Note the difference between the two bands here: one stuck within the same genre but changed the tone, the other switched genres and fell apart. They went on hiatus and since Justin Timberlake's solo career took off, they never reunited, but I place most of the blame on that final album, mostly because it was only a half-hearted step towards a genre into which the band was an awkward fit. The much bleaker story comes from N'Sync, who jumped onto the slick R&B bandwagon with Celebrity in 2011 - and then imploded. But then again, it would take the Backstreet Boys five years to create another album, and by that point they switched genres towards adult contemporary and pop rock. The latter band decided to go in a darker direction with Black & Blue, which arguably handled the transition better by opting to stick to the pop template and just play with a darker tone and energy, and, for the most part, it worked. Let's consider the 90s boy bands and for an example, we'll talk about N'Sync and The Backstreet Boys. It's often the first tentative step towards artistic freedom, and it's also the step that tends to either make or break boy bands. They might want to come across as darker, or edgier, or experiment with new instrumental directions or styles. There comes a time in every boy band's 'evolution' that they want to take their brand in a different direction from the typical pre-packaged pop music that made them stars.
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