Celebrity Boy Band Fans: From BTS Army to Directioners and BSB Diehards

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Celebrity Boy Band Fans: From BTS Army to Directioners and BSB Diehards

Whether they pledge allegiance to the BTS Army or belong to the official New Edition fan club, there are plenty of celebrity boy band fans in Hollywood. No one, not even movie stars, can resist the appeal of a three-part harmony and a catchy hook.

The phenomenon encompasses celebs of all ages, from Selena Gomez, who was a mere tween during 'NSync's heyday, to John Cena, who has been a legal adult for the entirety of BTS' reign.

"I'm a fan of BTS," the former wrestler said during a January 2020 appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden. "I became interested in the fact that they're a Korean pop band and they were the first Korean pop band to actually connect everybody throughout the world. ... Then I began to listen to their music and listen to the message they send to their fans, and it's one of self-love and self-reflection and being confident in yourself even though you may be different."

BTS, however, isn't the only boy band out there with a celebrity following. The Backstreet Boys, who got their start in 1993, count Blake Lively and Joe Manganiello among their fans, while Boyz II Men is beloved by Monica and Dianna Agron.

Keep scrolling for a list of the biggest boy band fans in Hollywood:

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Celebrity Boy Band Fans: From BTS Army to Directioners and BSB Diehards

Whether they pledge allegiance to the BTS Army or belong to the official New Edition fan club, there are plenty of celebrity boy band fans in Hollywood. No one, not even movie stars, can resist the appeal of a three-part harmony and a catchy hook.

The phenomenon encompasses celebs of all ages, from Selena Gomez, who was a mere tween during 'NSync's heyday, to John Cena, who has been a legal adult for the entirety of BTS' reign.

"I'm a fan of BTS," the former wrestler said during a January 2020 appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden. "I became interested in the fact that they're a Korean pop band and they were the first Korean pop band to actually connect everybody throughout the world. ... Then I began to listen to their music and listen to the message they send to their fans, and it's one of self-love and self-reflection and being confident in yourself even though you may be different."

BTS, however, isn't the only boy band out there with a celebrity following. The Backstreet Boys, who got their start in 1993, count Blake Lively and Joe Manganiello among their fans, while Boyz II Men is beloved by Monica and Dianna Agron.

Keep scrolling for a list of the biggest boy band fans in Hollywood:

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Drake

The Degrassi alum joined the Backstreet Boys on stage during their July 2022 concert in Toronto, Canada, as the group sang “I Want It That Way.”

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Maude Apatow

Boy Band: One Direction

“I did interview One Direction when I was 14," Apatow recalled during a January 2022 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "I had a popular Twitter page when I was, like, 13 and I decided I wanted to become a child journalist and they asked me to interview One Direction on their first trip to America. … I couldn't even say words! They weren't coming out! I don't know if I did such a great job honestly. It couldn't have been good."

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Blake Lively

Boy Band: Backstreet Boys and 'NSync

After members of BSB and 'NSync collaborated as a supergroup called Back-Sync in June 2021, the Gossip Girl alum could not contain her excitement. "True story: I just watched this until Instagram finally cut me off by pausing the video," she joked via Instagram. "Because even they knew it was too much for me to handle in one sitting."

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John Cena

Boy Band: BTS

In addition to loving the Bangtan Boys themselves, Cena has thanked their fans, the BTS Army, for helping to inspire his motivational books. "I was essentially sending a similar message as the band," he told Ellen DeGeneres in April 2021. "These books exist because the BTS Army was brave enough to support my vulnerable moment." And in case you were wondering, his favorite BTS members are RM and J-Hope.

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Emma Roberts

Boy Band: One Direction

"My little sister and I talk about One Direction all day," the Scream Queens alum told Chelsea Handler in 2014. "I’m scared if someone ever saw my phone. It’s like 'Harry Styles. Harry Styles. Harry Styles.'"

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Monica

Boy Band: New Edition and Boyz II Men

"My favorite boy band would have to be New Edition and Boyz II Men," the "Angel of Mine" songstress told MTV in 2012. "They were just unbelievable."

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Selena Gomez

Boy Band: 'NSync

"'NSync all the way, of course," the "Wolves" singer told MTV in 2012 when asked to name her favorite. "It was the first for me, and then they did that tour with Britney [Spears] and I, like, lost my mind and will always remember that time in my life."

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Joe Manganiello

Boy Band: Backstreet Boys

The True Blood alum suggested BSB's "I Want It That Way" for his famous Magic Mike XXL minimart dance. “That song is one of those songs where guys won’t admit it, but if it comes on the radio, the windows roll up and you’re sitting in your car [singing],” he told Entertainment Weekly in 2015. "You don't want anybody to know, but you could sing it."

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Halsey

Boy Band: One Direction

The "Nightmare" singer confessed her undying love for 1D in a viral video that resurfaced in 2020. "I love One Direction, that’s no secret to anybody," she said in the clip. "I’m not ashamed to admit that, I’ll tell anybody that I love One Direction a lot. I love them as people, I love their music, I love their personalities, I think they’re funny. When ‘Little Things’ came out I cried for, like, 16 hours." The New Jersey native also has her BTS bona fides — she duetted with the group on 2019's "Boy With Luv."

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Camila Cabello

Boy Band: BTS

"I think they're super talented and cool," the former Fifth Harmony member told Teen Vogue in 2017. "They put a lot of work into their choreography and into their performance. And you can tell that they really work hard, and I respect that a lot."

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Dianna Agron

Boy Band: Boyz II Men

When asked to choose her favorite boy band, the Glee alum couldn't choose just one. "When I was growing up, it was 'NSync, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees," she told MTV in 2012. "I was so obsessed with Boyz II Men in fourth grade. 'Motownphilly' — so good, so awesome."

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Sandra Bullock

Boy Band: 'NSync

”I love 'NSync!" the Oscar winner told Entertainment Weekly in 2001. "They’re so cute! They charge me up hormonally."

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Anne Hathaway

Boy Band: New Kids on the Block

The Interstellar star was thrilled to appear alongside the group during a 2015 episode of Live With Kelly and Michael. “I always have a great time at Live with Kelly and Michael BUT throw in New Kids on the Block and a killer audience?" she wrote via Facebook at the time, captioning a video herself dancing and singing along. "My favorite show yet!!!"

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Aubrey O'Day

Boy Band: 'NSync

"I would say 'NSync was my favorite boy band," the former Danity Kane singer told MTV in 2012. "They're amazing, they were so talented. Obviously, Justin [Timberlake] came from that. We all know we were sweating Justin!"

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Taylor Swift

Boy Band: ’NSync

When ‘NSync reunited at the 2023 MTV VMAs for the first time in a decade to present Best Pop Award, Swift could be seen visibly shaking and screaming in the crowd. After band member Justin Timberlake read her name as the winner, she told the crowd she was having a “hard time pivoting” from being a fangirl to making an acceptance speech.

“I’m very millennial triggered right now,” Swift gushed while also inquiring if a bigger reunion was imminent. “Like, I had your dolls. Like, are you doing something? What’s going to happen now? They’re going to do something and I need to know what it is. You guys are pop personified and to receive this from your golden pop hands is — really, it’s too much.”

News broke days later that the group was reuniting for a song in the third Trolls movie.