Do You Know Your Boy Bands?

[@syndixel9857]

Y'know considering Ian's thing about being really into dark, depressing facts, boy band knowledge is something that I don't think anyone could have predicted

[@1998Cebola]

considering all boy bands end in misery and are part of the most soul crushingly commercialised part of the entertainment industry I don't think it is that much of a stretch

[@subhavi4577]

@@1998Cebola ian, what are you doing here?

[@iopohable]

considering i have seen ian in 2009. i dont think anyone would have doubted his boy band knowledge.

[@ElectricLamplighter]

@@iopohable The hair remembers though the style has changed...

[@emilythompson3756]

Being the eldest member of the group really helped him. He's the only one who was alive *and* would've had knowledge of pop culture in the 90s, the height of the boy band era.

[@allowallie2819]

The only thing better than Ian being a boyband expert, is Ian surprising himself as a boyband expert

[@bratprica6383]

Also him unable to accept the reality that he in fact is a Boy Band stan was hillarious af.

[@dietotaku]

the way he not only instantly knew that BTS question but also directed the answer to ARMY and included rap monster (not RM!) tells me he's not THAT surprised he's a boyband expert (and he probably should've named BTS as his fave)

[@XxJx3xX]

@@bratprica6383and wagering away all his score 😂😂😂😂

[@evilcowhead]

It's probably a factor of drama and popularity because I only know about stuff past 2005 because of those factors.

[@GeekProdigyGuy]

Chosen, how did you know that

[@jamesaditya5254]

Ian is the Mythical Chef Josh of boybands

[@becauseimafan]

😂😂

[@thatonespnfan6640]

no bc literally LMAOOOO

[@meprivate6923]

But Josh cares about food.

[@J0LEN3]

I know we know Ian as a debby downer. But when he's having a good time, he lights up the whole room

[@peteisfanatic]

22:02 Ian knowing Eminem lyrics really just ties the whole video together

[@GingerBreadSed]

Literally that was the only reason I knew Chris Kirkpatrick’s name too 💀💀

[@knewc25]

More surprising than Ian's dominance is that there were no Backstreet Boys questions

[@na.meless]

fr fr

[@C.Dat.guyoverthere]

It's ridiculous that they weren't shown love in this episode.

[@Jess-sq1yn]

came into the comments to say the same 😆

[@laphotogrrl]

You would think they would of been included.

[@fatesse3135]

Freal, was 100% expecting some BSB love on here. Either in 90s/Millennials or maybe modern because they've been back to touring for a hot minute. Either way...

[@sophiasweetee6060]

Apparently Ian didn't know he liked boy bands.

[@ZeromuS_]

which, given the old old haircut, I don't understand. clearly he had obtained it by osmosis

[@zamrahmohamadzam4709]

We're all do😂

[@abigailpimpo3671]

Ian’s 5 Seconds of Summer answer was absolutely incredible

[@the_amandelorian]

Reminds me of a video they did a long time ago when Ian said something about Calum 😂

[@alex-qg3fr]

@@the_amandelorian holy shut i need to know what video

[@gurlllwut3555]

​@@alex-qg3fr if guys had girl problems, or something

[@jamesbond-ic6qx]

9:00 Ian is so cute 😂❤

[@faeri_]

@@jamesbond-ic6qxhis laugh when everyone’s staring at him makes me so happy 😂

[@pineapplegamer6986]

I love how Ian intentionally lost the game but we all know he’s the real boy band expert 😂

[@FeeltheByrne07]

As a 35 year old, I can say in Ian's defense, somehow we just know all information about boy bands.

[@multijxde1855]

as you should

[@justincarloquijada1786]

Arasha is so real for choosing Big Time Rush

[@GummyBear556677]

We stan

[@TonyFlaming0907]

She is just calling it like she sees it

[@avery5968]

My respect for her is through the roof

[@gleeknomatterwhat8958]

Yas arasha

[@justine11012]

We need someone from BTR to come here and comment 🥺

[@TheDesignerXD]

I love that Ian tanked himself just so he wouldn’t have to wear the shame mantle of being the winner of Boy Band Beopardy. Lmao.

