History Trivia / NSYNC

* On the supposed big feud with the BackstreetBoys, they weren't personal rivals. You might be surprised, if you were (or still are) one of those fans who were pretty hardcore on the FandomRivalry. They had a FriendlyRivalry and are definitely friends...not that it stopped Justin from joking that Backstreet just didn't stand a chance after ''No Strings Attached'' was released.

* FollowTheLeader: Originally created because Lou Pearlman wanted to duplicate his success with the Backstreet Boys.

*** Lance infamously voiced Sephiroth in the first installment of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' and admits he's never been able to [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2uk4m6/we_are_lance_bass_and_michael_turchin_and_we_are/co93pwy defeat the character.]]

** Howie and Chris attended [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/23/howie-dorough-backstreet-boys-talks-bands-anniversary_n_3139409.html Valencia Community College]] together and sang in the choir. It's believed that Chris originally auditioned for BSB, but Howie has clarified that it was a mutual acquaintance that initially joined BSB who was eventually dropped from the group and then attempted to form another group with Chris.

** Backstreet were the original performers booked for the Disney concert, but were forced to decline due to Brian undergoing surgery. *NSYNC stepped in, and the rest is history.
** Heck, JC even gave BSB a helping hand on their album, ''Unbreakable''. He also wrote and produced "Teenage Wildlife" for AJ's own solo album.
** Lance and his fiance have attended Backstreet shows, and Lance once surprised AJ on a music discussion show where they poked fun at each other. Also this [[http://iamoutofsync.tumblr.com/post/47235250255/fridays-happenings-on-instagram-totally-normal Instagram exchange.]]
** Nick has since joked that after watching the VMA reunion, he wished it was longer so they could re-ignite their FriendlyRivalry for fun and nostalgia's sake.

** On their 1997 ''For The Girl'' tour, they [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y581WwDOB14 covered]] "Quit Playing Games With My Heart".
** AJ and Nick have [[http://viewparadise.tumblr.com/post/72519431479/aj-and-nick-dancing-to-tearin-up-my-heart danced]] to "Tearin' Up My Heart".
** At the 2001 Teen Choice Awards, the boys were seen offering hugs and support to Nick, who was the only member of BSB in attendance, after it was announced that AJ was in rehab for addiction.
** Chris and Joey were at spotted at a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DON_jwFOeTk karaoke bar]] singing "I Want It That Way". Joey and Howie popped up at a bar to [[http://joeythephatone.tumblr.com/post/128045353072/howie-and-joey-singing-some-i-want-it-that-way sing the song]] as well.
** During a charity basketball game in Germany in 1997, the two groups were on opposing teams, so [[http://picturesmcgee.tumblr.com/post/81628045942/nsync-backstreet-boys-1997-charity-basketball Lance]] [[http://joeythephatone.tumblr.com/post/154983526417/this-was-back-when-lance-bass-was-playing-for-the was traded]] [[http://picturesmcgee.tumblr.com/post/81628031013/nsync-backstreet-boys-1997-charity-basketball for AJ.]] (Hilariously enough, they're both admittedly the worst at the sport.)
** Chris attended Howie's wedding in 2007, and AJ attended Lance's wedding.
** [[http://twitter.com/IamCKirkpatrick/status/567140710634110978 This photo]] from ''Saturday Night Live'''s 40th anniversary events.
** This [[https://vine.co/v/evBjLIYjItl vine]] from San Diego Comic-Con, because Nick decides to try his hand at making a zombie western movie. He got Chris and Joey to participate, alongside AJ, Howie, Jeff from 98 Degrees and a few of the guys from O-Town.
** Or as AJ [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BG2c26Xrt7U/ put it]] on an Instagram of himself and Chris:

** During a charity basketball game in Germany in 1997, the two groups were on opposing teams, so [[http://picturesmcgee.tumblr.com/post/81628045942/nsync-backstreet-boys-1997-charity-basketball Lance was traded]] [[http://picturesmcgee.tumblr.com/post/81628031013/nsync-backstreet-boys-1997-charity-basketball for AJ.]] (Hilariously enough, they're both admittedly the worst at the sport.)

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Thanks to some unreleased demos that recently [[http://teamchasez.tumblr.com/post/108026778191/unreleased-alex-greggs surfaced]], JC and Justin appear to have demoed some songs for Michael Jackson, but for whatever reasons it's didn't pan out, especially since Jackson spoke very highly of them.

