revamped Cooleyhighharmony was reissued during 1993, with "End of the Road" added as a special bonus track, but "End of the Road" initially appeared only on

18644-669: The occurrence of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks . On the night of September 10, the band had completed a sold-out show in Boston, Massachusetts . The following morning, Littrell's wife Leighanne had planned on catching a flight back to Los Angeles aboard American Airlines Flight 11 , along with set carpenter Daniel Lee, who was returning home to Los Angeles to see his wife, who was due to give birth to their second child. That night, however, Leighanne canceled her flight after deciding to spend more time with her husband. Tragically, Lee

18802-466: The press have referred to these acts, particularly those who have reformed after a previous split, such as Take That, Boyzone, and 98 Degrees , as 'man bands'. In the early 2010s, there was somewhat of a resurgence of boy band popularity in countries where the trend had not maintained, with the emergence of new boy bands like Big Time Rush , the Wanted , and One Direction and the formation of supergroup NKOTBSB which comprised members of New Kids on

18960-552: The project. As a trio, Boyz II Men performed as special guests on VH1 's highly rated VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul concert. Boyz II Men contributed a cover of Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel 's song " Snow Drop " to their 2012 tribute album. On January 22, 2013, the group appeared on The View along with New Kids on the Block and 98 Degrees to announce their joint tour that took place in summer 2013. As of February 20, 2013, Boyz II Men announced that beginning March 1, 2013, they will stop touring and begin performing shows at

19118-472: The release of the collection because they felt the compilation did not represent Boyz II Men's best work. After the label released the album without their permission, there was a dispute between the company and the group. Boyz II Men initiated their own recording company Stonecreek (which released material by artists such as Uncle Sam ), and they arranged for Stonecreek's distribution by Epic Records , not Motown. Boyz II Men's third studio album, Evolution ,

19276-471: The remaining three members took a temporary hiatus from the music industry. After a year out of the spotlight, Boyz II Men created the independent label MSM Music Group (distributed through Koch Records ), and released the Throwback, Vol. 1 LP in 2004. The album is a collection of covers of classic R&B and soul songs such as The Dazz Band 's " Let It Whip ", Michael Jackson's " Human Nature ", and, as

19434-477: The same month, they embarked on a joint tour with New Kids on the Block as NKOTBSB . Prior to the tour, they released a compilation album of their biggest hits, also titled NKOTBSB , which also includes a mash-up and two new songs. At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 17th on Billboard ' s annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $ 40 million with 51 shows. The tour lasted until June 2012, comprising 80 shows in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. During

19592-463: The second best-selling music artist of 2016 in the country and Kanjani Eight , the fifth best-selling music artist of that year in Japan. In Norway, the boy band Ballinciaga gained commercial success in 2022 with dance and party songs like "Dans På Bordet" and "Beklager (Guttaklubben)". The group is also known for keeping their identities anonymous by wearing pink-colored masks in the public. Other Norwegian boy bands that gained commercial success in

19750-529: The show in Staples Center, LA, in July 2011, Richardson once again joined the group on stage. As he had announced before on On Air with Ryan Seacrest in October 2011, Richardson hosted a beach party, part of the group's second annual cruise, in the Bahamas on December 3, 2011, where he performed with them. On Seacrest's radio show, he also stated that he would love to "perform with the group again on

19908-540: The single " Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana " that has become the third best-selling single ever in Japan , with over three million copies sold. In North America, the Jonas Brothers rose to fame from promotion on the Disney Channel in 2008. Other boy bands like JLS and Mindless Behavior also emerged and experienced remarkable success around this time. However, apart from them, boy bands have not seen

20066-420: The single, Bobby Caldwell 's "What You Won't Do for Love". For this record, Nathan took on the bass lines as well as the baritone vocals that he sang when Boyz II Men was a quartet. Throwback, Vol. 1 reached number 59 on the Billboard 200. The group launched an independent tour of North America and Asia in support of the Throwback series. The album sold over 200,000 copies with little to no promotion aside from

