boy band

American  

Or boyband

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of boy band

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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

For Oona, the Saja Boys - the supernatural boy band in Kpop Demon Hunters - remind her of her favourite K-pop band BTS, "because they all look a little bit different and they always change their looks".

From BBC

Harry Styles is no stranger to “Saturday Night Live,” having performed multiple times with his former boy band One Direction and more recently as a solo artist.

From Los Angeles Times

Free of the formulaic—and wildly successful—pop of his boy band One Direction, he now had room to explore the full range of his musical interests.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet to hear Styles tell it, this former member of the mega-successful British boy band One Direction has been trying since then to live like a regular bloke.

From Los Angeles Times