As folklore and more than one reality TV show tells it, boy bands aren’t born, or even formed: they’re made. Most bands involve people who play instruments or come with a specific set of skills — vocals, keys, triangle, even — who all need each other to create one specific sound. Boy bands, though, bring together a group of people who are all supposed to do the exact same things, which have remained the same since New Kids on the Block, *NSync, and the Backstreet Boys dominated the charts. They have to sing, they have dance, and they have to look good. a bi-weekly newsletter that brings the news straight to you. Young People and Credit Card Debt: How Small Loans Can Spiral Just look at a sample of some posts: “I need a therapist for my male-identified daughter who won’t just affirm without any questions. We are desperate. Thank you.”