Video of NSYNC and Backstreet Boys Dancing Together Draws Comparisons to Crips and Bloods, Avengers and Justice League

As 'Deadpool & Wolverine' takes over the world, fans are rediscovering a 2021 video of members of the Y2K boy bands rehearsing for a charity performance.

July 31, 2024
Joey Fatone, AJ McLean, Nick Carter, and Lance Bass at a music event, posing together on a red carpet. They are dressed in casual and colorful clothing
 
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Deadpool & Wolverine brought two iconic yet seemingly incompatible Marvel characters together into one film, which has inspired fans to revisit an unlikely Y2K boy band pairing from a few years ago. And it doesn't hurt that the No. 1 movie at the box office features a “Bye Bye Bye” dance/fight montage early on.

Fans are rediscovering the unexpected collaboration between Backstreet Boys members Nick Carter and AJ McLean and NSYNC’s Lance Bass and Joey Fatone. They teamed up for a special Pride show in 2021 to benefit the Trevor Project, a non-profit suicide prevention organization and advocacy group for LGBTQ+ youth.

At the time, the video of “BackSync” rehearsing “Bye Bye Bye” went viral on TikTok with over 23 million views on the video platform alone. They went on to perform the song, as well as “I Want it That Way,” at the event.

Now, fans are flocking to social media to compare the NSYNC and Backstreet Boys subunit to the most opposing forces they can think of.

Here are the best reactions on X.

Tweet by Stephanie Hypes: "This is the equivalent of Sega and Nintendo creators teaming up to make the ultimate video game console."

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Tweet from @ArtsRayne: "this feels like Street Fighter x Tekken all over again" with 171K views, posted on July 30, 2024, at 10:25 AM

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Tweet from Angel (@AngelA79soto) saying, "This is awesome. I'm not even a fan of either but this is beautiful. Now we need Ronald McDonald and the Burger King do this dance in solidarity."

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A tweet from Charlie Schneider (@AwesomEmergency) reads, "This is the cultural equivalent of The Justice League Teaming Up with The Avengers." It has 34.7K views

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Screenshot of a tweet by Mylo Farmer (a.k.a. Daniel) explaining the rivalry between BSB and NSYNC in the 90s, comparing it to the Sims community accepting both alpha and maxis match mods

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