[@suprakarnumarin6277]

Ian is like those anti-fans who actually know all the facts about the band so they’d have and win an argument with stans😂

[@kirstygunn9149]

That's what I was like in my teens so I could piss off the popular girls. I remember singing take that songs to a bunch of distressed take that fangirls when Robbie left the group I was kind of evil 😈

[@Kelarys]

like Mark Wahlberg in The Other Guys, who learns ballet and the harp just to dunk on the [omitted] and it's always sensational

[@pvic6959]

ive never seen ian do so well on anything in a video lol. and ive been watching for YEARS

[@dietotaku]

the number of these questions i knew because i was one of those antis 😂 and then BTS came around and i had to admit i actually like boy bands

[@jjhaya]

@@kirstygunn9149, you were a menace!

[@revampvibes1054]

Ian is such a good sport in these games. he obviously knew “Mulan” w the comment about CGI and animation but still chose to be ambiguous for the humor. he’s done it in other videos too, and I always laugh more because of it. love that! a trait I wish I exemplified more too

[@ashengrotto]

i thought the same!!!

[@leonidascassarino3054]

didnt he whisper atlantis ?

[@ChelseyCunningham]

​ @leonidascassarino3054 I thought he was thinking of Who Framed Roger Rabbit at first

[@codefreak8]

I think he was talking about Atlantis

[@reckless_herb]

i love Arasha her shock at Shayne calling BTR a made up band was awesome

[@chloemyers5669]

How did we get through this entire episode without mentioning the Backstreet Boys😂

[@margaretmonique...782]

True I was really here waiting for them...

[@juliekohl7049]

Yessss, I’m pissed 😂

[@margaretmonique...782]

@@juliekohl7049 they really unfair they really forget the existence of the Best selling boyband of all time...

[@danih7655]

​@Margaret Monique... not the best-selling boyband, but totally one of the best and deserved to be included in this episode.

[@imgabiireyes]

or naked brothers band?

[@aleandra3945]

honestly i can picture shayne being part of a boyband and i don’t know if that’s a compliment or not

[@bobthepinecone]

It would be a bad boy band

[@Dudeonwheels]

He wouldn't sing, he would scream.

[@Abrasumentex]

@@Dudeonwheels a whole new idea, death metal boy band feat Shayne Topp as the front man vocalist.

[@aturtleinside9426]

There was an episode of "The Goldbergs" where the JTP attempt to form a boy band, with a choreographed dance and song called "Age Appropriate," in case you feel like looking it up 😜

[@Mattriarc]

wdym, everyone only knows him from 30 Seconds to One Direction

[@TheSmellyboiboi]

Ian usually: 💀👹👺🪦⚰️ Ian this episode struggling to keep his doomer persona from losing to wholesomeness: 💅🤴✨❤️‍🔥

[@BackToBlueSide218]

I stan 😂

[@deadbunny5134]

Damien should seriously make a DnD campaign with pre-made character sheets based off of everyone's strangely high knowledge from Beopardy episodes Ian the one-man-boy-band-bard

[@Ekkkkkk]

This is such a creative idea, everyone becomes the character regarding the subject they are an expert in

[@heybany]

19:52 ok the “envelope” with the questions being a cd case is amazing, the smosh crew really did that

[@TopherNgo]

5:29 YOOO I’m actually in 4*TOWN as the boy band’s bass singer, Aaron T! This shout out makes my heart super happy 🥰 if we ever have a concert, Ian gets free tickets 😂

[@kittycake713]

wow!!! hi!!! your channel is amazing, you have a lovely voice.

[@katherinebuchholz7371]

This is awesome!

[@taylorswiftsucks]

that is so cool! :D

[@jakerobin1741]

Shayne calling arasha’s boy band fake when she just wrote down the members of big time rush killed me 😂😂😂😂

[@leslieg108]

You mean that band she made up?

[@andr3wbrowyn]

I thought it was fake too 😂

[@gonzaloegonzalez8106]

Specially after he acknowlegde Michael Pena's solo years.

[@oscarsalazar5876]

I thought he was just continuing a bit he thought arasha made up.

[@atingley0913]

Ian has just proven that he has been on the internet so long he has simply become the internet and can access knowledge he doesn’t actually know 😂

[@justaspoon6370]

to be honest the second most surprising part of this video is ian knowing a bts members stage name, ian being the ultimate boy band fan is of course number one

[@iranjimenez4498]

Where?