20224-498: The socially conscious thematic similarities in their music as well their shared hip hop leanings, and metaphorically passed the torch, saying "This is your generation now". In the early 1990s in North America, with New Kids on the Block's continued success and Color Me Badd also having success, boy bands became a continued staple of the Billboard charts. Continuing this success in the mid-1990s, most prominent boy bands were African American and had R&B and gospel elements, such as

20382-517: The song "If You Stay" for the Booty Call soundtrack in the same year, which was released in February 1997. Backstreet's Back was released internationally (except in the U.S.) on August 11, 1997. Their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys (1997), which consisted of songs from their 1996 international debut album and Backstreet's Back , was released in the U.S. a day later on August 12, 1997. The U.S. self-titled debut peaked at No. 4 on

20540-615: The sons of Tito Jackson , a member of the Jackson 5 , 3T had several hits singles across Europe in the mid-1990s, despite limited success in the US, and finished the second biggest selling act of 1996 in Europe behind the Spice Girls . With the success of North American boy bands like New Kids on the Block in East Asia, Japanese entertainment company Johnny & Associates formed SMAP in 1992. The group enjoyed tremendous success, selling over 35 million records. In 1992, after

20698-490: The studio for their highly anticipated sophomore effort. In 1994, II was released. II sold more than 12 million copies in the United States alone, becoming one of the best-selling albums ever released by an R&B group act, and one of the biggest albums of the decade. II later won two awards at the 1995 Grammy Awards , including Best R&B Album . Most of the tracks on II were written and produced by Tim & Bob —Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson (5), Babyface (2) and

20856-527: The successful team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (2). Several of II ' s tracks became major singles, among them Jam & Lewis's "On Bended Knee", and Babyface's " I'll Make Love to You " and " Water Runs Dry ". "I'll Make Love to You" broke "End of the Road's" 13-week record at number 1, by spending 14 weeks at the top of the chart (a feat equaled earlier that year by Whitney Houston 's cover of " I Will Always Love You "). "On Bended Knee" replaced "I'll Make Love to You" at number 1, making Boyz II Men only

21014-579: The television networks hegemony over the music market. In 1995 the Korean Broadband is not 6 ft to a particular location casting Ethics Committee demanded that Seo Taiji and Boys change the lyrics for "Regret of the Times". As a result, Seo decided to release the song as a purely instrumental track. This incited protests and resulted in the abolishment of music pre-censorship in Korea. Seo Taiji also did not have to rely on television networks due to

21172-440: The term "boy band" was not commonly used then, the earliest predecessors of this format were groups such as the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds which helped form the template for boy bands. The Jackson 5 were a sibling group that established many musical conventions that boy bands follow. For instance, their music featured close harmonies from soul music and catchy pop hooks influenced as much as they were by Motown and acts like

21330-432: The term", exclusively due to the enthusiastic response they received from their young female audience. The Liverpool quartet known as the Beatles were not only the quintessential rock band, but many considered John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star [ sic ] to be the original boy band – especially in the early 1960s when young girls would scream at the top of their lungs and pass out upon first sight of

21488-429: The third act ever to replace itself at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, after Elvis Presley and the Beatles. In 1995, the group appeared as backing vocalists on " HIStory " from Michael Jackson's Grammy-nominated ninth album of the same name . In 1995, Motown issued The Remix Collection , a compilation of remixes of various Boyz II Men songs from Cooleyhighharmony and II . The group itself had opposed

21646-478: The third musical act, after the Beatles and Elvis Presley , to replace themselves atop the Billboard Hot 100. These achievements gave Boyz II Men recognition as Billboard magazine's biggest boy band from 1987 to 2012. Boyz II Men continued to perform as a trio despite McCary's departure. Their latest studio album, Under the Streetlight , was released in 2017. Boyz II Men have received four Grammy Awards . The group, originally named Unique Attraction,

