A style of manufactured [pop group]
? featuring about five singers. Often, they evolve out of church choral groups, or are put together by producers who audition the groups for looks and dancing ability (and sometimes singing ability). In most cases, their music is written, arranged, and produced by a producer who will work with the band at all times and controls the group's sound - if necessary, to the point of hiring [session singers]
? to record [guide vocal]
?s for each member of the group to sing individually (if the members can not harmonize together well). Equally important to the group's commercial success is the group's image, carefully controlled by managing all aspects of the group's dress, promotional materials (which are supplied to teen magazines), and [video clip]
?s. Typically, each member of the group will have some distinguishing feature and be portrayed as having a particular personality stereotype - such as "the baby", "the bad boy", "the nice boy" - whilst managing the portrayal of popular musicians is as old as popular music, the particular pigeonholing of boy band members is a defining characteristic of boy and girl bands.
The commercial success of specific boy bands does not tend to last long. As the fans (mostly preteen girls) of boy bands age, their musical tastes evolve and seek something different. If success is sustained, often one or more members of the band (particularly if they have some songwriting ability) will leave and seek a solo career, though few manage sustained solo success.
Famous boy bands:
See also: Girl band
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