[@starsareglowing]

​@@iranjimenez4498 21:11 rm of bts used to be called rap monster

[@theam9320]

Arasha has good taste in music. When she said she likes Big Time Rush i no joke screamed "I love you" at the screen

[@frog_goblin]

I want this exact same cast back for a girl groups beopardy episode. Will Ian still have the most knowledge? I gotta know

[@Katinkaaanensen]

YESS

[@malcolmwilliams6896]

Jackie would kill this though

[@erii.bunbun]

Omg yesss

[@mariahlopez8630]

This!!

[@hannahbalkovec]

I think he’ll know the older stuff still but idk if he’ll know the newer ones. They don’t get as much hype on the internet/tv as boy bands do, except for like K-pop.

[@lizasanagustin1387]

I loved Smosh before but Ian just brought it home with his "ARMY WHERE YOU AT?" and Rap Monster! Got to love our dark sense of humor Ian!

[@kupowark]

Ian spoke straight through the screen at me. My heart filled with joy!

[@purpleheart3861]

💜

[@imgabiireyes]

i was like “how is ian bummer man a secret army?!”

[@purpleheart3861]

@@imgabiireyes ☺️

[@Ora-DR]

You DID NOT just have a boy band Beoparty episode without questions about the mighty Backstreet Boys! I demand part two, bitches!

[@kittycake713]

here here!!

[@jadewest3940]

Second this motion 👩‍⚖️

[@Michelle-DiPalo]

Was going to say the same thing. Also. I'm not a huge fan of them, but missing some New Edition questions too.

[@JoseT1212]

Seriously! It’s kind of frustrating LOL

[@theWAYTpodcast]

Super Agree!!!! Not even the B99 cold open reference

[@forkingsandkeys]

The Zayn = Winter Soldier joke Shayne does at 8:45 "yeah, he got that metal arm" is absolutely killing me!!!

[@kmxrie]

PLEASE do a part 2 to this!! My final score at the end was 3,900 points 😭 I’m a diehard boyband stan and I’m not ashamed at all lmao

[@demoneon9527]

God damn

[@teresamorgan9882]

Mine was 3,700.

[@kmxrie]

@@teresamorgan9882 slay

[@diego.gameshit1397]

ian absolutely dominating is not something i could have seen coming

[@renthehag]

Tommy genuinely asking if Mark Wahlberg was part of Boyz II Men KILLED me 😂

[@lexamona96]

Me toooo😂😂😂

[@chrisshimizu308]

SAME LMAOOOO like "ah yes. tommy has clearly never seen a boyz II men music video"

[@haleymunoz9936]

1:25 watching this after it was revealed that Arasha has lost the most beopardys 😂😂

[@jfc219]

Not a SINGLE Backstreet Boys or O-Town question? I’m so awkwardly upset about this…..Brian was the center of literally every inappropriate dream I ever had. 😢

[@captsparrowslady]

AJ was the center of every inappropriate dream I ever had! lol. He's still so damn sexy! AJ was like my first celebrity crush (It would have been Nick Carter but my BFF "claimed" Nick first... Her dad worked for the distribution warehouse for Fred Meyer as like the head manager in Portland, Oregon so he sometimes got things early as a perk of the job... and the BSB's debut US album was one of those early things he got... so my BFF invited me over to her house and played the CD for me and then showed me the album cover and asked me which guy I thought was the cutest.... I pointed to Nick but she was like "Nope, He's mine. Pick a different guy" so I asked which guy had the raspy voice and she pointed to AJ and I was like, Yep! That's my guy!" lol)

[@vcubed3047]

Can we have Arasha be on Stan vs Internet for Big Time Rush? The show and the music they’ve produced.

[@undertalexfan9481]

YES I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT

[@jennadeagle5394]

As a fellow Big Time Rush fan, I would LOVE this 😆

[@slayyyyyy9361]

YES THAT WOULD BE AMAZING (coming from a btr fan)

[@plantdude715]

as a fellow rusher i need this immediately

[@paringitmaqueenmarthaa9767]

YEEEEES

[@albertescobedo503]

Arasha's reaction to Shayne's BTR remarks is pure entertainment 😂

[@imgabiireyes]

all of the btr questions could’ve been the naked brothers band tbh.

