The 5 Kinds Of Boy Band Members–Who’s Your Type?

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If you’ve ever liked a boy band (and if you say you haven’t, I bet you’re lying), you know that almost every boy band is made up of five members with very distinct personalities–kind of like the Spice Girls, except with dudes. The idea is that there’s something there (i.e. a type of guy) for everybody! Don’t believe me? Well, let’s take a closer look at the science of boy bands:

There’s the bad boy
Don’t tell me you don’t like bad boys, because you so do. He’s the one with maybe just a hint of facial hair. The one who doesn’t smile that often in photos. He seems dangerous (even though he still does silly dance moves and sings about his crushes) and sometimes even looks like he could steal a car–or your heart–like it was no big deal. Think JC Chasez from NSYNC or Donnie Wahlberg from NKOTB. Think Zayn Malik from One Direction.

There’s the innocent one
He’s got the cutest baby face and as much as you know he’s traveled the world and experienced way more than you in life, you just can’t help wanting to take care of him. He’s often–but not always–the youngest, and it’s easy to imagine doing silly stuff with him like riding bumper cars or having the ultimate pillow fight. He’d never, ever break your heart, and could possibly get beaten up by a squirrel. Think Nick Carter from Backstreet Boys (I swear he used to be innocent before he got skeezy!) or Justin Timberlake from NSYNC. Think Niall Horan from One Direction.

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There’s the class clown
This guy isn’t necessarily the best looking of the bunch, but don’t tell their fans that! These are the guys who are constantly cracking jokes, wearing funny outfits in videos. They’re the ones that you wish were in your super boring fourth period bio class just to liven things up. He’s not always the most obvious choice, but a sense of humor is definitely sexy! Think Danny Wood from NKOTB or Joey Fatone from NSYNC. Think Louis Tomlinson from One Direction.

There’s the strong, silent type
He’s not super showy or outrageous, in fact, he likes to let his band members take the lead–but there’s something so intense about him that we can’t stop wondering what’s going on behind those super gorgeous eyes. He’s just mysterious enough to keep you guessing (and to keep all of his posters on your wall). Think Lass Bass from NSYNC or Jonathan Knight from NKOTB. Think Liam Payne from One Direction.

There’s the hotter-than-hellfire one
Yes, yes. All members of boy bands are by definition hot in one way or another, but everyone knows there’s one guy from every group who’s just flat-out beautiful to look at. He spends more time on his hair than you do and probably has a reputation for being quite, um, the ladies man. He’s sexy and he knows it. Think Jordan Knight From NKOTB or Brian Littrell from Backstreet Boys. Think Harry Styles from One Direction.

Now, here’s the fun part–we want to know who YOUR favorite boy band member is (and a little about you, too!). Copy and paste the questions below into the comments and then tell us all about your boy band crush and you! Who knows? You could be a match made in heaven.

1. My favorite boy band is:

2. My favorite member of that boy band is:

3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious?

4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes?

5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding?

6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out?

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55 Comments

  1. avatarElla says:

    1. My favorite boy band is: One Direction

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is: Niall

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious? Bit of both

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes? Both, probably more advice

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding? Snowboarding.. I HATE ice skating!!!

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out? Movies ftw

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  2. avatarM says:

    1. My favorite boy band is:
    One Direction
    2. My favorite member of that boy band is:
    Zayn Malik
    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious?
    We’re all pretty crazy
    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes?
    More likely to ask me for advice
    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding?
    Go ice skating
    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out?
    I love reading

  3. avatarkaelynlafleur says:

    1. My favorite boy band is: One Direction

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is: Harry Styles :D

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious?
    funny and flirty one of all my friends

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes?
    ask for advice

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding?
    ice skating

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out?
    wait for the movie to come out

  4. avatarEmily says:

    1. My favorite boy band is:
    One Direction :3

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is:
    Niall Horan! :D

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious?
    Um…It actually depends. I can be both :P

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes?
    Advice :)

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding?
    Hmm…This is a tough one! But, I would have to say ice skating!

