Investigating Instagram's Cringe New Boy Band

[@jaimefrenchofficial]

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[@saralynn518]

Your earbuds should have independent (L/R) beepers to find it when there are "bed accidents". If Raycon likes this idea, I would love to try a complementary pair. I'm scared of wireless. I lose everything.

[@brittanyr9471]

I got my Born To Be Mild shirt yesterday and I am thrilled. I absolutely love it and my family slowly noticed it throughout the day and thought it was hilarious.

[@katchaos3677]

You are everyone's main character by choice!🖤

[@TheEndofThis]

Didn't she just say people doing stuff for money on tiktok lol

[@seriousblakk]

Lol I want the supporting character energy shirt frfr.

[@judiahthemessiah]

The plot twist is they were grown in a lab just like the Powerpuff Girls, but instead of chemical X it was axe body spray

[@purpleworm4725]

omg this is hilarious!!!

[@yourmom3278]

😂😂😂

[@JustHereForCats]

CHEMICAL *AXE* 😂😂😂

[@kendraanne1100]

It tracks 💀

[@whims6278]

💀💀💀

[@marlenabrown3635]

holy hell, whoever sent them on that interview with no media training hates them

[@annep4830]

I know! Also, in situations like that generic interview which was obviously set up by their management, it would be very common for the management of the talent to hand pre-approved questions to the host. Questions that the kids would have practiced answering.

[@marys3738]

😂😂

[@kellynache377]

I too have no media training, but feel like I could have done a better job

[@thewhiterabbitchaser]

or is covertly trying to free them from a bad situation maybe

[@briheyward2314]

My bad, I was in a rush and they needed an interview to build their traction on the internet. I’m really sorry about how bad this is, I’ll be sure to make they get better PR training next time.

[@cherrybomb1386]

"These guys bite their lips when they wipe" took me out

[@mhiggs8001]

Lmao I know! It’s such a funny read haha

[@Peepssqwik]

...I think I know what that means... lol

[@glrbuildersinc.8666]

I thought I was unhinged for how long I laughed after hearing that

[@cherrybomb1386]

@@glrbuildersinc.8666 you are not alone. I had to pause to laugh

[@rocknroller77]

😄

[@ip1136]

The plot twist is that they aren't a real boyband, they are students of communication studies and media management, this is an experiment they conducted to immitate a 90s boyband and how it would hold up in our modern day era with social media, how to work the logistics of it and how the negative and positive feedback would look like from today's audiences.

[@goldenglowable]

I love it

[@aubreysong]

This is what every kpop group's vlogs, just saying 😂 But somehow I keep watching, although my brother, my cousin, my friends hate it 😂😂😂 Idk about these guys, but I subscribed too to The Elevator Boys from German after Rebal D reviewed them. That's how helpless I am. Gosh, why I'm doing this to my self. This thing and that fairy books series.

[@wewenang5167]

i hope that is true...becasue they dont look like the kind of kids that have a brain to be in colleges xD

[@rosecity_chris]

Sounds like cope

[@MamaofaWrestler]

Omg now I understand! I love it! I was wondering why each member had "turn back time" fashions! The "Members Only" jacket, the bleach your hair at home, and oh no, PERMS!

[@chloetheawkwardghost]

My cousin was in a mock boyband called 2gether that got to open for Britney Spears. He passed away from cancer in 2001, and David Hasselhoff read a eulogy at his funeral. Not that relevant, just felt like contributing engagement this way.

[@lnp102]

Sorry to hear about your cousin. When I was a teen, I met them at a concert and got my picture taken with them. Their song "The Hardest Part About Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)" was AMAZING! I had no idea that they were considered a mock boyband. The funny lyrics make so much more sense now! Thanks for sharing!

[@chloetheawkwardghost]

@@lnp102thats so cool to hear! They kind of became a real thing? I guess they started out as a fake band on Baywatch, and then actually popped off. I was pretty little (7yo) when he passed, but I’ve always looked up to him. RIP Michael “Q.T” Cuccione🩷 P.S his mum and dad have a cancer foundation set up in his name if anyone wants to donate.

[@MovableNu]

Oh dang! I remember 2gether! They were fun to watch. Belated condolences to your family ❤

[@someidiotmetalhead]

Oh man, I remember them! Belated sympathies, I hope your cousin's memory brings you joy.

[@Ruby3Blue]

Your cousin was Q.T?!? My sister and I were legitimately devastated. Condolences 🙏

[@racheldeschaine]

Plot twist is that they are actually a failed boy band from the 90s who built a machine to turn them young so they could get another shot at their dreams✨🪩

[@CutiePatutie_SmookiePookieBear]

Love that, it's something I could believe actually happened because it makes so much sense 😊

[@Greybell]

why is this giving a plot from a Totally Spies episode 😭

[@troubleinthevalley5884]

Hahaha yes! That's why they are so secretive and can't answer the interview question

[@myownheroisonlyme5721]

Hi. I want to see that movie now. It sounds cool. Thanks.