[@amandacosta6759]

The energy in this is impeccable

[@Diamond_Doodles]

It's crazy that Chumbawamba's #1 fan is also a huge fan of Boy bands!

[@jjeonkims]

This is still one of my fave beopardy episodes ever. Just Ian casually dominating the game and surprising everyone (including himself) with his boyband knowledge. So good!!

[@melinoeth]

i really think with halloween coming up, a spooky trivia challenge would be really fun. you could have horror movie questions, halloween history, candy knowledge, etc.

[@jeenako]

they probably already filmed all their halloween content a month ago

[@lilygirl3535]

The genuine shock and awe of everyone's reactions during this whole episode was hilarious. I very much enjoyed how Ian himself was baffled by his own knowledge. Would love to see an episode of pure math going from Elementary to College level.

[@IceMetalPunk]

I love your idea, but they're never going to do that, because neither they nor 95% of their audience enjoy math 😂

[@Cameron_Neher]

I was literally thinking the same thing 😂

[@zoebug]

I love how everyone was genuinely shocked when Ian got 4*Town right. But in his defense; Turning Red is a great film and 4*Town's music absolutely SLAPS👏👏😤

[@2a2n]

Literally screaming at my screen MULAN at that last question because true to your heart is such a good song maaan

[@AllyGivesRainbows]

Courtney saying her favorite band is one direction and missing 2 one direction questions just cracks me up

[@eolsunder]

didn't notice, just looking at her looking very cute and a "bite me" half shirt on.. don't remember any of the game questions.

[@DreamyCassie]

Idky but Ian being an accidental boy band expert just makes me like him even more 😂

[@AlycatCrimson]

who would’ve thought Ian loved boy bands

[@bryanmay4070]

Ending spoiler: It’s even funnier that Ian COULD have won by wagering 699 points, but he just can’t resist memeing it up lol

[@sbflying]

For those who don’t know about The Wanted, they made the song ‘Glad You Came’ ‘the sun goes down, the stars come out,’ etc

[@jennifervaughn2466]

I loved that song ❤

[@taylorswift113313]

5 seconds of summer: spend their whole career saying they arent a boyband smoth: but its boys in a band

[@TokuBoyStudios]

They're basically a boy band with instruments

[@taylorswift113313]

@@TokuBoyStudios .. thats what a band is ?

[@shinzouwosasageyo2785]

Poor guys. I personally don't consider them a boyband

[@MichaelTrevinoFan101]

Ian rapping Eminem's Chris Kirkpatrick line from Without Me is comedy gold and so was everyones reaction. 😂

[@harrywompa]

Ian liking boybands fits with his tropes so well, I love him so much lol

[@georgiah1705]

ian being a boyband stan is not something i knew i needed it until i had it, now i can’t live without it

[@nabegamma04]

14:31 Ian absolutely destroyed this game 🔥🤘💜

[@ryanyoshida2783]

unfortunately there will be no 1D reunion after what happened this past Wednesday

[@mdugan16]

I remember with alarming clarity the day Zayn left One Direction. Girls were sobbing in the hallways of my middle school. Nothing was learned that day besides how to deal with their first broken hearts.

[@multijxde1855]

i remember my parents calling me downstairs and told me not to kill myself 💀 bc they were watching the news and saw a bunch of fans were h**ging themselves over it 😨😭

[@MichelleBache-oq5xg]

did you heard about what happened on October 16 at 5:07 pm on Wednesday at age of thirty one Liam Payne just passed away this year 2024

[@sworntothelight]

clearly Ian needs to do a stan vs internet for boy bands

[@nearcatmeow]

Or go against anyone other than these 3

[@deathofamarigold]

stuck at home with covid and honestly this is the exact smosh episode i needed today

[@BerkKayhan]

Hope you recover well !

[@LookitsTook]

get better

[@shihalya]

Hope you recover well, but just in case make sure to make an appointment with a pulmonologist just in case for afterwards…. Even if you don’t have to go, I had Covid half a year ago and my appointment is in a month because they have so little free appointments….

[@cassiebradley01]

Hope you feel better soon!

