Backstreet Boys vs. NSYNC: Battle of the ’90s Boy Band Tattoos

Backstreet Boys vs. NSYNC – I’m reigniting the boy band battle that was waged in the late ’90s and early ’00s.

There were many boy bands of that time period but none at the level of these two. We all had that one favourite member from each boy band – mine were Nick Carter and JC.

Backstreet Boys

Years Active: 1993 – present

Albums: Backstreet Boys – Backstreet’s Back – Millennium – Black & Blue – Never Gone –
Unbreakable – This Is Us – In A World Like This – DNA – A Very Backstreet Christmas

Record Sales: over 100 million

NSYNC

Years Active: 1995-2002

Albums: NSYNC – Home For Christmas – No Strings Attached – Celebrity

Record Sales: 50-70 million

Tattoos are used as a way to express our true love for things (movies, music, family) both past and present. Just like The Beatles fandom still exists, there are still die-hard BSB and NSYNC fans out there – none more so than the people with the tattoos I’m about to share with you.

Since few women (and the general public, really) were getting tattooed while these groups were in their prime, it is only now that we’re seeing Backstreet Boys and NSYNC tattoos.

There are few of either group, although we shouldn’t be all that surprised given the small number of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera (posts coming soon) tattoos I’ve seen. When it comes to ’90s films and television shows, I could show you hundreds and thousands of fan tattoos; nostalgia for these groups remains in simply listening to the music for many, it appears.

Which boy band wins the tattoo battle? Vote in the poll below.