The Boy Band Blueprint

The Boy - Band Blueprint From the Beatles to One Direction, the young dudes are N Sync

Fans bid $ 100. 0 on eBay for a piece of Vegemite toast that member Niall Horan bit into in Sydney

Beatlemania set off a merchandising frenzy that included a Flip Your Wig game, lunch boxes, figurines and serving trays

AMERICAN BRITISH BRITISH / IRISH

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SPIN - OFF : BRIAN WILSON Kokomo hit No. 1 in November 1988, 24 years after the band s first chart topper, I Get Around

PUERTO RICAN

SCOTTISH

The Wanted Life on El drew an audience of 1. 7 million viewers

THE BEATLES HEYDAY : 1962 - 1970

BEACH BOYSHEYDAY : 1962-1975

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DIRECTION HEYDAY : 2012001

THIS MONTH MARKS THE SOTH ANNIVERSARY of the Beatles arrival in the. S. and the Fab Four s legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. While the lads quickly distanced themselves from their largely fabricated image as mop - topped Beatlemania inspiring dreamboats, their blueprint for a successful boy band - smart one ( John Lennon ), cute one ( Paul McCartney ), quiet one ( George Harrison ) and funny one ( Ringo Starr ) lives on. Whether their successors played surf music, suave R & B, novelty songs or sugary ballads, here s a look at the connections and characteristics that have defined five decades of adorable pop acts.

THEWANTED HEYDAY : 2010-2013

SPIN - OFF : Michael Jackson outbid MICHAEL Paul McCartney for the JACKSON publishing rights to some 200 Beatles songs in the mid - 80s

THE MONKEES HEYDAY : 1966 - 1970

Their squeaky clean image was sugarcoated, said Joe Jonas, who recently admitted to drug use

BIGTIMERUSHHEYDAY : 2010

JACKSON 5 HEYDAY : 19691979

In 1963 5 - year - old Donny Osmond performed on The Andy Williams Show ; in 2009 he won Dancing With the Stars

WITH FEW SUBSTITUTIONS, THE FORMULA THAT KEEPS ON WINNING :

START HERE

JONAS BROTHERS HEYDAY : 2005-2010

THEOSMONDS HEYDAY : 1971-1976

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SPIN - OFF DONNY OSMOND

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BBMak s breakout song. Back Here, initially madea birger solash in the U. S. than in the band s native England

BBMAKHEYDAY : 1999-2003

TOGETHER 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS KNOWN TO PLAY OWN INSTRUMENTS HAD NO. 1 HIT SINGLE IN U. S. INCLUDED FAMILY MEMBERS SPAWNED FROM TV MADE CHRISTMAS ALBUM AT LEAST ONE MEMBER ARRESTED FAMOUS SOLO SPIN - OFF HAD A COMEBACK TOUR

BAY CITY ROLLERS HEYDAY : 1973-1976

TALENTED, DREAMY HEARTTHROB

BAD BOY

HOMELY ONE

HANSON HEYDAY : 1997 - 2000

NEWEDITION HEYDAY : 1983 - 1988

SPIN - OFF : BOBBY BROWN

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N Sync fans bought 1. 1 million copies of No Strings Attached on its first day in stores, making it the first album to hit seven figure sales in one day

N SYNC HEYDAY : 1997-2002

MENUDO HEYDAY : 1981-1989

Bobby Brown said his earnings from New Edition tours and records amounted to $ 500 and a VCR

Brian Epstein groomed the Beatles : Maurice Starr Greated New Edition and New Kids on the

; Lou Pearman invented Backstreet Boys and N Sync : Simon Cowel masterminded One Direction

98 DEGREES HEYDAY : 1997 - 2001

NEW KIDS ON THE

HEYDAY : 1988-1992

Social media

SPIN - OFF : RICKY MARTIN

everything

Its not about sales Its about tours

SPIN - OFF JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

BACKSTREET BOYS HEYDAY : 1996 - 2001

BOYZ II MENHEYDAY 1991-1997



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SPIN - OFF : NICK LACHEY

The band s original name was Nynuk

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The reunited Backstreet Boys sang at a 2013Christmas concert in Washington, attended by the Obamas

Members cycled out when their voices changed or they got too old ; Menudo had more than 30 members total

Nick Lachey broke into reality TV on MTV s Newlyweds with Jessica Simpson before hosting NBC s The Sing - Off