[@minnarosenqvistmr]

Or,listen, maybe they're the kids of failed parents trying to get big in the music industry,and now push their mid singing and dancing kids on the spotlight?? 😂😂😂😂

[@Mehmehmeh746]

God the interview makes it seem like they’re being held captive

[@myownheroisonlyme5721]

Hi. I'd ask them to blink twice just to see if they could blink. Then ask them to blink three times if they need help. They look like they're pretending to be happy to be there. A "smile or else" situation.

[@casscass.253]

Right! Super weird.

[@GRA5S]

Reminds of those teenage disney actors and actresses back in 2008 who weren't trained for interviews.

[@Mehmehmeh746]

I’m actually conerned now like should we call someone for a wellness check 😅

[@dazem8]

The management didn't prepare them at all for any type of generic questions that were going to come about? If they have a story that they want to stick to why wouldn't they discuss that before. Very strange

[@ArrangingMatches]

Plot twist they went from child stars to teen stars, and no one has made this dramatic of a change, this extreme of a switch and they are the first of the generation.

[@warmandcozies]

😂

[@HumanimalChannel]

Plot twist; they went from failed child stars to failed boy band stars, no one has made that much of a switch

[@mariburns8758]

thank you, I've been missing jojo jokes

[@kaufmirsterne]

LMAOOOOO

[@AikoTakahashii]

😂

[@maiamaiapp]

I remember seeing a video about a “boyband” on tiktok, but it was actually a parent (mom) that forced her sons to dance and stay on live almost 24/7. It was so obvious they were tired and didnt want to :(( they also couldnt see the comments/chat on live and the mom picked out the good comments and read to them

[@laonagrouchini]

i remember seeing it too :') was it the kurtis video?

[@trippystizz]

who was it?

[@tarynyeager]

@@trippystizzalso wondering!

[@CrinkleFry]

@@trippystizz100 percent they are talking about Aussie bro squad

[@parryyotter]

As someone who watches ASMR videos, I didn’t know ASMR boyfriend videos were a thing, and I want you to take back this knowledge from my brain. I don’t want it.

[@ZalenaMoo]

Same!!!! 😂😂

[@burbujauwu3288]

Same x2

[@HusbandoCollector]

ASMR girlfriend videos are also a thing

[@NurmaBP]

Me and my friends watched it for giggles 😂 it's not about the ASMR it self, but my friend's hillarious commentaries about it. So many wtf moments.

[@studenttablet4317]

No you need to be converted, try Feravenn 🥰

[@Sheep1Hundred]

Nothing is more liberating than realizing that, we are all in fact…. Cringe.

[@JinxMarie1985]

Really? Cuz I don't "identify" myself as cringe really and I don't have friends that are cringe lol

[@archieblue2801]

​@JinxMarie1985 you commenting you don't identify as cringe is pretty cringe.

[@wonderlust1308]

I am cringe but I am free.

[@harriettubman337]

Projection is your middle name, eh? 😂

[@AmysAttitude]

​@@JinxMarie1985Just because you don't think you're cringe doesn't mean that you aren't. 🤣 Your comment is definitely cringe.

[@KandiceC]

This is the boy band Mabel rescued and let free in the children's cartoon Gravity Falls. A producer found them foraging in the forest and shoved them in his party bus.

[@KandiceC]

...I made my guess BEFORE I watched the video.... kind of disturbed how close to reality Gravity Falls came w/ the boy band situation, tbh.

[@TigerLilly4495]

Best answer 😅

[@janettedargy7941]

Yup. Totally thinking that

[@djnolan00000]

I named my kia Mable

[@parkchimmin7913]

Omg it’s Sev’ral Timez

[@helgashouseofpain]

New Tshirt: "I'm cringe, you're cringe, we're all cringe." (would sellout with this crowd)

[@brittanyhyatt3407]

I would buy that SO FAST

[@BrianaCunningham]

I'd buy one 100%

[@hannahtedeschi673]

But you have to mention ice cream. “I’m cringe. You’re cringe. We’re all cringe for ice cream.” 👌🏻

[@chocolatecoveredants]

This is a cringe safe place. 🥲

[@tiphanymichelle6573]

You're cringe, you're cringe, EVERYBODY'S CRINGE!!!!!

[@ReganSkye2010]

“Their blogs are…. They are.” That’s up there with “dozens” 😂

[@erintheresa2430]

This has 'The Boyband Con" written all over it

[@eliza6971]

I really appreciate that you're the kind of content creator who can basically come online and say "hey, let's all be chill about this, but I did some research and I have some valid concerns" without it being a full on mess or drama farming

[@janai5074]

Right?! I heard that, said Lou Pearlman and then Jamie said Lou Pearlman's name exactly afterwards.... especially after seeing Ollie, or whatever, passed out on the couch in his undies 🤔 What in the Transcontinental is going on here??!! Please, just no more massages 🙏🏼😭

[@Miss_Camel]

I am so here for mild interest in something I was not previously aware of and have no strong opinions on! Interesting enough that I watched, not enough to google. Perfect balance. Thanks Jaime!