[@sprinklesontop6989]

Get well soon

[@Jassonance]

13:00 Ian saying "I don't even really like music," is me

[@2PMarz]

HOW DO THEY NOT IMMEDIATELY JUMP AT POISON?! Fun fact: bell biv devoe is the last name of the 3 guys, and they’re a group that formed after they left new edition (:

[@arianeponicelli9115]

cause they're all white lol

[@vlahakisnick]

I bet Ian actually knew the Final Beopardy, but threw it because he didn't want to win the Boy Band episode

[@Opsity]

I don't think he actually knew, but he definitely threw it. Could have won even if he wagered 600 lol

[@thetrashcan5558]

Arasha being interviewed by Chris Klemens is the crossover I didn't know I needed.

[@PaulaDanielleS]

Had to scroll to far to find this comment! 3:48

[@G_Zeezy]

how does Courtney stan 1D but get all their questions wrong 😭

[@Flaxguren22]

coz she fake and a wannabe ... just her looks stick

[@mariaecena413]

Right! When she got the question about what tv show brought them together wrong I almost screamed

[@alaynadahl4923]

@@mariaecena413 girl I legit SCREAMED 😂😂😂

[@Emily-27]

I was shocked

[@rmbts-kn6kp]

@@mariaecena413 sameee

[@Sgt_D_Pickle]

“Ian, 34, linkin park” is hilarious 😂❤ love that band

[@Trexter3000]

i would love to see a series of this with cast trivia. How many concussions has Olivia had? What skit did CFM first appear in? What song did Olivia write that broke everyone? How many candles did Ian take from Shayne's home? What video contains the most number of Courtney burps? How many times has Tommy mentioned his taint? How many accidents as Noah been in? Who has the best laugh rating in the TNTL videos?

[@Spenstarr]

I can only answer the Courtney Freakin Miller one it was suppose to be a girls sleep over skit and I don't know if she was sick or didn't wanna do it so Shayne said give me a wig

[@sparkypandamonkey]

Right when it said boy groups that were fictional on TV, I started singing “we are the Boyz ‘N Motion, we give you our devotion” like they better have a question for That’s So Raven. Did not disappoint.

[@__Albin__]

Ian being so dominant at this is the greatest twist of our generation. A twist so great Ian himself is caught by surprise.

[@ldarkllrevanl181]

Courtney is honestly a delight in these Beopardy videos. She always throws curve balls at Shayne and his reactions are hilarious

[@becauseimafan]

Agreed! Love Courtney ♥️😁

[@Oliviaerinevans]

20:01 Never forget that the name *NSYNC was actually from the last letter of each of their first names… JustiN ChriS JoeY LansteN JC I do believe the original member that Lance Bass replaced was Jason, but Lance went by Lansten so it still worked out ❤

[@clos6632]

*Fun Fact* Frankie Jonas was the english voice of Sosuke in the animated movie "Ponyo" alongside Miley Cyrus's little sister Noah; who played the english voice of the fish girl, Ponyo

[@prettyshinyspaghetti8332]

I remember that!

[@thelockheedr_22]

Ian Hecox: father of Smosh, grandfather of youtube, master of darkness and boyband knowlegde. Nice to see him school his children once in a while.

[@KaylaKale]

Im a huge Chris Klemens fan. He’s the KZbinr that interviewed Arasha. The fact that Kendall from BTR watched that and did that is crazy. Crazy his video got that much reach!

[@teletraanwun2789]

The backstreet boys need justice they dominated the 90’s and no questions were about them 😢

[@captsparrowslady]

And they're still going strong! Like they have not stopped! They're currently on Tour with a new album (granted Covid stopped their tour and so the album isn't new new now, but still) And they just released their very first Christmas Album like last week!

[@margaretmonique...782]

True so annoying...

[@klash813]

And in less than 3 weeks, they will be celebrating 30 years together as a group... 4.20.1993

[@margaretmonique...782]

@@klash813 they acted like BSB never exist and they try to make thier favorate group relevant and the fact that the group thier talking is broken up long time ago but they even mention BSB who is still together and stillmaking and sell out arenas up tothis days...BSB fans lets thumbs down this video so that youtube dont recommend this that waythey cant get moreviews....