* They nearly missed out on recording "Bye, Bye, Bye" because it was [[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-q-a-simon-cowell-on-one-directions-rise-to-stardom-20120409 initially]] offered to the British boy band [=5ive=], [[WhatAnIdiot who rejected]] [[http://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/01/simon-cowell-sweet-revenge-biography and insulted it]], and the rest is history. And that apparently ''after'' Simon Cowell failed to steal "...Baby One More Time" from Britney Spears.

** Joey as also stated that he's not very fond of "I Need Love" either.

** Justin and Chris managed to get themselves in a [[https://24.media.tumblr.com/c9bfefccea0ec18aa0013efecc976a36/tumblr_mvsc2hxhv91rpn481o6_r4_400.jpg background cameo]] in an issue of ''Wolverine'' during the Bloodsport event.

** Lance is a big fan of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HzwLlOFYZs reality TV]], especially the ''Real Housewives'' and ''Big Brother'' franchises. He's also friends with a lot of the people on those shows, and he's set to host a gay version of ''Series/TheBachelor''.

* The star in their name/logo from 1998-onward originated from a meeting with famed magician/psychic Uri Geller, who allegedly drew a five-pointed star on a scrap of paper and told them that anything they released would become a massive success so long as the star was featured on it.

* They nearly missed out on recording "Bye, Bye, Bye" because it was [[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-q-a-simon-cowell-on-one-directions-rise-to-stardom-20120409 initially]] offered to the British boy band [=5ive=], [[WhatAnIdiot who rejected]] [[http://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/01/simon-cowell-sweet-revenge-biography and insulted it]], and the rest is history.

* They nearly missed out on recording "Bye, Bye, Bye" because it was [[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-q-a-simon-cowell-on-one-directions-rise-to-stardom-20120409 initially]] offered to the British boy band [=5ive=], [[WhatAnIdiot who rejected it]], and the rest is history.

** Lance is a big fan of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HzwLlOFYZs reality TV]], especially the ''Real Housewives'' and ''Big Brother'' franchises. He's also friends with a lot of the people on those shows, and created his own reality show, where an appraisal expert helps famous people go through their belongings and helps them auction them off for a charity that the celebrity supports.

* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: Lance admits that he likes [[http://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2014/07/08/lance-bass-kidnapped-christ-texting-%E2%80%98n-sync-and-southern hopping]] from project to project because he likes to try new ideas, it gives him something to do outside of just music, and because he dislikes staying still. Hell, he's got ''six'' job titles listed on his Twitter profile.

!!On the Backstreet Rivalry:

!!Interesting Facts

** Justin seems to have given in and [[http://67.media.tumblr.com/fa8e0ed95fe3841bb77dd4a255947f6d/tumblr_o6f2ucgWmg1tbnn3io1_500.png accepted his fate]] as [[https://twitter.com/jtimberlake/status/726100939518545922 a meme.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** The girl at the beginning of the "Pop" video is the [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Crossroads Demon.]]
** [[Series/WitchesOfEastEnd Freya Beauchamp]] was one of their dancers during [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHQKdNPkfzU this]] performance of "Girlfriend". (She's the one dancing with Justin.)
** [[{{Film/Clueless}} Amber]] dated Joey in the "I Drive Myself Crazy" video.

** MusicIsPolitics: It's been speculated by fans that aside from assuming that Justin was more willing to abide by industry politics, Jive Records didn't know what to do with ''two'' members trying their hand at solo projects and opted to throw their backing towards Justin because R&B/hip-hop at the time was becoming the more dominant genre, and Justin chose the more radio-friendly route with known producers like Pharrell Williams and Timbaland. JC had opted for a more independent and eclectic route and thus wasn't as radio-friendly. On top of that, he also had the unfortunate luck of trying launch his solo project the same year Justin's infamous incident with Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl happened, and the fallout from that led to many of his appearances getting yanked.

** In Music/BluesTraveler's video for "Blow Up The Moon", JC sports a [[Series/MorkAndMindy Mork]] t-shirt and plays VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV with Music/{{3OH3}} alongside the band.

** In Music/BluesTraveler's video for "Blow Up The Moon", JC sports a [[Series/MorkAndMindy Mork]] t-shirt.

** Chris and Joey were at spotted at a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DON_jwFOeTk karaoke bar]] singing "I Want It That Way".