History Trivia / NSYNC

** ''Film/Barbie2023'': According to Allan, all the members of the band are escaped Allan dolls that escaped Barbieland. (The reference is even funnier when you remember that both JC and Justin were on the "Mickey Mouse Club" with Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken, and the infamous doll-themed "It's Gonna Be Me" music video.)

** ''Film/Barbie2023'': According to Allan, all the members of the band are escaped Allan dolls that escaped Barbieland. (The reference is even funnier when you remember that both JC and Justin were on the "Mickey Mouse Club" with Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken.)

** ''Film/Barbie2023'': According to Allan, all the members of the band are escaped Allan dolls that escaped Barbieland.

** Music/SubRadio's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKVtlGI1-fM "Bi Bi Bi"]] is a cover of "Bye Bye Bye" with the lyrics changed to be about being bi.

** Music/SubRadio's "Bi Bi Bi" is a cover of "Bye Bye Bye" with the lyrics changed to be about being bi.

* ReferencedBy: In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', the silent star in the name 4*Town is a reference to the group.

** They've done sporadic, one-off surprise performances in the years since in different iterations. At the 2019 Coachella festival, the group (sans Justin) performed during headliner Music/ArianaGrande's set. In 2021, Lance and Joey teamed up with Nick and AJ of the Music/BackstreetBoys for a charity show, dubbing the group "[=BackSync=]."

** And just before that, they now have an [[https://twitter.com/NSYNC official Twitter account]] as a band. So, is a full reunion outside of the VMA's in the works? We'll just have to wait and see.

** Zig-zagged with Justin as while he prefers to not talk about his boy band days now, he does acknowledge that *NSYNC played a pivotal part in his life and that he wouldn't be where he is today without them.

* CutSong: When they reworked their self-titled album for the US, they ended up dropping 5 songs from the original 1997 German release -- "Riddle", "Best of My Life", "More Than a Feeling", "Together Again", and "Forever Young".

* FanNickname: A few.
** Joey is called The Fat/Phat One, a play on his [[UnfortunateNames name]] and a reference to him being larger than the other members.
** Lance was sometimes called "Lanth", based on a very excited fan with a lisp that popped up on ''*N The Mix''. Fans also referred to his, err, less than stellar dancing skills as the "Lance Dance".
** JC was affectionately nicknamed "Crackhead", due to his high energy stage presence, and "Kitten", in reference to his lazy and affectionate demeanor off stage.
** Justin was nicknamed Baby J, [=JuJu=], and Juppy, the last one originating from a somewhat bawdy joke about younger fans' tendency to give members cutesy nicknames like "Jussy." [[note]]"Replace a letter with a P and what do you get?" "Juppy?"[[/note]] Fans also dubbed him "Ramenhead" because his bleached hair resembled the food.
** Fans had quite a few nicknames just for Chris.
*** Pineapple Head, or simply Pineapple, was a common one during his braids phase.
*** Critter was a play on his name and his rather intense appearance.
*** Shorty and Littlefoot were references to his small stature and shoe size (at least compared to the other guys).
*** Elf, Hobbit, Pixie, Leprechaun, etc. were also really common, in reference to, again, his height but also his pointy looking ears.
*** Fans even had a nickname for his ''butt'' - The FKA (Fine Kirkpatrick Ass).
** The group as a whole were commonly dubbed "puppies", the term originating from a popular fanfic series and referring to guys' playful and rambunctious natures and their apparent disregard for each others' personal space. Not helped by the fact that one of their photo shoots had them hold actual [[http://stillnsync.com/photogallery/displayimage.php?album=30&pos=5 puppies]].
** And finally, Sparkly Dance Boys (SDB), inspired by their preference towards theatrical stage choreography and flamboyant costuming.
** Fans also took to calling different "eras" some variation of ____!Sync, e.g. their time in Europe was typically called Baby!Sync or Euro!Sync, their time promoting ''Celebrity'' was called Celebrity!Sync, the hiatus was called Hiatus!Sync, etc.

* CareerResurrection: The 2013 MTV VMAs reunion sparked some renewed interest in JC Chasez and he landed more writing and producing gigs, including one for Music/BluesTraveler and a guest appearance on Smokey Robinson's duets album. He was also going to play the role of Pontius Pilate in the revived touring production of ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar'' before it was sadly cancelled.

* CareerResurrection: While it remains to be seen if JC will resume his solo career, the 2013 reunion did spark some renewed interest in him and he landed more writing and producing gigs, including one for Music/BluesTraveler and a guest appearance on Smokey Robinson's duets album. He was also going to play the role of Pontius Pilate in the revived touring production of ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar'' before it was sadly cancelled.