[@michelleloberg1624]

Lou was not at all the first person to curate a boy band. That has been going on since the fifties. But the fact they’re all related and connected to Lou, and that specific grift, is so creepy. Those guys would baby farm if they could just to create boy bands. The fact they didn’t want to say, also, is more creepy even.

[@AYFKMRN]

Right? It’s somewhat comforting to know I’m not the only one who hears ‘boy band’ and gets major ick vibes, but that doesn’t automatically mean ‘ok I’m icked by this so let’s go immediately unhinged and wave wild accusations and innuendo! Kachaa!’ But given careful consideration, hey guess what? These CHILDREN are hiding a somewhat sketch backstory and our concerns kinda seem valid and holy eff do these kids SUCK at interviews!! LP was definitely a flaming bag of dung but his groups went through months of prep before ever going ‘live’ and never looked this ridiculous.

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Yeah ❤

[@briggyb]

Plot twist, they're brother husbands All married to the same woman...

[@srae7658]

😂😂😂

[@ZaZa-nm6sw]

The term brother husband is so fkn funny😂

[@haliesjewelryandcrafts]

@@ZaZa-nm6sw Raising Hope ;)

[@sexygirlmax2019]

worlds weirdest polycule

[@07Flash11MRC]

Say no more. TLC will be right on it.

[@Cocoanutty0]

If they weren’t so secretive about this one family member that got them all involved, it wouldn’t feel so much like something sketchy is happening.

[@kellymay8208]

Maybe the unknown bald man is the family member 🤔

[@Llkolii]

I'm sure it'll all come out in the next decade, rinse and repeat. The music industry really takes advantage of young people. BUT hopefully lessons have been learned since Pearlman, Diddy, etc. and these guys get it easier than previous generations

[@dazem8]

The management didn't prepare them at all for any type of generic questions that were going to come about? If they have a story that they want to stick to why wouldn't they discuss that before. Very strange

[@NoLonelyHearts]

Fact, it was Dylan cousin who got home sick and decided he wanted to follow his true passion becoming a pro Golfer

[@InvisibleRen]

I was waiting for her to say one of them was Pearlman’s nephew.

[@whitneykoen6334]

PLOT TWIST: Jamie herself founded this band. She hand picked each young boy after searching for the best talent. She's now their manager and this entire video was just to raise their fan base. ❤😊

[@corvidgreen5332]

"I know all the right words to say/but I'm talking to a ceiling fan" took me OUT without any context oh my god

[@kelsiwitter8847]

Plot twist: they crashed one of their dads expensive cars and this is their get rich quick scheme to get it fixed before dads gets home from a business trip

[@purpledragon3545]

And then Jamie reviews that terrible movie 🤣🤣

[@bwicket]

This is a horrendously unappreciated comment 😂😂

[@raintowns]

Disney: Write that down, write that down!!

[@monica9450]

Love this one!

[@ruthielalastor2209]

I'd watch this movie. 😂

[@nonameless2]

Wanna know the best boyband that formed naturally? The wiggles

[@Kaha-ow1xt]

They were the Cockroaches before they were the Wiggles. "Double shot of my baby's love", circa 1987

[@puffitale]

I think having at least 2 founding members with degrees in early childhood education kinda disqualifies you from boy band status.

[@napoleonprince]

Dude we live in such a weird time

[@vivianarmchairexpert7217]

-gasp- so true!

[@cassjane3]

Oh my God, yes! 😂😂😂

[@sydneyhendrickson9174]

Girl... You stumbled into something that certain people don't want public. Great job!! Your instincts were spot-on.

[@katherinetaylor3326]

The level of Jamie French’s vocal talent mashed up with comedic style keeps be coming back for more. Every. Single. Time.

[@monsterocket]

JAIME, this episode was SO GOOD. I need a new spinoff series with you, solving mysteries.🕵️‍♀️

[@MSheaBaby]

I just hope they are being treated well and not being abused in any way..

[@Fiddlewinks]

I don't.

[@Chibbykins]

​@@Fiddlewinks then you're a weird person.

[@Chibbykins]

​@@Fiddlewinks then you're a weird person.

[@NoLonelyHearts]

Good One

[@samanthat7553]

Right! Like... why so secretive if everything is on the up and up? Why pretend that these guys participated in a nationwide talent competition when they all have some loose connection to each other? Moving them all into one house isn't really odd but my guess is that it all has something to do with corporate tax laws. Could be nothing shady at all, just a business trying to make money through music but it seems like something we should keep an eye on.

