in this showbiz ya see, once you got the looks and an ok voice, the next thing ya know.. boom! your pretty-boy face is plastered all over in some little girl's bedroom. she fantasize about a perfect guy. (which makes him.. YOU). she sighs everytime she studies every details given in an article of teen magazine. she knows your height, your weight, your birthdate, your shoe-size.. she would gain all the knowledge about YOU. it's this creepy-boyband-craziness that makes this biz so valuable. (as in lotta doughs for the group and the record companies). |
as you look at the history of this "boyband hysteria.." first the new kids popped out. they were the ones who made all this happen to this day. they eventually disappeared as we approached the '90s. around '92, the backstreets happened. they still exist being the best of all boybands around. since then, lotta new faces popped out. boyzone in ireland, 5ive in england, n*sync in the states and many many more. they made millions and millions with their love songs.. the fans.. the popularity.. then you'd be suprised to know that 98degrees happened way before all of them happened. it was all around the backstreet era. they were actually the only one who was talented enough to be signed to the legendary motown records. many famous artists of the century were signed to this corporation such as marvin gaye, stevie wonders and of course, boyz ii men. they first came out with their very first single; invisible man. it was sorta the 15-minute-fame-kinda thing here in north america and they moved on to promote their first self-titled album; 98*, in asia. it made a major hit in singapore, malaysia, |