21804-507: The top 10 in the UK. The third singles were " Crawling Back to You " for the U.S. and " I Still... " for the rest of the world. Never Gone has sold approximately 3 million copies worldwide. The Backstreet Boys began the first leg of their Never Gone Tour on July 22, 2005, in West Palm Beach, Florida . After that, the first leg ran until November 2005 in Europe, and in January 2006, the second leg started in Tokyo, Japan . Finally,

21962-563: The tour concluded on February 2, 2006, in Melbourne, Australia . On June 23, 2006, it was announced that Richardson had left the Backstreet Boys to pursue other interests. Both Richardson and the rest of the group issued a statement on their official site, stating that he departed amicably and the door was always open for him to return. Following Richardson's departure, the group was suggested to change their name to Backstreet, but they decided against it. They also turned down an offer to star in

22120-494: The two biggest boy bands in the late 1990s until the early 2000s, and Backstreet Boys went on to become the best-selling boy band in history with over 100 million records sold. In the late 1990s in the UK, producer Simon Cowell (noted in the U.S. for the American Idol / The X Factor franchise) is also known for having managed British boyband Five (formed in 1997) and Irish boyband Westlife (formed in 1998). Westlife

22278-403: The two new biggest bands in Britain. However, boy bands continued to find success in the late 1990s, such as Five , Another Level , Point Break and Westlife . In 1995 successful German music manager Frank Farian , who had been manager of Boney M and Milli Vanilli , put together Latin American band No Mercy who scored a few worldwide hits during the mid-90s. Although being American and

22436-488: The world in 100 hours, visiting Stockholm , Tokyo , Sydney , Cape Town , Rio de Janeiro , and New York City . Fifty-five hours were spent traveling, and 45 were spent making public appearances. A DVD of the short tour, as well as a board game, was released in 2001, titled Around the World . The album recorded the best international sales in a week for an album in history by selling over 5 million copies in its first week. In

22594-682: Was "Squirt," Shawn was "Slim," Michael was simply "Bass," and Nathan assumed the name "Alex Vanderpool," after a soap opera character who brandished a nerdy style. Boyz II Men's first single, the Dallas Austin -produced " Motownphilly ," featured a rap cameo by Michael Bivins that tells of how he met Boyz II Men. The single's release was accompanied by a music video that presented the group in hip-hop style. (The video also included cameos from fellow Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts alumni Black Thought and Questlove of The Roots .) Cooleyhighharmony ' s second single

22752-412: Was a Top 10 success, but the follow-up "Can't Let Her Go" underperformed. The global tour began in 1997 to promote Evolution was successful in terms of ticket sales, but behind the scenes, Boyz II Men was wracked by conflicts, with their record label and internal conflicts among the members of the group. Making matters worse, health problems began to take their toll on the group. While on tour to support

22910-599: Was among 92 people killed when the hijacked plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The next day, during a concert on the next leg of their tour in Toronto, Littrell gave a brief speech on Lee and led the audience in a moment of silence for Lee and all the victims of the attacks. The Hits – Chapter One , their first compilation album, was released on October 23, 2001. It also included

23068-629: Was an a cappella cover of a classic Motown tune, G.C. Cameron 's " It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday " from the 1975 film Cooley High , while "Uhh Ahh" served as the third single. Cooleyhighharmony achieved major success, selling over nine million copies and winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1992 Grammy Awards . Boyz II Men were also nominated for Best New Artist , along with British singer-songwriter Seal , fellow R&B group Color Me Badd , and dance group C+C Music Factory , but

23226-445: Was bought by Universal Music Group . Amidst the major corporate restructure, Motown was merged with UMG's Universal Records, where Boyz II Men found themselves reassigned. Their only studio LP album for Universal, 2000's Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya , was chiefly written and produced by the group itself, in an attempt to update their sound and ward off critics who questioned the group's reliance on Babyface's hit-making songcraft. While

23384-505: Was created by Irishman Louis Walsh as a replacement for Boyzone and was initially managed by a former member of the band Ronan Keating . Westlife would eventually overtake Take That in number one's tally in the UK although Take That's overall UK sales are still higher. In 2012, the Official Charts Company revealed the biggest selling singles artists in British music chart history with Take That placed 15th overall and