[@Dangeresque_2]

Plot twist: when you play their music backwards it’s just one long ad for Casper Mattresses

[@KimDrewTheLine]

Lmao

[@claudiaking4064]

Winner 😂😂😂💜💜💜💜💜

[@lolAnnMarie182]

I paused the video to look to up Casper Mattresses. 😂😂

[@sarahbell3038]

This is my favorite

[@JaimeLeighArt]

The force at which I laughed at this surprised me 😂

[@theovenisfrozen5345]

So the plot twist is that the band members met while at a dinner party hosted by a Mr. Body, a man who had been blackmailing each of the members with their darkest secrets. After a mysterious blackout, Mr. Body is found on the floor dead and they have to figure out which one of them did it with the help of Mr. Body’s butler.

[@kristiemarsh49]

😂❤❤❤

[@queenb1119]

One plus two plus two plus one 🤣

[@brimiv]

One plus two plus ONE plus-SHUT UP

[@bebeenderson7863]

We love a who-dun-it boy band

[@tobeyrogowsky7944]

Flames... On the sides of my face

[@Skintarine]

Jamie unknowingly ending their carreer before it would take off.... Ultimately saving them🎉🎉

[@MultiCowgirl22]

😂😂 Ok maybe :)

[@annebennett4101]

Thanks!

[@erinwilkinson1404]

Plot twist: they’re all Mike Meyers. He’s coming back into the spotlight with a new movie about a boy band where he plays all five members. Austin Powers and The Lonely Hearts Club. He’s really outdone himself this time.

[@OneOffBoss]

At first I was like: Halloween Mike Meyers? 🙂‍↔️

[@ebwarg]

Are you sure they’re not all Eddie Murphy?

[@annspank7027]

Mike Meyers take on madea 😂

[@DawnKellyMedia]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 They need bagpipes.

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Have you seen the Slashstreet Boys 😂❤

[@analyticalbaguette]

When you said “I’m cringe, you’re cringe, we’re all cringe,” I yelled “YEAH” so loudly, I scared my chihuahua

[@liliarosales1961]

AHAHAHAHAHA high five!

[@GorditaSlim]

I definitely did not read that in the Good Burger voice

[@MonaLyssa33]

That's so cringe. 😆

[@JinxMarie1985]

😂😂hahaha omgggg

[@OsLoona]

Like those are so tough to scare... 🙄 Did it bite you? 😅

[@cherry_bee8222]

Plot twist, they're AI bots but the only thing they've been programmed to learn are 90s boy band moves.

[@lolAnnMarie182]

“Look at me I’m in a rabbit hole” was absolutely hilarious amongst everything else. Thanks for the vid!

[@yeseniapena2559]

I'm pretty sure these guys were at the Joey and AJ show here in Orlando. They were in the "vip" area, and I turned to my husband and was speculating that they were influencers. He said they're probably a new boy band.

[@MultiCowgirl22]

WOAH 😮.... HE SURE WAS RIGHT 😮

[@brynbailey7132]

Jaime as an elder millennial who has been on Team Backstreet since 1997, I too have Lou Pearlman radar and its amazing you clocked this so well. They must've decided enough time has gone by that they can try this all again on a new generation. I pray that these guys have good lawyers and have thoroughly read any contracts before they sign them. Even though Lou has died, he had a huge network of helpers that could be scamming to this day. If you haven't, I'd recommend Backstreet Boys' documentary from 2015. Its on streaming services. They actually to go Lou's old mansion and some of them couldn't go inside, even though they are grown men. It makes you wonder what horrors they all experience that us teeny boppers had no idea about.

[@bananawitchcraft]

It honestly doesn't help that they're all just kids. It's in the name of the genre, boy bands. Their lack of life experience and critical thinking skills makes them easy targets for exploitation. Just like all the kids who sign student loan contracts to pay for college without realizing what they're getting themselves into.

[@ArtistFormallyKnownasMC]

Oof, the comment about the mansion had me choke up a little. It’s silly to have these para social relationships, but we do. And we have learned soooooooo much in the past idk 5 or 10 years about the horrors of Hollywood and the music industry. And my heart hurts for these people that were held in front of us like marionettes. Ugh And they were just kids. Maybe legal adults, maybe not, but nowhere near mature enough to handle it and know how wrong it was.

[@thewhiterabbitchaser]

@@ArtistFormallyKnownasMC It's not silly, it's actually a very natural result of human empathy to form parasocial relationships, and if you've cared about someone's work or followed their career, to hear they've been mistreated, especially while creating something that may have shaped you as a person, is actually a very healthy emotional reaction, if you were to see abuse of someone, even a fictional character and shrug and be like 'lol whatevs don't know them' that's way more concerning to me personally, it's just important to always remember to be respectful and keep in mind that it IS parasocial and therefor in order to be kind to the person, to remember to treat them like they don't know you, because they don't, and keep a respectful distance, but it's still ok to care for them, or others in general and feel compassion. Even if you haven't met them

[@thewhiterabbitchaser]

what is the specific name of the backstreet doco from 2015? I tried to go find it just now but all that came up was stuff that doesn't seem like it's talking about these sort of realities, just nostalgic glossed over stuff, if you can recall the name of it I'd be really grateful

[@brynbailey7132]

@@thewhiterabbitchaser Show Em What You're Made Of

[@pennyraehawkins9788]

I’m gonna do it I’m gonna spoil the twist: NLH is Jaime’s band and this whole thing was a bait and switch to promote the new single.

