Red Alert: 5 Boy Bands and K-pop group inspired by 4 * Town Pixar

Their names are Jesse, Te Yang, Robair, Aaron T, and Aaron Z. The first studied fine arts, the second collects wounded pigeons, the third loves poetry, the last two … “Also full of talent”. The five of them form a 4 * city, a band that Mileyne dreams of and dances with while her friends Miriam, Priya and Abs in Red Alert, Pixar Studios’ new feature film.

Inspired by director Dom Shea’s youth in Toronto, the film, which is available exclusively on Disney +, confronts its young protagonist during adolescence and puberty, leading to changes, eternal friendships, unconditional passions, intense joy, exacerbations and crises. With the slightest change.

And the announcement of a 4 * city concert on the city’s SkyDome is certainly one of those events that could upset “4 * city fans for life”. The (perfect) embodiment of the Boys Band madness of the 90s and 2000s, after being replaced by K-pop madness, 4 * Town finds inspiration in real musical formations.

Here are five groups that have inspired me In the dome And the Pixar team to revive this dream quintet.

Big Bang

In an interview with Billboard Japan, In the dome Revealed that the main inspiration for 4 * Town was the band BigBang, which is considered to be the “Kings of K-pop”. Released in 2006 and recognized in hip-hop style, the BigBang initially consisted of five members (G-Dragon, Taeyang, TOP, Daesung and Seungri) before the latter were released after being sentenced to prison for bribery and embezzlement.

* NSYNC

Like 4 * Town, the American band, which was active from 1995-2002, has a star in its name and logo. Like BigBang, the quintet formed by Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass was the main inspiration for Alerte Rouge thanks to their 55 million albums sold and hits such as Bye Bye Bye Or I Want You Back.

STREET BOYS

Which teen in the 90s did not care about everyone or I want to? The Americans of the Backstreet Boys remains to this day the most lucrative Boys Band in history, selling over 130 million albums. After still forming an active group in 1993, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell greatly inspired the personalities of 4 * Town.

O-TOWN

One of the band’s biggest regrets from Orlando? Did not accept Ben Stiller’s offer to appear in his cult Zoolander. Four albums with their merits and two periods of activity separated by a long break (two albums from 2000-2003, two albums from 2013), Eric-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller, Jacob Underwood and Trevor Penick also contributed to Jesse, Te Yang, Robair, Aaron T., and Aaron Z.

2 o’clock at night

Since 2008, the South Korean band has fascinated its fans with its choreography (“Top”). From the documentary-born series (Hot Blood Men, released by the JYP label), as well as their alter-ego at 2 a.m., the formation now consists of six active members: Jun. K, Nichkhun, Tesieon, Wuyong, Junho, and Chandung. In addition to their eleven albums (seven Korean, four Japanese) and their parallel activities in film and television, 2PM was inspired by 4 * Town of Red alarm.

ᲘDid you know?

As is the tradition at Pixar, Red alarm Announced in the studio’s previous film, Luke. And it was through the 4 * City album that this blink was processed: Indeed, in Julia’s room, you could see the 4 * Villaggio record, the Italian transposition of Julia’s favorite band Mei!