23542-816: Was dubbed " hip hop doo-wop " by the group and Bivins, who presented Boyz II Men and adolescent R&B group Another Bad Creation to the public as BBD's protégés. From the beginning, Boyz II Men featured all four members as leads, avoiding the usual R&B group arrangement of one or two lead singers and a team of background singers. The multiple-lead arrangement became a Boyz II Men trademark, and it became typical to hear Wanyá Morris' vibrato-heavy tenor , Shawn Stockman's tenor voice, Nathan Morris' baritone , and Michael McCary's bass (often used in spoken-word sections of many Boyz II Men hits) trading bars in each song. The album's liner notes identified unique nicknames for each group member. These nicknames were devised in collaboration with Bivins in an attempt at marketing. Wanyá

23700-505: Was formed in 1985 by Michael Grimaldi, Nathan Morris, and Marc Nelson at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) along with fellow schoolmates George Baldi , Jon Shoats, and Marguerite Walker. In 1987, Wanyá Morris, who sang in the school's choir along with the members of Unique Attraction, joined the group and became a permanent member as a freshman. In 1988 Baldi, Shoats and Walker left

23858-425: Was not established until the late 1980s when Lou Pearlman decided to form a record company to promote a new singing and dancing group after becoming fascinated with the success of New Kids on the Block . Although generally described as a rock band, the highest-selling band in history – the Beatles – have been described by several journalists as "the first" or "the original" boy band, "before anyone had thought of

24016-520: Was on April 20, 2013, with a fan celebration event in Hollywood that day. They received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame two days later, and had the day, April 22, 2013, declared as Backstreet Boys Day in Hollywood. In May 2013, the group embarked on their 20th-anniversary tour, officially titled as In a World Like This Tour . The tour lasted over two years, comprising over 170 shows in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and

24174-591: Was released as the last single from their international debut album on February 17, 1997. " Quit Playing Games (with My Heart) ", originally released in Europe as their fourth single in October 1996, was released in the U.S. in May 1997 for their self-titled U.S. debut album , Backstreet Boys (1997). It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 , eventually earning them a platinum award for selling over one million copies. The group began working on their second album, Backstreet's Back , in October 1996. They also recorded

24332-639: Was released during 1997 to mixed reviews and sold three million copies, far below the stratospheric success of II ' s ( 12 million copies) and Cooleyhighharmony ( 9 million ). Only one of Evolution ' s singles, the Jam/Lewis-penned " Four Seasons of Loneliness ", reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart. The second single, the Babyface-helmed " A Song for Mama " (the theme song to the Babyface-produced film Soul Food , )

24490-786: Was released on June 7, 2016. Boy band A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. South Korean boy bands usually also have designated rappers. Most boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on-stage. They are similar in concept to their counterparts known as girl groups . Some boy bands are formed on their own, but most are created by talent managers or record producers who hold auditions. The popularity of boy bands has peaked three times: first in

24648-462: Was sent to radio in August 1995 and released as a physical single on September 5, 1995. In North America, Mix 96 in Montreal broke the group after the programmers heard it on the radio in Europe. The song was a minor success in the U.S., peaking at only No. 69 by December 1995, but it entered the top 5 in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, and the Netherlands. European success sent them there on

24806-470: Was the 5th most attended concert in American history and the most attended concert by a pop artist. By October 1999, the Backstreet Boys faced new problems declaring their current JIVE contract null and void, soon striking one of the largest record deals ever valued at $ 60 million with JIVE. The group members made a trip to the Bahamas in May 2000 to write songs for their fourth album. They began recording

24964-526: Was thrilled to be back with his old bandmates, saying that they have a chemistry and a bond. The Backstreet Boys moved into a house together all by themselves in July 2012 as they started working on their new album with producer Martin Terefe in London. On August 31, 2012, they closed out Good Morning America ' s Summer Concert Series in Central Park , in New York. It was their first performance as

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