[@franka2743]

😅😅poo😊😊

[@leilapoole3309]

Thank you she was taking so long to get to the point lol.

[@skatergirl8019]

I want this to be true

[@melodybarger3043]

This is my favorite wrong answer! 😂

[@danis4054]

Plot Twist-Jaime is introducing us to her new back up singers 😂

[@jaydenlavaman]

That’s a good one lol

[@danis4054]

Aww thank you lol

[@jordiwashere]

Seriously one of your best videos Jaime, A+ level investigating

[@JakeAdkinsOfficial]

The plot twist is that this is all an elaborate plan for a Big Time Rush spinoff mockumentary directed by Scott Fellowes.

[@McArRuIzO]

I honestly think you nailed this. All the cookie crumbs lead back to Lou's same old formula.

[@basedonprinciple]

Jaime's intuition was on point. A good foray into investigative reporting here.

[@7489k]

Hopefully, the changes made in this case are around how hard the kids are worked, and how much they're paid. Perlman had the boy bands working wicked long hours with hardly any pay. But, I wasn't born yesterday and these starry-eyed minors are grinding to pay someone else's mortgage. That's the industry standard.

[@Reverse_Cowgirl-cat]

Remember when boy bands would get promo by performing in the background of a sitcom or movie at like the prom scene or whatever lol.

[@hellogoodbye9916]

Ahh yes!! The good ol days! 😂❤

[@JP-ve7or]

I laughed my azz off when *Motley Crue* did that on Bones. Total WTF moment.

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Yeah ❤❤❤❤❤ I always wondered do they perform LIVE in real life 😂

[@karlyl7616]

"i know all the right words to say, but im talkin to a ceiling fan" i cried 🤧

[@JuliaPoprocks]

Same!!

[@elizabethdowney3412]

Millennial version: "but I'm talking into a box fan."

[@beebomeowmeow]

It reminded me of Laura in twin peaks 😭😭😭

[@laurabowles]

big "I'm 12 and this is deep" energy, lol

[@Toughkneigh]

I love how Jaime says she doesn’t have main character energy and then breaks into song in the next clip

[@mandyholverson7700]

Girl, Chron is the Houston Chronicle! lol A fairly large and prestigious news outlet. Love your content! Good detective work. I feel nervous for these kiddos!

[@MotherTuck]

Plot twist is that they were KPop trainees whose contracts were sold to a scam record label….and now are forced to only do TikTok dance challenges from their shared Florida trailer.

[@uhhhlexusgiselle1211]

It’s giving me wanna be stray kids They’re just missing a survival show

[@tessasguideto9354]

@@uhhhlexusgiselle1211deep cut! Love it!

[@hallooos7585]

But a runned down company that was trained by a homeless person 💀😭

[@trexapex00]

"I'll do it for the dozens" as an accidental call back to your intro "all you dozens of viewers out there" 🤣

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

I wasn't ready for that boy's face with Jamie's eyes. It shook me.

[@KITTY10171]

Plot Twist, before his passing Lou Pearlmans consciousness was uploaded to a cloud, and he is continuing to manage this boy band via every smart device in the house they're living in. wild

[@sghuntress.mp4]

excited for this new episode of black mirror omg (and i love your icon!! alice angel ftw ❤)

[@MultiCowgirl22]

noooooooooo😂🤣

[@GellaHumbug59]

You are so hilarious that I even love watching your ads. Also I appreciate your kindness towards all types of people.

[@preatybrook110]

Please start a girl band! It could be Weird Al-esque with silly covers, so you can showcase your beautiful voice and comedic skills

[@MyFriendRuth]

Oh MAN How about this? She could make a video where she plays all five members of a girl band with all the personalities. 😂

[@k8cbits0718]

Except one is has to be Tammi… 🤣

[@alexyssaubrie1606]

I need a full cover of the Fergie national anthem

[@AlterEgo373]

​@@alexyssaubrie1606 I would pay to see that!!! 😂

[@catcatcatcathellocat]

Yes, and she could make a singing warm-up tape!

[@withcharmtospare]

Plot Twist they died in the 90s before hitting it big but they made it back from the way beyond with the help of a teen girl and her..magic garage? I think. But yeah that’s what happened. They didn’t even know what TikTok was😅

[@Jainaivyalice]

Magic garage got me😂

[@tammystiletto]

This is exactly what I thought and I love that show

[@hsayer3694]

Julie and the Phantoms FTW!!!!

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

State some more. Don't worry I'm not writing a script.

