Boy bands in the '90s weren't just music groups, they were a way of life.
Everyone had their favorite boy band - and their favorite boy within that band.
There was merchandise to declare your love for your boy band of choice - everything from
school folders to backpacks to T-shirts.
But what happened to those guys once the boy band bubble burst?
Now grown men, here's what these '90s boy band hunks look like today.
Lance Bass
NSYNC member Lance Bass surprised fans in 2006 when he came out as gay, telling People
magazine that he didn't talk about his sexuality before because of his status as a boy band
member.
He explained,
"I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand,
and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said [that I was gay], it would overpower
everything."
As for whether the other band members knew?
"I'm sure they questioned it but it never was a topic of conversation."
After NSYNC went on hiatus, Bass embarked on a unique journey to go into space - yes,
really.
According to BuzzFeed, he went to a Russian space training camp in 2002, but his plans
fell through.
"Well, a week before launch, my mission got scrapped, basically over insurance."
In a 2016 episode of Watch What Happens Live, Bass revealed that he still plans to go to
space.
By the way, it's unclear how Bass' husband, artist Michael Turchin, feels about the final
frontier.
Nick Lachey
Though 98 Degrees had a successful run as a boy band, Nick Lachey is perhaps best known
for the Newlyweds reality show that documented his relationship with Jessica Simpson - before
they divorced in 2005.
Lachey is now happily remarried to TV personality and pageant queen Vanessa Minnillo, and they
have three kids.
He told People in 2017,
"It's important you spend time together just the two of you, but family's everything so
it's important to spend time with the family."
Lachey and his lady competed against each other on Season 25 of Dancing with the Stars.
He told Insider in 2017,
"Although we are technically competing on the show, it feels much more like a support
system to be honest with you."
Drew Lachey
Nick's younger brother Drew Lachey has a lot in common with him.
A member of 98 Degrees, Drew also took a spin on Dancing with the Stars - in fact, he won
the show's second season.
Drew has continued to perform with 98 Degrees, and he even told The Morning Call in 2016
that there was a good chance the boys will return to the studio in the future.
Until then, you can get your 98 Degrees fix with the group's performance at the Miss USA
Pageant in 2018.
AJ McLean
The resident bad boy of the Backstreet Boys, AJ McLean, landed in some trouble when he
developed a drug problem.
On Rolling Stone's Music Now podcast, he revealed that he's been to rehab three times.
Fortunately, McLean was able to get clean and head on tour with the rest of the group.
He told News Australia,
"I'm now sober, I'm happy, I've got a beautiful family, life couldn't be better.
It's an ongoing struggle but I'm happy today and that's all I can think about."
McLean has enjoyed newfound success on the country music scene with his hit song, "Back
Porch Bottle Service."
"My wife actually woke me up yesterday morning to tell me that it was Top 20 on the Country
charts and I was like, 'Wait, what!?'"
This Backstreet Boy has also collaborated with the high-profile country duo Florida
Georgia Line.
"What I love so much about country is that it all tells stories, and I wanna tell my
story."
Brian Littrell
Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell didn't just sing - he also helped write a ton of
the band's music.
Despite the group's tremendous success, Littrell told Cosmopolitan in 2015 that being in the
band wasn't always easy, saying,
"There were plenty of times that I was fearful for my life.
It's kinda scary."
Littrell made headlines in September 2018 over some light-hearted shade cast at rival
boy band NSYNC.
While celebrating his 18th wedding anniversary with his wife, the couple posed for a picture
with plates of dessert.
A message was written in syrup on Littrell's plate: "NSYNC SUCKS."
According to People magazine, it wasn't clear whether the message was written by a waiter
or Littrell himself.
Donnie Wahlberg
This Wahlberg brother was one of the founding members of New Kids On The Block, a boy band
you could still catch on tour in 2018.
He told The Huffington Post in 2013,
"I enjoy every aspect more now than as a kid - performing, recording, touring."
When he's not singing and dancing, he keeps busy as an actor, restaurant owner, father,
and, of course, as Mr. Jenny McCarthy.