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The New Kids on the Block officially announced that they’ve reunited yesterday morning on the Today show. I wasn’t planning on covering this, but my nine-year-old self got incredibly cranky and threatened to climb into her NKOTB sleeping bag and refuse to come out until I did. My current-age-withheld self was also pretty damn impressed – those guys aged WELL. Despite the painfully obvious abundance of “Old Men on the Block” jokes, there was no denying that even the ugly one is decent looking now. And I’m pretty sure it’s worth it to write all about them for that reason alone. Back in the day, the New Kids sold over 70 million albums, paving the way for such illustrious boybands as the Backstreet Boys, Nsync, and the ultra-prestigious LFO. Now they’re ready to reclaim their rightful place at the top of the charts.
The undeniably aged entertainers, reunited 22 years after first forming and 20 years after the release of their debut album, Hanging Tough, are apparently more than willing to embrace their status as the elder statesmen of teenybop pop. (Jonathan Knight’s the eldest, at 39; [Donny] Wahlberg and [Danny] Wood are both 38; Jordan Knight is 37; and [Joey] McIntyre is the baby, at 35.) Asked what they had in store for long-suffering fans on their new album, McIntyre teased, “Three things: the economy, health care and job security.”
“We’ve got some new material,” Wahlberg said. “We’re going to dance, we’re going to sing, we’re going to do it all.” Once the man band was unveiled—with a drumroll and from behind a red-velvet curtain set up outdoors—Wahlberg wasted no time in getting down to the business of the announcement. “We started recording in August,” he said. “Really, it was music that brought us back.”
Wahlberg also noted that the reunion announcement, which has been in the ether for months, was something the group wasn’t planning on confirming so early on, but felt they needed to after word began to leak out in January. “We really weren’t going to announce this yet,” he said, adding that the boys-no-more band ultimately decided to confirm the rumors for their fans’ sake. “The fans got a little excited, but they got a little unsure, so we thought we better come out and let them know it’s official. We hope to tour in the fall—we’re already setting up limited dates.”
Written by JayBird
Posted in Donny Wahlberg, Donny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Music, Reunions
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Oh my goodness they certainly bring back memories! Although i tended to like early rave and Madchester music – NKOTB were my only concession to boybandism. I liked them but didn’t idolise them. However, one friend was going to marry Jordan and the other Donnie and God help the person who said anything that could be construed as less than a compliment!
Unfortunately they never played Ireland, which disappointed us loads – although our 13 year old selves did forgive them when RTÉ broadcasted one of the gigs and Joey wore a jacket with a shamrock and something like Irish power on the back. I’m going to hunt for that video the next time I’m at the parentals just to cringe and go “what were we like!”
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Oh my goodness they certainly bring back memories! Although i tended to like early rave and Madchester music – NKOTB were my only concession to boybandism. I liked them but didn’t idolise them. However, one friend was going to marry Jordan and the other Donnie and God help the person who said anything that could be construed as less than a compliment!
Unfortunately they never played Ireland, which disappointed us loads – although our 13 year old selves did forgive them when RTÉ broadcasted one of the gigs and Joey wore a jacket with a shamrock and something like Irish power on the back. I’m going to hunt for that video the next time I’m at the parentals just to cringe and go “what were we like!”
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NKOTB are “aged, elder statesmen of teenybopper rock”? They look pretty good to me. I just feel really old, because my generation’s boybands were the Osmand Bothers and the Jackson 5! LOL
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NKOTB are “aged, elder statesmen of teenybopper rock”? They look pretty good to me. I just feel really old, because my generation’s boybands were the Osmand Bothers and the Jackson 5! LOL
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i hated the new kids when i was a little girl, because i was into the music of my older brothers and sisters (the cure, for example). however, i must say that they are looking pretty tasty now that they’ve grown up. in fact, the best-looking ones now are joey (no more curly blonde mop) and–can’t hardly believe it–jon and danny! jon and danny, the ones who were considered the ugliest back in the day. hehe.
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i hated the new kids when i was a little girl, because i was into the music of my older brothers and sisters (the cure, for example). however, i must say that they are looking pretty tasty now that they’ve grown up. in fact, the best-looking ones now are joey (no more curly blonde mop) and–can’t hardly believe it–jon and danny! jon and danny, the ones who were considered the ugliest back in the day. hehe.
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I guess they really need the money.
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I guess they really need the money.
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I wasn’t really into them…which one was the “ugly one”? they’re all cute now. If I had to guess, I’d guess Donny Wood?
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I wasn’t really into them…which one was the “ugly one”? they’re all cute now. If I had to guess, I’d guess Donny Wood?
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i didnt know that 33 year old women could scream like that. it sounds like an episode of oprahs favourite things lol!
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i didnt know that 33 year old women could scream like that. it sounds like an episode of oprahs favourite things lol!
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Dibs on Donnie
Hands off!
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Dibs on Donnie
Hands off!
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I’m listening to them on my iPod in celebration/tribute at this very moment.
Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance…
JUST GET ON THE FLOOR AND DO THE NEW KIDS DANCE!
Man, I’m at my fourth grade skating rink night, and I’m hoping the Hammer comes on next with 2Legit…
those were good times.
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I’m listening to them on my iPod in celebration/tribute at this very moment.
Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance…
JUST GET ON THE FLOOR AND DO THE NEW KIDS DANCE!
Man, I’m at my fourth grade skating rink night, and I’m hoping the Hammer comes on next with 2Legit…
those were good times.
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Sqeeeeeee! LOL
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Sqeeeeeee! LOL
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How can I attend to their first concert at today show? Is there any tickets for sale? or is it like: first come, first in? If anybody could help me, I would be appreciated. I have never been there…
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How can I attend to their first concert at today show? Is there any tickets for sale? or is it like: first come, first in? If anybody could help me, I would be appreciated. I have never been there…
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