** MusicIsPolitics: In 2019, music producer Alex Greggs spoke at length in a [[https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-digital-get-down/episode-10-alex-greggs-o7ersJIa1Db/ podcast interview]] about Creator/JiveRecords' sabotage of JC's debut solo album ''Schizophrenic''. Greggs confirmed how Jive believed JC to be less marketable than Justin because the latter was more willing to abide by industry politics. Greggs also detailed how Jive gave conflicting information to JC about what they wanted his album to sound like, simultaneously prodding him to record radio-friendly urban pop, while also trying to steer him in a different direction than Justin. *NSYNC's sound engineer Tim Miller [[https://podbay.fm/p/the-daily-popcast-with-lance-bass/e/1585044003 reiterated]] Jive's lack of support for JC, saying they declined to promote JC's club tour. After ''Schizophrenic'' flopped, Jive wrangled JC into making a sophomore album (tentatively titled ''Story of Kate'') featuring production from Timberlake as well as Music/{{Timbaland}}, but continued to [[DevelopmentHell shelve it]] up to 2007. Chasez subsequently left Jive, and though he has not released any further solo records, he remains active in the industry as a songwriter and producer.

** JC's second solo album ''Story of Kate'' has been permanently shelved, due to ExecutiveMeddling, JC's departure from the label, and the absorption of Jive into Creator/RCARecords.

** MusicIsPolitics: It's been speculated by fans that aside from assuming that Justin was more willing to abide by industry politics, Creator/JiveRecords was allegedly unhappy with the extremely adult and sexual direction that JC's music was going in comparison to Justin's more radio-friendly R&B-pop blend. There were also rumors that Jive deliberately sabotaged JC's solo career as they believed he was less marketable than Justin, and on top of that, he also had the unfortunate luck of trying launch his solo project the same year Justin's infamous incident with Music/JanetJackson at the Super Bowl happened, and the fallout from that led to many of his appearances getting yanked.

** JC's second solo album has been permanently shelved, due to ExecutiveMeddling and then the record label closing down.

** The group getting their Walk of Fame star on April 30 seems like it was scheduled [[https://twitter.com/Variety/status/991045129803677696 just for the meme]].

** MusicIsPolitics: It's been speculated by fans that aside from assuming that Justin was more willing to abide by industry politics, Creator/JiveRecords was allegedly unhappy with the extremely adult and sexual direction that JC's music was going in comparison to Justin's more radio-friendly R&B-pop blend. There were also rumors that Jive deliberately sabotaged JC's solo career as they believed he was less marketable than Justin, and 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.

* DeletedScene: The DVD release of ''Live from Madison Square Garden'' skips over the group's entrance in which they descend from the ceiling, most likely due to the usage of "I've Got No Strings" from Disney/{{Pinocchio}}. The ''[=PopOdyssey=] Tour'' DVD meanwhile skips over a short video of the band's history presented at the beginning of the concert, the introduction of their backing band, as well as a comedic striptease performed by Chris after "Space Cowboy", though the first two do exist on the DVD as special features.

** 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 didn't pan out, especially since Jackson spoke very highly of them.

** They narrowly 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=], 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 Music/BritneySpears.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Outside a couple of behind the scenes and tour [=DVDs=], there isn't much NSYNC footage available through official or legal means. In the case of the ''Celebrity Tour'' mentioned above, bootlegs are pretty much a fan's only access to it. Same with their ''Ain't No Stopping Us Now Tour'', which never saw a home video release though it was televised as first a Pay-Per-View event and again as a television special on Creator/ABCFamily (then Fox Family). YouTube is a treasure trove of old videos, especially for TV appearances made outside one's home country. There existed several personal web domains and [=FTP=] servers in the early-to-mid '00s committed to archiving NSYNC footage that would sadly vanish as the decade wore on and interest in the group waned. In addition, there is also a website that has been selling old or rare *NSYNC footage since 2000 and is still running, 15 years later.

** MusicIsPolitics: It's been speculated by fans that aside from assuming that Justin was more willing to abide by industry politics, Jive Records was allegedly unhappy with the extremely adult and sexual direction that JC's music was going in comparison to Justin's more radio-friendly R&B-pop blend. There were also rumors that Jive deliberately sabotaged JC's solo career as they believed he was less marketable than Justin, and 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.

