boy band

American  

Or boyband

noun

boy bands plural

1. a trendy pop group of young male singers, each member typically cultivating an image so as to appeal to a preteen audience.

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boy band British  

noun

1. an all-male vocal pop group created to appeal to a young audience

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• boy bands
  plural

Etymology

Origin of boy band

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

boy band

K-pop boy band Ateez will join the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pitbull and Maroon 5 as headliners for BST Hyde Park.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

He explained that although his sense of “normalcy” was taken away from him following the end of the boy band, he knew he couldn’t let it take over his life.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

While Victoria Hupp, a 29-year-old mother of two from near Cleveland, has been a fan of Styles since his boy band days, she didn’t have room in her budget for airfare on top of tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

The world's biggest boy band reunites on Saturday for their first show in nearly four years, taking over central Seoul for a K-pop extravaganza beamed live around the globe.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Daisy and I were scanning stations in search of a song by a particular brilliant and underappreciated boy band when we landed upon a news story.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green