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out?
    I kind of like to read, so I would read the book first :P

  5. avatarAishwaria Shetty says:

    1.My fav boy band: One direction 2. my fav in that boy band is Zayn Malik 3. Are you the craziest among ur friends or the most serious one?craziest n serious at times…rarely actually 4.are ppl more likely to ask advices frm u or borrow ur clothes? Hmmm oly advices! 5. Would u go ice skating on a date or ice boarding? Hmm ice skating i guess 6.do u love reading or would generally rather wait for the movie to come out? Hmmm wait fo d movie to come out

  6. avatarEmme says:

    1. My favorite boy band is: one direction!!!!

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is: harry styles and louis tomlinson

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious? Im either extremley crazy or really serious depending on my mood

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes? Advice

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding? Ice skating

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out? I love reading so i read the book first and then wait for the movie to come out

  7. avatarJessy says:

    1. My favorite boy band is:
    MINDLESS BEHAVIOR!!!! <3333333333333333333
    2. My favorite member of that boy band is:
    Roc Royal and Ray Ray.
    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious?
    yesss im crazy and weird but im not all the way serious.
    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes?
    ask for advice because im more of the comforting one than to let people take things.
    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding?
    ice skating so we can hold hands c;
    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out? Depends ill read then watch or watch but no read at all.

  8. avatarKei says:

    1. My favorite boy band is: Maroon 5, forever! Yes, I know that they are not like Backstreet Boys or One Direction, and I’m not sure if they would even like this term, but you know what? They’re boys, they’re a band, and I’m including them on the list. So there ;)

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is: Adam Levine. Yes, very cliche, as he’s the lead singer and kind of fits the “bad boy” thing, but he’s hot and a pretty nice, funny guy! I also like James Valentine, ’cause he’s laid back and plays sweet guitar riffs :)

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious?
    This is funny because I’m kind of both: I’m the crazy one who will scream out of happiness from hearing a song I like and start dancing like a complete spazz, but I’m also the down to earth girl who keeps everyone safe and in line. Some of my friends even say I act like a mom!

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes?
    Ask for advice, definitely. My style is something that only I can pull off, unless you’re a character from a Tim Burton flick.

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding?
    I am terribly un-athletic and a bit of a clutz, so both activities would be a disaster. But I guess ice skating sounds more romantic…and there’d be a slightly smaller chance of me breaking my arm/leg or fracturing my skull. Just SLIGHTLY less injury, though ;)

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out?

    Hell yeah I love reading, books rule!! I once read Battle Royale, 500+ pages, in two days. Save for a few exceptions, I normally read the book before I see the movie. This is part of the reason why I haven’t watched The Hunger Games yet, because I haven’t gotten around to reading it first…

  9. avatarkaka101 says:

    i like zain

  10. avatarAlice says:

    1. My favorite boy band is: One Direction

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is: Niall Horan

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious? Let’s go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun!! Definately the craziest!!

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes? Advice…

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding? There’s no snow where I’m from but if it did I would pick snow boarding.

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out? Well, I love reading… and I eargerly wait for the movie to come out when I’m done reading the books. :)

  11. avatarkelsey17 says:

    1. My favorite boy band is: one direction and big time rush

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is:zayn, and carlos

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious? kinda the middle.

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes?both, my friends ask for my clothes,lol, and all of them need help with boyfriends or something.

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding?ice skating maybe, but ive never been snow boarding so that would be cool to try something different.

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out?
    reading i love but i watch the movie after i read it.lol

  12. avatarChristine says:

    1. My favorite boy band is: One Direction

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is: Liam Payne

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious? I act serious around others and I’m usually quiet but once I get with my amigos, I’m a nutcase.

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes? More likely advice, but I have a fair amount of friends asking me about fashion.

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding? Snow boarding, hands down!

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out? Reading all the way, babe!

  13. avatarKelsey says:

    1. My favorite boy band is:One Direction

    2. My favorite member of that boy band is:Niall Horan

    3. Are you the craziest one of all your friends or are you more serious?Craziest and Funniest

    4. Are people more likely to ask you for advice or to borrow your awesome clothes?I used to be the advice giver now I am more awesome clothes.

    5. Would you rather go ice skating on a date or try snow boarding?Ice Skating becaus, I have a fear of heights.

    6. Do you love reading or would you generally rather wait for the movie to come out?I’ll wait for the movie and if its god read the book (possibly) to compare

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