[@mamap1469]

One of my kids farted in bed tonight, and the other one said “That sounded like Jaime’s fart on Jojo” and we fell out laughing. The end. I’m cringe. Too. 😂

[@Katfall2012]

"Honestly I'm a little bit confused and I blame Oliver"😂😂😂 he was the most specific though

[@LaSeaChell]

This is some hard hitting investigative journalism! Lol thank you for this piece of art

[@stephaniebillman5673]

Spoiler: They are actually a bunch of bugs piloting human skin suits. Alex: 🪰 Aiden: 🐌 Oliver: 🪱 Brian: 🐝 Dillan: 🐜

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Me: Squashed

[@robynhood42]

16:57 As a k-pop fan it is actually completely normal for groups to all live together. Primarily cause it just makes it easy to keep track of them all for schedules and such. As they get older members will usually move out of the dorm if they want to.

[@mentalmaker03]

Sure, but that's in South Korean with that industry. This is a boy band in America. It's not the same kind of contractual obligations.

[@LexMeRep]

​@mentalmaker03 The K-pop industry was designed after American boybands. They just went professional with it and saw it similar as training athletes.

[@IllaLuna17]

The thing is both industries does it to control the members, in one way or another. Is not only Korea but most recent boy groups in America like Pretty Much also lived together.

[@mattwood8659]

That shouldn't be normalised. It is rather controlling

[@darthtepes]

as far as I'm concerned, Korean contractual obligations are waaay more severe that those in the US or in the UK, and I really wonder how that is even normalized.

[@feelstora3]

Plot Twist: They became a boyband after they failed in the K-Pop industry and are now aspiring to become the first men band ever.

[@justsummers1559]

"the first men band" my new band

[@yunashin325]

😂😂😂

[@feelstora3]

@@justsummers1559 I stole this from Jaime in the video :D

[@annal7406]

I think one republic was the first men band ever - just a bunch of 30 year old looking dudes making music that should be sung by a band whose collective age is less than 100

[@miak4006]

Did they turn white too? 😭 Personally I consider BTS a man band since they're 26-31 (and older in Korean age 😀) and will be even older when they can come back after military service in 2025-2026ish.

[@tophermike99]

Love this investigative journalism! This is the kind of stuff that pulls me even if I never knew of them. Thanks for sharing!

[@toadynamite8141]

I love that Banjo Kazooie sounds are in every video, and beautifully added

[@GoGoGadgetDoom]

2000: O Town 2024: No Town

[@ladyhotep5189]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 FKING HILARIOUS DUDE! 😂😂😂

[@madamebunbun3479]

now I'm thinking of 4town

[@MultiCowgirl22]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂nooooo😂

[@readingwithgoblins]

Spoiler: they're the next set of Corey Feldman's Angels.

[@brittanyhyatt3407]

Goddamit this cracked me up so hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@brind4001]

“Don’t forget to be SEXY!”

[@haleymist09]

Ooooh g1!

[@francesmcstay]

Oh my gosh! Every time I have forgotten all about Corey Feldman I see his name somewhere random and get to laugh about him all over again! Thanks because I needed that laugh today. I think I'll look up the video where he hits his teeth on his microphone. Actually he does this on 2 videos and in one of them his tooth falls out and he has the audience looking for it! Talk about cringe. LOL.

[@GirlNamedBrett]

"They bite their lip when they wipe" is an underrated line, and I need to use it more.

[@lexirose5257]

Wait I love how you actually have an amazing voice 😭 1:21

[@A_Amazi]

This just turned my memories of 90s music upside down. I had no idea Lou Pearlman was so intertwined!!

[@MultiCowgirl22]

You HAVE NOOOOOOO IDEA 😭

[@racheljurgens539]

Supporting character energy is everything 😂

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

I would love that shirt!

[@GaryMillyz]

First of all- awesome job. 2nd, I honestly don't think you actually get just how big of an onion you may have started peeling away at. Like, they might actually use this vid to investigate or make sure the band members' contracts are legit, etc. This was some INSANE detective work- for real. Kudos. But seriously- this is actually concerning for the guys- your work proves that.

[@bore-aliss]

Yeah, cringe they may be (they're teens being musically romantic, it's a given), but Pearlman's business model was based on financially fucking the talent. NLH should maybe check if Littrell's lawyers are still in business

[@Sentariana]

Yeah, imagine if you looking into and talking about this actually does something like save those boys from possibly being further taken advantage of by making others also look into it.

[@marissabulso6439]

They even made poor Oliver dye his hair blonde because SOMEONE has to be the blonde one in the boy band.

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Yep 🥰😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MK_Peace]

I had nearly forgotten LFO.. they were a little after my time. I was definitely more NKOTB. But I used to work at a retail store in like 2000-2001, and during prom season (and the subsequent fashion show) we had to play LFO almost on repeat. That song Every Other Time drove me nearly insane.. and now 24 years later it's playing on a loop in my brain.. again.. ..awesome..

