But one novel strategy has been adopted by rival SM Entertainment, which is trying to make inroads into the Chinese market with Exo -- a boy band that performs their songs in Mandarin as well as Korean.
They shared a table at this year's Brit Awards, with Gallagher later saying they bonded over a dislike of boy band One Direction.
Playing DVDs of her favorite musical group while on the road "is a form of therapy for me, " says Ms. Hirata, a fan of a popular Japanese boy band called Arashi.
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The original teenage boy band put on a good show, but there was something disconcerting about the line-up of pensioners, some of whom bore witness to a misspent youth.
Boy band JLS provoked a high-pitched frenzy on the red carpet before winning the prize for best video during the ceremony for Do You Feel What I Feel?
According to reports, the five-member boy band was performing a mix of their old hits from the late '80s and early '90s, along with music from their new album, "10, " when onlookers noticed that Knight seemed out of place.
Mr. TRAINOR: I think they would make the determination of, boy, they're a great bar band, but I don't think there's a record here.
All of this must have been deeply puzzling for the old boy until the village band struck up a familiar tune.
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John Deacon, Brian May and John Taylor's latest project is a new version of their track We Will Rock You - featuring boy band Five.
They were signed by Daniel Glatman, manager of former boy band Blue, after he saw the choir performing at a wedding.
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After stripping down to a leotard, she also performed tracks End of Time, Baby Boy and Halo, while her Destiny's Child band mates joined her on stage to give renditions of Bootylicious, Independent Women Part I and Single Ladies.
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