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The sheer audacity of the all-white and the top hat. Do we think the crew knew AJ was going to flout the dress code? They did, right? They knew it and they were okay with it because sometimes a BSB just needs to feel seen.

1997

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587034ar) Backstreet Boys 'All I Have To Give' music video, Los Angeles, America - Jun 1997 Backstreet Boys - 1990s

They were so popular. In these outfits.

1997

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587034as) Backstreet Boys 'All I Have To Give' music video, Los Angeles, America - Jun 1997 Backstreet Boys - 1990s

I am not familiar with this music video. It LOOKS like a bunch of synchro swimmers trying to practice with hangovers.

1997

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587034bf) Backstreet Boys in Montreal, Canada - Mar 1997 Backstreet Boys - 1990s

Nick Carter looks like such an innocent farmboy in his overalls.

1997

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587034cr) Backstreet Boys in Hamburg, Germany - Aug 1997 Backstreet Boys - 1990s

"Do I REALLY have to pretend I'm a Tampa Bay Devil Rays fan? NO ONE will believe me."

1997

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587034by) Backstreet Boys in Los Angeles, America - 1997 Backstreet Boys - 1990s

"Hi, David's Bridal? Yes, we're going to need five identical men's satin shirts... highest gloss you can find... Oh, really? Buy three get one free? Yeah, you know what, throw the fedoras in too, then. Nick said no more hats so we don't need five. Thanks."

1998

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Bei/Shutterstock (4374598ag) Backstreet Boys 1998 MTV Video Music Awards September 10, 1998 Los Angeles, CA 1998 MTV Video Music Awards Backstreet Boys at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Ampitheatre. Photos by Eric Charbonneau ®Berliner Studio/BEImages 9807183-9

Oh my God. This entire thing... whatever Nick Carter is wearing would have appealed both to Dorothy Zbornak AND Debra Messing's character in Smash.

AJ, 1998

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587034ct) A.J. McLean at MGM Hotel, Las Vegas, America - Aug 1998 Backstreet Boys - 1990s

I cannot rightly tell you why this is happening, and on camera, but I assume it happened every night.

VARIOUS

1999
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (515752cm) BACKSTREET BOYS - A J MCLEAN, NICK CARTER, KEVIN RICHARDSON, HOWIE DOROUGH AND BRIAN LITTREL, LAS VEGAS, AMERICA - 08 DEC 1999 VARIOUS

I honestly forgot Howie was in this band. I'm sorry, Howie. Brian Littrell seems so forlorn over there, and you THINK it's probably because of his patchwork pants, but no; he's upset because he's just learned Kevin Richardson is actually from The Sims.

1999

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587034z) Backstreet boys 'Larger Than Life' music video, Orlando, America - Aug 1999 Backstreet Boys - 1990s

Was this some kind of Leather Daddy phase?

2000

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ray Tang/Shutterstock (328821r) BACKSTREET BOYS AT THE 2000 MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN JENNIFER LOPEZ AT THE 2000 MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

This photo was captioned "Jennifer Lopez" and I think that would come as an extreme surprise to her. Although she might own AJ's head-scarf.

1999

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587034ag) A.J. McLean filming a TV advert for 'Millenium' album, Los Angeles, America Apr 1999 Backstreet Boys - 1990s

I'd love to know if this ad for Millennium was effective in getting Londoners to want the album.

Howie

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (4587059ay) Howie Dorough in New York, America - Nov 2000 Backstreet Boys - 2000s

StitchFix just tried to sell me this same shirt.

2019

Mandatory Credit: Photo by AFF-USA/Shutterstock (10420056dt) Backstreet Boys and Steve Aoki iHeartRadio Music Festival, Arrivals, Day 1, Las Vegas, USA - 20 Sep 2019

And here they are today, or close to it, with Steve Aoki (sure, why not). They all look very well and happy. Kevin Richardson is still a Sim.

The Backstreet Boys Were Supposedly Created On This Day in 1993
From a test tube, I believe.

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