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Same ❤😂 Brad is so COOL ❤

[@shantalmcnally6427]

I don't even skip your ads, cuz they're just as great!

[@Onemillionbucks]

You did him dirty with the caddy from Adam Sandler LMAO and all of the cuts of Prince's 'ahh' make me LOL. I always say this but you make me laugh so much... more than 98% of the stand up comedy I watch. I love these videos 😂

[@tessmoffett5512]

I just got my toddler and baby down for the night, got in a hot bath with my cold soda, and opened KZbin to a surprise video from Jaime! Lady Luck is in the house tonight 🍀

[@chamilleleonne]

Loll Hot bath and cold soda. Love that

[@tessaschack6330]

I love temperature diffrences like that hahaha. Great after an overwhelming toddler day!!

[@kaitlinbeste]

So jello!!! That sounds so good

[@shelbydrake6064]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🍓

[@monica9450]

The BEST! Enjoy, Mama! ❤

[@coor0kun]

Wrong answer: the lip bites boy is Jamie's cousin who ran away from home to join the circus but hopped on a train to LA by mistake and got adopted by a feral boy band pack along the way.

[@steffymuze]

There are probably hordes of failed boy band wannabees out here in CA, like the desert kids in that Mad Max flick I forget the name of 😂

[@keeziajensen2611]

Ok the national anthem they did was beautiful actually. I wish boy bands still did harmonization like that in their songs, like The Beach Boys or somethin. It just sounds sooo good

[@Hannahgs]

Jaime French: investigative journalist. Genuinely so impressed by all the connections you made here lol this is wild

[@racheldeschaine]

Why are you so good at writing power ballads😭

[@kellyjaneisthename]

Omg! I can’t believe they were just 20 golden retriever puppies in coats THE WHOLE TIME! What a twist 😮🐶

[@c.h.9566]

🤣🤣🤣💀⚰️🏆

[@jayhawk09]

YES 😅

[@tmamone83]

Also not to be confused with either "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" or "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes.

[@goldenglowable]

❤Owner of a Lonely Heart ❤️

[@tmamone83]

@@goldenglowable Funny thing is even though I love Yes, I never liked that song. My favorite three Yes albums are “The Yes Album,” “Close to the Edge,” and “Tales from Topographic Oceans.”

[@lacarpetrondukemarriott]

Plot twist is hawk tuah girl is their manager.

[@rebeccanorth8896]

You talking about how hard it is to get to preform in front of live people and awesome it is is truly precious knowing you are on tour now ❤

[@foxburrows]

I'm thankful nothing creepy seems to be going on and that one of the guys' dads is directly involved in a lot of the production aspects. It really just seems like a bunch of older guys who worked with Lou desperately trying to catch lightning in a bottle by mimicking his business strategy to a T without having the same business and marketing smarts, or understanding that this genre of boy band doesn't really sell anymore. Honestly, I think the boys would be much more successful managing themselves. They probably have a much better idea of what people their age will respond to than a bunch of aging folks in the industry who last touched base with teens in 2003.

[@Llkolii]

Being his dad doesn't mean 100% above board. Look what Jamie spears did to his daughter. Either way hope it all goes well for them and they stay aware of the snakes all over the music industry!

[@Sentariana]

I disagree, we can't elliminate the possibility of creepiness yet. I'm very worried about these boys.

[@HumanimalChannel]

They are not young The concern would be financial abuse.

[@Dimiandelle]

Yep agreed creepy

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Yes and Yes ❤ Everyone that USED TO WORK WITH LOU DIDN'T know what Lou was REALLY doing❤ The guys keep in touch and like EVERYONE involved EXCEPT Lou Pearlman (only enemy, really).

[@yystez]

I did NOT see that twist coming.. i know you said not to spoil it, but seriously, WHO knew that the domino effect of the Watergate scandal led to the formation of NLH History is crazy

[@Hevynly1]

Yeah, that's definitely sus. Nice investigation! Hope they don't get eaten up by the machine. They're really too young to know what they're trying to get into. Don't chase fame, kids.

[@smxxsh3x]

I subscribed just off of you signing in the first min of the video 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@littlespacesuit]

I'll admit it: "I'll perform for the dozens" did, indeed, make me snort loudly alone in my room.

[@dotticaccamo7504]

You are absolutely hilarious and so entertaining.😂😂 I'm a grandmother, so your humor transcends all generations!! No wonder you're so successful! You've earned it!!!

[@douggieeeee]

every time i see or hear "nlh" my brain autocorrects it to "nhl" and i'm like what on earth does hockey have to to with this

[@KatieInTheLight]

SAME

[@cattheminion]

New London Hospital

[@MultiCowgirl22]

😂😂😂 I started to think that as well 😂😂😂😂. "You (Jamie) mean NHL 😂?