SOURCES : BILLBOARD. COM : BAND WEBSITES. REPORTING BY ALEX ACIMAN, MOLLY MARTIN. BROOK TWEETEN AND VICTOR WILLIAMS

Named after the New Edition song Boys to Men The Boy-Band Blueprint From the Beatles to One Direction, the young dudes are 'N Sync Fans bid $100,000 on eBay for a piece of Vegemite toast that member Niall Horan bit into in Sydney Beatlemania set off a merchandising frenzy that included a Flip Your Wig game, lunch boxes, figurines and serving trays AMERICAN BRITISH SPIN-OFF: BRIAN WILSON BRITISH/ IRISH "Kokomo" hit No. 1 in November PUERTO RICAN 1988, 24 years after the band's first chart topper, "I Get Around" The Wanted Life on E! drew SCOTTISH THIS MONTH MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY THE BEATLES of the Beatles' arrival in the U.S. and the Fab an audience of 1.7 million BEACH BOYS HEYDAY: 1962–1970 Four's legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. While the lads quickly distanced themselves from their largely fabricated image as mop-topped Beatlemania- inspiring dreamboats, their blueprint for a successful boy band-smart one (John Lennon), cute one (Paul McCartney), quiet one (George Harrison) and funny one (Ringo Starr)-lives on. Whether their successors played surf music, suave R&B, novelty songs or sugary ballads, here's a look at the connections and characteristics that have defined five decades of adorable pop acts. ONE DIRECTION HEYDAY: 2011- viewers HEYDAY: 1962-1975 SPIN-OFF: Michael Jackson outbid MICHAEL Paul McCartney for the publishing rights to some 200 Beatles songs in the mid-'80s THE WANTED JACKSON HEYDAY: 2010-2013 THE MONKEES Their squeaky- clean image was "sugarcoated," said Joe Jonas, who recently admitted to HEYDAY: 1966-1970 In 1963 5-year-old Donny Osmond performed on The Andy Williams Show; in 2009 he won Dancing With the Stars BIG TIME RUSH drug use O JACKSON 5 HEYDAY: 2010- HEYDAY: 1969-1979 WITH FEW SUBSTITUTIONS, THE FORMULA THAT KEEPS ON WINNING: START HERE JONAS BROTHERS THE • OSMONDS HEYDAY: 2005-2010 HEYDAY: 1971-1976 Image KEY Instruments Z not essential comes SPIN-OFF: DONNY OSMOND first BBMak's breakout TOGETHER 5+ CONSECUTIVE YEARS song, "Back Here," initially I KNOWN TO PLAY OWN INSTRUMENTS HAD NO. 1 HIT SINGLE IN U.S. I INCLUDED FAMILY MEMBERS made a bigger splash in the U.S. than in CUTE ONE SHY ONE BAY CITY • ROLLERS BBMAK I SPAWNED FROM TV HEYDAY: HEYDAY: 1999–2003 I MADE CHRISTMAS ALBUM 1973–1976 TALENTED, band's native England AT LEAST ONE MEMBER ARRESTED DREAMY HEARTTHROB I FAMOUS SOLO SPIN-OFF HAD A COMEBACK TOUR NEW EDITION SPIN-OFF: BOBBY BROWN BAD BOY НОМELY ONE HANSON HEYDAY: 1983–1988 HEYDAY: 1997-2000 Bobby Brown said his 'N Sync fans bought 1.1 million copies of No Strings Attached on its first day in stores, making it the first album to hit seven- figure sales in earnings from New Edition tours and records THE PUPPET MASTER 'N SYNC O MENUDO HEYDAY: 1997–2002 HEYDAY: Brian Epstein groomed the Beatles; Maurice Starr created New Edition and New Kids on the Block; Lou Pearlman invented Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync; Simon Cowell amounted to 1981–1989 "$500 and a VCR" masterminded One Direction 98 DEGREES O NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK SPIN-OFF: RICKY MARTIN HEYDAY: 1997-2001 Social media one day HEYDAY: 1988–1992 Its not about sales, its about tours BOYZ II MEN everything BACKSTREET BOYS Members cycled out when their voices changed or they got too old; Menudo had more than 30 members total SPIN-OFF: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE The reunited HEYDAY: 1996-2001 SPIN-OFF: NICK LACHEY HEYDAY: 1991–1997 The band's original name was Nynuk Backstreet Boys sang at a 2013 Christmas merch Nick Lachey broke into reality TV on MTV's Newlyweds with Jessica Simpson before hosting NBC's The Sing-Off concert in Washington, attended by the Obamas SOURCES: BILLBOARD.COM; BAND WEBSITES. REPORTING BY ALEX ACIMAN, MOLLY MARTIN, BROOK TWEETEN AND VICTOR WILLIAMS Named after the New Edition song "Boys to Men"