26 Years Later, Backstreet Boys & *NSYNC Superfans Duke It Out

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26 Years Later, Backstreet Boys & *NSYNC Superfans Duke It Out
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In the '90s, there were two sides, and whichever you choose defined who you were, what you listened to, and, ultimately, who you let in your friend group.

Sara poses with the members of the Backstreet Boys at their"Larger Than Life" residency in Las Vegas.

Cinzia DiFranco:"My friends introduced me to the Backstreet Boys in 1997, so I was a big Backstreet Boys fan for about two to three months. But on Jan 20, 1998, 'I Want You Back' came out, and immediately my friends and I were drawn to *NSYNC — and after seeing the music video my eyes were immediately drawn to Chris. I was like,? He seemed like a lot of fun. And back then you had to choose what team you were on: Team *NSYNC or Team Backstreet Boys:We chose *NSYNC.

DiFranco:"It's funny because that's something I liked about *NSYNC. They did not take themselves as seriously.They were making fun of themselves. But I do agree that *NSYNC had somewhat of an advantage because of the [media] attention they were getting." Taylor:"But Backstreet Boys felt like they had more of a warmth about them. *NSYNC was the"commercial" band and Backstreet was about the show, the talent."

DiFranco:"The funny thing is that my friends and I didn't mind that, and even cashed in on [the commercialism] a bit. We bought these giant tubs of the *NSYNC lip glosses on eBay and would resell them. It was hilarious. We were marking them up for like $20."Taylor:"They were better dancers...but I feel like that was to cover up their vocals. Because I feel like *NSYNC was very,because they can't actually sing. And I feel like their CDs were very"digital.

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