[@somethingwolfish1872]

Plot twist: this is a Multiplicity type cloning situation (I’m guessing they’re clones of a lesser known 90s band) and these are the copies of the copies.

[@Chaogardener]

I like this hahaha

[@willowbrooks]

😂

[@All_Loves_Lost]

LoL I loved that movie

[@PandoraHopeH]

Not the back ups to the back ups 😅

[@ajumokejames7819]

Jaime I love when you plug your Raycon ear buds. I've been using Raycons for almost 3 years and I'll never use any other brand.

[@atecha]

oh my god the choreo nlh did on 3:52 is work by ateez HAHAHA

[@katiebrewer4002]

Plot twist they were all born after the boyband era and just thought they were inventing American kpop

[@ameliec4398]

Someone's got to do it ....

[@PandoraHopeH]

@@ameliec4398jojo is doing it with her next single.

[@hallooos7585]

@@ameliec4398This ain’t American kpop… Katseye and Vcha are though…

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Yes they were. I'm not sure lol 😂

[@paigesteele4406]

JAIME! You forget you are the original one who performed for dozens

[@michelle-yd7sr]

A real life 'Boyz 4 Now' (from Bob's Burgers)....😂

[@harriettubman337]

😂😂😂😂

[@JA-rh6wq]

BooBoo!

[@michelle-yd7sr]

@@JA-rh6wq BOOBOOOOOOIO!!!!

[@minnie7827]

No cause why isn't this comment the top comment?! 😭😭🔥🔥

[@ugomma]

Underrated comment

[@tony_anello]

This was a phenomenal video. I saw some of the memes about their cringe garage video and started looking them up. It definitely felt odd in the Backstreet Boy drama type of way, and your video does a great job spelling out any potential controversy. I also saw that interview before I came across this video and picked up on the weird vibes it gave off. Good work!

[@coldvoyage]

It looks like they broke up. Only Alex and Oliver seem to be working together now. The other boys haven’t been active on instagram besides Dylan who replied to a comment on his instagram confirming he’s no longer in the group.

[@breebaby805]

"Can you stop saying that we're gross...we're on vacation!"🤣

[@nicolemc8511]

Btw you are my absolute favorite youtuber!! Thank you for being on here and doing videos. You're the best!!!

[@missMediaChick]

From what I remember, NSYNC did form organically. A couple of them worked at Disney together and decided to create a group, and knew of two of the other guys. Can't remember who specifically right now. They realized that they really needed a bass, and one of their vocal coaches suggested Lance Bass, who was a student of his. Everything clicked between them, and they eventually went to Perlman for financial backing. Btw, I was working in concert production in Toronto at that time, and was there for the very first show they did there. It was free admission through a radio giveaway, they used in house sound and lighting, and Lance and Justin's moms were with them because they were so young. They were really sweet, and I was lucky enough to work with them for the rest of their Toronto shows, throughout their career. Their crew was as great as they were, and local crew always said "An NSYNC day is a good day..." because they were all so easy to work with. Anyway, this video gave me the ick. And eff Perlman, that disgusting piece of 💩

[@Chibbykins]

Funny enough Chris Kirkpatrick, the least famous member (seems sweet tho!), actually started NSYNC. But I thought it was more organic than it actually was. Apparently he met Lou (Rot in Pieces) who told Chris to put the band together himself and it took like a year of looking. Justin and JC did know each other from Disney and joined at the same time

[@puffitale]

⁠@@Chibbykins Adding to this, Chris auditioned for BSB, but was rejected based on there already being too many brunettes in the group. Chris knew Justin from the audition circuit, Justin and JC were on the MMC. Joey helped JC move into his Orlando place for the MMC (apparently…JC was unloading boxes, a random Joey appeared and asked if he needed help). JC also had mutual friends on the show who went to school with Joey (Jennifer McGill). Joey also worked with Chris at Universal Studios (wolfie). When JC came back to Orlando to join ‘Nsync after being asked by Justin to join the group, Joey was in a group called “The Big Guys” with Luis Fonsi. JC’s all like “I’m in a group,” so Joey’s all like “well, I’m also in a group, and we’re going to to be so much more successful than your group.” TBG broke up and you’ve pretty much covered the rest regarding Lance.

[@MarcoDSabo]

@@puffitale That’s actually not true. Chris has debunked that several times. Look up his interview with AskAnythingEntertaintment and he flats out says he never auditioned for BSB. “missed the cut for BSB” just meant that he didn’t know that the auditioning for the group was even a thing 😭 The brunette thing was in reference to Howie not asking him to audition when a member of the OG lineup of the Backstreet Boys, Burke Parsons, had left the group. Howie eventually got his friend (and Chris’s friend) Charlie Edwards to try out and join.

[@puffitale]

@@MarcoDSabo Guess I need to update my Chris info then.

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Yep ❤❤❤

[@va4life398]

I seriously need you to make an album for me to buy. You have a beautiful voice. Love to hear you sing.