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

* OneOfUs: Come to think of it, with all the references they make and growing up during the 80s and 90s, they're one of the geekiest boy bands ever.
** Joey is a die-hard [[http://stillgottheflow.tumblr.com/post/68959968810/joey-things-1-superman Superman]] fan, and he's been spotted regularly hanging out at Disney World and Disneyland events with his kids.
** They're die-hard ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans and one of their early American public appearances was at a toy store where they played around with Star Wars toys.
*** Joey's brother Steve photoshopped the band onto a Star Wars poster as a joke in response to fanboy outrage over the band's (deleted) cameo in ''Attack of the Clones''.
*** On one episode of his cooking show, [[http://livewellnetwork.com/My-Family-Recipe-Rocks/episodes/Joey-Tours-Star-Wars-Museum/9205084 Joey meets]] the premier collector of ''Star Wars'' merchandise and it's clear from the outset that he was extremely excited to meet the guy.
*** One of their early American radio performances had them come out on stage to the Imperial March in white jumpsuits and black helmets resembling storm troopers.
*** Coincidentally, Lance's birthday happens to be May 4th, the unofficial Star Wars day. It's something he's [[http://instagram.com/p/nlViyNxsS9/ quite proud of]] and he gets into [[http://www.whosay.com/status/lancebass/1055739 lightsaber]] fights with his husband.
*** JC has recently confirmed that their alleged background cameo in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' is half true, while Chris and Joey had previously elaborated on the story. The idea for the cameo came up when they were doing the sound mixing for their ''[=PopOdyssey=] Live'' DVD at Skywalker Ranch. There they met George Lucas, whose daughters were big fans of the group. Chris, JC, and Joey filmed a small background cameo appearance but were ultimately cut out during post-production. Joey further elaborated that the main reason that the cameo was cut was to avoid legal wrangling with the Screen Actor's Guild.
*** JC actually named one of his pet fish after Darth Vader.
*** Around the time that the hype for ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' was at its peak, they stopped by a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMZrT9DleyE movie theater]] during one of their tour stops and saw the film alongside two contest winners sent by MTV.
** They're big sports fans with Justin being passionate over basketball, Chris for the Pittsburgh Steelers, JC loves football, and Lance loves baseball and football. Justin and Chris also share a mutual love of golf. Joey is a fan of distance running and horse racing.
** They love videogames and at one of their Challenge For The Children charity events, they had a tent specifically set up for playing video games to unwind.
*** Hell, the theme from ''Pac-Man'' is sampled on "The Game Is Over" and the live performance had the boys battling an evil wizard while decked out in battle gear.
*** Justin allegedly had a custom gaming station built in his house specifically to play ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.
*** Lance was infamously [[http://robots-and-cowboys.tumblr.com/post/160244821769/og-sephiroth-you-big-nerd the original voice]] for Sephiroth in ''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.]]
** On their ''No Strings Attached'' concert special, the video interlude before "Just Got Paid" includes a ShoutOut to Mystery Science Theater 3000 and a modified MTV logo to look like NTV.
** They've stated that as a group, one of their greatest achievements was making cameos on ''The Simpsons'' and ''Saturday Night Live''.
** Lance's Halloween costumes have referenced ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary'', ''Series/{{Wilfred}}'', and ''Film/WaynesWorld''. He even went as ''[[Series/YoGabbaGabba DJ]] [[IncrediblyLamePun Lance Rock]]'' [[http://fuckyeahlancebass.tumblr.com/post/4962030095 one]] [[http://fuckyeahlancebass.tumblr.com/post/4962046317 time.]] He also has a [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Donna Meagle]] keychain.
** Lance is a big fan of [[https://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 from those shows, and he hosted ''Series/FindingPrinceCharming''.
** 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'' because Chris is friends with the book's artist. Chris was also seen reading ''The Gear Station'' during an interlude in the MSG special.
** Lance bills himself as a [[Franchise/HarryPotter Ravenclaw]] on his [[http://i.imgur.com/gtou2nb.png Twitter profile.]]
** Joey even attended [[http://joeythephatone.tumblr.com/post/123704202717/yahootv-bsb-nsync-fans-rejoice San Diego Comic-Con]] alongside Nick and AJ because Nick was making a zombie Western movie and had asked Joey to be in it.
** JC [[http://teamchasez.tumblr.com/post/126617059616/bryansinger-good-friend-and-set-visitor-jcchasez got to visit]] the set of ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
** In Music/BluesTraveler's video for "Blow Up The Moon", JC sports a [[Series/MorkAndMindy Mork]] t-shirt and plays VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV with 3OH!3 alongside the band.
** Lance's infamous attempt at space is a result of his self-confessed nerdiness about the subject.

** 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.