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* ''' The Center''': A less set position, he's the member on whom the current promotion is based on (if said position isn't an alternate name for being [[Face of the Band]]). Usually the lead vocalist or the most rounded-up member, tends to be the one who gets the most lines in songs.
* '''The Visual''': The official [[Mr. Fanservice]] of the band, the most attractive member under Korean beauty standards. Not necessarily the Face of the Band, albeit it sometimes overlaps.
* '''The Main/Lead/Sub Vocalist/Dancer/Rapper''': The Main specialist is always the best one of the group on said specialty, whenever rapping, singing or dancing. The Lead is usually the second best at it and tends to be put in the front lines. The Sub specialist is intended to be better at it than the non-specialist members, but still not as good as the
* '''The ''Maknae''''': the
▲* '''The ''Maknae''''': the [[The Baby of the Bunch|youngest member of the group]], on top of any other position he may already have. Usually directed to be [[Keet|the cutest and more childish]] member, but subversions do exist.
Boy bands are a major source of [[Real Person Fic]] (a subgenre called bandslash), where you basically have one of two types: Female OC woos band member, or the band members woo each other. In Japan the majority of RPF [[Doujinshi]] are bandslash.
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* Boyz II Men: Took NKOTB's place in the early-to-mid 90's, but had a more traditional R&B sound. Directly influenced many of the bands listed below.
* Color Me Badd: Similar to the aforementioned Take That/East 17 example, this group was more or less the "edgier" alternative to Boyz II Men. While they were less successful, they performed a similar-sounding New Jack Swing stlye and incorporating some rapped interludes.
* The [[Backstreet Boys]]: Notable for being the first of the 90's Boy Bands to throw off their previously mentioned large, intimidating boss.
* *N SYNC: Stood in the shadow of [[Backstreet Boys]] during the former's height of popularity, although they had one #1 Billboard single with "It's Gonna Be Me". Ironically, [[Justin Timberlake]]'s solo career has been more popular and critically loved than anything BSB or *N SYNC ever did.
* Boyzone: Irish boy band who took over from [[Take That (band)|Take That]] after their split and were hugely successful in the UK. Stephen Gately of the group was the first member of a really successful boy band to come out as gay.
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* British group The Wanted have been around for the few years; after initial success in their native UK, they're starting to enjoy Stateside success as well, thanks in part to them being managed by [[Justin Bieber|Scooter Braun]].
* JLS, from England; like One Direction, they rose to popularity after their season of [[The X Factor]]. Much like 98 Degrees, though, they formed independently and initially auditioned for X Factor together.
* [[BTS (band)|BTS]], the current (as of early 2020s) international sensation from Korea. Debuted in 2013, this septet slowly gained fame through a steady online presence, until exploding in popularity around 2015. While assembled by their company, the group members have a very unusually high input on their own work due to having been
== Boy Band Parodies ==
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