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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A number of musicians who got their start and who are primarily known as part of a girl group or boy band from South Korea have also enjoyed hugely successful solo careers, but there aren’t a ton of them that manage to produce smashes that perform well across the entire planet.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Horan and Payne performed together in the beloved boy band from 2010-2016.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Payne is best known for being one-fifth of global boy band One Direction alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
Liam Payne, who rose to fame as part of the British boy band One Direction, is dead at 31.
—Kimi Robinson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Horan and Payne performed together in the beloved boy band from 2010-2016.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Payne is best known for being one-fifth of global boy band One Direction alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
Liam Payne, who rose to fame as part of the British boy band One Direction, is dead at 31.
—Kimi Robinson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Boy band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20band. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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