THREE out of four members of the Backstreet Boys are already in their 30s, but age isn't an issue with the American boyband.
Asked how the quartet felt about being permanently branded as "boys", Brian Littrell, 34, said it does not bother him in the least.
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And they won't be changing their moniker either.
"I don't feel any more awkward today than I did 10 years ago. The Backstreet Boys is a brand that we've worked hard for; it is what it is," he said.
And what about the fact that some people call them Backstreet Uncles?
"Really?" bandmate Nick Carter, 29, interjected in surprise, as Littrell laughed, eyes widening.
Noticeably amused, he said: "I don't know; you still have the Pet Shop Boys and the Beastie Boys. It's something we've created and it's something that we continue to create. I don't think it will go away."
And boys they certainly are.
The two singers were relaxed and playful during their interview two weeks ago with my paper and another journalist from Hong Kong.
The other two members of the foursome - A. J. McLean, 31, and Howie Dorough, 36 - were doing interviews with other media.
They were in town during the Formula One weekend to promote the release of their seventh album, This Is Us, and performed two concerts at the Singapore Grand Prix circuit.
With more than 76 million albums sold worldwide and a dozen Top 40 hits, the group is indeed one of the most successful boybands of all time.
By comparison, British pop band Take That sold around 25 million records between 1991 and 1996 before they broke up.
As Carter sees it, no one can take away their crown as the reigning boyband.
"I tell you what, we've got to be dead for that to happen," he said, with a cheeky gleam in his eyes.
"And I swear we will hunt you down if you try to act like us, period," he added
Asked how the quartet felt about being permanently branded as "boys", Brian Littrell, 34, said it does not bother him in the least.
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And they won't be changing their moniker either.
"I don't feel any more awkward today than I did 10 years ago. The Backstreet Boys is a brand that we've worked hard for; it is what it is," he said.
And what about the fact that some people call them Backstreet Uncles?
"Really?" bandmate Nick Carter, 29, interjected in surprise, as Littrell laughed, eyes widening.
Noticeably amused, he said: "I don't know; you still have the Pet Shop Boys and the Beastie Boys. It's something we've created and it's something that we continue to create. I don't think it will go away."
And boys they certainly are.
The two singers were relaxed and playful during their interview two weeks ago with my paper and another journalist from Hong Kong.
The other two members of the foursome - A. J. McLean, 31, and Howie Dorough, 36 - were doing interviews with other media.
They were in town during the Formula One weekend to promote the release of their seventh album, This Is Us, and performed two concerts at the Singapore Grand Prix circuit.
With more than 76 million albums sold worldwide and a dozen Top 40 hits, the group is indeed one of the most successful boybands of all time.
By comparison, British pop band Take That sold around 25 million records between 1991 and 1996 before they broke up.
As Carter sees it, no one can take away their crown as the reigning boyband.
"I tell you what, we've got to be dead for that to happen," he said, with a cheeky gleam in his eyes.
"And I swear we will hunt you down if you try to act like us, period," he added
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