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boy band

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noun

  1. a trendy pop group of young male singers, each member typically cultivating an image so as to appeal to a preteen audience.


boy band

noun

  1. an all-male vocal pop group created to appeal to a young audience
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boy band1

First recorded in 1980–85
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They are pursuing a new trial, citing new evidence: a letter written to a cousin by one of them prior to the killings that detailed the abuse, and an allegation by another man — a former member of boy band Menudo — that he was sexually abused by Jose Menendez.

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In 2012 the outfit linked up with a well-connected manager who wanted to turn the Train Robbers into a kind of multiracial street-kid boy band, as Crockett recalled to Texas Monthly; he eventually quit and headed to Northern California to work on a marijuana farm — only to get pulled over with six pounds of weed in his car.

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A Japanese woman who unexpectedly kissed K-pop boy band BTS's Jin at a fan event last year has found herself under investigation by South Korean police.

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Nakai, who is also a former member of J-Pop boy band SMAP, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a dinner party in 2023.

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And new allegations made by a former member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo suggest Lyle and Erik Menendez were not the only victims.

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