[@figwmwrtbb]

@@margaretmonique...782 Girl it ain't that deep

[@CosmicLighthouse]

Arasha being interviewed by Chris on the street is ICONIC! I remember that episode so vividly

[@jamiegdubois]

1:15 “Your favourite boy band is the Broncos” with zoom in on Shayne’s shirt 😅

[@LuckyFilmer]

I always feel like Ian has a hard time fitting in with the new cast but this episode showed he still got what it takes to be on the main cast.

[@blooms454]

Ikr so happy 4 him

[@NarVo]

Arasha won me with Big Time Rush

[@tooclosetokyle]

Ian is a national treasure and needs to be protected at all times!

[@disneyfan6246]

Omg this is reminding me of when Jackie literally destroyed everyone with her disney knowledge but what’s even more funny is that Ian didn’t even know he knew that much about boy bands (also I miss u Jackie, u ate and left no crumbs on smosh for years 🫶🏻)

[@SkorgeSlaps]

Watching these old Beopardys with Shayne and Courtney knowing they're married now is so cute because he always goes out his way to tell her "that's a really good guess though" even if it wasn't 😂

[@josephandrews3642]

I’ve never seen Ian so hilarious and it’s half accidental. That makes it even funnier. I love chaos.

[@RafidW9]

I love Ian, he's effortlessly funny

[@nataliatc1]

True

[@inazonitobe737]

Ye pretty much all of the cast are funnier being themselves and not trying than when they try.

[@djaussiekid]

I've never seen Arasha before but she instantly won me over with the Big Time Rush callout!

[@MissJane777]

I was waiting for Hanson... I'm still a fan at 39 and actually just met them all 2 years ago. That was a long awaited 25 years haha. 😂They're still touring and honestly such sweet, humble, and kind fellas.

[@thatsnotgonewellatall5517]

Ian having the equal of everyone elses ending score by the first half and twice as much by the end is wild

[@katherinetaft2439]

I would love if Smosh members could each make a public playlist of their favorite songs on Spotify for fans to listen to

[@sonnelregalado4267]

Arasha is a full mood with how much she loves BTR

[@blckpnkism]

okay, backstreet boys not being one of the answers is a crime. also you guys have to do girl groups/girl bands now. you can’t not

[@juliekohl7049]

Thank you

[@kuyaboben5300]

We really should have a “you posted that?” With Arasha and any one of the BTR members. And Arasha just became my favorite member 😂

[@kellsinpdx]

I was REALLY hoping Ian was gonna get that last question right. LOL. But congratulations, Courtney, good choice not wagering any points!

[@binnana13]

We all agree that we need a Stan versus the internet with Ian and boy bands, right?

[@Jesskissrules]

I need Ians love of boybands to become a running joke

[@tahlia03]

Ian writing down Rap Monster who not only is a member of BTS, but stopped going by that years ago was not something I wrote on my 2022 bingo card

[@Mr110074]

I knew Ian was going to fuck it all up by betting all of his points and then losing them. He always does this.

[@christiane548]

Oki but her Big Time Rush story is really so cute and like a dream come true 😍

[@OhemgeeItsme97]

You guys, Mark Wahlberg was in Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. NKOTB was his brother, Donnie Wahlberg. As a bostonian, I expect an apology video with tears.

[@biancacummings8324]

I scrolled way too long for this comment! Thank you hahah

[@ericmcinnes2508]

I'm glad you said because I was about to.

[@emilyprentice5581]

Exactly, I was like where did they get that answer

[@tatumkell3620]

He was in it for a short while any true fan would know

[@becauseimafan]

@@tatumkell3620 _Exactly!_

[@daltonhosford5135]

Why does Ian know so much about boy bands?? 😂 I guess it makes sense being an 80s/90s kid. Killing it, guys!

[@ET31171]

Ian and boybands is just as suprising as Jackie and Disney was to me😊🤣

[@metalmarlett1418]

Arasha is just effortlessly gorgeous man.

[@scarletskies14]

I wasn’t ready for Ian from Smosh doing a shout out to ARMY 😂❤ I lost it

[@Amateur.Nail.Art.1]

We need a crime history Beopardy full of depressing facts where Ian will feel more comfortable getting more answers right. 😂😂😂